SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko’s basketball teams earned a pair of wins Tuesday night, with the girls earning a 61-43 win over Fort Wayne North, and the boys winning in Poneto over Southern Wells 55-46. Brianna Cumberland had a school record six three-pointers on her way to 31 points in the Lady Wildcat win. Aly Reiff added 20 points for Whitko. The Lady Wildcats moved to 13-8 on the year with the win in its final home game of the season. They will travel to Monroe to take on Adams Central at 7:30 tonight. Nate Walpole scored 17 points in the boys win, with River West adding 15 and Devon Adkins nine for Whitko. The win was the Wildcat’s fifth against 12 losses. They will resume Three Rivers Conference play Friday at North Miami. WHITKO GIRLS 61 FORT WAYNE NORTH 43 N 14 8 5 16 – 43 W 13 22 9 17 – 61 North Side – Alyssa Sylvester 21, Nicole Sewell 6, Tyra Perteete 2, Kailee Stuller 5, Jasmine Jenkins 5, Alexis Stuller 2, Lyndsay Sewell 2 Whitko – Brianna Cumberland 31, Aly Reiff 20, Emily Day 4, Aly Nicodemus 3, Maddie Gawthrop 2, Avaree Freel 1 Records – North 1-19, Whitko 13-8 WHITKO BOYS 55 SOUTHERN WELLS 46 W 13 9 21 12 – 55 SW 10 16 11 9 – 46 Whitko – Nate Walpole 17, River West 15. Devon Adkins 9. Tanner Gaff 8. Cole Kessie 6 Records – Whitko 5-12. Southern Wells 2-13
Boys Basketball Tuesday in Akron Gavin Bussard had 18 points to lead four Tippecanoe Valley players in double figures in a 63-62 home non-conference win over Maconaquah. Neil Clampitt had 17, Chandler O’Connor 12 and Alex Thacker 10 for the Vikings. Now 9-7 on the year, the Vikings will host Wabash in Three Rivers Conference play Friday night. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 63 MACONAQUAH 62 M 14 10 16 22 – 62 TV 21 6 18 18 – 63 Maconaquah – Chandler Pitts 9-14 0-1 20, Ethan Larason 3-4 0-0 7, Braxton Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Bryce Pond 1-4 0-0 2, Luke Hann 2-4 0-0 4, Josh Fewell 1-3 0-0 3, Wyatt Hughes 8-20 6-6 22, Ben Stephenson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 26-51 6-9 62. Valley – Alex Thacker 4-15 2-4 10, Trevor Neeley 1-2 0-0 2, Jared Littlejohn 1-1 0-0 2, Chandler O’Connor 6-8 0-1 12, Alec Craig 1-2 0-0 2, Gavin Bussard 8-13 2-2 18, Neil Clampitt 7-16 1-1 17. Totals 28-57 5-8 63. Three-pointers – Maconaquah 4 (Pitts 2, larason, Fewell), Valley 2 (Clampitt 2); Rebounds – Maconaquah 35 (Hughes 16), Valley 23 (Clampitt 8); Turnovers – Maconaquah 19, Valley 9; Fouls – Maconaquah 12, Valley 13; Fouled out – none; Records – Maconaquah 3-11, Valley 9-7
Tuesday in Argos Jordan Anderson and Skyler Reichert had 11 points each in Triton’s 43-28 win over Argos. Masen Yeo added 10 points for Triton. The Trojans will take a 10-6 overall record into its Northern State Conference game with LaVille Saturday night in Lakeville. LaVille beat Triton 54-49 on Jan. 20 in the Bi-County Tournament. TRITON 43, ARGOS 26 T 10 9 12 12 – 43 A 7 4 7 10 – 28 Triton – Joey Corder 1-4 0-0 2, Landon Kaufman 0-1 0-0 0, Jarrett Kreft 0-0 0-0 0, Masen Yeo 5-8 0-0 10, Jordan Anderson 3-5 3-4 11, Austin Sellers 2-3 2-5 6, Nathan Flenar 0-0 0-0 0, Skyler Reichert 3-10 3-4 11, Grant Johnson 0-1 3-4 3, Spencer Glingle 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-32 11-17 43. Argos – Vincent Stone 2-6 4-4 8, Josiah Osborn 1-3 2-2 4, Austin Brinkman 0-1 0-0 0, Drew Bollenbacher 3-6 2-3 8, Javan Miller 1-11 1-1 3, Taylor O’Dell 0-3 1-2 1, Tyler Horn 0-0 0-0 0, Cameron Andrews 1-2 2-2 4, Jordan Norris 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 8-34 12-14 28. Three-pointers – Triton 4 (Anderson 2, Reichert 2), Argos 0; Rebounds – Triton 22 (Sellers 7, Reichert 7); Turnovers – Triton 7, Argos 13; Fouls – Triton 13, Argos 17; Fouled out – none; Records – Triton 10-6. Argos 7-9 JV – Triton 55, Argos 23 Triton – Zac Pitney 18, Caden Marr 9, Nathan Flenar 8, Dalton Bailey 6, Jarrett Kreft 5, Adam Stevens 4, Jarrett Martin 3, Drew Stichter 2
Tuesday in Bremen Gage Reinhard scored 21 points and Alex Clark had 18 in Wawasee’s 74-51 win over Bremen. Aaron Voirol added 13 points and Aaron Beer had 12 for the Warriors, who have won two straight following a seven-game losing streak, with a margin of victory averaging 22.5 points a game. The Warriors return to Northern Lakes Conference play Saturday when they host Northridge.
Girls Basketball Tuesday in Winona Lake Hannah Delp led Lakeland Christian Academy with 18 points and Rachel Sand pitched in with six points and eight rebounds in a 39-32 loss to Lakewood Park in the Lady Cougars’ home finale. Now 7-15 on the year, LCA will travel to North Miami for its last regular season game on Thursday.
Tuesday in Bremen Kylee Rostochak had 22 points and Hannah haines added seven in Wawasee’s 39-37 overtime win over Bremen. Wawasee led 17-10 at halftime before Bremen forced the extra session with an 11-6 fourth quarter. Wawasee outscored the Lady Lions 5-3 in the overtime to take the win. Now 6-15, the Lady Warriors wrap up their regular season with a Northern Lakes Conference game with Northridge at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Middlebury. Swimming Tuesday in Kendallville Wawasee had a trio of double winners and swept the first three places in an event twice in a 135-47 win over East Noble. Logan Brugh won the 200 individual medley and the 500 freestyle for the Warriors. Ethan Knepp took first in the 50 and 100 freestyle races, and Brady Robinson was the winner in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. Chase Ritter and Danny Allen finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 freestyle to complete the sweep in that event. Allen won the 200 freestyle race as well. Divers Mylon Betts, Austin Dunithan and Tristen Atwood were finished 1-2-3 for the Warriors. The Warriors completed their regular season with a 5-3 record, and will compete in the sectional at Concord, with preliminaries set for 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19. WAWASEE 135, EAST NOBLE 47 200 Medley Relay – 1. Wawasee (Danny Allen, Owen Donahoe, Jake Cowan, Chase Ritter) 2:02.41, 2. Wawasee 2:12.95, 3. East Noble 2:14.60; 200 Freestyle – 1. Allen (W) 2:07.58, 2. Donahoe (W) 2:10.13, 3. Ben Kline (EN) 2:18.10; 200 IM – 1. Logan Brugh (W) 2:15.13, 2. Logan Haessig (W) 2:15.86, 3. Dawson Meade (EN) 2:40.34; 50 Freestyle – 1. Ethan Knepp (W) 25.63, 2. Ritter (W) 26.21, 3. Kline (EN) 26.79; Diving – 1. Mylon Betts (W) 240.75, 2. Austin Dunithan (W) 173.65, 3. Tristan Atwood (W) 169.10; 100 Butterfly – 1. Brady Robinson (W) 1:00.10, 2. Nick Sibert (EN) 1:05.85, 3. Cowan (W) 1:10.99; 100 Freestyle – 1. Knepp (W) 54.67, 2. Ritter (W) 57.48, 3. Allen (W) 58.63; 500 Freestyle – 1. Brugh (W) 5:04.36, 2. G. Daffhorn-Kobler (EN) 5:58.72, 3. Benjamin Butcher (W) 6:16.13; 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Wawasee (Knepp, Haessig, Robinson, Brugh) 1:43.76, 2. East Noble 1:48.58, 3. Wawasee 1:59.89; 100 Backstroke – 1. Robinson (W) 1:43.76, 2. Brett Willaman (W) 1:07.69, 3. Daffhorn-Kobler (EN) 1:10.93; 100 Breaststroke – 1. Anthony Phan (EN) 1:10.37, 2. Donahoe (W) 1:10.87, 3. Haessig (W) 1:13.53; 400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Wawasee (Knepp, Haessig, Robinson, Brugh) 3:51.52, 2. Wawasee 4:03.16, 3. East Noble 4:17.51
