ROCHESTER — Fresh off winning the Beef O’Brady’s/American Trust Holiday Classic last week in Peru, the Whitko boys basketball team kept the good times rolling Friday night in Rochester. Playing a Three Rivers Conference road game, the Whitko Wildcats nabbed their third-straight win, defeating the Rochester Zebras 55-36. Senior Logan Irwin led the Wildcats’ attack, with 37 points, helping his squad improve to 4-5 overall and 1-1 in the TRC. Along with Logan Irwin’s production, his sophomore brother, Keaton Irwin, scored seven, with junior Gabe Powell chipping in four. The Wildcats are back in action today at Lebanon High School. WHITKO 55, ROCHESTER 36 W 11 19 9 16 — 55 R 11 7 10 8 — 36 Whitko — Logan Irwin 12 9-10 37, Keaton Irwin 2 1-2 7, Dylan Cumberland 0 2-2 2, Alex Stoddard 1 0-0 3, Trey Weber 1 0-0 2, Gabe Powell 2 0-0 4, Tyler Hinora 0 0-0 0, Stephen Bennett 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 12-14 55. Rochester — Stuart 1 0-0 2, Schoen 3 0-0 6, O’Dell 8 1-1 22, Corn 1 0-0 2, Cannedy 0 4-6 4, Screeton 0 0-0 0, Riddle 0 0-0 0, Brooks 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 5-7 36. Three-point goals — Whitko 7 (L. Irwin 4, K. Irwin 2, Stoddard), Rochester 5 (O’Dell 5); Team Fouls — Whitko 11, Rochester 17; Records — Whitko 4-5 (1-1 TRC), Rochester 2-7 (1-1 TRC).
Friday in Wabash
The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team had its four-game winning streak snapped Friday at Northfield, falling 40-34 in Three Rivers Conference action. Northfield senior Chad Glasscock scored a game-high 18 points, while Valley was led by senior Jeffrey Tillman, who scored 13 points. The 6-3 (1-1 TRC) Tippecanoe Valley Vikings host Plymouth tonight. NORTHFIELD 40, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 34 V 9 11 5 9 — 34 N 8 11 8 13 — 40 Northfield — Collin Dawes 1 2-5 4, Ethan Stouffer 0 0-0 0, Chad Glasscock 5 6-9 18, Dustin Echard 0 0-0 0, Ryan Keaffaber 2 3-4 7, Cody Gibson 0 0-0 0, Ryan Givens 4 3-4 11. Totals 12 14-22 40. Valley — Nick Kindig 3 1-1 8, Alex Thacker 1 0-2 2, Robby Groom 2 0-0 6, James Gregory 0 0-0 0, Tanner Andrews 2 1-2 5, Jeffrey Tillman 5 1-3 13, Jacob Ritchey 0 0-1 0, Tyler Swain 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 3-9 34. Three-point goals — Northfield 2 (Glasscock 2), Valley 5 (Groom 2, Tillman 2, Kindig 1); Team Fouls — Northfield 14, Valley 20; Records — Northfield 8-3 (0-1 TRC), Valley 6-3 (1-1 TRC). JV — Northfield 40, Valley 34.
Friday in North Manchester
The Manchester boys basketball team came two points shy of winning its third-straight game Friday night at home. Hosting the North Miami Warriors, the Manchester Squires were there until the end, but came out on the short end of a 44-43 score. In the loss, sophomore Clayton Petrie led the way with 15 points, while seniors Connor McLaughlin and Logan Brunn scored 11 and 10, respectively. The 2-7 (0-2 TRC) Squires are back in TRC play Friday at Wabash. NORTH MIAMI 44, MANCHESTER 43 NM 8 14 12 10 — 44 M 11 14 6 12 — 43 NM — See 0 4-7 4, Richardson 1 3-4 5, Musselman 4 0-2 8, Hayes 4 9-10 17, Beech 1 2-2 4, Timmons 0 0-0 0, Borse 1 0-0 2, Rouch 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 18-25 44. Manchester — Derek Self 1 0-2 2, Caleb Thomas 1 0-0 2, Clayton Petrie 6 1-3 15, Logan Brunn 5 0-1 10, Phoenix Goad 0 3-4 3, Connor McLaughlin 3 2-4 11, Grant Schuler 0 0-0 0, Neil Underwood 0 0-1 0, Dalton Day 0 0-0 0, Noah Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 6-15 43. Three-point goals — NM 0, Manchester 5 (McLaughlin 3, Petrie 2); Team Fouls (fouled out) — NM 19, Manchester 24 (Thomas, Brunn, Schuler); Records — NM 2-7 (1-1 TRC), Manchester 2-7 (0-2 TRC). JV — Manchester 41, NM 33. Manchester JV Stats: Points — Micah McDaniel 12, Lucas Schilling 8, Underwood 7, Cody Hann 6, Claudel Dickantone 4, Schuler 2, Johnson 2; Record — 4-5.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Friday in Walkerton
Hitting the road for a Northern State Conference game Friday night, the Class 1A No. 5 Triton girls basketball team got a 40-27 win at John Glenn. Ending a three-game losing streak, the Triton Lady Trojans were led by Shana Anderson’s 11 points and Megan Howdeshell’s 10 points and nine rebounds. The 9-3 (3-0 NSC) Lady Trojans host New Prairie Tuesday in another NSC clash. TRITON 40, JOHN GLENN 27 T 6 12 7 15 — 40 G 6 4 6 11 — 27 Triton — Kaelyn Mason 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor Hatfield 1-9 4-4 6, Breanna Lemler 2-7 0-0 4, Krystal Sellers 1-1 2-2 4, Kylie Mason 1-12 1-2 3, Mallorie Jennings 0-4 0-0 0, Shana Anderson 5-15 0-0 11, Megan Howdeshell 5-11 0-2 10. Totals 16-61 7-10 40. Glenn — Ochs 0-0 0-0 0, Columbia 2-5 0-0 6, Mendenhall 0-0 0-0 0, Tetzlaff 0-2 0-0 0, Shetler 2-6 0-0 5, Dressen 0-0 0-0 0, Strange 0-1 1-2 1, Vukovits 3-4 5-7 11, Traversa 0-0 2-2 2, Patterson 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 7-22 10-13 27. Three-point goals — Triton 1-19 (Anderson), Glenn 3-7 (Columbia 2, Shetler); Team Fouls — Triton 13, Glenn 9; Turnovers — Triton 9, Glenn 28; Rebounds — Triton 34 (Howdeshell 9), Glenn 29 (Vukovits 7); Assists — Triton 8 (Jennings 3), Glenn 6 (Ochs 2, Tetzlaff 2); Steals — Triton 16 (Anderson 3, Howdeshell 3), Glenn 2 (Ochs 2); Blocks — Triton 3 (Howdeshell 2), Glenn 3 (Vukovits 2); Records — Triton 9-3 (3-0 NSC), Glenn 3-10 (0-4 NSC).
