WINAMAC – No. 7 (Class 3A) Tippecanoe Valley bolted to a 19-point lead after the first quarter and cruised to a 77-36 victory over Winamac in non-conference play Thursday night. Junior Anne Secrest hit 10 field goals en route to a 21-point night. Brynda Krueger had seven buckets from the floor for 14 points and Sophie Bussard added 10 points. A total of nine players scored for the Lady Vikings. Statistics for Winamac were not available. Valley improved its record to 10-1 for the season, and has the first of two showdowns with Three Rivers Conference favorites when it hosts No. 5 (Class 2A) Whitko Saturday night.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 77, WINAMAC 36 TV 23 17 19 18 – 77 W 4 12 8 12 – 36 Valley – Olivia Trippiedi 2-3 0-0 4, Meredith Brouyette 3-8 0-0 7, Addy Miller 2-8 0-0 5, Sophie Bussard 3-4 4-4 10, Brynda Krueger 7-10 0-0 14, Asia O’Connor 1-1 0-0 2, Morgan Brazo 3-4 0-0 6, Hannah Dunn 4-7 0-0 8, Anne Secrest 10-13 1-1 21. Totals 35-58 5-5 77. Three-pointers – Valley 2 (Brouyette, Miller); Rebounds – Valley 26 (Miller 6, Secrest 6); Fouls – Valley 9; Fouled out – none; Records – Valley 10-1, Winamac 7-4