Westview Hands Warriors 18th Loss In A Row

TOPEKA - Westview (No. 3, 2A) broke its Wawasee curse Friday by defeating the Warriors for the first time in four years 70-61.

Wawasee held a 47-46 lead over Westview at the start of the third quarter, but the Westview Warriors outscored Wawasee 25-13 in in the fourth frame to get the win.

Andrew Warner led the Wawasee scoring drive with 18 points while R.J. Nethaway netted 16 points for Wawasee.

Wawasee, now 0-18, will try to earn its first win of the season at Columbia City Tuesday. Westview improved to 15-2.

Westview 71, Wawasee 60

Wawasee 15 11 21 13 - 60

Westview 22 9 15 25 - 71

Wawasee - Ploszek 0 2-3 2, Wilson 2 0-0 4, Gradle 0 0-0 0, Farrell 0 0-0 0, Lambert 1 0-0 3, High 3 0-0 7, Nethaway 7 2-4 16, Warner 6 6-8 18, Knisely 0-0 0-0 0, Packer 0 0-2 0. Totals 23 10-17 60.

Westview -ÊE. Yoder 2 2-2 6, Bontrager 0 0-0 0, Nelson 5 2-2 12, Hostetler 6 2-2 16, Miller 1 2-2 4, D. Yoder 6 5-6 19, M. Miller 1 2-2 4, J. Yoder 1 0-1 3, Christner 1 6-6 9, Fought 0 0-0 0, Weaver 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 19-21 71.

Three-point goals - Wawasee 4 (Zolman 2, Lambert 1, High 1), Westview 6 (Hostetler 2, D. Yoder 2, J. Yoder 1, Christner 1).