NORTH MANCHESTER – Whitko’s Nate Walpole scored 17 of his game-high 35 points in the fourth quarter to lead the visiting Wildcats to a 69-62, come-from-behind win over Manchester Saturday night. The Wildcat junior opened his night with four three-pointers in the first quarter, and finished with seven treys in the game. Whitko hit 13 threes and six shots inside the arc in the contest. River West had 19 points, including a trio of threes, and Devon Adkins hit three shots from beyond the arc for his nine points. Chase Fierstos had 20 points to lead the Squires. David McAtee had 14 and Keelan Norwood added 11 for Manchester. Manchester held a 44-40 lead after three quarters before the Wildcats came back, outscoring the Squires 29-18 over the last eight minutes. With the Wildcat win, both Whitko and the Squires finish conference play at 6-3, a half-game behind Maconaquah (10-9 overall) for second place. The Braves host Northfield (10-8 overall, 4-3 TRC) Tuesday night. Whitko hosts Whitley County foe Churubusco (6-13) Saturday night. Manchester travels to Columbia City (14-6) Friday night. WHITKO 69, MANCHESTER 62 W 20 8 12 29 – 69 M 17 16 11 18 – 62 Whitko – Tanner Gaff 1 4-4 6, Devon Adkins 3 0-0 9, Roger Helblig 0 0-0 0, Robby Owsley 0 0-0 0, Nate Walpole 11 6-10 35, River West 4 8-8 19, Colin Craig 0 0-0 0, Spencer Sroufe 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 18-22 69. Manchester – Chase Fierstos 7 4-6 20, Brayden Sewell 3 0-0 7, David McAtee 5 2-2 14, Koehl Fluke 3 2-4 8, Keelan Norwood 3 5-5 11, Matthew Pegg 0 0-0 0, Levi Hicks 0 2-2 2, Kane Gable 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 15-19 62. Three-pointers – Whitko 13 (Walpole 7, Adkins 3, West 3), Manchester 5 (Fierstos 2, McAtee 2, Sewell); Fouls – Whitko 18. Manchester 19; Fouled out – Sroufe, Sewell, Norwood; Records – Whitko 12-8 (6-3 TRC), Manchester 13-7 (6-3 TRC) JV – Manchester 62, Whitko 32 Whitko – Alex Bechtold 20, Cody Swick 5, Micah Cokl 2, Alex Robbins 2, Cade Bechtold 2, Shad Ebbinghouse 1. Manchester – Brayden Casper 15, Devon Rooney 14, Kamdyn Lester 9, Braxtin Wilson 7, Kane Gable 4, Mason Myers 3, Logan Parrett 2, Levi Hicks 2, Jake Schannep 2, Andrew McAtee 2, Heath Dierks 2.
