Bazzoni Scores 25 To Lead Manchester To Victory

NORTH MANCHESTER – Eva Bazzoni posted a double-double to lead the?Manchester girls basketball team to a 52-45, season-opening win Friday at home against Adams?Central.

Bazzoni scored nearly half of her team’s points, with 25, while pulling down 12 rebounds. 

Manchester trailed 31-29 at halftime, but pulled away with a 10-2 third quarter.

The Lady Squires held onto their lead during a close fourth quarter for the seven-point win. 

Kennedy Fierstos scored six points, while dishing five assists and pulling down four rebounds for the Lady?Squires (1-0).

Emma West was all over the court, with five points, five assists, five rebounds and three steals for the?Lady Squires.

Manchester’s Jirni Cripe posted seven points and six rebounds, while Kiera Hatfield recorded five points and four rebounds and Kennidy Lauer registered four points and four assists.

Manchester won 40-33 in the JV game. 

Emma?Garriott had 12 points, seven steals and three assists, while Ranissa Shambarger recorded 10 points and five rebounds and Mackenzie Day registered seven points and seven rebounds.

The?Lady Squires will host Lewis Cass Tuesday with a 6 p.m. JV start. 

Wawasee Picks Up Win At Prairie?Heights

LAGRANGE?– Casey Schroeder and Danielle Jenkins  scored 13 points each to lead the?Wawasee girls basketball team to a 50-44 victory in its first away game Saturday at Prairie Heights.

The Lady?Warriors (1-1) led 16-8 after the first quarter and carried a six-point advantage into halftime.

Prairie Heights (0-1) managed a big third-quarter to take a 35-33 lead into the fourth.

Wawasee answered with a 17-point quarter of its own to break free for the win. 

Alexis German led Prairie Heights with 19 points.

Wawasee lost 26-19 in the JV game. Becca Smith led the Lady warriors with six points and eight rebounds.



WAWASEE 50,

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 44

W 16 8 9 17 - 50

PH 8 10 17 9 - 44

Wawasee - Abby Steiner 0 0-0 0, Hannah Lancaster 0 0-0 0, Rhian Galloway 1 2-4 4, Casey Schroeder 3 4-4 13, Jada Carter 4 0-0 9, Danielle Jenkins 4 4-4 13, Caitlin Wortinger 2 0-0 4, Jadison Rostochak 1 0-0 2, Madison Mottern 1 3-6 5. Totals 15 13-18 50.

Prairie Heights - Kyler Hall 1 1-3 3, Amy German 2 3-2 6, Alayna Boots 0 1-2 1, Kaitlyn Rumsey 3 0-2 6, Maddie Newby 2 2-4 6, Alexis German 6 1-2 19, Kennedy Kugler 2 1-2 5. Totals 14 9-17 44.

Three-pointers - Wawasee 5 (Schroeder 3, Carter 1, Jenkins 1); Prairie Heights 4 (Alexis German 4). 

Records: Wawasee 1-0, Prairie Heights 0-1

JV Game: Prairie Heights 26, Wawasee 19



Lady?Tigers Drop Season Opener

OSSIAN – Maddie?Ryman posted 22 points and seven rebounds, but the Warsaw girls basketball team fell 45-38 in its season opener Saturday at Norwell.

The?Lady?Tigers (0-1) were even with Norwell with eight points in the first quarter and 12 points in the fourth.

The difference was the second and third quarters, with Warsaw being edged 11-8 in the second and 14-10 in the third.

Brielle Harrison tallied seven points and four rebounds, while Kacilyn Krebs had five points and three rebounds and Kaylee Patton dished out six assists. 

Warsaw won 38-32 in the JV game.

Adin Um had nine points and six rebounds for the Lady?Tigers, while Cora West tallied eight points and seven rebounds and Bailie Stephens registered seven points and seven boards.



NORWELL 45, WARSAW 38

W 8 8 10 12 - 38

N 8 11 14 12 - 45

Warsaw - Kensie Ryman 0 0-2 0, Maddie Ryman 76-7 22, Kendall Wayne 0 0-0 0, Grayson Kilburn 00-0 0, Audrey Grimm 1 0-1 2, Brielle Harrison 3 1-2 7, Abby Sanner 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Patton 1 0-1 2, Kacilyn?Krebs 1 2-2 5. Totals 13-38 9-14 38.

Norwell - Kiley Crow 0 0-0 0, Aubrey Dunnuck 3 2-2 8, Ashley?Vandenboom 5 1-2 15, Kylie Topp 1 1-2 3, Maiah Shelton 1 2-4 4, Kaylee Fuelling 3 2-2 8, Lauren Bales 2 2-2 7, Sophie Elmore 0 0-0 0, Grace Bradtmueller 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 10-14 45.

Three-pointers - Warsaw 3 (M. Ryman, Krebs); Norwell 5 (Vandenboom 4, Bales 1). 

Records: Warsaw 0-1, Norwell 1-0

JV?Game: Warsaw 38, Norwell 32



EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL

VALPARAISO

INVITATIONAL



BEN FRANKLIN 49,

LAKEVIEW 28

Lakeview – Jaxson Gould 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals; Nehemiah Wright, 5 points, 4 rebounds.



LAKEVIEW 23, 

CHESTERTON 20

Lakeview – Jaxson Gould 13 points, 9 rebounds; Jason Williams, 5 points, 9 rebounds.

Lakeview record: 1-1



SEVENTH GRADE 

BASKETBALL

VALPARAISO 

INVITATIONAL



LAKEVIEW 37, 

VALPARAISO 35

Lakeview – Julian Saldivar 12 points, Layton Isbell 10 points, Isaiah Lara 8 points, 7 assists.

LAKEVIEW 28,

CHESTERTON 25

Lakeview – Isaiah Lara 11 points, Layton Isbell 10 points

Lakeview record: 2-0