Triton Leads Roundup With Thrilling Win Over Pioneer
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BOURBON – Triton High School’s varsity boys basketball team opened Hoosier North Atlantic Conference play in thrilling fashion Friday night. In a game that featured 17 lead changes and seven ties, the host Trojans were on top when it mattered, as they beat the Pioneer Panthers 52-46. Pioneer held a 13-12 advantage after one quarter of play, and Triton led 26-23 at halftime and 39-36 at the end of the third quarter. Jordan Anderson led Triton with a game-high 20 points, a scoring effort that included four three-pointers, while Masen Yeo chipped in with nine points and eight rebounds. Grant Johnson and Zach Pitney scored eight points each in the win, while Jarrett Kreft added six points and six boards. Sam Kiser led Pioneer with 13 points, while Caleb Kindley and Keith Nies scored 11 and 10 points, respectively. Triton is now 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the HNAC, while Pioneer fell to 1-3 and 0-1. The Trojans are in action again Tuesday when they host Bethany Christian. TRITON 52, PIONEER 46 Pio 13 10 13 10 – 46 Tri 12 14 13 13 – 52 Pioneer – Keith Nies 2-5 4-4 10, Trey Waddups 1-4 0-0 2, Conner Kindley 2-7 0-0 5, Eli Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Chad Clifford 0-2 1-2 1, Sam Kiser 3-7 6-7 13, Caleb Kindley 5-10 1-2 11, Jack Kiser 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 15-40 12-15 46. Triton – Jarrett Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Nathan Flenar 0-1 0-0 0, Jarrett Kreft 3-5 0-0 6, Masen Yeo 3-12 2-6 9, Jordan Anderson 6-11 4-4 20, Dalton Bailey 0-0 1-2 1, Zachary Pitney 4-5 0-1 8, Brent Motz 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Johnson 4-9 0-0 8. Totals 20-44 7-13 52. Three-pointers – Pioneer 4 (Nies 2, Co. Kindley, Kiser), Triton 5 (Anderson 4, Yeo); Rebounds – Pioneer 25 (Kiser 7), Triton 28 (Yeo 8); Turnovers – Pioneer 11, Triton 11; Fouls – Pioneer 15, Triton 16; Fouled out – none; Records: Pioneer 1-3 (0-1 HNAC), Triton 4-2 (1-0 HNAC) JV – Triton 48, Pioneer 38 Triton – Drew Stichter 13, Adam Stevens 11, Beau Hepler 8, Ethan Berry 6, Tye Orsund 3, Caden Marr 2, Max Slusser 2, Dylan Hensley 2, Delano Shumpert 1
GIRLS BASKETBALL Friday in Goshen Wawasee’s varsity girls team fell to 2-7 overall and 0-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference standing with a 47-37 loss at Goshen Friday. Goshen led 15-6 after one quarter of play, 23-13 at halftime and 29-22 at the end of the third quarter. Kyrie Potter led Goshen with 14 points, while Tahya Bruce and Olivia Love scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, and Ashton Ellis added eight. Gosh improved to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the NLC. For Wawasee, Kylee Rostochak scored a game-high 19 points, while Aubrey Schmeltz scored five points and Kabrea Rostochak and Aubrey Kuhn chipped in with four points each. The Lady Warriors are in action again tonight when they host South Bend Adams. GOSHEN 47, WAWASEE 37 Wawa 6 7 9 15 – 37 Gosh 15 8 6 18 – 47 Wawasee – Kabrea Rostochak 2 0-0 4, Hannah-Marie Lamle 1 0-0 2, Casey Schroeder 1 0-0 2, Hannah Haines 0 1-2 1, Aubrey Kuhn 2 0-0 4, Kylee Rostochak 5 5-8 19, Erin Wiktorowski 0 0-0 0, Aubrey Schmeltz 2 1-1 5. Totals 9 7-11 37. Goshen – Kissinger 0 0-0 0, Ellis 2 2-6 8, Walters 0 0-0 0, Bruce 3 5-6 11, Hershberger 0 2-2 2, Trospen 1 0-0 2, Nemeth 0 0-0 0, Love 4 2-4 10, Potter 5 4-4 14, Gallagher 0 0-0 0, Harmelink 0 0-0 0, M. Rodriguez 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 15-22 47. Three-pointers – Wawasee 4 (Ky. Rostochak 4), Goshen 2 (Walters 2); Records: Wawasee 2-7 (0-2 NLC), Goshen 9-1 (2-0 NLC) JV – Goshen 31, Wawasee 29
Friday in Denver The Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings led 19-6 after one quarter of play Friday and never looked back, as they cruised to a 61-23 win at Three Rivers Conference foe North Miami. The Lady Vikings held the hosts to single-digit points in each quarter. Valley led 31-10 at halftime and 44-16 at the end of the third quarter. The Lady Vikings got 11 points from both Meredith Brouyette and Addy Miller, while Anne Secrest finished with 10 points and nine boards. In a well-balanced attack for Valley, Brynda Krueger scored eight points, Sophie Bussard added seven, Hannah Dunn chipped in six and Morgan Brazo finished with five points. Valley is now 9-1 overall and 3-0 in the TRC standings, while North Miami fell to 5-4 and 2-2. The Lady Vikings are in action again Thursday at Winamac, before a showdown with conference foe Whitko next Saturday in Akron. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 61, NORTH MIAMI 23 TV 19 12 13 17 – 61 NM 6 8 2 7 – 23 Valley – Olivia Trippiedi 0-1 0-0 0, Meredith Brouyette 4-13 0-0 11, Addy Miller 4-8 0-0 11, Sophie Bussard 3-9 0-0 7, Brynda Krueger 3-4 2-2 8, Asia O’Connor 0-0 3-4 3, Morgan Brazo 1-1 3-3 5, Hannah Dunn 3-8 0-2 6, Anne Secrest 4-11 2-4 10. Three-pointers – Valley 7 (Brouyette 3, Miller 3, Bussard); Rebounds – Valley 28 (Secrest 9); Records: Valley 9-1 (3-0 TRC), N. Miami 5-4 (2-2 TRC)
