Panthers Knock Off No. 1 Raiders

NAPPANEE -ÊAfter falling to Northridge in the Goshen Holiday Tournament last week, the NorthWood Panthers got revenge and kept their Northern Lakes Conference record perfect as they upset the 3A No.1 Northridge Raiders 66-57 Friday in Nappanee. The loss was Northridge's first of the season.

NorthWood outscored Northridge 18-8 in the second quarter to take a 31-20 lead at the half. Charlie Roeder and Brock Doty led all scorers Panthers with 18 points each, while Ian Reed added 14 points of his own.

NorthWood is now 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the NLC. The Panthers are off tonight and will host Warsaw Friday.

NORTHWOOD 66, No. 1 (3A) NORTHRIDGE 57

Northridge 12 8 16 21 - 57

NorthWood 13 18 16 16 - 66

Northridge (8-1, 1-1 NLC)- Thomas 6 2-2 14, Anderson 3 2-4 11, Fazi 3 0-0 6, Weirich 3 1-2 8, Pletcher 6 2-2 16, Yoder 0 0-0 0, Toth 0 0-0 0, Mast 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-10 57.

NorthWood (7-1, 2-0 NLC)-ÊRoeder 6 6-8 18, Reed 6 2-5 14, Doty 5 4-6 18, Clouse 3 0-0 7, Will 4 1-2 9, Blosser 0 0-0 0, Bradley 0 0-0 0, Mitschelen 0 0-0 0. Totals - 24 13-21 66.

Three-point goals -ÊNorthWood 5 (Doty 4, Clouse 1), Northridge 8 (Anderson 3, Weirich 1,Pletcher 4). Total fouls -ÊNorthWood 12, Northridge 21.

JV Score -ÊNORTHRIDGE 56, NORTHWOOD 45