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NORTH MANCHESTER - Leading 24-23 at halftime Tuesday, visiting North Miami outscored Manchester's varsity girls basketball team 22-15 in the third quarter en route to a 53-50 win in the first round of the Manchester 2A Sectional.
The Squires outscored the Warriors 12-7 in the final frame, but fell short. Manchester finishes its season at 14-7, while North Miami improves to 12-9 and will play Southwood, which topped Wabash 46-39, Friday at 6 p.m.
In her last game wearing a Manchester uniform, senior Jessica Hicks led the Squires with 24 points, including an 8-of-9 effort from the line. She also led the team with 12 rebounds. Junior Heather Terflinger finished the game with nine points, while Carrie White chipped in with six.
Megan McClure and Brianne Sunday led the Warriors in the scoring column with 16 points each, while Jill Savage chipped in with 13.
NORTH MIAMI 53, MANCHESTER 50
North Miami (12-9) 12 12 22 7 - 53
Manchester (14-7) 11 12 15 12 - 50
North Miami - Brianne Sunday 7 0-0 16, Amanda Spangler 1 0-0 2, Jill Savage 6 0-0 13, Ashlee Mygrant 0 0-0 0, Megan McClure 4 6-9 16, Jenna Halterman 0 0-0 0, Leslie Greer 2 0-0 4, Brooke Haynes 0 2-2 2. Totals 20 8-11 53.
Manchester - Heather Terflinger 4 1-5 9, Haley Brown 0 0-0 0, Megan Keffaber 0 0-0 0, Jennifer Jester 1 1-4 3, Ann Harms 1 2-6 4, Carrie White 2 2-2 6, Jessica Hicks 8 8-9 24, Britt Rager 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 14-26 50.
Three-point goals - North Miami 5 (Sunday 2, McClure 2, Savage 1), Manchester 0. Rebounds - North Miami 27 (McClure 8, Sunday 8), Manchester 34 (Hicks 12). Turnovers - North Miami 15, Manchester 16. Steals - North Miami 9 (Savage 4), Manchester 9 (Jester 4).
SOUTHWOOD 46, WABASH 39
Southwood (8-13) 8 6 16 16 - 46
Wabash (14-7) 8 9 11 11 - 39
Southwood - Brooke McKee 4 6-8 14, Ashley Beyerly 4 4-4 12, Danea Gibson 2 3-6 7, Gina Smith 2 2-4 6, Rebekah Kellam 1 0-0 3, Amber Bowman 1 0-2 2, Amy Weaver 1 0-0 2, Chasity Warnock 0 0-0 0, Ashley Keith 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 15-24 46.
Wabash - Jenny Dawes 4 6-8 16, Sarah Dyer 6 0-0 12, Nikki Randas 2 0-0 4, Tyann Lambert 2 0-0 4, Abby Schuller 1 0-0 3, Erika Dyer 0 0-0 0, Laura Miller 0 0-0 0, Becky Brackenheimer 0 0-0 0, Keeley Lester 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 6-8 39.
Three-point goals - Southwood 1-1 (Kellam 1-1), Wabash 3-13 (Dawes 2-9, Schuller 1-3, Brackenheimer 0-1). Rebounds - Southwood 41 (Gibson 11), Wabash 33 (Dawes 8). Turnovers - Southwood 19, Wabash 17. Steals - Southwood 3 (McKee 3), Wabash 10 (Dawes 4, Lambert 4). Fouls - Southwood 11, Wabash 21. Fouled out - E. Dyer.
Friday games
North Miami (12-9) vs. Southwood (8-13)
Lewis Cass (15-5) vs. Northfield (15-5)
Saturday
7:30 p.m. -Êchampionship
BOYS BASKETBALL
LCA 63, KING'S ACADEMY 49
Tuesday
Lakeland Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team topped King's Academy 63-49 Tuesday night, upping its record to 10-12. Senior Andre Virgilio led the Cougars in the scoring column with 16 points, while freshman John Franklin and sophomore Aaron Wilcoxon added 12 and 11 points, respectively. Danile VandeMerwe led King's Academy with 21 points.
King's - Aaron Walker 3 3-5 9, Johnny Singer 0 2-2 2, Daniel VandeMerwe 7 4-12 21, Kris Swanson 2 3-12 7, Matt Voss 2 1-4 5, Tim Voss 0 0-0 0, Josh Davis 2 1-2 5, Mark Voss 0 0-3 0, Johnny Whybrew 0 0-1 0, Jesse Durovey 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 14-41 49.
LCA - Dan Blocher 2 0-0 4, Matt Boren 4 0-3 8, John Franklin 4 3-3 12, Jon Popenfoose 0 0-0 0, Jonathan Wilcoxson 4 2-2 11, Steven Henry 3 1-1 7, Kyle Momeyer 0 1-4 1, Justin Taylor 0 0-0 0, Andre Virgilio 7 2-2 16, Dan Clemens 0 1-6 1. Totals 24 13-25 63.
Three-point goals - King's 3 (VandeMerwe 3), LCA 2 (Franklin 1, Wilcoxson 1).
KCHE 64, FORT WAYNE GUARD 59
Monday
The KCHE boys basketball team upped its record to 9-7 on the season with a 64-59 win over Fort Wayne Guard Friday. This was the second time this season the Eagles have topped Fort Wayne Guard.
KCHE leaders - David Heminger 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal; John Leichty 6 points, 2 rebounds; Luke Adams 4 points; Jeff Strietzel 4 points, 3 rebounds; Jon Erickson 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal; Dan Erickson 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists.
GYMNASTICS
WARSAW 95.85, LAKELAND 83.55
Tuesday in LaGrange
The Warsaw gymnastics team traveled to LaGrange Tuesday and came home with a 95.85-83.55 win over Lakeland.
Jillian Letsch led the Tigers with a first-place all-around finish. She also placed first in the floor exercise, the balance beam and vault competitions. Kim Love was second in the all-around standings and placed first on the uneven bars.
Warsaw is 5-3 and will host West Noble Thursday.
Vault -Ê1. Jillian Letsch (W) 9.0; 2. Kim Love (W); 3. Andrea Calhoun (W)
Bars -Ê1. Love (W) 8.25; 2. Letsch (W); 3. Bolinger (L)
Beam -Ê1. Letsch (W) 9.15; 2. Love (W); 3. Pauline Campbell (W)
Floor exercise -Ê1. Letsch (W) 8.75; 2. Love (W); 3. Bailey (L)
All-around - 1. Letsch (W) 34.75; 2. Love; 3. Jones (L)
GYMNASTICS
LAGRANGE -ÊThe Warsaw gymnastics team traveled to LaGrange Tuesday and came home with a 95.85-83.55 win over Lakeland.
Jillian Letsch led the Tigers with a first-place all-around finish. She also placed first in the floor exercise, the balance beam and vault competitions. Kim Love was second in the all-around standings and placed first on the uneven bars.
Warsaw is 5-3 and will host West Noble Thursday.
Vault -Ê1. Jillian Letsch (W) 9.0; 2. Kim Love (W); 3. Andrea Calhoun (W)
Bars -Ê1. Love (W) 8.25; 2. Letsch (W); 3. Bolinger (L)
Beam -Ê1. Letsch (W) 9.15; 2. Love (W); 3. Pauline Campbell (W)
Floor exercise -Ê1. Letsch (W) 8.75; 2. Love (W); 3. Bailey (L)
All-around - 1. Letsch (W) 34.75; 2. Love; 3. Jones (L)
