ROCHESTER — Tippecanoe Valley’s Tyler Swain and Alex Thacker only scored three points between them in Thursday’s boys basketball game against NorthWood, but they certainly made them count. Swain, a sophomore, scored a bucket with 14 seconds left in the second overtime period, and Thacker, a freshman made 1 of 2 free throws with two seconds remaining in the second extra session as the Vikings beat the Panthers 70-68 in the first semifinal game of the Winning Edge Holiday Tournament at Rochester High School. The Vikings are now 5-2 on the season, while the Panthers fell to 2-4. Rochester defeated Marquette Catholic 49-45 in the second semifinal game. Valley and the host Zebras will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the championship game. The Vikings are looking for their first Winning Edge Holiday Tournament championship since 2004. NorthWood and Marquette Catholic will square off at 6 p.m. in the consolation contest. Scoring their fifth win in six games, the Vikings had four players score in double figures. Sophomore Tanner Andrews led Valley with 20 points, while junior Nick Kindig added 15 and senior Jeff Tillman and sophomore Robby Groom chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Johnathan Wilkinson led NorthWood with a game-high 21 points, while Braxton Miller added 19. The Panthers led 18-10 after one quarter of play, 24-17 at halftime and 35-31 at the end of the third quarter. The teams were tied at 52 at the end of regulation and at 59 after one overtime period. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 70, NORTHWOOD 68 (2 OT) NW 18 6 11 17 7 9 – 68 TV 10 7 14 21 7 11 - 79 NW — Miller 6 4-8 19, Zurcher 2 1-1 5, Yoder 2 0-0 5, Farmwald 0 0-0 0, Klem 4 5-6 15, McCoy 0 1-2 1, Wilkinson 5 10-13 21, Stueve 1 0-1 2. Totals 21 21-32 68. TV — Nick Kindig 3 9-12 15, Alex Thacker 0 1-2 1, Robby Groom 4 0-2 11, Tanner Andrews 9 2-10 20, Jeff Tillman 4 3-4 12, Jordan Littlejohn 0 0-0 0, Jacob Ritchey 2 2-2 6, Tyler Swain 1 0-0 2, Chainey Zolman 1 0-0 3. Totals 24 17-32 70. Three-pointers – NorthWood 7 (Miller 3, Klem 2, Yoder, Wilkinson), Valley 5 (Groom 3, Tillman, Zolman); Team Fouls (fouled out) – NorthWood 23 (Yoder), Valley 25 (Kindig, Tillman, Ritchey); Records: NorthWood 2-4, Valley 5-2
Thursday in Columbia City
Competing in the 10-team Carroll Shootout Thursday, the Wawasee boys basketball team began by defeating Fort Wayne Blackhawk 73-56 at Columbia City High School, but fell 51-37 to Carroll in its second game. With pool play completed, the tournament moves to Carroll High School today, with Wawasee facing Prairie Heights at noon, with their next game dependent upon that outcome. With a win over Prairie Heights, Wawasee would play in the 6 p.m. fifth-place game, but with a loss, the Warriors would play again at 4 p.m. for seventh place. WAWASEE 73, FW BLACKHAWK 56 (Carroll Shootout, Pool B, Game 2) B 15 15 18 8 — 56 W 19 28 15 10 — 73 Wawasee — Trent Koble 4 1-2 9, Jacob Thompson 6 8-12 23, Ryndan Aaron 4 0-0 10, Zac Patrick 2 0-0 4, Justin Fick 5 0-1 11, Austin Lutz 0 0-0 0, Alex Clark 3 0-0 9, Garrett Balser 0 0-0 0, Bauer Schmeltz 2 1-1 5, Kody Carpenter 0 0-0 0, Chase Myers 0 2-2 2, Jacob Blackburn 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 12-18 73. Blackhawk — Riley Reimschisel 7 0-0 15, Bryce Urshel 0 0-0 0, Joey Morgan 2 0-0 4, Jared Kaoty 9 5-6 23, Trent Whid 4 0-0 8, Brooks Smith 0 0-0 0, Preston Rippe 0 0-0 0, Chad Bell 2 0-0 4, Charles Nacy 1 0-0 2, Jordan Maley 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 5-6 56. Three-point goals — Wawasee 9 (Thompson 3, Clark 3, Aaron 2, Fick), Blackhawk 1 (Reimschisel); Team Fouls — Wawasee 13, Blackhawk 14. CARROLL 51, WAWASEE 37 (Carroll Shootout, Pool B, Game 5) W 11 8 14 4 — 37 C 18 12 6 15 — 51 Carroll — Chandler White 9 4-6 23, Tanner Ginder 0 0-0 0, Jonathan McKerman 5 2-3 12, Adam Freiburger 4 3-4 11, Jon Wenger 1 0-1 2, Tony Orr 0 0-0 0, Alex Hammond 0 0-0 0, Mason Miller 0 3-4 3, Blake Conveset 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 12-18 51. Wawasee — Koble 2 0-0 4, Thompson 3 2-6 9, Aaron 2 0-0 5, Patrick 0 4-4 4, Fick 5 4-6 15, Lutz 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0, Schmeltz 0 0-0 0, Carpenter 0 0-0 0, Myers 0 0-0 0, Blackburn 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 10-16 37. Three-point goals — Carroll 1 (White), Wawasee 3 (Thompson, Aaron, Fick); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Carroll 17, Wawasee 19 (Patrick, Fick); Records — Carroll 3-5, Wawasee 6-3.
Thursday in Peru
The Whitko boys basketball team advanced to today’s championship game of the Beef O’Brady’s/American Trust Holiday Classic with a 66-50 win over Peru Thursday at Peru High School. In the first game of the four-team tournament, Whitko’s Logan Irwin went for 34 points, while Trey Weber had 12. The 2-5 Wildcats face the 3-3 LaVille Lancers today at 8 p.m. back at Peru. WHITKO 66, PERU 50 (Holiday Classic, 1st Rd.) W 14 16 16 20 — 66 P 12 18 7 13 — 50 Whitko — Logan Irwin 11 7-8 34, Keaton Irwin 0 0-0 0, Dylan Cumberland 0 0-0 0, Alex Stoddard 2 4-6 8, Trey Weber 4 0-0 12, Colin Nicodemus 2 0-0 4, Gabe Powell 0 0-0 0, Kolten Krull 4 0-0 8. Totals 23 11-14 66. Peru — Smith 3 8-10 15, Primerano 4 0-2 8, Marburger 0 3-6 3, MacDonald 2 2-2 6, Comerford 2 4-6 8, 2 4-6 8, Sullivan 3 2-2 10, Childers 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 29-28 50. Three-point goals — Whitko 9 (L. Irwin 5, Weber 4), Peru 3 (Sullivan 2, Smith); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Whitko 24 (K. Irwin), 16 (Smith); Records — Whitko 2-5, Peru 3-3.
Thursday in Winona Lake
The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team went 0-2 at its own tournament Thursday, falling to Clinton Christian (52-41) and Huntington Home School (64-50). The losses drop LCA to 0-7 going into today’s 5:30 p.m. game against South Bend Trinity. CLINTON CHRISTIAN 52, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 41 (Cougar Classic, 1st Rd.) C 10 11 11 20 — 52 L 12 6 12 11 — 41 Clinton — Jamin Hochstetler 4-10 5-6 15, Lance Miller 2-6 0-1 6, Trenton Miller 3-8 4-4 10, Justin Horst 2-3 1-3 5, Madison Yoder 5-19 3-7 14, Matthew Bontrager 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 17-47 13-22 52. LCA — John Rohrs 0-1 0-0 0, Sam Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Zarek Finley 1-2 2-2 4, Collin Price 4-12 0-0 10, Chris Silveus 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Silveus 0-3 1-2 1, Billy Pitts 2-3 0-0 4, Calvin Prinsen 9-14 4-5 22, Noah Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Mount 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-37 7-9 41. Three-point goals — Clinton 5-13 (Hochstetler 2, Miller 2, Yoder), LCA 2-5 (Price 2); Team Fouls — Clinton 13, LCA 20; Turnovers — Clinton 12, LCA 22; Rebounds — Clinton 27, LCA 31 (Silveus 11); Assists — Clinton 3 (Miller 2), LCA 8 (Prinsen 2); Steals — Clinton 10 (Hochstetler 6), LCA 7 (Finley 2); Blocks — Clinton 0, LCA 4 (Prinsen 4). HUNTINGTON HOME SCHOOL 64, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 50 (Cougar Classic, 2nd Rd.) H 14 19 8 23 — 64 L 10 10 16 14 — 50 Huntington — Matt Weaver 2-8 13-15 17, Heath Rush 1-1 0-0 2, Chris Lieffers 1-2 0-0 2, Bruce Hitzfield 0-0 0-0 0, Spencer Ballinger 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks Hitzfield 4-7 7-8 16, Chandler Ballinger 0-0 0-0 0, Clay Sickafoose 5-9 3-4 16, Caleb Lieffers 4-6 3-5 11. Totals 17-34 26-32 64. LCA — Rohrs 1-4 1-2 3, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Finley 2-10 0-0 6, Price 6-12 6-8 20, C. Silveus 0-3 6-6 6, J. Silveus 1-2 3-4 5, Logan Pitts 0-0 0-0 0, B. Pitts 0-0 0-0 0, Prinsen 4-6 2-2 10, Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Mount 0-0 0-0 0, Nathan Gross 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-38 18-22 50. Three-point goals — Huntington 4-9 (Sickafoose 3, Hitzfield), LCA 4-15 (Finley 2, Price 2); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Huntington 13, LCA 24 (Silveus); Turnovers — Huntington 13, LCA 10; Rebounds — Huntington 31 (Weaver 11), LCA 22 (Price 4); Assists — Huntington 7 (Weaver 3), LCA 5 (Price 3); Steals — Huntington 6 (Hitzfield 3), LCA 5 (Silveus 2, Prinsen 2); Blocks — Huntington 1, LCA 1; Record — LCA 0-7.
Thursday in Wabash
Playing Wabash in the opening round of the Wabash County Tournament Thursday, the Manchester boys basketball team fell 72-58 at Northfield High School. The loss leaves the Squires at 0-6 going into today’s 3:45 p.m. consolation game against Southwood. WABASH 72, MANCHESTER 58 (Wabash Co. Tourney, 1st Rd) Complete Stats Unavailable Records — Wabash 4-2, Manchester 0-6.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Thursday in Wabash
In the opening game of the Wabash County Tournament, the Manchester girls basketball team defeated Northfield 49-44 Thursday at Northfield High School. In the victory, Manchester’s Hanna Schmidt had 14 points and Kaylee Watson chipped in 10. Manchester faces Wabash today in the 5:30 p.m. championship game at Northfield High School. MANCHESTER 49, NORTHFIELD 44 (Wabash Co. Tourney, 1st Rd.) M 7 20 6 16 — 49 N 11 18 5 10 — 44 Manchester — Malyssa Bedke 0 0-0 0, Meika Kennedy 4 1-4 6, Hanna Schmidt 4 5-9 14, Lindsey Budnik 1 0-0 2, Kayla Flack 1 7-10 9, Bekah Brunn 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Watson 3 3-5 10, Sydney Snep 0 0-0 0, Autumn Brewer 3 2-2 8, Hannah Little 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 18-30 49. Northfield — Richter 0 0-2 0, Eltzroth 0 0-2 0, Reed 5 4-9 15, Hendricks 0 0-0 0, Eltzroth 0 9-10 9, Stephan 2 0-8 4, Echard 3 6-10 12, Kennedy 1 2-3 4. Totals 11 21-44 44. Three-point goals — Manchester 5 (Kennedy 3, Schmidt, Watson), Northfield 1 (Reed); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Manchester 28 (Watson), Northfield 23 (Eltzroth); Records — Manchester 7-2, Northfield 2-8. JV — Southwood 37, Manchester 19 Manchester JV Stats: Points — Madison Isbell 6, Mariah Mobley 6; Record — 5-4.
Thursday in Peru
Defeating the LaVille Lady Lancers 69-48 Thursday, the Whitko girls basketball team will play for the Beef O’Brady’s/American Trust Holiday Classic championship today. The 5-6 Lady Wildcats will play Peru (4-7) for the championship at the Vintage Tig-Arena in downtown Peru today at 6 p.m.
