WABASH – Tippecanoe Valley held a 23-16 lead over Three Rivers Conference co-leader Southwood after the first quarter, but gave back all that lead and more and trailed 38-31 by halftime. The end result was a 72-61 home win for the Knights that effectively ended any hopes the Vikings had for the Three Rivers Conference title. Alec Craig had 21 points for the Vikings, with Jarod Duzenbery and Brandon Webster joining Craig in double figures with 16 and 12 points, respectively. Duzenbery also led Valley with nine rebounds. Southwood had four players in double figures; Carson Blair and Blake Martz had 15 points each, Brandin Frazier had 14 and Alex Harmon added 10 for the Knights. The loss left Valley at 3-2 in the conference, two games in the loss column behind Southwood and Maconaquah with four TRC games left on the Vikings schedule. Valley will host Manchester Jan. 29. SOUTHWOOD 72, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 61 TV 23 9 15 14 – 61 SW 16 22 16 18 – 72 Valley – Brandon Webster 4-10 1-2 12, Trevor Neeley 0-2 0-0 0, Keith Wright 1-8 1-2 4, D.J. Heckman 0-0 0-0 0, Alec Craig 8-19 1-2 21, Gavin Bussard 3-10 1-2 7, Jarod Dusenbery 6-9 4-7 16, Bryce Webster 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 22-59 9-17 61. Southwood – Jeffrey Finnacle 0-0 0-0 0, Peyton Trexler 4-7 1-1 9, Blake Martz 5-7 4-6 15, Alex Harmon 3-7 3-5 10, Brandin Frazier 6-9 2-2 14, Carson Blair 4-13 6-6 15, Matt Nose 2-4 4-4 9, Christian Deeter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-47 20-24 72. Three-pointers – Valley 8 (Craig 4, Bran. Webster 3, Wright), Southwood 4 (Martz, Harmon, Blair, Nose); Rebounds – Valley 36 (Duzenbery 9), Southwood 26 (Frazier 8); Turnovers – Valley 13,. Southwood 10; Fouls – Valley 21, Southwood 16; Fouled out – Duzenbery; Records – Valley 5-10 (3-2 TRC), Southwood 10-2 (5-0 TRC)
