Wawasee Trips Chargers 53-44, Earns First Win Of Season
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LIGONIER – Junior Tyler Smith scored 14 points and sophomore Cayden Wegener sunk a pair of three-point shots on his way to 13 points as visiting Wawasee earned its first win of the season, 53-44 over West Noble Saturday night. Eight different players scored for the Warriors, with Parker Hatfield and Chase Rookstool adding nine points each. Jairus Boyer, Jacob Hand, Jayce Boatwright and Dalton Pearish each had a bucket for Wawasee. The Warriors, now 1-3, are off until they travel to South Whitley and take on Whitko Dec. 12. WAWASEE 53, WEST NOBLE 44 WA 18 8 11 16 – 53 WN 5 13 10 16 – 44 Wawasee – Cayden Wegener 3 5-7 13, Stephon Miller 0 0-0 0, Tyler Smith 6 2-6 14, Jairus Boyer 1 0-0 2, Jacob Hand 1 0-0 2, Cameron Schalach 0 0-0 0, Jayce Boatwright 1 0-0 2, Parker Hatfield 3 3-6 9, Tim Conley 0 0-0 0, Chase Rookstool 3 3-4 9, Dalton Pearish 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 13-23 53. West Noble – Daniel Wiley 2 2-2 8, Mason Stover 3 1-3 7, Walker Donley 0 0-2 0, Tim Stohlman 0 0-0 0, Grant Moser 2 2-2 6, Larry Nickolson 4 3-6 11, Kolten Peterson 1 1-4 3, Cade Barhydte 1 1-2 3, Evan Porter 2 2-2 6. Totals 15 12-23 44. Three-pointers – Wawasee 2 (Wegener 2), West Noble 2 (Wiley 2); Fouls – Wawasee 23, West Noble 21; Fouled out – Boatwright, Rookstool, Nickolson; Records – Wawasee 1-3, West Noble 2-2. JV – Wawasee 63, West Noble 36
Saturday in South Whitley Nate Walpole scored 27 points, and River West added 18 to lead Whitko to a 72-64 win over visiting Bellmont. Devon Adkins added 12 points, and Tanner Gaff contributed nine for the Wildcats. Whitko’s 2-1 record is the best start for the Wildcats since the 2010-11 team started 7-1. They will go for a third-straight win in Albion Tuesday night in a non-conference against Central Noble.
Saturday in Hamilton Josh McDaniel had a game-high 19 points in Lakeland Christian Academy’s 52-36 loss at Hamilton. The Cougars and Marines were tied after the first quarter, but Hamilton took a 17-point lead after three quarters. LCA cut the lead to nine in the final period before Hamilton pulled away. Lakeland Christian (0-3) will host Benton Home School Tuesday night. HAMILTON 52, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 36 LCA 6 6 8 17 – 36 H 6 15 16 15 – 52 Lakeland Christian – Josh McDaniel 6 6-6 19, Noah Twombly 1 1-2 3, Jon Harmon 0 0-0 0, Jake Harmon 2 0-0 6, Carter Twombly 0 2-2 2, Connor Blum 2 0-0 4, Jeremy Gross 0 0-0 0, Skyler Harris 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 9-10 36. Hamilton – Alfred Lingo 0 0-0 0, Evan Johnson 6 2-5 16, Baylee Fifer 0 0-0 0, Jericho Hardon 0 0-0 0, Colton Rose 7 1-5 15, Alex Harrington 2 4-7 8, Reed Steffen 1 1-4 3, Bailey Merritt 2 0-0 4, Jack Hill 1 0-0 2, Nate Brown 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 6-21 52. Three-pointers – LCA 2 (Ja. Harmon 2), Hamilton 2 (Johnson 2); Fouls – LCA 18, Hamilton 12; Fouled out – Jon Harmon, Blum; Records – LCA 0-2, Hamilton 1-2.
Girls Basketball Saturday in Denver Aly Reiff had 22 points and Hanna Yohe added 10 in Whitko’s 61-23 win at Three Rivers Conference rival North Miami. Jennifer Reiff and Brianna Cumberland added eight points each for the Lady Wildcats, who moved to 8-1 on the season, 2-0 in the TRC and 7-0 on the road this year. The Lady Wildcats continue TRC play Friday night when they host Manchester. WHITKO 61, NORTH MIAMI 23 W 10 19 23 9 – 61 NM 7 7 2 7 – 23 Whitko – Jennifer Reiff 3 2-3 8, Emalee Duggins 0 0-0 0, Haley Yohe 1 0-0 2, Brianna Cumberland 3 0-0 8, Avaree Freel 1 0-0 2, Emily Day 2 0-0 4, Hanna Yohe 4 2-2 10, Aly Reiff 11 0-0 22, Ellie Snep 0 0-0 0, Kennedy Krull 2 1-2 5. Totals 27 5-7 61. North Miami – Carlee Lefebvre 1 4-5 7, Sarah Kobeck 0 0-0 0. Lucinda Eckols 0 0-0 0, Michaela Stiver 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Ricket 1 0-1 2, Cailyn Bosler 1 1-4 3, Adria Hartley 2 3-4 7, Ashley Lefebvre 0 0-0 0, Sammy Tims 2 0-0 4. Totals 7 8-14 23. Three-pointers – Whitko 2 (Cumberland 2), N. Miami 1 (C. Lefebvre); Fouls – Whitko 9, N. Miami 14; Fouled out – Bosler, A. Lefebvre; Records – Whitko 8-1 (2-0 TRC), N, Miami 4-3 (1-1 TRC).
Saturday in Bourbon Triton led 25-7 after the first quarter and continued to grow the lead until the fourth quarter in a 58-41 win over Knox in Hoosier North Athletic Conference play at the Trojan Trench. Hannah Wanemacher had 17 points, including a trio of three-point shots, and Jaela Meister added 10 for the Lady Trojans. Seven of eight players who suited up for Triton scored, and all eight collected at least one rebound. Now 3-6 for the season and 2-0 in the HNAC, Triton will host Tippecanoe Valley in non-conference play Thursday night. TRITON 58, KNOX 41 K 7 5 10 19 – 41 T 25 10 14 9 – 58 Knox – Hannah Coad 2-8 0-0 4, Hailey Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Lindsey Simpson 1-3 2-4 2, Mckenzie McIntire 1-1 0-1 2, Kirsten Bauer 0-1 0-0 0, Mikayla Shidler 7-13 1-2 17. Maddie Hewlett 0-4 0-0 0, Leslie Kroft 7-14 0-5 14. Totals 18-45 3-12 41. Triton – Sara Stevens 1-4 2-3 4, Quinn Downing 0-1 0-0 0, Hannah Wanemacher 7-11 0-0 17, Jaela Meister 4-9 1-1 10, Brooklyn Beatty 1-4 2-2 4, Nicole Sechrist 3-8 1-5 7, Shayla May 3-7 1-2 8, Charlotte Morris 4-4 0-1 8. Totals 23-48 7-14 58. Three-pointers – Knox 2 (Shidler 2), Triton 5 (Wanemacher 3, Meister, May); Rebounds – Knox 28 (Shidler 6), Triton 34 (Stevens 4, Wanemacher 4, Beatty 4, Sechrist 4, May 4); Fouls – Knox 15, Triton 17; Fouled out – Kroft; Records – Knox 3-6 (1-1 HNAC), Triton 3-7 (2-0 HNAC)
Saturday in Hamilton Hannah Delp scored 12 points, and Rachel Sand seven in Lakeland Christian Academy’s 59-28 loss to the Hamilton Lady Marines. Melissa Goss and Brady Gross added four points each for the Lady Cougars, who take a 3-5 record to South Bend Trinity Dec. 12. HAMILTON 59, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 28 LCA 11 7 7 3 – 28 H 11 15 15 16 – 59 LCA – Hannah Delp 12, Rachel Sand 7, Melissa Goss 4, Brady Gross 4. Carissa Urschalitz 1. Hamilton – E. Gaff 18, K. Wilson 10, K. Smyth 14, M. Keegan 10, D. Franke 4, T. Creager 2, K. Comment 1. Rebounds (LCA) – Goss 7, Urschalitz 6, Gross 5, Sand 3, Delp 2. Records – LCA 3-5, Hamilton 5-3
Saturday in Manchester Northfield’s Payton Thomsom scored on a layup as time expired to give Northfield a 36-34 win at Manchester in Three Rivers Conference play. Cierra Carter led the Lady Squires with 10 points. Ellie Milam and Rae Bedke had nine points each, with Drew Thompson and Tiffany Johnson adding three points each to round out the Manchester scoring. Manchester (4-5) travels to Huntington North for a non-conference game with the Lady Vikings Tuesday night. NORTHFIELD 36, MANCHESTER 34 N 8 6 11 11 – 36 M 9 5 10 10 – 34 Northfield – Payton Thomson 17, Abby Keaffaber 6, Kelcie Thomson 4, Indi Shear 4, Ariel Dale 2, Melanie Beery 2, Hope Unger 1. Manchester – Cierra Carter 10, Ellie Milam 9, Rae Bedke 9, Drew Thompson 3, Tiffany Johnson 3. Records – Northfield 3-4 (3-0 TRC), Manchester 4-5 (1-1 TRC) JV – Northfield 22, Manchester 16 Manchester scoring – Erika Kendall 12, Bethany Collet 2, Jirni Cripe 1, Kennidy Lauer 1.
Wrestling Saturday in Speicherville Manchester was the county champion, and Bremen the overall champ, at the Wabash County Tournament at Northfield. Manchester tied Bremen, but the Lions were named the winner based on a pre-determined tie-breaking rule. The Squires beat Northfield 48-36, Southwood 66-18 and Manchester 45-30. The Squires had four wrestlers go undefeated on the day; Michael Wirsing (106 pounds), Jackson Mathias (120), Delton Moore (145) and Quentin Moore (170). Two others finished the day 3-1; Trey Addair (132) and Jared Gable (152). Manchester travels to Tippecanoe Valley tonight for a Three Rivers Conference match. WABASH COUNTY TOURNAMENT MANCHESTER RESULTS Manchester 48 Northfield 36; Manchester 42 Bremen 42; Manchester 66 Southwood 18; Manchester 45 Wabash 30 Individual Results; 106 – Michael Wirsing 4-0, 113 – Brandon Wagoner 2-2; 120 – Jackson Mathais 4-0; 126 – Braden Fortner 2-2; 132 – Trey Addair 3-1; 138 – Remington Trick 2-2; 145 – Delton Moore 4-0; 152 – Jared Gable 3-1;160 – Wade France 2-2; 170 – Quentin Moore 4-0; 182 – Trey McNall 1-3; 195 – Andrew Cagle 1-3; 220 – Landon Tharp 2-2; 285 – Juan Ramirez 0-4.
Saturday in LaPorte Wawasee’s Tristin Ponsler completed the LaPorte Invitational at 5-0, while Braxton Alexander, Ronny Short, Zac McKee and Jeremiah Dilley finished 4-1 for the Warriors. The Warriors went 2-3 as a team, beating Hammond and Knox, while losing to Lafayette Jeff, LaPorte and Merrillville. “Our team is improving one day at a time right now. We’re 7-7 on the year, and just looking to make adjustments every day,” said Wawasee head coach Frank Bumgardner. The Warriors will host Northern Lakes Conference for Goshen on Thursday.
Saturday in Berne Triton’s Malachi Greene and Gage Waddle were unbeaten in five matches at the South Adams Invitational. The Trojans won four of five matches as a team in the tournament. Bryce Swihart, Adonic Salinas, Lee Mullet, Nick Harker and Ryan Horne each finished the tourney with 4-1 records. The Trojans will wrestle at the Delta Duals on Dec. 12. SOUTH ADAMS INVITATIONAL TRITON RESULTS Triton 54, Eastbrook 24; Triton 36, Bluffton 15; Triton 60, South Adams 22; Triton 60, Lafayette Harrison 18; Woodlan 49, Triton 30 Individual Results – Miles Ortiz 3-2, Bryce Swihart 4-1, Malachi Greene 5-0, Adonic Salinas 4-1, Riley Chickering 2-2, Brody Evans 1-0, Lee Mullet 4-1, Nick Harker 4-1 Bo Snyder 3-2, Vincent Helton 1-4, Gage Waddle 5-0, Cameron Scarberry 2-1, Billy Smith 1-4, Ryan Horne 4-1, John Salinas 2-2, Aaron Stichter 1-0, Bryson Seitner 0-1
Saturday in Valparaiso Warsaw’s Kyle Hatch went 5-0 on the day and moved to 11-0 on the season at the Valpariaso Invitational. Hatch was joined by Andrew Brock (220) at 5-0. Christian Taylor (138) and Alec Haines (Hwt.) went 4-1 on the day. The Tigers were 1-4 as a team, beating Boone Grove and losing to Kankakee Valley, Noblesville, Portage and South Bend Adams. The Tigers will travel to Plymouth for a Northern Lakes Conference match on Thursday.
