North Miami Nips Whitko To Lead Local RoundupSOUTH WHITLEY — Needing to play an extra period to determine a winner back in the Wabash County Tournament, Friday’s game between Whitko and North Miami was just as close again. North Miami ultimately won the consolation game of the December tournament, 54-45, and in Friday night’s Three Rivers Conference game in South Whitely, the visiting Warriors got the narrow 41-38. The loss is Whitko’s 10th-straight and leaves it at 1-13 overall and still in search of a TRC victory, falling to 0-5. The Warriors may have been Whitko’s best shot at that TRC victory, as they now sit at 2-11, with both those wins being against the Wildcats. Things don’t get much easier for Whitko, as its next game is at Class 3A No. 9 West Noble Thursday then closes its TRC campaign at 10-4 Manchester on Feb. 15. NORTH MIAMI 41, WHITKO 38 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records: NM 2-11 (1-4 TRC), Whitko 1-13 (0-5 TRC).
Friday in Wabash
Defeating Northfield 65-45 on the road Friday night, the Manchester boys basketball team kept itself alive in the Three Rivers Conference race. The win leaves the Squires at 10-4 overall and 4-1 in the TRC, leaving it in a tie with Southwood, while Valley leads the conference at 5-0. Against Northfield, senior Claudel Dickantone had 23 points, while senior Clayton Petrie had 14 points, six rebounds and three steals. The Squires are at Peru tonight. MANCHESTER 65, NORTHFIELD 45 M 9 12 20 24 – 65 N 5 8 9 23 – 45 Manchester – Chase Fierstos 2 1-2 6, Braydon Sewell 2 0-0 4, Claudel Dickantone 8 4-6 23, Phoenix Goad 0 0-1 0, Clayton Petrie 6 0-0 14, Branden Scott 1 1-4 3, Cameron Brandenburg 0 0-0 0, Lucas Schilling 3 3-4 9, Micah McDaniel 0 4-6 4, Bailey Ness 0 0-0 0, Cody Freeman 0 2-2 2, Keelan Norwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 15-25 65. Northfield – Jarred Short 5 2-2 14, Noah Shear 4 1-3 12, Heath Miller 1 1-4 3, Austin Burns 0 0-0 0, Tanner Wilcox 0 4-6 4, Jon Richardson 2 6-6 10, Christian Hawkins 0 0-0 0, Nick Ridenour 0 2-4 2. Totals 12 16-25 45. 3-point goals – Manchester 6 (Dickantone 3, Petrie 2, Fierstos), Northfield 5 (Shear 3, Short 2); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Manchester 19, Northfield 18 (Wilcox, Richardson). Records: Manchester 10-4 (4-1 TRC), Northfield 4-11 (2-3 TRC). JV – Manchester 38, Northfield 32 Manchester JV – Rylie Rickert 10, David McAtee 8, Zach Hill 8, Ness 6, Norwood 5, Austin Brewer 1. Manchester JV Record: 9-5 (3-2 TRC).
Friday in Winona Lake
Hosting Lakewood Park Friday night, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team fell 66-42. Chris Silveus led the Cougars with 13 points, followed by Carter Twombly’s 10-point, 14-rebound effort. The 1-14 Cougars hosts Culver Military Academy Thursday night in a varsity-only game, beginning at 7 p.m. LAKEWOOD PARK 66, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 42 LP 27 11 18 10 – 66 LC 10 10 9 13 – 42 LP – Austin Mann 1-7 0-0 2, Andrew Johnson 3-6 0-1 6, Hunter Yoder 3-6 0-0 6, Jared Gerke 5-10 0-2 10, Noah Gardner 2-5 0-0 4, Tyler Caulk 0-1 0-0 0, Will Hathaway 2-3 1-3 5, Brock Hoover 1-2 0-0 2, Bradey Gerke 3-4 2-6 8, Drake Donaldson 3-8 0-0 8, Keegan Fetters 3-4 6-7 12, Trevor Day 0-6 1-2 1, Quinton Taylor 1-1 0-0 2, Dylan Tatman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 10-21 66. LCA – Cody Kline 2-7 0-0 6, Jon Harmon 2-9 0-1 5, Chris Silveus 4-10 5-8 13, Carter Twombly 2-7 6-11 10, Nathan Gross 0-1 0-2 0, Brigham Davis 2-3 0-0 6, Evan Bremer 0-0 0-0 0, Connor Blum 0-1 0-0 0, Kyle Shuler 1-3 0-0 2, Alex Plastow 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-41 11-22 42. 3-point goals – LP 2-14 (Donaldson 2), LCA 5-19 (Kline 2, Davis 2, Harmon); Team Fouls (fouled out) – LP 19, LCA 19 (Kline); Turnovers – LP 18, LCA 32; Rebounds – LP 40 (Mann 8), LCA 41 (Twombly 14); Assists – LP 13 (B. Gerke 5), LCA 6 (Harmon 2, Silveus 2); Steals – LP 16 (J. Gerke 5), LCA 8 (Silveus 3, Twombly 3); Blocks – LP 2, LCA 0. Records: LP 7-6, LCA 1-14.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday in Syracuse
With its 46-20 win at Wawasee Friday night, the Northridge girls basketball team wrapped up its first Northern Lakes Conference championship. Joining the NLC in 1987, Northridge’s 6-1 mark was good enough for the title, as its only loss was at Warsaw this year. For Wawasee, who is currently without sophomores Erin Wiktorowski, Allissa Flores or freshman Aubrey Schmeltz, it now sits at 2-15 overall and will look for its second NLC victory when it hosts Plymouth tonight in its regular season finale. NORTHRIDGE 46, WAWASEE 20 N 12 10 12 12 – 46 W 2 4 6 8 – 20 Northridge – Kelly Miller 1 1-2 3, Brianne O’Dell 2 0-1 4, Morgan Miller 3 2-2 8, Brennah Tadeo 0 0-0 0, Baleigh Carithers 2 0-0 5, Ellie Lengacher 0 2-2 2, Mikaela Zook 5 1-2 11, Taylor Miller 3 0-0 8, Molly Bontrager 1 0-0 2, Destinne Boutwell 0 0-0 0, Jordan Yoder 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Brickner 0 1-2 1, Keianne Yoder 0 0-0 0, Marci Miller 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 7-11 46. Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 3 0-0 7, Hannah Haines 0 2-2 2, Courtney Linnemeier 0 0-0 0, Kylee Rostochak 2 1-2 5, Seaquinn Bright 1 0-0 2, Katlyn Kennedy 2 0-0 4. Totals 8 3-4 20. 3-point goals – Northridge 3 (T. Miller 2, Carithers), Wawasee 1 (Jackson); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Northridge 11, Wawasee 14 (Kennedy). Records: Northridge 16-4 (6-1 NLC), Wawasee 2-15 (1-5 NLC). JV – Northridge 30, Wawasee 15
Friday in Bourbon
The Triton girls basketball team closed its regular season out with a 57-22 Northern State Conference home win over LaVille Friday night. Ending the regular season at 13-6, Triton finished its NSC campaign at 5-2. In the finale, junior Kylie Mason led the Lady Trojans’ offensive attack with 13 points, followed by seniors Taylor Hatfield and Mallorie Jennings, who scored 10 each. Triton now prepares for its Class 1A Sectional 51 opener on its home floor Tuesday night against LaCrosse. TRITON 57, LAVILLE 22 LV 5 6 9 2 – 22 T 18 14 10 15 – 57 Triton – Kylie Mason 13, Taylor Hatfield 10, Mallorie Jennings 10, Krystal Sellers 9, Lauren Hostrawser 6, Jaela Meister 3, Becca Kennedy 2, Hannah Jennings 2, Allie Kann 2. Records: Triton 13-6 (5-2 NSC), LV 7-10 (2-5 NSC). JV – Triton 35, LV 26
Friday in South Whitley
The Whitko girls basketball team closed out its Three Rivers Conference season with a 50-46 home win over Northfield Friday night. Whitko finishes TRC play at 5-2, tied with Tippecanoe Valley for second place, while 4-2 Rochester faces Manchester tonight. The Wabash Lady Apaches wrapped up the TRC title Thursday night with a victory over Rochester, finishing their conference season at 7-0. The Lady Wildcats finish out their regular season with an afternoon game today against Adams Central. WHITKO 50, NORTHFIELD 46 N 6 13 20 7 – 46 W 8 17 10 15 – 50 Whitko – Jennifer Reiff 4 6-9 14, Brianna Cumberland 3 7-10 15, Aly Reiff 4 2-5 10, Kelly Reiff 2 0-0 6, Jordan Hall 2 1-3 5. Totals 15 16-27 50. Northfield – Cherish Leming 4 2-2 10, Arie Kennedy 4 0-0 8, Sidney Reed 6 1-3 13, Katie Stephan 3 4-6 12, Kylie Echard 1 1-6 3. Totals 18 8-17 46. 3-point goals – Whitko 4 (Cumberland 2, K. Reiff 2), Northfield 2 (Stephan 2); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Whitko 17 (Hall), Northfield 17 (Echard). Records: Whitko 13-6 (5-2 TRC), Northfield 11-7 (3-4 TRC).
