WABASH — Holding the Wabash boys basketball team to four first-quarter points, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings won 69-51, improving to 12-3 overall and 4-1 in the Three Rivers Conference. Coming into the contest, Wabash was tops in the TRC in scoring, averaging 75 points a game, but the Vikings’ defense held the Apaches 24 points under their average, while Valley scored 15 points more than its average. In a balanced-scoring win, junior Nick Kindig had a game-high 20 points, while sophomore teammate Tanner Andrews had 17, junior Jacob Ritchey finished with 12 and sophomore Robby Groom posted eight. The Vikings host North Miami Thursday in another TRC affair. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 69, WABASH 51 V 18 16 20 15 — 69 W 4 21 16 10 — 51 Valley — Nick Kindig 8 1-2 20, Robby Groom 3 0-1 8, Tanner Andrews 8 1-2 17, Jeffrey Tillman 1 0-0 2, Jacob Ritchey 4 4-4 12, Alex Thacker 1 0-0 2, James Gregory 1 0-0 2, Logan Britton 1 0-0 2, Jarred Littlejohn 0 0-0 0, Derrick Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Chainey Zolman 2 0-1 4. Totals 29 6-10 69. Wabash — Landon Cole 2 3-4 7, Breyton Nealis 5 1-2 12, Nate Price 0 0-0 0, Tyler Brewer 3 0-2 6, Shea Beauchamp 1 0-0 2, Tyler King 1 0-0 3, Kodi Clemons 0 4-4 4, Andrew Adamson 5 3-3 15, Jacob Ellis 0 0-0 0, Roger Davis 1 0-0 2, Jordan Blair 0 0-0 0, Grant Sailors 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 11-15 51. Three-point goals — Valley 5 (Kindig 3, Groom 2), Wabash 4 (Adamson 2, King, Nealis); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Valley 16, Wabash 19 (Nealis); Records — Valley 12-3 (4-1 TRC), Wabash 6-7 (3-3 TRC). JV — Valley 45, Wabash 30.
Friday in Wabash
Playing a Three Rivers Conference game at Northfield Friday night, the Manchester boys basketball team suffered a 68-37 loss. Senior Connor McLaughlin scored 17 points for the Manchester Squires, while Northfield junior Ryan Keaffaber netted a game-high 26. The 3-11 (1-5 TRC) Squires travel to Peru tonight. NORTHFIELD 68, MANCHESTER 37 M 7 5 14 11 — 37 N 14 22 29 12 — 68 Northfield — Collin Dawes 2 1-2 7, Chad Glasscock 3 0-0 7, Dustin Echard 1 1-2 3, Ryan Keaffaber 10 4-7 20, Ryan Givens 9 0-0 18, Adam Roser 0 0-0 0, Ethan Stouffer 0 0-0 0, Jonathan Richardson 0 0-0 0, Tanner Wilcox 1 0-0 2, Cody Gibson 1 3-4 5. Totals 26 9-15 68. Manchester — Derek Self 1 0-0 2, Claudel Dickantone 1 0-0 3, Clayton Petrie 1 0-0 3, Logan Brunn 4 0-2 8, Phoenix Goad 0 0-0 0, Connor McLaughlin 6 0-0 17, Caleb Thomas 1 0-0 2, Micah McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Grant Schuler 0 0-0 0, Neil Underwood 0 0-0 0, Dalton Day 0 0-0 0, Noah Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 0-2 37. Three-point goals — Northfield 5 (Dawes 2, Keaffaber 2, Glasscock), Manchester 7 (McLaughlin 5, Dickantone, Petrie); Team Fouls — Northfield 8, Manchester 14; Records — Northfield 14-3 (5-1 TRC), Manchester 3-11 (1-5 TRC). JV — Northfield 31, Manchester 16. Manchester JV Stats: Points — Underwood 6, Austin Brewer 3, Schuler 2, Owen Johnson 2, Day 2; Record — 4-10.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Friday in Syracuse
The Wawasee girls basketball team closed out its regular season with a 56-29 Northern Lakes Conference home loss Friday night against Northridge. In defeat, juniors KiLee Knafel and Kiley Cooper scored 11 and nine points, respectively. The loss ends Wawasee’s regular season at 5-15 overall and 1-6 in NLC play. Wawasee faces Lakeland in the opening game of the Class 3A Sectional 21 Tuesday at Wawasee High School. NORTHRIDGE 56, WAWASEE 29 N 12 19 18 7 — 56 W 10 2 7 10 — 29 Northridge — Vaught 1 0-0 2, O’Dell 0 2-2 2, M. Miller 5 0-0 10, H. Schrock 5 1-1 14, M. Schrock 3 0-0 8, VanNamee 0 0-0 0, Zook 5 0-0 13, T. Miller 3 0-0 7, Bontrager 0 0-0 0, Swank 0 0-0 0, C. Miller 0 0-0 0, Tadeo 0 0-0 0, Yoder 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 3-3 56. Wawasee — Elizabeth Jackson 0 0-0 0, Alexis Blunk 1 0-0 2, Cassie Martinez 0 0-0 0, KiLee Knafel 3 4-4 11, Kelsey Hunter 2 1-2 5, Kiley Cooper 4 1-3 9, Mesha Reeves 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 6-9 29. Three-point goals — Northridge 9 (H. Schrock 3, Zook 3, M. Schrock 2, T. Miller), Wawasee 1 (Knafel); Team Fouls — Northridge 7, Wawasee 5; Records — Northridge 17-5 (5-2 NLC), Wawasee 5-15 (1-6 NLC). JV — Northridge 35, Wawasee 21. Wawasee JV Record — 1-19.
