ROCHESTER – Led by River West’s double-double, the Whitko Wildcats edged Three Rivers Conference host Rochester 59-58 Friday night in boys basketball action.
West poured in 35 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as the Wildcats snapped a six-game losing streak and improved to 5-9 overall and 2-1 in TRC play.
Spencer Sroufe tallied eight points, six boards and two blocks in the win, while Brett Sickafoose and Shad Ebbinghouse finished with seven and six points, respectively.
Whitko led 25-14 after one quarter of play, 33-25 at halftime and 43-36 heading into the final frame.
Jordan Reinholt led Rochester with 26 points, while Austin Utter and Brady Perez scored 14 and 11 points, respectively.
The Zebras fell to 6-4 overall and 1-1 in TRC play.
Whitko travels to conference rival Southwood Friday.
WHITKO 59, ROCHESTER 58
Whitko scoring – River West 35, Spencer Sroufe 8, Brett Sickafoose 7, Shad Ebbinghouse 6
SPEICHERVILLE – The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings were outscored 20-10 in the fourth quarter Friday night and fell 58-52 at Three Rivers Conference rival Northfield.
The teams were knotted at 10 after one quarter of play, and the Vikings led the Norsemen 29-25 at halftime and 42-38 heading into the final frame.
Tanner Trippiedi led Valley with 19 points, while teammates Parkur Dalrymple and Cam Parker scored 10 points each.
Kyle Reed paced Northfield with a game-high 21 points, while Logan Peas and Joe Halderman scored 16 and 10 points, respectively.
The Norsemen improved to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in TRC play, while Valley fell to 2-8 and 0-3.
The Vikings host Plymouth tonight.
NORTHFIELD 58, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 52
Valley scoring – Tanner Trippiedi 19, Parkur Dalrymple 10, Cam Parker 10, Alex Morrison 5, Jace Potter 4, Jalen Shepherd 4
Northfield – Kyle Reed 21, Logan Peas 16, Joe Halderman 10, Clayton Tomlinson 7, Jared Peas 2, Nate Drancik 2
Records: Northfield 3-6 (1-2 TRC), Valley 2-8 (0-3 TRC)
SYRACUSE – The NorthWood Panthers led 13-5 after one quarter of play and 26-14 at halftime en route to a 55-34 Northern Lakes Conference win over the Wawasee Warriors Friday night.
The Warriors, who fell to 3-7 overall and 1-1 in the NLC, scored 15 of their 34 points in the third quarter.
The Panthers, who improved to 8-2 and 2-0, got 21 points from Caleb Lung, while Kaden Gongwer and Nick Bean scored 10 and nine points, respectively.
Aaron Evans led Wawasee with nine points, with Jacob Hand chipping in with eight points.
The Warriors host Angola tonight in a makeup game.
NORTHWOOD 55, WAWASEE 34
NWood scoring – Caleb Lung 21, Kaden Gongwer 10, Nick Bean 9, Brad Dello 8, DeAndre Smart 4, Luke Holland 1
Wawasee scoring – Aaron Evans 9, Jacob Hand 8, Jairus Boyer 5, Trevon Coleman 4, Austin Miller 3, Bennett Hoffert 3, Zak Linnemeier 1
