NORTH MANCHESTER – Limiting the host Manchester girls basketball team to 17 points through three quarters Saturday night, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings got the 60-29 victory. The win improves Valley to 10-6 on the year and 4-2 in the Three Rivers Conference, while Manchester is now 1-15 overall and 0-6 in the TRC. Junior Cara Hoffman led Valley's offensive attack, scoring 20 points, followed by freshman Meredith Brouyette's nine, freshman Anne Secrest's eight and junior Taylor Trippiedi's seven. Secrest also posted 13 rebounds, with senior Kelsey Ball and junior Caylie Teel nabbingeight each. In defeat, Manchester senior Sydney Snep had 10 points and eight rebounds and Shelby Johnson finished with eight points. Valley closes out its TRC season Tuesday at home against Southwood and Manchester plays tonight at home against Eastbrook.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 60, MANCHESTER 29 TV 16 19 17 8 – 60 M 9 4 4 12 – 29 Valley – Taylor Trippiedi 2-4 2-4 7, Karis Tucker 3-9 0-1 6, Meredith Brouyette 3-9 0-0 9, Cara Hoffman 10-15 0-2 20, Caylie Teel 2-5 0-0 4, Brynda Krueger 0-0 0-0 0, Kelsey Ball 2-2 0-0 4, Hannah Dunn 1-2 0-0 2, Casey Dunn 0-0 0-0 0, Anne Secrest 4-13 0-0 8. Totals 27-59 2-7 60. Manchester – Kaitlyn Parrett 0-2 0-0 0, Claire Barnett 0-2 0-0 0, Shelby Johnson 3-7 2-3 8, Brooklyn Howard 1-7 0-0 2, Tiffany Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Sidney Snep 4-10 2-3 10, Madison Isbell 0-6 0-0 0, Emily Haecker 0-7 2-2 2, Celina Carter 0-2 0-0 0, Cierra Carter 2-12 3-7 7. Totals 10-55 9-15 29. Three-pointers – Valley 4-11 (Brouyette 3, Trippiedi), Manchester 0-4; Team Fouls – Valley 11, Manchester 9; Turnovers – Valley 18, Manchester 15; Rebounds – Valley 45 (Secrest 13), Manchester 26 (Snep 8); Assists – Valley 13 (Ball 4), Manchester 0; Steals – Valley 10 (Teel 4), Manchester 7 (Ci. Carter 4); Blocks – Valley 3 (Secrest 2), Manchester 0. Records: Valley 10-6 (4-2 TRC), Manchester 1-15 (0-6 TRC).
