Triton Leads Roundup By Winning Share Of NSC Title
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KNOX – With a 67-46 win over the host Knox Redskins, Triton’s varsity boys basketball team earned a share of the final Northern State Conference championship. The Trojans, who improved to 15-7 overall and 6-1 in the NSC, shared the title with John Glenn, a 58-55 winner over New Prairie Friday. Five players scored in double figures for the Trojans, as Jordan Anderson led the way with 17 points, Masen Yeo and Austin Sellers chipped in with 11 each and Skyler Reichert and Grant Johnson finished with 10 points each. Kooper Broeker and Jeremy Crittendon scored 15 points each for Knox, while Scott Farus chipped in with 10 points and nine rebounds. Knox, which fell to 2-20 overall and 1-6 in the NSC with its 18th-straight loss, turned the ball over 20 times, leading to 25 points for the Trojans. Triton, which made 21 of 26 free throw attempts, led 16-7 after one quarter of play, 35-20 at halftime and 50-36 heading into the final frame. The Trojans will now turn their attention to the state tournament. Triton will host Class 1A Sectional 51 and play LaCrosse at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. TRITON 67, KNOX 46 Tri 16 19 15 17 – 67 Knox 7 13 10 16 – 46 Triton – Joey Corder 1-5 2-2 4, Landon Kauffman 0-1 0-0 0, Masen Yeo 4-9 1-1 11, Jordan Anderson 5-9 4-4 17, Zac Pitney 0-0 0-0 0, Austin Sellers 4-9 3-5 11, Dalton Bailey 0-0 0-0 0, Andrew Chupp 1-3 0-0 2, Nathan Flenar 0-2 0-0 0, Skyler Reichert 2-8 5-6 10, Grant Johnson 2-2 6-8 10, Spencer Glingle 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 20-49 21-26 67. Knox – Alex Hernandez 0-1 0-0 0, Scott Trojan 0-0 0-0 0, Kooper Broeker 6-13 2-2 15, PJ McKee 0-1 2-2 2, Bradly LaRowe 2-2 0-0 4, Jeremy Crittendon 4-11 6-6 15, Scott Farus 4-8 2-3 10, Jonathon Tolson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-37 12-13 46. Three-pointers – Triton 6 (Anderson 3, Yeo 2, Reichert), Knox 2 (Broeker, Crittendon); Rebounds – Triton 26 (Sellers 7), Knox 30 (Farus 9); Turnovers – Triton 7, Knox 20; Fouls – Triton 15, Knox 19; Fouled out – Yeo; Records: Triton 15-7 (6-1 NSC), Knox 2-20 (1-6 NSC). JV – Triton 50, Knox 26 Triton – Dalton Bailey 16, Nathan Flenar 11, Brent Motz 9, Adam Stevens 5, Zac Pitney 3, Dylan Hensley 2, Max Slusser 1, Gavin Eads 1
Friday in Nappanee The Whitko Wildcats were down 29-8 after the first quarter Friday and went on to lose 75-33 at Class 3A No. 7 NorthWood. NorthWood led 47-14 at halftime and 60-24 at the end of the third quarter. Sophomore Nate Walpole led the Wildcats with 13 points in the loss, while senior Cole Kessie and junior Tanner Gaff scored six points each. Junior Devon Adkins scored four points for Whitko, while junior Garrett Smiley and freshman River West rounded out the Wildcats’ offense with two points each. Whitko will take a 6-16 record into Tuesday’s Class 3A Sectional 21 game against Wawasee at West Noble High School. NorthWood, now 19-2, will also play in the sectional in Ligonier, as they will battle the host Chargers Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. NORTHWOOD 75, WHITKO 33 Whi 8 6 10 9 – 33 NW 29 18 13 15 – 75 Whitko scoring – Nate Walpole 13, Tanner Gaff 6, Cole Kessie 6, Devon Adkins 4, River West 2, Garrett Smiley 2 Records: Whitko 6-16, NorthWood 19-2
Friday in Winona Lake The LCA Cougars will go into Tuesday’s sectional on the heels of their first win of the season. The Cougars got 19 points from Connor Blum and 17 from Jon Harmon, as they beat Portage Christian 48-29 in Friday’s regular-season finale. Josh McDaniel added eight points in the win, while Noah Twombly and Kyle Shuler scored two points each. LCA, now 1-21 on the season, led 6-3 after one quarter of play, 15-6 at halftime and 33-19 heading into the final frame. Zach Szavacs led Portage Christian with 12 points, while Seth Nykamp scored five points. The Cougars open state tournament play Tuesday with a 6 p.m. game against the host Marines in Class 1A Sectional 52 at Hamilton High School. LCA 48, PORTAGE CHRISTIAN 29 PC 3 3 13 10 – 29 LCA 6 9 18 16 – 48 PC – Seth Nykamp 1 2-2 5, Zach Szavacs 4 0-0 12, Alex Burr 1 1-1 3, Parker Newman 0 1-2 1, Eric Burns 0 0-2 0, Stephen Rosser 1 0-2 2, Mateo Santiago 2 0-1 4, Tommy Britain 1 0-5 2, Jonah Crafton 0 0-0 0, Sawyer Newman 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 4-15 29. LCA – Josh McDaniel 2 3-3 8, Noah Twombly 0 2-2 2, Jon Harmon 5 4-4 17, Nate Gross 0 0-2 0, Connor Blum 5 7-8 19, Kyle Shuler 0 2-2 2, Jeremy Gross 0 0-0 0, Elijah Raymond 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 18-21 48. Three-pointers – PC 5 (Szavacs 4, Nykamp), LCA 6 (Harmon 3, Blum 2, McDaniel); Records: LCA 1-21
