SOUTH WHITLEY — The Manchester boys basketball team made a big fourth-quarter surge, but couldn’t get a win at Whitko Saturday afternoon. Down 39-27 going into the final quarter, the visiting Squires outscored Whitko 21-11 in the final frame, but came up short in a 50-48 loss. Whitko’s Alex Stoddard led his team with 14 points, followed by Dylan Cumberland’s 12 and eight each from Trey Weber and Stephen Bennett. In defeat, Manchester was paced by Clayton Petrie’s 17 points and Chase Fierstos’ 15, 11 of which were scored in the fourth quarter. The game wrapped up Three Rivers Conference schedule for each team, as Whitko finished 3-4 and Manchester was 2-5 in the TRC. The 5-12 Wildcats, who’ve won three-straight games, are at Fort Wayne Wayne Friday and the 5-12 Squires host Columbia City Friday. WHITKO 50, MANCHESTER 48 W 11 17 11 11 – 50 M 9 7 11 21 – 48 Whitko – Dylan Cumberland 6 0-2 12, Alex Stoddard 5 4-5 14, Trey Weber 4 0-1 8, Gabe Powell 4 0-0 4, Stephen Bennett 2 4-4 8, Cole Kessie 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 8-12 50. Manchester – Chase Fierstos 5 2-2 15, Claudel Dickantone 4 0-1 9, Phoenix Goad 0 0-1 0, Clayton Petrie 7 3-4 17, Neil Underwood 0 1-2 1, Lucas Schilling 3 0-1 6, Braydon Sewell 0 0-0 0, Branden Scott 0 0-0 0, Cameron Brandenburg 0 0-0 0, Derek Flack 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-11 48. Three-point goals – Whitko 0, Manchester 4 (Fierstos 3, Dickantone); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Whitko 16, Manchester 17 (Underwood) Records: Whitko 5-12 (3-4 TRC), Manchester 5-12 (2-5 TRC) JV – Manchester 36, Whitko 20
Saturday in Syracuse
Hosting Central Noble Saturday afternoon, the Wawasee boys basketball team won 50-43, improving its season record to 5-12. Sophomore Gage Reinhard led the Warriors with 19 points, while classmate Alex Clark scored 16. Wawasee is back home Tuesday against Westview. WAWASEE 50, CENTRAL NOBLE 43 CN 13 15 7 8 – 43 W 10 8 13 19 – 50 Wawasee – Gage Reinhard 5 7-9 19, Chase Myers 0 0-0 0, David Rocha 1 0-0 2, Alex Clark 4 8-10 16, Stori Bright 0 1-2 1, Aaron Voirol 1 0-0 3, Jeff Moore 2 0-0 6, Jake Hutchinson 1 0-0 3, Sam Clark 0 0-0 0, Chase Rookstool 0 0-0 0, E.J. Solma 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 16-21 50. CN – E.J. Andrews 3 2-2 8, Connor McCoy 5 2-3 12, Brock Noe 3 3-3 9, Alex Vice 3 3-4 9, Kevin Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Joel Cochard 0 1-3 1, Kyle Burns 0 0-0 0, Sam Jank 0 0-0 0, Tanner Like 2 0-2 4. Totals 16 11-17 43. Three-point goals – Wawasee 6 (Moore 2, Reinhard 2, Voirol, Hutchinson), CN 0; Team Fouls – Wawasee 19 (Myers), CN 21 (Kennedy) Records: Wawasee 5-12, CN 4-13 JV – Wawasee 38, CN 27
