SOUTH WHITLEY – Junior Nate Walpole scored 40 points and Whitko held off a late rally to beat visiting Maconaquah 81-75 in Three Rivers Conference play Saturday night. The Wildcat win cost the Braves a share of first place in the TRC. River West scored 18 points and Devon Adkins added 14 for Whitko. Spencer Sroufe had six, Colin Craig two and Tanner Gaff one point to round out the Wildcat scoring. Walpole also gathered six rebounds, Gaff and west grabbed five boards each and Sroufe had four rebounds. Whitko improved to 8-8 for the season, and 4-3 in the TRC. Lady Cats Trip Maconaquah SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko had three players in double figures, led by Aly Reiff’s 21 points, as Whitko closed out its girls basketball regular season with a 68-30 win over visiting Maconaquah Saturday night. Brianna Cumberland hit three shots from beyond the arc toward her 15 points, and Hanna Yohe added 15 points. The Lady Wildcats open sectional play at Central Noble in Albion Tuesday night against Bremen. WHITKO 68, MACONAQUAH 30 M 2 16 7 5 – 30 W 19 16 16 17 – 68 Maconaquah – Courtney Campbell 0 0-2 0, Maddy Turner 3 0-0 6, Grace Hann 5 0-0 11, Jenna Fleming 1 0-0 2, Kate White 5 0-0 11, Kailyn Koontz 0 0-0 0, Aryin Ray 0 0-0 0, Giulia Bruletti 0 0-0 0, Tristyn Koon 0 1-2 1, Kelsey Morgan 0 0-0 0, Brianna Humbert 5 0-0 10. Totals 14 1-4 30. Whitko – Jennifer Reiff 2 1-1 5, Suzanne Sickafoose 0 0-0 0, Emalee Duggins 0 0-0 0, Brianna Cumberland 5 2-2 15, Avaree Freel 0 0-0 0, Emily Day 0 2-2 2, Hanna Yohe 5 5-6 15, Aly Reiff 9 2-6 21, Ellie Snep 2 2-2 6, Kennedy Krull 2 0-0 4. Totals 25 14-19 68. Three-pointers – Maconaquah 1 (White), Whitko 4 (Cumberland 3, A. Reiff); Fouls – Maconaquah 16, Whitko 3; Fouled out – Hann; Records – Maconaquah 5-16 (1-7 TRC), Whitko 16-6 (6-2 TRC) JV – Whitko 41, Maconaquah 21 Whitko – Emalee Duggins 11, Suzanne Sickafoose 10, Cassidy Stout 6, Ellie Snep 6, Susan Lee 4, Anna Owsley 2, Kayla Schipper 2.
Alma Advances For Wildcats HUNTERTOWN – Whitko junior Dylan Alma finished fourth in the 170-pound class at the Carroll Sectional, and was the only Wildcat wrestler to advance to the regional at Carroll next week
