Tippy Valley Is TRC's Lone Unbeaten After Downing Southwood
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AKRON — In a game of unbeaten Three Rivers Conference teams, the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team prevailed. With its 69-53 home win over Southwood Friday night, coupled with Manchester’s loss at Rochester, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings sit as the lone unbeaten squad in the TRC at 4-0. Southwood had been perfect in TRC play, but now sits at 3-1 in the conference, 7-4 overall. In the win, Valley senior Nick Kindig and junior Tanner Andrews each scored 15 points, while sophomore Chainey Zolman and senior Jacob Ritchey each finished with eight. At 11-2 overall, the Vikings travel to Manchester Friday for another TRC affair. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 69, SOUTHWOOD 53 S 6 4 17 26 – 53 V 9 16 28 26 – 69 Valley – Nick Kindig 4 7-9 15, Robby Groom 2 2-2 6, Logan Britton 3 0-0 6, Tanner Andrews 7 1-1 15, Jacob Ritchey 3 1-1 8, Derrick Cunningham 0 1-2 1, Jarred Littlejohn 0 0-0 0, Ben Shriver 1 2-2 4, Chainey Zolman 3 2-2 8, Alex Thacker 1 4-4 6, Aaron Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Chandler O’Connor 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 20-24 69. Southwood – C. Phillipy 4 2-4 10, Blair 10 5-5 26, Smith 3 2-2 8, Cole 2 0-0 5, Sutton 1 2-2 4, R. Phillipy 0 0-0 0, Hollars 0 0-0 0, Kirk 0 0-0 0, Elliott 0 0-0 0, Paris 0 0-0 0, Harman 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 11-23 53. Three-point goals – Valley 1 (Kindig), Southwood 2 (Blair, Cole); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Valley 15, Southwood 24 (C. Phillipy, Smith) Records: Valley 11-2 (4-0 TRC), Southwood 7-4 (3-1 TRC) JV – Valley 36, Southwood 32
Friday in Syracuse
In Syracuse Friday night, the Wawasee boys basketball team fell 57-30 in Northern Lakes Conference play against Plymouth. For the Wawasee Warriors, Aaron Voirol led the team with eight points. The loss is Wawasee’s seventh-straight, dropping the Warriors to 3-9 overall and 0-4 in the NLC. Wawasee returns to NLC play Friday at Concord. PLYMOUTH 57, WAWASEE 30 P 12 19 16 14 – 57 W 6 5 8 11 – 30 Plymouth – Joe Knapp 5 0-1 11, David Lee 3 1-2 7, Mack Mercer 6 2-2 14, Ike Kastner 4 1-1 11, Kyser McCrammer 0 0-0 0, Matt Flynn 0 0-0 0, Nick Bayley 0 0-0 0, Trent Briles 1 2-2 5, Josh Anders 2 0-1 4, Tom Felke 2 0-0 5, Tyler England 0 0-0 0, Reis Yoder 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 6-10 57. Wawasee – Gage Reinhard 1 0-0 2, Chase Myers 2 0-0 6, David Rocha 1 0-0 3, Alex Clark 1 3-3 6, Stori Bright 0 2-2 2, Aaron Voirol 3 0-2 8, Jeff Moore 1 0-0 3, Jake Hutchinson 0 0-0 0, Bailey Hershberger 0 0-0 0, Sam Clark 0 0-1 0, Chase Rookstool 0 0-0 0, E.J. Solina 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 5-8 30. Three-point goals – Plymouth 5 (Kastner 2, Knapp, Briles, Felke), Wawasee 7 (Voirol 2, Myers 2, Moore, Rocha, A. Clark); Team Fouls – Plymouth 11, Wawasee 17 Records: Plymouth 11-2 (2-2 NLC), Wawasee 3-9 (0-4 NLC) JV – Plymouth 43, Wawasee 32
Friday in South Whitley
Despite a fourth-quarter comeback, the Whitko boys basketball team fell 59-57 at home to Northfield Friday night. In the Three Rivers Conference loss, senior Trey Weber led the Wildcats with 26 points, making 8 of 9 three-point attempts. Senior Stephen Bennett also had eight points and eight rebounds in the loss, which dropped Whitko to 2-11 overall and 0-4 in the TRC. Whitko is back in action tonight, hosting West Noble. NORTHFIELD 59, WHITKO 57 N 12 18 16 13 – 59 W 14 11 12 20 – 57 Whitko – Dylan Cumberland 3-7 0-0 6, Alex Stoddard 2-7 3-4 7, Trey Weber 9-10 0-0 26, Cole Kessie 1-3 0-0 3, Gabe Powell 2-3 3-6 7, Stephen Bennett 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 21-38 6-10 57. Three-point goals – Northfield 8-13, Whitko 9-17 (Weber 8, Kessie); Team Fouls – Northfield 14, Whitko 16; Turnovers – Northfield 13, Whitko 23; Rebounds – Northfield 9, Whitko 22 (Bennett 8); Assists – Northfield 10, Whitko 13 (Cumberland 6); Steals – Northfield 13, Whitko 7 (Cumberland 2, Stoddard 2); Blocks – Northfield 0, Whitko 3 Records: Northfield 8-5 (3-1 TRC), Whitko 2-11 (0-4 TRC)
Friday in Rochester
In Three Rivers Conference action Friday, the Manchester boys basketball team fell 54-42 at Rochester. Junior Clayton Petrie paced the Squires with 15 points in the loss, which dropped Manchester to 3-8 overall and 2-1 in the TRC. Manchester is back in conference play Friday at home against Tippecanoe Valley. ROCHESTER 54, MANCHESTER 42 M 7 6 11 18 – 42 R 19 10 13 13 – 54 Rochester – Alec Holland 1 4-4 7, Taylor Medina 1 1-2 3, Cyrus Holland 0 0-0 0, Seth Corn 4 0-0 8, Carter Screeton 1 2-2 4, Jacob Howdeshell 1 3-6 5, Alec Gehrich 3 4-4 10, Jon O’Dell 5 3-5 13, Luke Connedy 2 1-1 5. Totals 18 18-24 54. Manchester – Chase Fierstos 0 4-4 4, Claudel Dickantone 3 0-2 8, Phoenix Goad 0 4-4 4, Clayton Petrie 6 2-2 15, Neil Underwood 0 2-4 2, Branden Scott 0 0-0 0, Micah McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Cameron Brandenburg 1 0-0 2, Lucas Schilling 2 1-4 5, Derek Flack 1 0-0 2, Rainer Borgmann 0 0-0 0, Brayden Sewell 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 13-26 42. Three-point goals – Rochester 1 (A. Holland), Manchester 3 (Dickantone 2, Petrie); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Rochester 21 (Screeton, Connedy), Manchester 20 (Fierstos) Records: Rochester 2-9 (2-1 TRC), Manchester 3-7 (2-1 TRC) JV – Rochester 37, Manchester 34
