AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team finished as runner-up at its own tournament Saturday. Hosting their Thanksgiving Classic, the Lady Vikings defeated Munster 74-45 in the opening game, but fell 78-42 in the title game to Noblesville. In their win, sophomore Caylie Teel led Valley with 17 points, followed by junior Cara Hoffman’s 14 and sophomore Taylor Trippiedi’s 13. Teel also led Valley with four steals, while junior Sara Alexander and Trippiedi each had a team-high four rebounds and Hoffman posted a team-best four assists in opening game. Against Noblesville, Hoffman and Trippiedi each netted 11 points, as Valley evened it season record at 2-2. Up next for the Lady Vikings is a home game against Plymouth Thursday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 74, MUNSTER 45 (Thanksgiving Classic, 1st Rd) M 7 10 12 16 – 45 V 18 17 20 19 – 74 Valley – Caylie Teel 7-15 3-6 17, Cara Hoffman 6-11 1-2 14, Taylor Trippiedi 3-6 6-12 13, Danielle Bussard 3-5 2-3 8, Sara Alexander 3-5 0-0 6, Kelsey Ball 6, Connor Fraser 3-5 0-0 6, Robyn Dunnuck 0-0 2-2 2, Karis Tucker 1-1 0-0 2, Courtney Newsome 0-2 0-0 0. Munster – Bernadette Grabowski 4-9 5-7 13, Jordan Cole 2-4 2-2 6, Maria Sirounis 2-3 1-2 5, Natalie Vellutini 1-6 3-4 5, Megan Zabrecky 2-6 0-0 4, Jennifer Allen 2-4 0-0 4, Sammi Buvala 2-8 0-2 4, Melissa McCann 1-2 0-1 2, Miranda Mihalic 1-1 0-0 2, Alyssa Wojcik 0-2 0-0 0. Three-point goals – Valley 2-5 (Hoffman, Trippiedi), Munster 0-6; Turnovers – Valley 16, Munster 19; Team Fouls – Valley 18, Munster 16; Rebounds – Valley 23 (Alexander 4, Trippiedi 4), Munster 20 (Grabowski 5); Assists – Valley 14 (Hoffman 4), Munster 5 (Cole 3); Steals – Valley 12 (Teel 4), Munster 6 (Cole 2); Blocks – Valley 1, Munster 0 NOBLESVILLE 74, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 42 (Thanksgiving Classic, C’ship) N 13 22 18 25 – 74 V 9 18 9 6 – 42 Valley – Trippiedi 11, Hoffman 11, Ball 6, Teel 5, Fraser 4, Bussard 3, Alexander 2
Saturday in LaGrange
Led by senior KiLee Knafel’s 30-point effort, the Wawasee girls basketball team got a 55-33 win at Prairie Heights Saturday, improving to 5-0 on the year. Also for Wawasee, freshman Kylee Rostochak had 11 points and classmate Erin Wiktorowski had eight. Up next for Wawasee is a home game against West Noble Tuesday. WAWASEE 55, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 33 W 17 15 11 12 – 55 PH 8 3 12 10 – 33 Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 1 0-2 2, Cassie Martinez 1 2-3 4, Megan Grindle 0 0-0 0, KiLee Knafel 8 11-14 30, Kylee Rostochak 5 1-2 11, Ashlynn Fisher 0 0-2 0, Erin Wiktorowski 2 2-2 8, Allissa Flores 0 0-0 0, Katlyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 16-25 55. PH – Frey 3 2-2 8, Carbone 5 1-8 11, Foeney 3 2-5 6, York 0 1-3 1, Young 0 0-2 0, Dunafin 1 4-6 6, Kain 0 1-2 1. Totals 11 11-28 33. Three-point goals – Wawasee 5 (Knafel 3, Wiktorowski 2), PH 0; Team Fouls (fouled out) – Wawasee 22 (Jackson, Rostochak), PH 22 (Frey, Foeney) Records: Wawasee 5-0, PH 3-2 JV – Wawasee 35, PH 17 Wawasee JV Record: 1-4
Saturday in Converse
Playing at Oak Hill Saturday, the Manchester girls basketball team lost 61-46, falling to 1-3 on the year. In defeat, the Lady Squires were paced by Kayla Flack’s 11 points, while Bekah Brunn and Sydney Snep each netted eight. Manchester is back in action tonight, hosting Lewis Cass. OAK HILL 61, MANCHESTER 46 M 9 5 19 13 – 46 OH 15 14 17 15 – 61 OH – Vogel 0 2-2 2, Hochstedler 0 2-2 2, Metzger 3 1-2 9, Thompson 4 4-4 13, Moser 0 0-1 0, Guarneri 2 0-0 4, Bischoff 0 0-1 0, Scott 5 1-2 13, Shepherd 1 0-0 2, Spaulding 3 10-11 16. Totals 18 20-25 61. Manchester – Kalene Freshour 2 0-1 5, Bekah Brunn 3 0-0 8, Sydney Snep 3 2-2 8, Autumn Brewer 2 1-2 5, Kayla Flack 5 1-1 11, Claire Barnett 0 0-0 0, Madison Isbell 0 3-4 3, Tabby DeWitt 2 2-3 6. Totals 17 9-13 46. Three-point goals – OH 5 (Metzger 2, Scott 2, Thompson), Manchester 3 (Brunn 2, Freshour); Team Fouls – OH 14, Manchester 18; Rebounds – Manchester 18 (Flack 5); Assists – Manchester 11 (Flack 4); Steals – Manchester 4 (Brunn 2) Records: OH 5-0, Manchester 1-3 JV – OH 39, Manchester 13 Manchester JV Record: 2-2
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Saturday in Angola
With senior Jacob Thompson playing just one quarter Saturday at Angola, the Wawasee Warriors fell 59-51. In his one quarter of play, Thompson scored five points, while Wawasee was led in scoring by Ryndan Aaron’s 19. Up next for the 1-1 Warriors is a Friday night game at Manchester. ANGOLA 59, WAWASEE 51 W 12 17 10 12 – 51 A 12 17 16 14 – 59 Angola – Brown 12 8-10 34, Nafziger 0 0-0 0, Gaff 7 2-4 16, Davis 1 1-4 3, Gardner 0 0-0 0, Bledsoe 0 0-0 0, Lynch 0 0-0 0, Szherlich 2 0-0 4, Honer 0 2-4 2. Totals 22 13-22 59. Wawasee – Gage Reinhard 1 1-5 3, Jacob Thompson 2 1-1 5, Ryndan Aaron 5 8-9 19, Alex Clark 3 0-2 7, Stori Bright 1 1-1 3, Aaron Voirol 0 0-0 0, Jeffrey Moore 2 0-0 5, Jake Hutchinson 2 1-2 7, Chase Myers 1 0-0 3, David Rocha 2 0-2 4, Chase Rookstool 0 0-1 0, E.J. Solina 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 18-23 51. Three-point goals – Angola 2 (Brown 2), Wawasee 7 (Aaron 2, Hutchinson 2, Moore, Myers, Clark); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Angola 21 (Davis, Gardner), Wawasee 23 (Myers, Clark, Bright) Records: Angola 1-0, Wawasee 1-1 JV – Wawasee 41, Angola 33
Saturday in South Whitley
After scoring 26 points in their season-opening loss at Columbia City, the Whitko offense picked up Saturday at home against Leo, but the result was the same, as the Wildcats fell 83-68. The Wildcats are at home again Friday, hosting Class 3A No. 5 Norwell. LEO 83, WHITKO 68 Records: Leo 1-0, Whitko 0-2
Saturday in Converse
At Oak Hill Saturday, the Manchester boys basketball team fell 68-47, falling to 0-2 on the year. Manchester opens its home schedule Friday against Wawasee. OAK HILL 68, MANCHESTER 47 Records: Oak Hill 1-1, Manchester 0-2
