BOURBON — Junior Shana Anderson came up big Tuesday night against Manchester, hitting a game-winning three-pointer as time expired. Winning 36-33, Anderson’s winning three-pointer helped improve the Class 1A No. 7 Triton Lady Trojans’ record to 12-5, while Manchester fell to 13-5. Anderson finished the game with 15 points, while senior Megan Howdeshell had 10 points and sophomore Taylor Hatfield finished with eight. In defeat, Manchester was led by junior Kayla Flack’s game-high 17 points. Both teams return to conference action Saturday, when the Lady Trojans are at Jimtown, and Manchester hosts Tippecanoe Valley.
TRITON 36, MANCHESTER 33
M 6 13 6 8 — 33 T 17 8 4 7 — 36 Triton — Taylor Hatfield 2 4-8 8, Breanna Lemler 0 1-2 1, Mallorie Jennings 1 0-0 2, Shana Anderson 7 0-0 15, Megan Howdeshell 5 0-0 10, Krystal Sellers 0 0-0 0, Kylie Mason 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-10 36. Manchester — Malyssa Bedke 1 1-2 3, Meika Kennedy 1 2-2 4, Bekah Brunn 0 0-0 0, Kayla Flack 5 6-9 17, Hannah Little 0 0-0 0, Hanna Schmidt 1 1-2 3, Kaylee Watson 0 0-0 0, Lindsey Budnik 1 0-0 2, Autumn Brewer 2 0-0 4. Totals 11 10-15 33. Three-point goals — Triton 1 (Anderson), Manchester 1 (Flack); Team Fouls — Triton 13, Manchester 12; Turnovers — Manchester 22; Rebounds — Manchester 26 (Flack 7); Assists — Manchester 4; Steals — Manchester 5 (Kennedy 2); Records — Triton 12-5, Manchester 13-5. JV — Triton 19, Manchester 15. Manchester JV Stats: Points — Tabby DeWitt 9, Sydney Snep 4, Madison Isbell 2; Record — 5-13.
Tuesday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team dominated Wawasee Tuesday night in Akron, winning 73-32. Valley senior Staci Groom scored a game-high 26 points. In defeat, Wawasee was paced by junior KiLee Knafel’s 16 points. The Lady Vikings will look to capture an outright Three Rivers Conference championship Saturday at Manchester, while Wawasee travels to Concord Saturday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 73, WAWASEE 32 W 11 5 12 4 — 32 V 14 19 24 16 — 73 Valley — Staci Groom 13-25 1-1 26, Danielle Bussard 0-1 0-0 0, Megan Bibler 3-8 0-0 6, Kelsey Ball 4-5 2-2 10, Tory Keirn 4-7 7-9 16, Taylor Trippiedi 1-1 0-0 2, Cara Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0, Caylie Teel 2-2 1-2 5, Sara Alexander 0-0 0-0 0, Brooke O’Connor 0-0 2-3 2, Courtney Newsome 1-1 0-0 2, Connor Fraser 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 27-48 15-21 73. Wawasee — Elizabeth Jackson 2 0-0 4, Cassie Martinez 1 0-0 2, KiLee Knafel 5 4-4 16, Kiley Cooper 1 0-1 2, Ashlynn Fisher 2 0-0 4, Mesha Reeves 1 2-4 4, Kelsey Hunter 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 6-9 32. Three-point goals — Valley 4-8 (Groom 3, Keirn), Wawasee 2 (Knafel 2); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Valley 15, Wawasee 18 (Jackson); Turnovers — Valley 16; Rebounds — Valley 31 (Ball 8); Assists — Valley 15 (Bussard 6); Steals — Valley 14 (Keirn 5); Records — Valley 13-4, Wawasee 4-13. JV — Valley 43, Wawasee 5.
Tuesday in Huntington
Hitting the road to take on the Huntington Eagles home school team, the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team fell 55-42. Senior Jo Boren led LCA with 24 points and 19 rebounds in the loss. The LCA Lady Cougars are at Fort Wayne Blackhawk Thursday. HUNTINGTON (HOME SCHOOL) 55, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 42 L 11 10 9 12 — 42 H 9 15 19 12 — 55 LCA — Jessica Goss 1-8 3-5 5, Hannah Remington 0-6 1-2 1, Hailey Nieveen 4-19 0-0 9, Alisa Gross 0-2 1-2 1, Emilee Catron 1-10 0-0 2, Gretta Schneider 0-1 0-0 0, Jo Boren 7-34 8-14 24, Ashley Ormsby 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 13-82 13-23 42. LCA Stats: Three-point goals — 3-17 (Boren 2, Nieveen); Team Fouls — 8; Turnovers — 19; Rebounds — 47 (Boren 19); Assists — 10 (Goss 5); Steals — 13 (Goss 5); Blocks — 5 (Gross 2, Boren 2); Record — 1-15.
Tuesday in Fort Wayne
Taking on the Class 1A No. 1 Fort Wayne Canterbury Lady Cavaliers on their home floor Tuesday, the Whitko girls basketball team fell 104-68. The win was Canterbury’s 12th straight, improving to 16-2, while Whitko is now 8-10. Whitko returns to the court Saturday at Wabash. FW CANTERBURY 104, WHITKO 68 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records — Canterbury 16-2, Whitko 8-10.
BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday in Wabash
Playing a postponed Three Rivers Conference game at Southwood Tuesday night, the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball nabbed a 69-46. Valley was led by junior Nick Kindig’s 26-point night. The 9-3 (2-1 TRC) are at home against Manchester Friday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 69, SOUTHWOOD 46 V 18 21 20 10 — 69 S 14 14 11 7 — 46 Valley — Nick Kindig 10 4-5 26, Alex Thacker 3 3-3 11, Robby Groom 3 1-2 9, James Gregory 0 0-0 0, Tanner Andrews 8 2-2 18, Logan Britton 0 0-2 0, Jeffrey Tillman 2 0-0 5, Jared Littlejohn 0 0-0 0, Jacob Ritchey 0 0-0 0, Derrick Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Chainey Zolman 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 10-14 69. Southwood — Conner Hobbs 6 4-6 20, Levin Winget 3 3-7 9, Sexton Boggs 2 2-2 7, Ross Phillipy 0 0-0 0, Jackson Blair 2 0-0 4, Levi Sutton 1 0-0 2, Corey Phillipy 0 0-0 0, Zach Hobson 0 0-0 0, Nathan Hollars 0 0-0 0, Brett Wyatt 0 0-0 0, Shane Smith 0 0-0 0, Robbie Cole 2 0-0 4, Nick Krieg 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-15 46. Three-point goals — Valley 7 (Kindig 2, Thacker 2, Groom 2, Tillman), Southwood 5 (Hobbs 4, Boggs); Team Fouls — Valley 14, Southwood 15; Records — Valley 9-3 (2-1 TRC), Southwood 3-8 (1-3 TRC).
