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WHITKO AT FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE
Tip-off: 6:15 p.m. tonight in Fort Wayne
Coaches: Steve Pickett (Whitko); Mike Novell (North Side)
Records: Whitko 8-9; North Side 2-14
Last game: Carroll 90, Whitko 61; Central Noble 70, North Side 53
Last year: North Side 87, Whitko 68
Matchup: The Whitko Wildcats are looking to get back to the .500 mark with a win over a 2-14 North Side team. Alex Frantz leads Whitko with 14.6 points per game and pulls down 5.2 rebounds per game. Josh Hoffman is second on the Wildcats' scoring list with a 13.5 ppg and first on the rebounding list with 6.8 rpg. Adam Wendel also scores in double figures for the Whitko squad with 11.1 ppg. North Side has just one player who averages double figures in scoring. Joe Poindexter scores 10.3 ppg. Cliff Wallace leads North Side in rebounding with 7.1 rpg.
Pickett -Ê"North Side runs a three-guard offense, and they shoot the ball outside well. They have a couple big post players. They are very athletic and really like to push the ball up the court. They are very talented and athletically gifted. We are working on denying ball reversal and pressure. I watched the tape of the second half of the Manchester game. We allowed Manchester to get the ball where they wanted. We will also continue to work on rebounding and working on getting good shots."
Novell -Êdid not return phone calls.
