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SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊWhitko's boys basketball team earned its first Three Rivers Conference victory of the season when the Wildcats defeated North Miami Friday 83-65 in South Whitley.
Whitko jumped out to a 15-8 lead after one quarter of play and had doubled North Miami's score by halftime, 34-17. The Wildcats held on to their lead in the last two quarters of play to finish with an 83-65 win.
Four Wildcats scored in double figures on the night. Josh Hoffman led the Whitko squad with 14 points, while Brent Goble added 13. Brandon Waller and Shane Henderson chipped in 12 and 10 points respectively.
Whitko is now 4-14 on the season an will host Wawasee Friday. North Miami falls to 3-15 on the season.
WHITKO 83, NORTH MIAMI 65
North Miami 8 9 23 25 - 65
Whitko 15 19 22 27 - 83
Whitko -ÊWendel 2 3-4 7, Clausen 0 3-4 3, Lopshire 0 0-0 0, Henderson 4 2-2 10, Robbins 3 0-0 6, Waller 2 6-6 12, Walpole 0 0-0 0, Ryan 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 6 2-3 14, Goble 6 1-1 13, Garber 1 0-0 2, Woods 0 0-0 0, Frantz 7 2-3 16. Totals -Ê31 19-23 83.
North Miami -ÊGarvin 2 0-0 4, Nixon 9 3-4 21, Deeds 5 1-2 12, Hostetler 1 1-1 3, B. Fouts 0 0-0 0, Deardorff 0 1-3 1, Welsch 1 0-1 2, Oliver 0 0-0 0, Bowers 4 1-1 9, L. Fouts 0 0-1 0, Linn 1 0-0 2, Mavrick 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê27 10-20 65.
Three-point goals -ÊWhitko 2 (Waller 2), North Miami (Deeds 1). Total fouls -ÊWhitko 21, North Miami 20. Fouled out -ÊNone.
