BOURBON — What was supposed to be a clash of two of the top Northern State Conference teams ended up being pretty lopsided Friday in Bourbon. Hosting the New Prairie Cougars, who had defeated Mishawaka Marian on Nov. 30, the Triton Trojans got a 51-27 win, improving to 4-3 overall and 1-0 in the NSC. Leading 26-21 at the half, the Trojans held the Cougars to three points in the third quarter and another three in the fourth, leading to the blowout. Valparaiso University-bound Clay Yeo continued his stellar senior season, hitting 12 of 16 field goal attempts for 29 points to go with nine rebounds, five blocks and two steals. Junior Tanner Shepherd had 13 points, five rebounds and two blocks in the win, while junior Cody Shively posted six boards in his first game back from a five-game suspension. From the field, Triton shot 57 percent to New Prairie’s 32 percent. The Trojans host the Warsaw Tigers Tuesday night. TRITON 51, NEW PRAIRIE 27 NP 9 12 3 3 – 27 T 11 16 7 17 – 51 Triton – Clay Yeo 12-16 5-6 29, Darren Harrell 1-3 0-0 3, Tanner Shepherd 5-10 2-3 13, Seth Glingle 1-2 0-0 2, Cody Shively 0-1 0-0 0, Joey Corder 2-4 0-2 4, Bryce Wanemacher 0-0 0-0 0, Trenton Cooper 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Mosson 0-1 0-0 0, Dillon Meadway 0-0 0-0 0, Skyler Reichert 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-37 7-11 51. NP – Jasen Webb 1-10 0-1 2, Dylan Cory 2-7 0-0 5, Jared Monhaut 4-12 0-0 11, Derek Scott 2-2 0-0 5, Matthew Winter 1-2 0-0 2, Dylan Kegley 0-0 0-0 0, Luke Ketterer 0-0 0-0 0, Connor Scott 1-1 0-0 2, Ren Crump 0-0 0-0 0, Chad Swain 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 11-34 0-3 27. Three-point goals – Triton 2-11 (Harrell, Shepherd), NP 5-20 (Monhaut 3, Cory, C. Scott); Team Fouls – Triton 8, NP 13; Turnovers – Triton 9, NP 12; Rebounds – Triton 27 (Yeo 9), NP 17 (D. Scott 5); Assists – Triton 11 (Corder 3, Glingle 3), NP 7 (Cory 4); Steals – Triton 8 (Corder 2, Yeo 2, Shepherd 2), NP 6 (D. Scott 2); Blocks – Triton 9 (Yeo 5), NP 0 Records: Triton 4-3 (1-0 NSC), NP 3-3 (0-1 NSC) JV – Triton 38, NP 37 Triton JV – Dillon Meadway 9, Jordan Anderson 8, Bryce Wanemacher 8, Masen Yeo 5, Blake Johnson 4, Reichert 3, Spencer Glingle 1
Friday in North Manchester
The Manchester boys basketball team opened its Three Rivers Conference schedule with a 57-41 home loss to Southwood Friday night. Junior Claudel Dickantone scored 22 points, but it wasn’t enough to prevent his team from dropping to 1-4 on the year. The Squires are right back in action tonight, hosting Class 3A No. 5 Guerin Catholic. With the defending Class 3A state champions in town, Manchester will also honor their 1987-88 sectional championship team, which was coached by Guerin coach Pete Smith. SOUTHWOOD 57, MANCHESTER 41 S 14 12 14 17 – 57 M 13 7 13 8 – 41 Southwood – Nathan Hollars 2 3-6 7, Robbie Cole 2 1-2 5, Levi Sutton 2 3-5 7, Jackson Blair 8 2-2 18, Corey Phillipy 2 4-5 8, Noah Kirk 0 0-0 0, Shane Smith 4 4-8 12. Totals 20 17-28 57. Manchester – Chase Fierstos 3 0-0 7, Branden Scott 0 0-0 0, Phoenix Goad 1 0-0 2, Lucas Schilling 1 3-4 5, Clayton Petrie 2 1-2 5, Claudel Dickantone 8 3-5 22, Neil Underwood 0 0-0 0, Braydon Sewell 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-11 41. Three-point goals – Southwood 0, Manchester 4 (Dickantone 3, Fierstos); Team Fouls – Southwood 14, Manchester 25 Records: Southwood 2-2 (1-0 TRC), Manchester 1-4 (0-1 TRC) JV – Manchester 44, Southwood 38 Manchester JV – Derek Flack 12, Cameron Brandenburg 7, Rylie Rickert 7, Micah McDaniel 6, Dalton Day 4, Connor Eichenauer 2, Rainer Borgmann 2, Cody Hann 2, Austin Brewer 2 Manchester JV Record: 4-1
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Friday in North Manchester
The Manchester girls basketball team fell 53-41 in Three Rivers Conference action Friday night at home against Southwood. In the loss, Tabby DeWitt scored 11 points and posted nine rebounds, followed by nine points each from Kayla Flack and Bekah Brunn. The 3-5 Lady Squires host Central Noble Thursday. SOUTHWOOD 53, MANCHESTER 41 S 13 14 20 6 – 53 M 5 6 15 15 – 41 Southwood – Heath 1 0-0 2, Harnish 2 0-0 6, White 6 2-4 14, Bowman 3 3-3 9, Harness 1 0-2 2, Farlow 4 4-6 12, Stouffer 3 2-5 8, Houlihan 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 11-19 53. Manchester – Kalene Freshour 2 1-2 7, Bekah Brunn 2 4-8 9, Sydney Snep 1 0-0 2, Autumn Brewer 0 3-4 3, Kayla Flack 3 2-2 9, Kaitlyn Parrett 0 0-0 0, Claire Barnett 0 0-0 0, Tabby DeWitt 4 3-6 11, Shelby Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 13-22 41. Three-point goals – Southwood 2 (Harnish 2), Manchester 4 (Freshour 2, Brunn, Flack); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Southwood 21 (Bowman), Manchester 12; Rebounds – Manchester 29 (DeWitt 9); Assists – Manchester 8 (Flack 5); Steals – Manchester 10 (Freshour 5); Blocks – Manchester 1 Records: Southwood 7-2 (3-0 TRC), Manchester 3-5 (1-2 TRC) JV – Southwood 28, Manchester 15 Manchester JV Record: 2-6
