Lady Wildcats Use Hot Start, Cool Off Central Noble
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ALBION – Whitko got off to a hot start, then held off a brief Central Noble second-half challenge to collect its second win in as many tries, 47-31 Tuesday night in Albion. Junior Aly Reiff hit eight field goals, including a trio of three-point shots, to lead all scorers with 21 points. Jennifer Reiff had 10 for the Lady Wildcats. Central Noble was led by Katie Vice with 14 points. Whitko opens its home schedule Friday night against Columbia City, a 53-39 winner over West Noble in the Lady Eagles’ season opener Tuesday night. WHITKO 47, CENTRAL NOBLE 31 W 13 15 9 10 – 47 CN 3 9 7 12 – 31 Whitko – Jennifer Reiff 3 4-5 10, Haley Yohe 1 3-4 5, Brianna Cumberland 1 2-2 5, Avaree Freel 0 0-0 0, Emily Day 0 0-0 0, Hannah Yohe 3 0-0 6, Aly Reiff 8 2-2 21, Ellie Snep 0 0-0 0, Kennedy Krull 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 11-13 47. Central Noble – Krista Custer 0 0-0 0, Katie Vice 6 0-0 14, Jordan Askren 0 0-0 0, Maleah Leatherman 2 0-2 4, Mikayla Stringfellow 1 0-0 2, Courtney Freeman 1 0-0 2, Sydney Freeman 3 0-1 9. Totals 13 0-3 31. Three-pointers – Whitko 4 (Reiff 3, Cumberland), Central Noble 5 (s, Freeman 3, Vice 2); Fouls – Whitko 12, Central Noble 18; Fouled out – none; Records – Whitko 2-0, Central Noble 0-1
Tuesday in Benton Kylee Rostochak had 15 points, including eight points from the free-throw line, and Erin Wiktorowski hit three three-pointers for nine points for Wawasee in its 42-38 loss at Fairfield. The Lady Warriors also got seven points from Hannah-Marie Lamle, and Aubrey Schmeltz had four points. Wawasee (1-1) hosts Westview at 7:30 Friday night. FAIRFIELD 42, WAWASEE 38 W 9 8 7 14 – 38 F 7 11 12 12 – 42 Wawasee – Kabrea Rostochak 1 1-2 3, Hannah-Marie Lamle 3 1-5 7, Hannah Haines 0 0-0 0, Aubrey Kuhn 0 0-2 0, Kylee Rostochak 3 8-11 15, Erin Wiktorowski 3 0-0 9, Aubrey Schmeltz 0 4-4 4. Totals 10 14-24 38. Fairfield – S. Graber 1 0-0 3, E. Zook 2 4-7 9, M. Bobeck 0 0-0 0, J. Brown 1 2-2 4, F. Bontrager 0 2-2 2, A. Hagar 1 0-0 2, A. Zook 1 0-0 2, J. Schwartz 0 0-0 0, K. Kieper 2 0-0 5, A. Zook 0 5-9 5, J. Schwartz 0 0-0 0, A. Taxton 4 0-2 10. Totals 12 13-22 42. Three-pointers – Wawasee 4 (Wiktorowski 3, Ky. Rostochak), Fairfield 5 (Taxton 2, Graber, E. Zook, Kieper); Fouls – Wawasee 20, Fairfield 21; Fouled out – Kuhn; Records – Wawasee 1-1, Fairfield 2-0 JV – Fairfield 48, Wawasee 30
Tuesday in Winona Lake Lakeland Christian overcame a seven-point deficit at the end of three quarters to force overtime, then took its first lead in the extra period in a 40-37 win home over Caston Tuesday night. Rachel Sand had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Melissa Goss added 10 points and had five steals, and Hannah Delp added seven points for the Lady Cougars. LCA hosts South Bend Career Academy at 7:30 p.m Friday. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 40 CASTON 37 (OT) LCA 9 4 6 16 3 – 40 C 13 4 11 9 0 – 37 LCA – Rachel Sand 19, Melissa Goss 10, Hannah Delp 7, Carissa Urschalitz 4. Records – Caston 1-2, LCA 1-0
Tuesday in Bourbon Triton fell to 0-2 after dropping a 57-25 decision to Argos in the Lady Trojans’ home opener Tuesday night. The junior varsity team beat the Lady Dragons 24-14. The Lady Trojans will host South Central at 8 p.m. Friday.
