Mississinewa Bests SquiresGAS CITY – Manchester carried a one-point lead in to the fourth quarter, but Thabit Gault scored all 11 of his points for Mississinewa in the final eight minutes to give the host Indians a 61-53 win over the Squires Wednesday. The Squires had four players in double figures, led by David McAtee’s 17 points. Koehl Fluke had 13 points, Marcus Hamby 11 and Brayden Casper 10 for Manchester. Manchester takes an 0-1 record into a game at Oak Hill at 7:30p.m. Saturday.
MISSISSINEWA 61 MANCHESTER 53 MA 14 7 17 15 – 53 MI 19 5 13 24 – 61 Manchester – Brayden Casper 3 1-2 10, Adam Byers 0 0-0 0, Mason Hamby 3 5-7 11, David McAtee 6 3-3 17, Kamdyn Lester 0 0-0 0, Koehl Fluke 5 3-5 13, Levi Hicks 0 2-2 2, Jake Schannep 0 0-0 0, Kane Gable 0 0-0 0, Heath Dierks 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 14-19 53. Mississinewa – Jerod May 7 5-5 20, Connor Oke 0 0-0 0, Batch Ceesay 2 2-2 6, Rudy Young 4 0-0 10, Conner Wilson 2 0-1 5, Ben Heineman 3 0-0 6, Trey Jones 0 0-0 0, Jalen Martin 1 0-0 2, Thabit Gault 4 3-4 11, Elijah Bounds 0 1-4 1. Totals 23 11-16 61, Three-pointers – Manchester 5 (Casper 3, McAtee 2), Mississinewa 4 (Young 2, May, Wilson); Fouls – Manchester 17, Mississinewa 19; Fouled out – McAtee; Records – Manchester 0-1, Mississinewa 0-1.
