Valley Girls Lead Roundup With Fourth-Quarter Rally
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AKRON — A huge fourth quarter helped the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team steal a 49-45 Three Rivers Conference home win against Northfield Thursday night. After getting outscored 22-6 in the third quarter, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings (9-6, 3-2 TRC) trailed Northfield (11-5, 3-2 TRC) by a count of 45-28 heading into the fourth. In the final quarter, a fire was lit, and Valley outscored Northfield 22-0, snapping the Lady Norse’s five-game winning streak. In the improbable victory, freshman Anne Secrest led Valley with 18 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks, while also posting two assists. Juniors Caylie Teel and Cara Hoffman each netted 12 points in the win, as Hoffman also had four steals. Up next for Valley is Saturday night’s TRC contest at Manchester. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 49, NORTHFIELD 45 N 6 17 22 0 – 45 TV 10 11 6 22 – 49 Valley – Taylor Trippiedi 0-0 0-0 0, Karis Tucker 0-2 0-1 0, Meredith Brouyette 0-5 0-0 0, Cara Hoffman 4-14 4-7 12, Caylie Teel 5-10 2-2 12, Kelsey Ball 3-6 1-2 7, Anne Secrest 8-11 2-4 18. Totals 20-48 9-16 49. Northfield – Cherish Leming 6-8 0-0 12, Arie Kennedy 4-7 2-2 10, Sidney Reed 5-11 1-7 11, Payton Thomson 2-9 0-0 6, Katie Stephan 2-6 0-1 4, Kylie Echard 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 20-47 3-10 45. 3-point goals – Valley 0-10, Northfield 2-8 (Thomson 2); Team Fouls – Valley 15, Northfield 15; Turnovers – Valley 9, Northfield 12; Rebounds – Valley 24 (Secrest 16), Northfield 36 (Echard 17); Assists – Valley 8 (Tucker 3), Northfield 4 (Stephan 2); Steals – Valley 9 (Hoffman 4), Northfield 4 (Leming 2); Blocks – Valley 2 (Secrest 2), Northfield 0. Records: Valley 9-6 (3-2 TRC), Northfield 11-5 (3-2 TRC).
Thursday in Syracuse Sophomore Kylee Rostochak netted 24 points, but it wasn’t enough to help the Wawasee girls basketball team overcome the visiting South Bend Adams Lady Eagles Thursday night. Losing 49-38, Wawasee also got seven points from junior Elizabeth Jackson. The 2-13 Lady Warriors are at Concord Saturday afternoon. S.B. ADAMS 49, WAWASEE 39 A 11 10 10 18 – 49 W 7 8 12 10 – 39 Adams – Reese 8 2-2 20, Jackson 2 1-2 5, Davis 2 0-2 4, Thomas 7 0-5 14, Presnal 1 0-2 2, Williams 0 0-0 0, Columbus 1 0-0 2, Chambliss 1 0-0 2, Jones 0 0-0 0, Booker 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 3-13 49. Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 3 0-2 7, Hannah Haines 3 0-0 6, Courtney Linnemeier 1 0-0 2, Kylee Rostochak 7 9-10 24, Seaquinn Bright 0 0-0 0, Katlyn Kennedy 0 0-1 0. Totals 14 9-12 39. 3-point goals – Adams 2 (Reese 2), Wawasee 2 (Jackson, Rostochak); Team Fouls – Adams 16, Wawasee 17. Records: Adams 13-6, Wawasee 2-13. JV – Adams 34, Wawasee 18
Thursday in Hamlet At Class 1A No. 1 Oregon-Davis Thursday night, the Triton girls basketball team suffered a 75-35 loss. The outcome snapped Triton’s four-game winning streak. Up next fo the 11-6 Lady Trojans is Saturday night’s Northern State Conference game at Jimtown. OREGON-DAVIS 75, TRITON 35 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records: O-D 14-2, Triton 11-6. Thursday in Fort Wayne After being outscored 21-4 in the second quarter, Lakeland Christian Academy’s varsity girls basketball team fell 57-28 at Fort Wayne Blackhawk. Rachel Sand led LCA with eight points, while Hannah Delp chipped in with seven. Olivia Byler scored a game-high 22 points for Blackhawk. LCA is now 5-12 on the season. LCA 4 4 8 12 – 28 FWB 8 21 14 14 – 57 LCA scoring leaders – Rachel Sand 8, Hannah Delp 7 Record: LCA 5-12