SYRACUSE – A strong second-quarter effort and a trio of double-figure scorers led Tippecanoe Valley’s varsity boys basketball team to a 58-46 win at Wawasee Friday night. In the regular season finale for both teams, the Valley Vikings clung to an 18-16 lead over the host Warriors after one quarter of play. Valley then put the clamps on defensively in the second stanza, holding Wawasee to just four points in the frame and taking a 32-20 lead at halftime. The Vikings made that 12-point advantage stand, as they improved to 16-3 on the season, while Wawasee fell to 4-16. Valley has won 12 of its last 13 games, while the Warriors have lost six of their last seven. The two teams will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Class 3A Sectional 21 action at Wawasee. Tanner Andrews led the Vikings with a game-high 21 points. Valley also got 14 points from Chainey Zolman and 10 from Ben Shriver. Zolman made four of Valley’s five three-pointers. Alex Clark led Wawasee with 14 points, while Gage Reinhard chipped in with 12 and Adam Voirol added eight points.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 58, WAWASEE 46 TV 18 14 16 10 – 58 W 16 4 14 12 – 46 Valley – Robby Groom 1 2-2 5, Gavin Bussard 0 1-2 1, Jarred Littlejohn 1 1-2 3, Logan Britton 2 0-0 4, Ben Shriver 3 4-4 10, Tanner Andrews 10 1-1 21, Neil Clampitt 0 0-1 0, Chainey Zolman 5 0-0 14, Alec Craig 0 0-0 0, Alex Salmon 0 0-1 0, Trevor Neeley 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 9-12 58. Wawasee – Aaron Voirol 3 2-2 8, Jeffrey Moore 0 0-0 0, Gage Reinhard 5 2-2 12, Jake Hutchinson 0 0-0 0, Chase Myers 1 1-2 4, David Rocha 1 2-2 4, Sam Clark 0 0-0 0, Alex Clark 5 2-2 14, Stori Bright 0 2-6 2, Parker Hatfield 0 0-0 0, Kody Carpenter 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 13-18 46. Three-pointers – Valley 5 (Zolman 4, Groom), Wawasee 3 (A. Clark 2, Myers); Fouls – Valley 15, Wawasee 14; Fouled out – none; Records – Valley 16-3, Wawasee 4-16 JV – Wawasee 54, Valley 50 (2OT)
