Trojans Lead Roundup By Claiming Fourth-Straight NSC Title
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KNOX — The Triton boys basketball team won its fourth-straight Northern State Conference championship Friday night in Knox. Downing the host Knox Redskins 76-37, the Triton Trojans finished their NSC season at 6-1, sharing the crown with the New Prairie Cougars. Of the four-straight titles, Triton’s shared the crown three times, splitting it with LaVille last year and John Glenn in 2010. In all, Triton’s now won the NSC seven times. Clinching the championship, Triton led Knox 25-7 after one quarter, and gave up just seven points in each of the first three quarters. Senior Clay Yeo led all scorers with 24 points, giving him 1,850 for his career, while also posting eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Also for Triton, junior Tanner Shepherd had 16 points and sophomore Joey Corder finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. The win ends Triton regular season at 15-5. Along with winning four-straight NSC titles, the Trojans will also look for their sixth-straight sectional title next week at Culver High School. The Trojans’ quest for the Class 1A Sectional 51 title begins Friday at 6:30 p.m., when they face the winner of Tuesday night’s game between Culver and Argos. TRITON 76, KNOX 37 T 25 21 17 13 – 76 K 7 7 7 16 – 37 Triton – Joey Corder 6-11 1-2 14, Clay Yeo 9-15 5-5 24, Tanner Shepherd 6-9 3-5 16, Seth Glingle 1-3 0-0 2, Cody Shively 2-3 0-0 4, Darren Harrell 0-3 0-0 0, Bryson Mosier 1-2 0-0 2, Jordan Anderson 1-1 0-0 2, Bryce Wanemacher 0-2 0-0 0, Trenton Cooper 0-0 0-1 0, Drew Mosson 2-4 0-0 5, Dillon Meadway 2-3 0-0 4, Skyler Reichert 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 31-58 9-13 76. Knox – Dylan Short 3-11 7-7 14, Curt Scherer 0-3 2-2 2, Cody Fletcher 0-2 0-1 0, Colton Hill 1-3 0-0 2, Austin Hansen 3-4 0-0 6, Davey Johnston 0-0 0-0 0, Caleb Heinemen 2-5 0-0 4, Colton Fox 0-0 0-0 0, Jeremy Crittendon 0-2 0-0 0, Brian Fulghum 3-7 1-2 9, Dakota Manns 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-38 10-12 37. Three-point goals – Triton 5-15 (Corder, Yeo, Shepherd, Mosson, Reichert), Knox 3-11 (Fulghum 2, Short); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Triton 12, Knox 14; Turnovers – Triton 11, Knox 17; Rebounds – Triton 38 (Corder 8, Yeo 8), Knox 17 (Short 5); Assists – Triton 14 (Yeo 4), Knox 5 (Heinemen 2, Fletcher 2); Steals – Triton 7 (Yeo 3), Knox 6 (Heinemen 2); Blocks – Triton 2, Knox 1 Records: Triton 15-5 (6-1 NSC), Knox 2-18 (0-7 NSC)
Friday in Garrett
The Manchester boys basketball team closed its regular season with a 62-45 loss at Garrett Friday night. In defeat, Clayton Petrie led the Squires with 14 points, followed by Neil Underwood’s 11. The 6-14 Squires host Class 2A Sectional 37, receiving a first-round bye. Manchester will play the winner of Tuesday’s game between North Miami and Oak Hill Friday night at 6 p.m. GARRETT 62, MANCHESTER 45 M 11 18 4 12 – 45 G 17 20 6 19 – 62 Garrett – Casselman 0 1-2 1, Cooper 2 2-4 6, Underwood 0 0-0 0, Marshall 1 0-0 2, Kessler 3 0-0 8, Sarrazine 5 8-8 18, McCoy 4 0-1 12, Singleton 0 3-4 3, Martin 3 0-1 6, Reneau 1 0-0 2, Meehan 2 0-0 4, Wichman 0 0-0 0. 21 14-20 62. Manchester – Chase Fierstos 1 0-0 2, Claudel Dickantone 4 0-0 9, Phoenix Goad 0 0-0 0, Clayton Petrie 5 4-9 14, Neil Underwood 3 5-6 11, Braydon Sewell 0 0-0 0, Branden Scott 0 1-2 1, Micah McDaniel 0 2-2 2, Cameron Brandenburg 0 0-0 0, Lucas Schilling 0 4-10 4, Derek Flack 1 0-2 2. Totals 14 16-31 45. Three-point goals – Garrett 6 (McCoy 4, Kessler 2), Manchester 1 (Dickantone); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Garrett 24 (Cooper, Martin), Manchester 20 Records: Garrett 8-11, Manchester 6-14 JV – Manchester 36, Garrett 30 Manchester JV – Sewell 11, Rylie Rickert 10, Brandenburg 9, Flack 3, McDaniel 2, Scott 1 Manchester JV Record: 14-6
Friday in Nappanee
The its regular season finale, the Whitko boys basketball team lost 59-32 at NorthWood Friday night. Senior Trey Weber netted 10 for the Wildcats, who end the regular season at 5-5. Whitko travels to Norwell for Class 3A Sectional 23, where it will face Bellmont Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. NORTHWOOD 59, WHITKO 32 W 5 13 4 10 – 32 N 12 16 18 13 – 59 Records: NorthWood 14-6, Whitko 5-15
