NORTH MANCHESTER – Led by a trio of double-figure scorers, Manchester’s varsity boys basketball team extended its win steak to 10 games. Getting 24 points from Chase Fierstos, 17 from Koehl Fluke and 14 from Chainey Zolman, the Squires hosted and defeated Three Rivers Conference opponent Northfield 70-58 Friday night. With the 12-point win, Manchester is now 13-5 overall and 5-1 in the TRC, while Northfield fell to 7-9 and 3-2. The Squires trailed 11-7 after one quarter of play, but outscored the Norsemen 13-9 in the second quarter and 24-12 in the third. Tanner Wilcox led Northfield with 16 points, while Adam Shear added 14 and Adam Roser 12. Manchester is in action again tonight when it hosts Peru. MANCHESTER 70, NORTHFIELD 58 NF 11 9 12 26 – 58 Man 7 13 24 26 – 70 Northfield – Roser 4 1-3 12, Short 0 0-0 0, Shear 4 3-6 14, Miller 3 2-4 8, Wilcox 4 7-8 16, Schuler 0 0-0 0, Trump 0 0-0 0, Holmes 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 13-21 58. Manchester – Chase Fierstos 7 8-8 24, Braydon Sewell 1 4-4 6, David McAtee 2 2-3 7, Koehl Fluke 7 2-5 17, Chainey Zolman 7 0-4 14, Branden Scott 0 0-0 0, Cameron Brandenburg 0 2-2 2, Keelan Norwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 18-26 70. Three-pointers – Northfield 7 (Roser 3, Shear 3, Wilcox), Manchester 4 (Fierstos 2, Fluke, McAtee); Records: Northfield 7-9 (3-2 TRC), Manchester 13-5 (5-1 TRC) JV – Northfield 45, Manchester 44
Friday in Denver The Whitko Wildcats scored their first Three Rivers Conference win of the season, beating the host North Miami Warriors 62-58. Nate Walpole scored 28 points for Whitko, while Devon Adkins and River West chipped in with 12 points each. The Wildcats are now 6-12 overall and 1-5 in the TRC, while North Miami fell to 2-15 and 0-6. Whitko hosts Fairfield today in non-conference action. WHITKO 62, NORTH MIAMI 58 Whitko scoring – Nate Walpole 28, Devon Adkins 12, River West 12, Tanner Gaff 5, Cole Kessie 3, Roger Helblig 2 Records: Whitko 6-12 (1-5 TRC), North Miami 2-15 (0-6 TRC)
Friday in Auburn Lakeland Christian’s varsity boys basketball team remains winless after a 90-45 loss at Lakewood Park Christian. The Cougars are now 0-17 on the season, while Lakewood Park improved to 4-12. Connor Blum scored 23 points for LCA, while Josh McDaniel added 12. LAKEWOOD PARK 90, LCA 45 LCA scoring – Connor Blum 23, Josh McDaniel 12, Kyle Shuler 4, Noah Twombly 3, Jeremy Gross 2, Jon Harmon 1 Records: LCA 0-17, Lakewood Park 4-12
GIRLS BASKETBALL Friday in Lakeville Powered by a balanced scoring attack and a big first-half lead, Triton’s varsity girls basketball team beat Northern State Conference foe LaVille 58-37. Kylie Mason and Jaela Meister scored 14 points each in the win, while Becca Kennedy added 12 points and Hanna Wanemacher and Lauren Hostrawser scored nine and six points, respectively. Class 1A No. 7 Triton led 17-7 after one quarter of play and 31-13 at halftime. Triton held the Lady Lancers to 21 points through the first 24 minutes of action. With the win, Triton is now 15-7 overall and 5-2 in the NSC, while LaVille fell to 8-13 and 1-6. McKenzie Leed led LaVille with a game-high 17 points, while Lucy Zeiger and Aryn Each chipped in with eight and six points, respectively. Triton is in action again Friday in Sectional 51 at Oregon-Davis. The Lady Trojans will play the winner of Tuesday’s game between Culver and South Cental. TRITON 58, LAVILLE 37 Tri 17 14 13 14 – 58 LV 7 6 8 16 – 37 Triton – Hannah Wanemacher 4-4 0-0 8, Nichole Sechrist 0-2 1-2 1, Hannah Jennings 1-1 0-0 2, Becca Kennedy 4-5 2-2 12, Kylie Mason 6-12 0-0 14, Shayla May 0-0 0-0 0, Jaela Meister 5-8 3-4 14, Lauren Hostrawser 2-4 2-3 6, Brooklyn Beatty 0-0 0-0 0, Quinn Downing 0-0 0-0 0. LaVille – McKenzie Leed 5-16 6-7 17, Lindsey Aschenbrunner 0-0 0-0 0, Lucy Zeiger 2-6 4-6 8, Mallory Vernon 0-2 2-2 2, Nina Sadjak 1-2 0-1 2, Aryn Eash 2-4 0-0 6, Kendra Borton 0-2 2-2 2, Haylie Cox 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-32 14-18 37. Three-pointers – Triton 6 (Kennedy 2, Mason 2, Wanemacher, Meister), LaVille 3 (Eash 2, Leed); Rebounds – Triton 23 (Meister 6), LaVille 17 (Zeiger 5); Turnovers – Triton 13, LaVille 14; Fouls – Triton 19, LaVille 14; Fouled out – Jennings; Records: Triton 15-7 (5-2 NSC), LaVille 8-13 (1-6 NSC)
Friday in Middlebury Wawasee’s varsity girls basketball team closed the regular season with a 42-30 loss at Northern Lakes Conference foe Northridge. The Lady Warriors led 12-10 after one quarter of play but scored just two points in the second quarter and only 18 points in the final three quarters combined. Kylee Rostochak scored 24 of Wawasee’s 30 points, while Aubrey Schmeltz scored the other six. With the loss, Wawasee fell to 6-16 overall and 1-6 in the NLC, while Northridge improved to 17-7 and 4-3. Wawasee will be in action again Wednesday when it hosts Lakeland in Class 3A Sectional 21. Northridge opens Sectional 4 action at Goshen Tuesday against Warsaw. NORTHRIDGE 42, WAWASEE 30 Waw 12 2 6 10 – 30 NR 10 9 14 9 – 42 Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 0 0-0 0, Hannah-Marie Lamle 0 0-0 0, Hannah Haines 0 0-0 0, Aubrey Kuhn 0 0-0 0, Kylee Rostochak 8 5-7 24, Allisa Flores 0 0-0 0, Seaquinn Bright 0 0-2 0, Aubrey Schmeltz 2 2-3 6. Totals 10 7-12 30. Northridge – K. Miller 5 3-6 13, B. McKinley 0 0-0 0, B. Carithers 2 0-0 5, E. Lengacher 1 0-0 2, M. Miller 1 0-0 2, T. Miller 6 0-0 16, K. Brickner 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 3-6 42. Three-pointers – Wawasee 3 (Rostochak 3), Northridge 5 (T. Miller 4, Carithers); Records: Wawasee 6-16 (1-6 NLC), Northridge 17-7 (4-3 NLC) JV – Northridge 48, Wawasee 16
