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Squires Beat Wabash, Win Tourney

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Manchester's girls basketball team came from behind to win the 1999 Wabash County Tournament.

The Squires were down by five with less than a minute left. Heather Terflinger's free throws with :00.3 left tied the game and sent it into overtime. Manchester outscored Wabash 10-7 in the extra frame to win its second tournament this month. The Squires won the Wawasee Tournament in mid-December.

Terflinger scored 24 to lead Manchester. Ann Harms added 19 points and 11 rebounds.

The Squires are 8-3.

MANCHESTER 63, WABASH 60

Wabash -ÊCurtis 6-16 4-7 17, Dyer 0-6 7-8 7, Brackenhamer 1-4 0-0 2, Gorman 1-2 0-0 2, Randas 2-3 1-2 6, Dyer 0-0 0-0 0, Gackenheimer 0-0 0-0 0, Lester 6-10 1-4 13, Dawes 3-8 7-9 13. Totals -Ê19-47 22-30 60.

Manchester -ÊSpeicher 2-4 0-0 4, Markstahler 0-4 0-0 0, Terflinger 5-13 13-15 24, Jester 0-5 0-2 0, E. White 0-0 1-2 1, Harms 5-12 9-12 19, C. White 2-11 1-2 5, Hicks 4-8 2-2 10. Totals -Ê19-57 26-35 63.

Three-point goals -ÊManchester 0-7 (Speicher 0-2, Markstahler 0-1, Terflinger 0-1, Jester 0-3), Wabash 2-10 (Curtis 1-9, Randas 1-1). Turnovers - Manchester 12, Wabash 19. Rebounds - Wabash 34 (Dawes 8, Dyer 7, Lester 6, Curtis 5), Manchester 33 (Harms 11, C. White 7).