NORTH MANCHESTER — The Manchester boys basketball team had no problem improving to 2-0 in the Three Rivers Conference. Hosting North Miami Friday night, the Squires got 22 points from senior Claudel Dickantone in a 70-39 victory. Manchester and Rochester each sit at 2-0 in the TRC, while Tippecanoe Valley and Wabash are each 1-0. Along with Dickantone’s production, senior Clayton Petrie also had 12 points for the Squires and sophomore Chase Fierstos scored 11. The 7-3 Manchester boys will take its three-game winning streak to Wabash Friday night. MANCHESTER 70, NORTH MIAMI 39 M 13 16 25 16 – 70 NM 8 9 8 14 – 39 Manchester – Chase Fierstos 4 0-1 11, Braydon Sewell 2 0-0 4, Claudel Dickantone 7 5-8 22, Phoenix Goad 1 0-0 2, Clayton Petrie 4 1-2 12, Branden Scott 0 2-2 2, Cameron Brandenburg 1 3-6 5, Lucas Schilling 1 0-0 2, Micah McDaniel 0 0-0 0, David McAtee 2 0-0 4, Bailey Ness 1 0-0 2, Keelan Norwood 2 0-2 4. Totals 25 11-22 70. NM – Keith Rouch 3 8-12 14, Damon Gipson 2 0-0 4, Dakota Ribble 2 0-0 4, Alex Borse 4 0-0 8, Kevin Huffman 0 0-0 0, Colton Ferrand 0 2-2 2, Evan Sumner 2 0-0 6, Jeff Eckrote 0 0-0 0, Jacob Stiver 0 1-2 1, Shannder Adawar 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 11-16 39. 3-point goals – Manchester 9 (Fierstos 3, Dickantone 3, Petrie 3), NM 2 (Sumner 2); Team Fouls – Manchester 19, NM 18. Records: Manchester 7-3 (2-0 TRC), NM 1-8 (0-2 TRC). JV – Manchester 57, NM 11 Manchester JV – Zach Hill 9, Ness 9, Levi Hicks 7, Austin Brewer 7, McAtee 6, Braxtin Wilson 5, Matthew Pegg 5, Norwood 5, Janzin Cripe 2, Jake Schannep 2.
Friday in Rochester
In Three Rivers Conference play Friday night, the Whitko boys basketball team lost at Rochester, 60-38. The loss leaves Whitko at 1-9 overall and 0-2 in the TRC. Up next for the Wildcats is Tuesday’s home game against Eastbrook. ROCHESTER 60, WHITKO 38 Records: Rochester 3-5 (2-0 TRC), Whitko 1-9 (0-2 TRC)
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Friday in Walkerton
The Triton girls basketball team suffered its second Northern State Conference loss of the season Friday at John Glenn. After going undefeated in the NSC a year ago, the two-time defending conference champions now sit at 1-2 in the NSC after falling 54-40 at Glenn. Dropping to 7-5 overall, the Lady Trojans were led by senior Taylor Hatfield’s 14 points and junior Kylie Mason’s 12, while senior Mallorie Jennings had nine points and 10 rebounds. The two teams were tied at 21-21 at the half, but Glenn took control in the third quarter, outscoring Triton 18-7 in the frame. Up next for Triton is Tuesday’s home NSC game against New Prairie. JOHN GLENN 54, TRITON 40 T 10 11 7 12 – 40 G 6 15 18 15 – 54 Glenn – Kyannah Stull 4-7 5-7 13, Natalie Shetler 1-12 1-2 4, Morgan Eggleston 2-2 3-9 7, Kyler Columbia 1-7 4-5 7, Loren Vukovits 3-5 5-6 11, Erin Patterson 5-11 2-2 12, Brooke Nowcki 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-44 20-31 54. Triton – Taylor Hatfield 4-8 5-7 14, Krystal Sellers 0-1 0-0 0, Kylie Mason 3-8 4-6 12, Mallorie Jennings 3-10 3-5 9, Lauren Hostrawser 1-6 0-0 2, Hannah Jennings 0-5 0-0 0, Becca Kennedy 1-7 0-0 3, Jaela Meister 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-45 12-18 40. 3-point goals – Glenn 2-16 (Shetler, Columbia), Triton 4-8 (Mason 2, Hatfield, Kennedy); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Glenn 16 (Vukovits), Triton 23 (Sellers, Mason); Turnovers – Glenn 11, Triton 13; Rebounds – Glenn 39 (Eggleston 14), Triton 34 (M. Jennings 10); Assists – Glenn 8 (Shetler 3), Triton 6 (Sellers 2); Steals – Glenn 4 (Stull 2), Triton 8 (Mason 2, M. Jennings 2, Hostrawser 2); Blocks – Glenn 3 (Vukovits 2), Triton 2. Records: Glenn 11-0 (4-0 NSC), Triton 7-5 (1-2 NSC)
