BUNKER HILL — The Whitko girls basketball team captured the Miami County Tournament championship with a 67-26 victory over Peru Saturday night at Maconaquah High School. After scoring 18 points in Whitko’s 52-45 victory over North Miami Friday night, freshman Aly Reiff netted a team-high 28 in the championship victory. Also in the title game, senior Jordan Hall had 18 points and freshman Brianna Cumberland finished with 12. The 8-4 Lady Wildcats host a key Three Rivers Conference contest Jan. 11 against Rochester. WHITKO 52, NORTH MIAMI 45 (Miami Co. Tourney, 1st Rd) W 7 13 17 15 – 52 NM 8 11 4 22 – 45 Whitko – Jennifer Reiff 1 1-1 3, Reghan Craig 0 1-2 1, Brianna Cumberland 1 3-7 5, Aly Reiff 5 8-10 18, Aly Nicodemus 2 0-0 4, Kelly Reiff 3 3-4 12, Jordan Hall 4 1-2 9. Totals 16 17-26 52. NM – Karrisa West 2 0-0 5, Allyson See 3 2-2 10, Emmy Grant 2 0-0 4, Makenna Brown 5 8-13 18, C. Lefebvre 2 3-3 8. Totals 14 13-18 45. 3-point goals – Whitko 3 (K. Reiff 3), NM 4 (See 2, West, Lefebvre); Team Fouls – Whitko 19, NM 17 WHITKO 67, PERU 26 (Miami Co. Tourney, C’ship) P 5 8 9 4 – 26 W 19 23 8 17 – 67 Whitko – Jennifer Reiff 1 0-0 2, Reghan Craig 1 0-0 2, Haley Yohe 1 0-0 2, Brianna Cumberland 4 3-3 12, Hanna Yohe 0 1-2 1, Aly Reiff 12 0-0 28, Kelly Reiff 1 0-0 2, Jordan Hall 8 2-5 18. Totals 28 6-10 67. Peru – Murphy 1 1-2 4, Graham 0 1-3 1, West 5 2-2 12, Weeks 2 1-4 5, Prys 1 0-0 2, Adejokun 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 4-11 26. 3-point goals – Whitko 5 (A. Reiff 4, Cumberland), Peru 1 (Murphy); Team Fouls – Whitko 15, Peru 13. Records: Whitko 8-4, Peru 3-7
Saturday in Wabash
The Manchester girls basketball team lost to Class 2A No. 9 Wabash by a score of 52-27 in Saturday’s consolation game of the Wabash County Tournament. The 0-10 Lady Squires will be at Central Noble Monday. WABASH 52, MANCHESTER 27 (Wabash Co. Tourney, Consolation) Records: Wabash 9-3, Manchester 0-10
BOYS BASKETBALL
Saturday in Bunker Hill
The Whitko boys basketball team went 0-2 at this weekend’s Miami County Tournament, losing to host Maconaquah 57-33 Friday night, then falling 54-45 to North Miami in overtime Saturday. Devon Adkins led the Wildcats with 11 points against Maconaquah, while Nate Walpole and Dylan Cumberland each scored 15 against North Miami. The 1-7 Wildcats are at Plymouth Friday night. MACONAQUAH 57, WHITKO 33 (Miami Co. Tourney, 1st Rd) W 10 9 6 8 – 33 M 21 8 21 7 – 57 Whitko – Nate Walpole 2-12 1-2 7, Seth Patrick 0-1 0-0 0, Dylan Cumberland 1-12 0-2 2, Devon Adkins 4-8 3-7 11, Roger Helblig 1-2 0-0 2, Danny Zawlocki 3-4 3-3 9, Ian Keirn 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 12-40 7-14 33. Whitko Stats: 3-point goals – 2-9 (Walpole 2); Team Fouls – 13; Turnovers – 17; Rebounds – 26 (Walpole 8); Assists – 8 (Cumberland 6); Steals – 10 (Cumberland 4); Blocks – 3 NORTH MIAMI 54, WHITKO 45 (Miami Co. Tourney, Consolation) W 9 7 12 17 0 – 45 NM 13 11 7 14 9 – 54 Whitko – Nate Walpole 6-17 0-0 15, Seth Patrick 1-1 0-0 2, Dylan Cumberland 5-10 4-6 15, Devon Adkins 3-6 4-4 10, Roger Helblig 1-1 0-0 2, Danny Zawlocki 0-0 1-2 1, Ian Keirn 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 16-35 9-13 45. Whitko Stats: 3-point goals – 4-13 (Walpole 3, Cumberland; Team Fouls (fouled out) – 24 (Cumberland); Turnovers – 20; Rebounds – 28 (Cumberland 11); Assists – 9 (Cumberland 6); Steals – 11 (Cumberland 4); Blocks – 5 (Adkins 4). Records: NM 1-7, Whitko 1-7
BOYS BASKETBALL
Saturday in Wabash
The Manchester boys basketball team picked up a 73-47 consolation game win over Northfield Saturday at Wabash High School. Senior Clayton Petrie had 23 points and seven rebounds in the win, while sophomore Chase Fierstos posted 18 points and five assists. The 5-3 Squires are at Huntington North Saturday night. MANCHESTER 73, NORTHFIELD 47 (Wabash Co. Tourney, Consolation) M 14 19 24 16 – 73 N 12 9 6 20 – 47 Manchester – Chase Fierstos 7 3-4 18, Braydon Sewell 0 0-0 0, Claudel Dickantone 5 0-0 10, Phoenix Goad 1 1-2 3, Clayton Petrie 8 4-4 23, Branden Scott 1 0-1 2, Cameron Brandenburg 0 0-0 0, Lucas Schilling 4 0-0 8, Micah McDaniel 2 0-0 4, David McAtee 1 0-0 3, Bailey Ness 0 0-0 0, Keelan Norwood 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 8-11 73. Northfield – Short 0 0-0 0, Shear 2 3-4 7, Miller 0 0-0 0, Burns 3 2-2 8, Wilcox 5 5-6 15, Richardson 5 4-5 15, Hawkins 1 0-0 2, Ridenour 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 14-17 47. 3-point goals – Manchester 5 (Petrie 3, Fierstos, McAtee), Northfield 1 (Richardson); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Manchester 17, Northfield 16 (Richardson); Rebounds – Manchester 25 (Petrie 7); Assists – Manchester 16 (Fierstos 5); Steals – Manchester 12 (Dickantone 3); Turnovers – Manchester 10 Records: Manchester 5-3, Northfield 1-5
Saturday in Wabash
JV – Manchester 45, Southwood 34 (Wabash Co. Tourney, C’ship) Manchester JV – Bailey Ness 16, David McAtee 11, Kane Gable 8, Zach Hill 6, Keelan Norwood 2, Austin Brewer 2. Manchester JV Record: 5-3
WRESTLING
Saturday in Mishawaka
The Warsaw wrestling team finished with 72 points at Saturday’s Al Smith Wrestling Invitational at Mishawaka High School. The Penn Kingsmen won the tournament with 293 points, followed by Merrillville’s 204.5 and Warren Central’s 188.5, rounding out the top three. Warsaw’s top competitor at the two-day event was freshman Kyle Hatch, who finished fourth at 106 pounds, while Rory Nolin was eighth at 195 pounds. The Tigers will be at the East Noble Invitational on Jan. 11. AL SMITH INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 1. Penn 293, 2. Merrillville 204.5, 3. Warren Central 188.5, 4. Mishawaka 179, 5. Lowell 163, 6. Bellmont 137.5, 7. Lake Central 129.5, 8. Chesterton 127.5, 9. Peru 114.5, 10. Center Grove 110, 11. Elkhart Memorial 99.5, 12. Lawrence North 94, 13. Hobart 93, 14. LaPorte 93, 15. Jimtown 85, 16. Danville 82.5, 17. Jasper 74, 18. South Bend Riley 74, 19. Calumet 73 20. Garrett 73, 21. South Bend Adams 72.5, 22. Warsaw 72, 23. Goshen 68, 24. Columbus East 62.5, 25. Rochester 62, 26. Munster 56.5, 27. West Noble 50, 28. Prairie Heights 46, 29. Princeton 45, 30. Lawrence Central 44, 31. NorthWood 29.5, 32. Michigan City 14 Warsaw: 106 – 4. Kyle Hatch; 195 – 8. Rory Nolin
