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The Warriors (11-3 overall) will take their unblemished record into the NLC wrestling meet Saturday at Goshen at 9 a.m.
Wawasee got wins from Travis Coy (112 pounds), Jacen Hendricks (119), Kevin A. Carr (125), Ryan Johnson (130), Darrell Carr (135), John Merchant (140), Jason Carr (145), Shaun Belin (152), Rob Burke (160), Jeremy Walls (171), and Jesse Leonard (189).
The JV Warriors came away with a 12-6 decision. Tyler Cline (130) and J.D. Lane (140) were winners.
WAWASEE 53, NORTHWOOD 12
103 - Gary Schmucker (NW) def. Chet Wortinger, 7-1
112 - Travis Coy (W) def. Nick Roelantz, 16-5
119 - Jacen Hendricks (W) won by forfeit
125 - Kevin A. Carr (W) pinned Ben Becker, 4:17
130 - Ryan Johnson (W) def. Danny Martinez, 13-1
135 - Darrell Carr (W) def. Mike Sanders, 12-6
140 - John Merchant (W) won by forfeit
145 - Jason Carr (W) def. Amos Frye, 5-2
152 - Shaun Belin (W) pinned Bill Mitschelen, 1:57
160 - Rob Burke (W) Justin Witmer, 4:49
171 - Jeremy Walls (W) won by forfeit
189 - Jesse Leonard (W) def. Adam Slone, 5-1
215 - Justin Hershberger (NW) pinned Tom Bryan, 1:38
275 - Nick Yoder (NW) def. Jamie Salazar, 3-1
Whitko 44, Westview 33
At Topeka, Whitko came away with the 11-point win Thursday in wrestling action.
Winning for Whitko were: Drew Shilling, Ben Watson, Keith Bird, Mark Rackoczy, Todd Grube, Jeremiah Rakoczy, Robbie Nieto, and Scott Barker.
The JV team won 28-6 over Westview.
Whitko hosts Wabash tonight at 6:30 p.m.
WHITKO 44, WESTVIEW 33
103 - Drew Shilling (Wh) won by forfeit
112 - Ben Watson (Wh) pinned Travis Fireline, 3:10
119 - Keith Bird (Wh) pinned Jay Kleitz, 4:49
125 - Matt Handshoe (We) pinned Mitch Mathias, :56
130 - Jarod Miller (We) pinned James Baumgartner, 4:07
135 - Shaun Riley (We) tech. fall Brock Waterson, 3:23
140 - Marc Price (We) maj. dec. Steve Imbody, 22-12
145 - Josh Hammer (We) pinned Josh Keel, 1:23
152 - Mark Rackoczy (Wh) pinned Kurt Yoder, 3:39
160 - Todd Grube (Wh) tech. fall Casey Wood, 1:51
171 - Jeremiah Rakoczy (Wh) def. Jason Tetzloff, 12-7
189 - Robbie Nieto (Wh) pinned Josh Tackett, 1:22
215 - Jamie Wood (We) Mark Christian, 2:43
275 - Scott Barker (Wh) pinned Kevin Gall, 5:24
JV: Whitko 28, Westview 6
112 - Jordan Schrader (Wh) maj. dec. Brandon Mauk, 9-0
145 - Dan Cochran (Wh) pinned Josh Thibos, 3:25
152 - Ivan Hathaway (Wh) pinned Brooks Van DeKeere, 5:52
160 - Russell Veach (Wh) pinned Darin Stutzman, :59
160 - Seth Slater (Wh) pinned Justin Baugh, 3:39
275 - Josh Downy (We) pinned Brad Sprunger, 1:24
Triton 60, Culver 21
At Bourbon, Triton finally got in this match, which was postponed twice because of the snow, and came away with the big win.
Triton picked up six of its individual wins on forfeits and another four on pins. Both teams had competitors sitting out in preparation of the conference meet.
Triton (12-10) is at the Northern State Conference meet Saturday at Jimtown at 9:30 a.m.
TRITON 60, CULVER 21
103 - Ryan Klotz (T) pinned Greg Haschel, 4:38
112 - Brandon Chapman (T) pinned Rick McCarty, 4:58
119 - Ben Wojydla (C) pinned Matt Wanemacher, 4:43
125 - Justin Vining (T) won by forfeit
130 - Nick Lovechio (T) won by forfeit
135 - Josh Fox (C) def. Josh Hooley, 6-4
140 - Nick Heckaman (T) won by forfeit
145 - Daniel Sellers (T) pinned Mike Bushman, 5:23
152 - Jake Hartle (C) pinned Jason Lemler, 2:54
160 - Kyle Burke (C) pinned Willie Holland, 4:48
171 - Isaiah Bower (T) pinned Ed Goad, 4:37
189 - Ken Reed (T) won by forfeit
215 - Jim Marxer (T) won by forfeit
275 - Ed Keenan (T) won by forfeit
Girls' Basketball
Whitko 66, Rochester 39
At Rochester, the Wildcats broke away from the winless Zebras in the second half, outscoring them 46-19.
Whitko broke a 20-20 halftime tie by getting better shot selection and shooting 61 percent from the floor in the second half.
BrieAnn Starkweather tied teammate Melissa Sands' school record with 24 rebounds. She added 18 points.
The game got off to rough start with three double fouls, one intentional foul and a technical in the first quarter. The Wildcats settled down in the second half.
Whitko (5-8, 2-3 TRC) is at Wawasee tonight.
WHITKO 66, ROCHESTER 39
Whitko 8 12 24 22 - 66
Rochester 14 6 7 12 - 39
Whitko - T.Osborn 2-4 2-2 6, K.Osborn 3-12 0-2 6, Peters 2-3 0-0 6, Warner 3-12 0-0 6, Dome 0-2 2-2 2, Rowland 5-9 0-0 10, Starkweather 9-19 0-2 18, Hull 2-2 2-2 6, Frantz 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 26-69 6-10 66.
Frosh Basketball
Warsaw 56, FW North 51 (OT)
At Fort Wayne, the Tigers rallied from a five-point deficit in the final minute to force the tie and won the game in overtime on free throws.
Warsaw was down eight with three minutes left and then down five with one minute to go, but eventually tied the game on a Greg Seiss' banked three-pointer.
Jason Henthorn led the Tigers with 28 points. Chris Rhodes added nine points and eight rebounds. Ross Kesler had seven assists.
The B-team played to a 13-13 tie. Jon Walmer had seven points for Warsaw.
Warsaw (11-1) is at Goshen Jan. 27.
9th Girls: Knox 41, Triton 16
At Bourbon, Emily Yankovich scored eight points in defeat for the Trojans.
Triton is now 1-8.
Triton 53, Valley 41
At Mentone, Triton came away with the 12-point win Thursday in freshman boys' basketball action.
Brandon Zeider led the way for the Trojans with 24 points. Jason Bules added 12.
For Valley, Derek Domenico had 10 points and Nathan Patterson seven.
Triton is 12-1, and Valley drops to 3-8.
