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AKRON - With four players scoring in double figures, and senior Rebekah Parker nearly finishing with a triple-double, the Class 3A No. 1 Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team rolled over Three Rivers Conference opponent Oak Hill 82-27 Saturday.
The Vikings led 20-4 after the first quarter, 40-7 at halftime, and held a 64-14 lead heading into the fourth.
Junior Kara Kramer scored a game-high 19 to lead the Vikings, while Evansville-bound Parker tallied 15 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists. Abby Shafer and Heather Rathbun also finished in double figures, scoring 11 and 10, respectively.
The Vikings are now 6-0 overall, 1-0 in the TRC, and play at 1A No. 9 Triton Wednesday.
NO. 1 (3A) TIPPECANOE VALLEY 82, OAK HILL 27
Oak Hill 4 3 7 13 - 27
Valley 20 20 24 18 - 82
Oak Hill - Hicks 6 1-2 14, Price 0 2-4 2, Blair 0 2-2 2, Singer 0 1-2 1, Pittman 0 0-0 0, Reiff 1 0-0 2, Herner 0 1-2 1, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Templin 1 0-0 2, Berglan 0 1-2 1. Totals 9 8-14 27.
Valley - Parker 7 0-0 15, Shafer 2 6-7 11, Patterson 1 0-0 2, Kramer 8 0-2 19, Jackson 2 0-0 4, Rathbun 3 4-4 10, McFadden 2 0-0 4, Moore 3 0-3 7, Howard 2 1-2 5, Rohrer 1 0-0 3, Rhoades 0 1-2 1, Ramsey 0 1-2 1. Totals 32 13-22 82.
Three-point goals - Oak Hill 1 (Hicks), Valley 5 (Shafer 1, Parker 1, Kramer 1, Moore 1, Rohrer 1). Fouls - Oak Hill 17, Valley 9. Fouled out - none.
JV - Valley 56, Oak Hill 38
Valley scoring leaders - Ramsey 17, Rhoades 10, Newman 8
Saturday in North Manchester
Manchester's varsity girls basketball team pulled out a 55-51 overtime win over visiting Three Rivers Conference foe Northfield. The teams were knotted at 48 at the end of regulation and the Squires outscored the Norsemen 7-3 in the extra session. Christa Peden led Manchester in scoring with 16 points, while Brit Rager added 11. The Squires are 4-3 overall, 1-0 in the TRC, and play Friday at rival Whitko.
MANCHESTER 55,
NORTHFIELD 51 OT
Northfield 7 10 22 9 3 - 51
Manchester 14 13 6 15 7 - 55
Northfield - Haupert 4 2-2 10, Reed 8 5-8 24, Mast 1 0-0 2, McKillip 0 0-0 0, Dyson 0 2-2 2, Stith 4 0-1 9, Miller 0 0-0 0, Mast 0 4-10 4, Mast 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 13-23 51.
Manchester - Thomas 0 0-0 0, Naragon 3 0-2 7, Purdy 2 3-6 7, Siebrase 2 0-2 4, Robison 1 0-0 2, Vogel 0 3-5 3, Peden 6 4-5 16, Hoch 1 2-4 5, Rager 4 2-4 11. Totals 19 14-28 55.
Three-point goals - Northfield 4 (Reed 3, Stith 1), Manchester 3 ( Hoch 1, Rager 1, Naragon 1). Fouls - Northfield 19, Manchester 22. Fouled out - Mast, Purday, Siebrase.
JV - Manchester 30, Northfield 29
Manchester scoring leaders - Renz 8, Leonhard 7, Andersen 7
Saturday in Knox
Triton's varsity girls basketball team, currently ranked No. 9 in Class 1A, opened Northern State Conference play Saturday with a 57-39 win over Knox. Lindsay Stutzman scored 21 to lead Triton, while Carly Feldman had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Triton is 6-1 overall and hosts Class 3A No. 1 Tippecanoe Valley Wednesday.
NO. 9 (1A) TRITON 57, KNOX 39
Triton 10 17 12 18 - 57
Knox 15 7 8 9 - 39
Triton - Stutzman 6 8-14 21, Dean 2 3-5 7, Heckaman 0 0-0 0, Riewoldt 2 0-0 4, Car. Feldman 7 4-4 18, Rettinger 0 0-0 0, Sauer 0 0-0 0, K. Feldman 3 1-2 7, Cal. Feldman 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 16-25 57.
Knox - Fornelli 0 4-4 4, Jenkins 3 0-0 5, Kelper 0 0-0 0, Ferch 0 1-2 1, Taulbee 3 2-2 8, Winkler 1 0-0 2, Binkley 6 2-2 17, DeWitt 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 9-10 39.
Three-point goals - Triton 1 (Stutzman), Knox 4 (Binkley 3, Jenkins 1). Fouls - Triton 11, Knox 19. Fouled out - Taulbee.
JV - Knox 43, Triton 30
Saturday in Syracuse
Wawasee's varsity girls basketball team fell 81-44 to visiting South Bend Washington Saturday. The Warriors trailed just 13-9 after the first quarter but got outscored 54-25 in the second and third quarters. Tiffany Fick led Wawasee with 12 points, while Jessie Wolf had 11. The Warriors are 4-3 on the season and play at conference rival Goshen Friday.
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 81, WAWASEE 44
Washington 13 27 27 14 - 81
Wawasee 9 13 12 10 - 44
Washington - Newsome 6 0-0 13, Johnson 3 0-0 7, Wright 2 2-4 7, Varner 0 2-2 2, Taylor 6 0-0 14, Burton 1 2-5 4, J. Thompson 0 0-0 0, Patton 3 4-6 11, Hasan 4 0-0 8, C. Thompson 2 0-0 4, Boocher 4 3-3 11. Totals 31 13-20 81.
Wawasee - Rensberger 1 2-4 4, Walker 1 0-0 2, Canen 1 2-5 4, Hershberger 1 7-8 9, Wolf 4 3-10 11, Fick 4 4-5 12, Olson 0 2-2 2. Totals 12 20-36 44.
Three-point goals - Washington 6 (Taylor 2, Newsome 1, Johnson 1, Wright 1, Patton 1), Wawasee 0. Fouls - Washington 24, Wawasee 16. Fouled out - Boocher.
JV - Washington 60, Wawasee 14
BOYS BASKETBALL
Thursday in Fort Wayne
9th - Warsaw 44, F.W. South 33
Warsaw scoring leaders - Eric Blanton 7, Derek Freds 7
Warsaw rebound leaders - Blanton 6, Steve LeMasters 5
Warsaw assist leaders - Ben Truman 3
Warsaw record: 1-1
