SYRACUSE — The Wawasee boys basketball team snapped a three-game skid Saturday, defeating Lakeland 60-53 in Syracuse. In the win, junior Ryndan Aaron scored a game-high 20 points, making 6 of 9 three-pointers. Also for Wawasee, senior Bauer Schmeltz had 15 points and senior Jake Clark finished with 13 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, helping the Warriors hold a 33-21 advantage on the boards. The Warriors travel to Northridge Saturday for a Northern Lakes Conference contest. WAWASEE 60, LAKELAND 53 L 18 8 16 11 — 53 W 20 18 7 15 — 60 Wawasee — Trent Koble 2-5 1-4 6, Jake Clark 2-7 8-14 13, Ryndan Aaron 6-11 2-2 20, Zac Patrick 2-2 0-0 5, Bauer Schmeltz 5-12 2-2 15, Austin Lutz 0-0 0-0 0, Chase Myers 0-1 0-0 0, Alex Clark 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 17-38 14-24 60. Lakeland — Tim Abbott 4-9 2-2 10, Jalen King 5-14 4-5 16, Cody Richardson 1-4 0-0 2, Spencer Mortola 6-13 2-2 17, Chandler Mynhier 2-3 2-2 6, Mitch Herber 0-0 0-2 0, Todd Knote 1-1 0-2 2, Marco Olivares 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-45 10-15 53. Three-point goals — Wawasee 12-28 (Aaron 6, Schmeltz 3, Koble, J. Clark, Patrick), Lakeland 5-15 (Mortola 3, King 2); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Wawasee 14, Lakeland 17 (Abbott); Turnovers — Wawasee 11, Lakeland 4; Rebounds — Wawasee 33 (J. Clark 7), Lakeland 21 (Mortola 7); Assists — Wawasee 7 (Clark 7), Lakeland 1; Steals — Wawasee 1, Lakeland 3; Blocks — Wawasee 0, Lakeland 1; Records — Wawasee 9-6, Lakeland 5-9. JV — Lakeland 38, Wawasee 26.
Saturday in Leo-Cedarville
In a high-scoring affair at Leo, the Whitko boys basketball team lost 107-90 Saturday night. Whitko senior Logan Irwin scored 43 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, in the loss, leaving him with a career total of 1,962 points. Also for Whitko, Trey Weber netted 14, while Jordan Sims had nine. The 6-8 Wildcats host Carroll Tuesday. LEO 107, WHITKO 90 Whitko — Logan Irwin 14-28 11-14 43, Keaton Irwin 2-6 0-0 5, Alex Stoddard 2-5 2-2 6, Trey Weber 5-12 2-2 14, Gabe Powell 2-4 3-3 7, Jordan Sims 3-9 0-0 9, Colin Nicodemus 2-3 0-0 6, Kolten Krull 0-11 0-0 0. Totals 30-78 18-21 90. Whitko Stats: Three-point goals — 12-30 (L. Irwin 4, Sims 3, Weber 2, Nicodemus 2, K. Irwin); Team Fouls — 17; Turnovers — 7; Rebounds — 41 (L. Irwin 11); Assists — 15 (L. Irwin 9); Steals — 7 (L. Irwin 2, Weber 2, Sims 2). Records — Leo 9-6, Whitko 6-8.
Saturday in Sharpsville
The Manchester boys basketball team had its comeback bid at Tri-Central come up a bit short Saturday night. Trailing 27-13 at the half, the Squires fought bought to get within one point with three minutes to play, but the Tri-Central Trojans responded to win 46-38. Falling to 2-10 on the season, Manchester was led by sophomore Noah Johnson’s 13 points. The Squires host Rochester Tuesday. TRI-CENTRAL 46, MANCHESTER 38 M 10 3 8 17 — 38 T 11 16 2 17 — 46 Tri-Central — Dick 3 0-1 6, Thomas 1 7-9 9, Blunck 2 2-2 7, McCorkle 2 0-0 5, Williamson 4 4-5 12, Davis 1 2-2 5, A. Smith 1 0-2 2, C. Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 15-21 46. Manchester — Derek Self 2 1-2 6, Caleb Thomas 0 0-0 0, Clayton Petrie 2 0-0 6, Logan Brunn 3 1-3 7, Phoenix Goad 0 0-0 0, Connor McLaughlin 0 0-0 0, Micah McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Claudel Dickantone 0 0-0 0, Grant Schuler 1 0-0 3, Neil Underwood 1 0-0 3, Dalton Day 0 0-0 0, Noah Johnson 6 0-0 13. Totals 15 2-5 38. Three-point goals — Tri-Central 3 (Blunck, McCorkle, Davis), Manchester 6 (Petrie 2, Self, Schuler, Underwood, Johnson); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Tri-Central 11, Manchester 20 (Brunn, Underwood); Records — Tri-Central 4-11, Manchester 2-10. JV — Tri-Central 36, Manchester 30. Manchester JV — Underwood 9, Dickantone 7, McDaniel 5, Lucas Schilling 4, Owen Johnson 3, N. Johnson 2.
Saturday in Winona Lake
Hosting Clinton Christian Saturday, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team was defeated 49-35. LCA’s Collin Price scored a game-high 17 points in the loss, while Calvin Prinsen also scored seven. The 1-13 LCA Cougars host Gary 21st Century Saturday. CLINTON CHRISTIAN 49, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 35 C 8 16 4 21 — 49 L 8 9 9 9 — 35 Clinton — Jamin Hochstetler 2-9 4-4 8, Lance Miller 3-8 0-0 7, Trenton Miller 4-8 4-4 14, Justin Horst 3-9 2-3 8, Shad Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Madison Yoder 4-13 2-4 12, Matthew Bontrager 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 16-52 12-15 49. LCA — Teddy Harvey 0-2 0-0 0, Sam Harris 0-2 0-0 0, Zarek Finley 1-4 0-0 3, Collin Price 6-12 4-8 17, Chris Silveus 1-5 1-4 4, Josh Silveus 0-4 4-4 4, Billy Pitts 0-0 0-0 0, Calvin Prinsen 2-9 3-4 7. Totals 10-38 12-20 35. Records — Clinton 7-11, LCA 1-13.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Saturday in Dunlap
The Wawasee Lady Warriors needed overtime, but they eventually downed Concord 59-49 Saturday in Dunlap, putting an end to a 10-game losing streak. After scoring just three points in the first half, junior KiLee Knafel netted 25 in the second half and overtime, giving her a game-high 33 in the win. Junior Kiley Cooper also had 15 points for the Lady Warriors, who improved to 5-13 (1-5 NLC) going into Tuesday’s home game against Bremen. WAWASEE 59, CONCORD 49 (OT) W 2 9 17 17 14 — 59 C 10 12 8 15 4 — 49 Wawasee — Elizabeth Jackson 0 1-2 1, Alexis Blunk 0 1-5 1, Cassie Martinez 2 3-3 7, KiLee Knafel 8 17-21 33, Kelsey Hunter 1 0-0 2, Kiley Cooper 7 1-3 15, Ashlynn Fisher 0 0-0 0, Mesha Reeves 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 23-34 59. Concord — Williams 2 0-0 5, Iavaginlto 1 2-2 4, Swain 1 0-0 2, Albert 0 0-0 0, Lance 2 1-2 5, Brownlee 6 12-20 24, Bilger 2 2-2 7, Milnamore 0 0-0 0, Mathew 1 0-2 2, Watson 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 17-28 49. Three-point goals — Wawasee 0, Concord 2 (Williams, Bilger); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Wawasee 25 (Hunter, Reeves), Concord 25 (Swain); Records — Wawasee 5-13 (1-5 NLC), Concord 5-15 (0-6 NLC). JV — Concord 58, Wawasee 15. Wawasee JV Record — 1-17.
