NORTH MANCHESTER — In Saturday's 52-40 road win over Manchester, Whitko senior guard Logan Irwin climbed up to No. 34 on the Indiana's all-time scoring list for boys basketball. Scoring 24 points in the win, Irwin now has 2,039 career points, ranking just above Warsaw Community High School's Kevin Ault, who scored 2,028. Irwin is now just two points behind 2004 White River Valley graduate A.J. Graves and three behind 1997 Logansport graduate Caleb Springer. Against Manchester, Irwin hit just five field goals, but went 13 of 17 at the free-throw line, helping his team improve to 9-8 overall and 5-2 in the Three Rivers Conference. Also for Whitko, junior Alex Stoddard scored eight points and junior Trey Weber netted six. For Manchester, senior Derek Self and sophomore Clayton Petrie each had 11 points, while senior Connor McLaughlin had nine. Both teams are back in action Friday, as Whitko hosts Fort Wayne Wayne and Manchester travels to Columbia City. WHITKO 52, MANCHESTER 40 W 15 11 13 13 — 52 M 10 10 6 14 — 40 Whitko — Logan Irwin 5 13-17 24, Keaton Irwin 1 0-2 2, Alex Stoddard 3 2-7 8, Trey Weber 2 0-0 6, Jordan Sims 1 0-0 3, Colin Nicodemus 0 0-0 0, Gabe Powell 2 1-3 5, Kolten Krull 1 2-2 4. Totals 15 18-30 52. Manchester — Derek Self 5 0-0 11, Claudel Dickantone 0 0-0 0, Clayton Petrie 4 2-2 11, Logan Brunn 1 2-2 4, Phoenix Goad 0 0-0 0, Connor McLaughlin 3 0-0 9, Caleb Thomas 0 1-4 1, Micah McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Grant Schuler 1 0-0 2, Neil Underwood 0 0-0 0, Noah Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 5-8 40. Three-point goals — Whitko 4 (Weber 2, L. Irwin, Sims), Manchester 5 (McLaughlin 3, Self, Petrie); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Whitko 13, Manchester 24 (Goad, Thomas); Records — Whitko 9-8 (5-2 TRC), Manchester 3-14 (1-6 TRC). JV — Whitko 34, Manchester 32. JV Scoring: Whitko — Dylan Cumberland 16, Stephen Bennett 8, Tyler Hinora 4, Seth Patrick 2, Devin Gerding 2, Michael Carroll 2; Manchester — McDaniel 9, Underwood 7, Schuler 5, Lucas Schilling 4, Johnson 4, Cody Egner 2, Austin Brewer 1.
Saturday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team has earned at least a share of its first Three Rivers Conference title since the 2007-08 season. Hosting the Rochester Zebras Saturday afternoon, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings got the 54-39 victory, leaving them with a 14-3 overall record and 6-1 mark in the TRC. Northfield also has one loss in TRC play, sitting at 5-1, and has a game against Southwood still on its TRC schedule. With a win over Southwood, Valley and Northfield would share the conference title, but a loss would deliver the crown to Valley solely. Against Rochester, Valley junior Nick Kindig led the Vikings with 23 points, while sophomore Tanner Andrews had 12 and junior Jacob Ritchey scored eight. Valley travels to Bremen Tuesday night. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 54, ROCHESTER 39 R 10 11 2 16 — 39 V 23 13 10 8 — 54 Valley — Nick Kindig 9 2-2 23, Robby Groom 0 0-1 0, Tanner Andrews 4 4-4 12, Jeffrey Tillman 2 2-4 6, Jacob Ritchey 3 0-0 8, Alex Thacker 0 0-0 0, James Gregory 0 0-0 0, Logan Britton 1 0-2 2, Jarred Littlejohn 0 0-0 0, Derrick Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Chainey Zolman 1 0-1 3. Totals 20 8-14 54. Rochester — Stuart 3 0-0 8, Schoen 3 1-2 7, O'Dell 2 0-4 5, Corn 4 0-0 8, Cannedy 4 0-1 8, Screeton 1 0-0 3, Howdeshell 0 0-0 0, Brooks 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 1-7 39. Three-point goals — Valley 6 (Kindig 3, Ritchey 2, Zolman), Rochester 4 (Stuart 2, O'Dell, Screeton); Team Fouls — Valley 9, Rochester 14; Records — Valley 14-3 (6-1 TRC), Rochester 4-12 (3-4 TRC). JV — Valley 42, Rochester 25.
Saturday in Albion
The Wawasee boys basketball team dropped its sixth game in seven tries Saturday at Central Noble. In the 77-66 road loss, the Wawasee Warriors were paced by senior Jake Clark's 15 points, followed by 12 each from senior Zac Patrick and junior Ryndan Aaron. The 9-9 Warriors travel to Westview Tuesday. CENTRAL NOBLE 77, WAWASEE 66 W 27 13 14 12 — 66 CN 22 20 12 23 — 77 CN — Nick McCoy 17, Austin Pulver 16, Lance Conrad 11, Connor McCoy 10, Alex Vice 9, Tyler Skinner 8, Miles Merriman 6, Bock Noe 0. Wawasee — Jake Clark 15, Zac Patrick 12, Ryndan Aaron 12, Bauer Schmeltz 9, Trent Koble 8, Alex Clark 6, Austin Lutz 4. Records — CN 8-9, Wawasee 9-9.
Saturday in Winona Lake
Hosting the Noble/Whitley Warriors Saturday, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team lost 50-34. In defeat, Zarek Finley led LCA with 12 points and Josh Silveus finished with 10. The 2-16 LCA Cougars travel to Community Baptist Tuesday night. NOBLE/WHITLEY 50, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 34 NW 12 17 8 13 — 50 L 2 11 11 10 — 34 NW — Bryce Sheckler 8-16 0-0 16, Braden Sherman 3-6 1-1 7, Joey Griner 0-0 0-0 0, David Calhoun 0-5 0-0 0, David Miller 3-8 2-2 10, Sam Tenney 1-4 0-0 3, Jonah Leatherman 0-1 0-0 0, Michael Porter 1-2 0-0 2, Logan Keister 0-0 0-0 0, Doug Hively 0-1 2-3 2, E.J. Andrews 0-1 0-0 0, Paul Forman 5-6 0-1 10. Totals 21-50 5-7 50. LCA — Teddy Harvey 0-4 0-0 0, Sam Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Zarek Finley 5-10 1-1 12, Collin Price 2-13 2-2 6, Chris Silveus 0-1 0-0 0, Josh Silveus 2-6 6-6 10, Logan Pitts 0-0 0-0 0, Billy Pitts 1-3 0-0 2, Calvin Prinsen 0-0 1-2 1, Noah Cole 1-1 1-3 3. Totals 11-38 11-14 34. LCA Record — 2-16.
