Whitko Girls Lead Roundup With Win Over West Noble
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SOUTH WHITLEY — The Whitko girls basketball team won in dramatic fashion Thursday night at home. Hosting the West Noble Lady Chargers, the Whitko Lady Wildcats used a putback bucket by junior Aly Nicodemus, her only two points of the night, to win 64-62. For the 6-3 Lady Wildcats, freshman Brianna Cumberland led the way with 25 points, converting 12 of 16 free throw attempts, followed by senior Jordan Hall’s 14 points and freshman Aly Reiff’s nine. Up next for Whitko is Saturday’s Three Rivers Conference road game at Tippecanoe Valley. WHITKO 64, WEST NOBLE 62 WN 11 15 19 17 – 62 Wh 20 10 20 14 – 64 Whitko – Jennifer Reiff 2 0-0 4, Reghan Craig 0 0-2 0, Brianna Cumberland 6 12-16 25, Avaree Freel 1 0-0 2, Aly Reiff 2 4-4 9, Aly Nicodemus 1 0-0 2, Kelly Reiff 2 0-0 6, Jordan Hall 5 4-8 14, Gretta Schneider 0 2-2 2. Totals 19 22-32 64. WN – Kelsie Peterson 6 12-14 27, Shawna Young 1 1-2 3, Brooke Lutton 0 0-2 0, Becca Schermerhorn 3 3-4 10, Kenzie Cox 0 5-8 5, Paige Shearer 1 2-2 4, Taylor Fisher 3 2-5 8, Kaylie Warble 1 3-8 5. Totals 15 28-45 62. 3-point goals – Whitko 4 (K. Reiff 2, Cumberland, A. Reiff), WN 4 (Peterson 3, Schermerhorn); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Whitko 30 (A. Reiff), WN 25 (Young, Schermerhorn, Warble) Records: Whitko 6-3, WN 6-4
Thursday in Winamac Behind junior Cara Hoffman’s 20-point effort, the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team eeked out a 52-51 win at Winamac Thursday night. After scoring 40 points in the first half, Valley mustered just 12 in the second, allowing Winamac to make a game of it. Along with Hoffman’s performance, Valley also got 12 points from freshman Meredith Brouyette. The Lady Vikings host Whitko in a Three Rivers Conference contest Saturday night. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 52, WINAMAC 51 TV 20 20 8 4 – 52 W 13 13 11 14 – 51 Valley – Taylor Trippiedi 0 0-0 0, Karis Tucker 3 0-0 6, Meredith Brouyette 4 1-2 12, Cara Hoffman 9 2-8 20, Robyn Dunnuck 0 0-0 0, Caylie Teel 4 0-0 8, Kelsey Ball 0 0-0 0, Anne Secrest 3 0-1 6. Totals 23 3-11 52. Winamac – Brogdon 5 7-9 17, Ingram 1 0-0 2, Crist 2 0-0 5, Larkin 1 0-0 2, Brandt 0 0-0 0, DeGroot 1 0-0 2, Howard 0 0-0 0, Shorter 7 4-9 18, (Unidentified) 2 1-2 5. Totals 19 12-20 51. 3-point goals – Valley 3 (Brouyette 3), Winamac 1 (Crist); Team Fouls – Valley 14, Winamac 10 Records: Valley 5-4, Winamac 4-5 Wednesday in Rochester The Triton girls basketball team applied the first blemish to the Rochester Lady Zebras’ record with a 50-49 road win Wednesday night. Becca Kennedy came off the bench to lead the Lady Trojans with 17 points, while Krystal Sellers finished the game with 12 points and eight rebounds. The 6-3 Lady Trojans host South Central Monday. TRITON 50, ROCHESTER 49 T 12 10 8 20 – 50 R 10 14 11 14 – 49 Triton – Taylor Hatfield 1 0-0 2, Krystal Sellers 5 1-1 12, Kylie Mason 3 1-2 7, Mallorie Jennings 2 2-2 6, Lauren Hostrawser 1 0-0 2, Hannah Jennings 1 0-0 2, Becca Kennedy 8 0-0 17, Jaela Meister 0 2-3 2. Totals 21 6-8 50. Rochester – Alexa Holland 0 2-4 2, Keaton Stesiak 2 8-8 12, Becky Malchow 1 1-5 3, Karli Murphy 8 2-5 18, Bea Paulik 3 4-7 10, Bailey Abbott 1 2-2 4, Alexa Garrison 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 19-31 49. 3-point goals – Triton 2 (Kennedy, Sellers), Rochester 0; Team Fouls – Triton 19, Rochester 11; Turnovers – Triton 13, Rochester 18 Records: Triton 6-3, Rochester 8-1 JV – Triton 26, Rochester
SWIMMING Thursday in Syracuse The Wawasee boys and girls swim teams each posted Northern Lakes Conference victories Thursday at home against Plymouth. In the girls’ 143-36 win, Breanna Robinson (200 free, 100 fly), Shelby Adams (200 IM, 100 breast), Paige Miller (500 free, 100 back) and Kayla Hershberger (50 free, 100 free) each won two events, improving the squad to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the NLC. In the boys meet, Zac Hershberger (100 fly, 100 breast) and Logan Brugh (200 free, 500 free) each won two events in Wawasee’s 122-37 victory, improving the team to 2-3 in the NLC. The Warriors host their own invitational Saturday morning. BOYS – WAWASEE 122, PLYMOUTH 37 Wawasee Winners – Zac Hershberger (100 fly, 100 breast); Logan Brugh (200 free, 500 free); Mason Germonprez (200 IM); Caige Wahlgren (100 free); Danny Allen (100 back) Wawasee Record: 2-3 NLC GIRLS – WAWASEE 143, PLYMOUTH 36 Wawasee Winners – Breanna Robinson (200 free, 100 fly); Shelby Adams (200 IM, 100 breast); Paige Miller (500 free, 100 back); Kayla Hershberger (50 free, 100 free) Wawasee Record: 7-0 (5-0 NLC)
BOYS BASKETBALL Thursday in Syracuse 9th – Warsaw 37, Wawasee 36 Wawasee 9th – Carter Jones 9, Tyler Smith 9, Spencer Prescott 7, Tim Conley 6 Wawasee 9th Record: 4-3 (1-2 NLC)
