MIDDLEBURY — Playing a Northern Lakes Conference game in Middlebury Saturday night, the Wawasee boys basketball team lost 64-60 to the hosting Northridge Raiders.
Wawasee junior Ryndan Aaron led all scorers with 23 points, making 7 of 10 three-pointes, while senior teammate Jake Clark scored 16 and senior Zac Patrick chipped in eight.
In the win, Northridge’s Gavin Blyly and Nate Ritchie each scored 17 points, with Joey Ganyard netting 10, as the Raiders improved to 8-7 overall and 2-4 in NLC play.
For Wawasee, the loss was its fourth in five games, falling to 9-7 overall and 0-5 in the conference.
The Warriors will get another shot at a conference win Thursday at home against Goshen.
Saturday in Peru Returning to the school he coached just last season, and nine years overall, Eric Thompson’s Manchester boys basketball team fell 60-48 Saturday night. In defeat, Connor McLaughlin scored 19 for the Squires, who also got 12 points from Logan Brunn. The 3-12 Squires travel to Caston Thursday. PERU 60, MANCHESTER 48 M 17 8 11 12 — 48 P 29 8 13 19 — 60 Peru — Smith 9 6-8 26, Primerano 1 2-6 8, Marburger 0 0-0 0, MacDonald 1 0-0 3, Comerford 4 4-5 12, Brooks 1 0-0 2, Sullivan 4 1-1 9, Richardson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 12-20 60. Manchester — Derek Self 3 3-3 9, Claudel Dickantone 1 0-2 2, Clayton Petrie 3 0-2 6, Logan Brunn 5 2-4 12, Phoenix Goad 0 0-2 0, Connor McLaughlin 7 0-0 19, Caleb Thomas 0 0-0 0, Micah McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Grant Schuler 0 0-0 0, Neil Underwood 0 0-0 0, Noah Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 5-13 48. Three-point goals — Peru 2 (Smith 2), Manchester 5 (McLaughlin 5); Team Fouls — Peru 14, Manchester 19; Records — Peru 6-8, Manchester 3-12. JV — Peru 47, Manchester 26. Manchester JV Stats: Points — McDaniel 10, Austin Brewer 6, Underwood 4, Cody Egner 2, Rainer Borgmann 2, Lucas Schilling 2; Record — 4-11.
Saturday in Winona Lake The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team fell 61-42 Saturday night at home against Gary 21st Century Charter School. LCA was led by Collin Price’s 12 points in the loss, while Josh Silveus scored nine. The 1-14 LCA Cougars host Benton Home School Tuesday night. CENTURY CHARTER 61, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 42 C 13 11 17 20 — 61 L 8 7 8 19 — 42 Century — Jeremiah King 4-7 0-0 9, Mykel Mayes 5-10 1-2 11, Robert Eatman 0-2 0-0 0, DeAndre Frazier 0-1 0-0 0, Jamel Dickerson 8-12 0-0 18, Myrin Kirksey 0-6 0-0 0, Donald Martin 0-3 0-0 0, David German 2-3 0-0 4, Chanton Booker 0-2 1-2 1, Louis Brown 3-6 0-0 6, Arnez Cathey 4-9 0-0 9, David Jernigan 0-5 1-2 1, Akee Porter 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-68 3-6 61. LCA — Teddy Harvey 1-4 5-5 7, Sam Harris 0-5 0-0 0, Zarek Finley 0-2 0-0 0, Collin Price 6-12 0-0 12, Chris Silveus 1-4 2-2 5, Josh Silveus 3-10 3-4 9, Calvin Prinsen 1-6 4-5 6, Noah Cole 1-2 1-1 3, Logan Mount 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-45 15-17 42. Records — Century 6-9, LCA 1-14. Saturday in Angola 9th — Wawasee 60, Angola 38. Wawasee 9th Record — 11-5.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Saturday in Granger The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team lost 45-40 at Granger Christian Saturday night. In defeat, LCA’s Jo Boren had 13 points and 18 rebounds, while Emilee Catron had nine points and Hannah Remington netted eight. The 1-19 LCA Lady Cougars host Mishawaka Christian today. GRANGER CHRISTIAN 45, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 40 L 8 5 15 12 — 40 G 13 15 3 14 — 45 LCA — Jessica Goss 2-10 1-2 5, Hannah Remington 3-7 1-2 8, Hailey Nieveen 1-9 0-0 3, Alisa Gross 1-1 0-0 2, Emilee Catron 3-15 2-5 9, Jo Boren 4-16 5-6 13, Julianne Haines 0-1 0-0 0, Maryl Gerst 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-59 9-15 40. LCA Stats: Three-point goals — 2-11 (Remington, Nieveen); Team Fouls (fouled out) — 16 (Goss, Nieveen); Turnovers — 18; Rebounds — 43 (Boren 18); Assists — 8 (Goss 3, Nieveen 3); Steals — 11 (Remington 3, Boren 3); Blocks — 3 (Boren 2); Record — 1-19.
GYMNASTICS Saturday in Ligonier The Warsaw Lady Tigers finished eighth and the Wawasee Lady Warriors were ninth at Saturday’s Lakeland Gymnastics Invitational. DeKalb won the tournament with a score of 107.65, followed by Carroll and Angola, rounding out the top three. Individually, Angola’s Alex Nickel had the top all-around score, tallying 38.1, while Warsaw’s Abbi Baum was eighth (32.2) and Wawasee was led by Emily Allen’s 13th-place finish (31.75). Warsaw and Wawasee are both in action Thursday, as the Lady Tigers travel to Plymouth and the Lady Warriors host Elkhart Central. LAKELAND INVITATIONAL Team Scores — DeKalb 107.65, Carroll 106.45, Angola 105.9, Elkhart Central 97, Lakeland 96.3, Plymouth 95.85, East Noble 94.55, Warsaw 94.05, Wawasee 91.55, West Noble 72.6, Hamilton 36.65, Fairfield 28.9. (Winners, Local Results) Vault — 1. (tie) Alex Nickel (Angola), Megan Felger (Carroll) 9.55, Brittney Sherman (War), Emily Allen (Waw) 8.55, Ruby Minnick (Waw) 8.4, Abbi Baum (War) 8.3, Jo Richard (War) 8.25, Molly Smith (Waw) 8.2, Katie Richard (War) 7.85, Kim Garber (Wawasee) 7.6; Bar — 1. Nickel (Angola) 9.6, Baum (War) 7.8, Allen (Waw) 7.4, J. Richard (War) 7.35, Tori Coble (Waw) 7.05, Sherman (War) 7.05, Taylor Busse (Waw) 6.7, Minnick (Waw) 6.65, K. Richard (War) 6.1; Beam — 1. Rachel Pratt (Carroll) 9.35, Sherman (War) 8.0, K. Richard (War) 7.4, Busse (Waw) 7.35, Baum (War) 7.35, J. Richard (War) 7.3, Allen (Waw) 7.3, Garber (Waw) 7.05, Minnick (Waw) 5.65; Floor — 1. Nickel (Angola) 9.8, Baum (War) 8.75, Sherman (War) 8.5, Allen (Waw) 8.5, Minnick (Waw) 7.75, Garber (Waw) 7.3, Sabine Jansson (Waw) 7.15, Molly Borchers (Waw) 6.75, J. Richard (War) 6.5; All-Around — 1. Nickel (Angola) 38.1, Baum (War) 32.2, Sherman (War) 32.1, Allen (Waw) 31.75, J. Richard (War) 29.4, Minnick (Waw) 28.45.
