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Snep, Duggins Lead Whitko Over TRC Rival Wabash

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SOUTH WHITLEY – Ellie Snep scored 15 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, and Whitko showcased stalwart defense in a 46-33 home Three Rivers Conference win Friday over Wabash. 

“(I’m) proud of everyone, but in particular I am so happy for our four seniors,” said Whitko coach Rick Bragg. “All four of them played extremely well tonight, as they were able to play their last home game and walk away with an impressive win." 

Whitko led 13-7 after the first quarter and 23-16 at halftime.

Wabash tied the score at 31 after the third, but Whitko outscored Wabash 15-2 in the fourth for the victory. 

Emalee Duggins scored 12 points for the Lady Wildcats (5-16, 1-3 TRC), while Sarah Hewitt had eight points and Kayla Schipper added seven. 

Snep three shy of reaching 300 rebounds in a season.



WHITKO 46,

WABASH 33

WA 7 9 15 2 – 33

WH 13 10 8 15 – 46

WABASH – Kiley Stone 2 0-0 5, Maya Benysh 0 0-0 0, Hope Unger 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Graf 1 0-0 2, Nici Gunderman 0 1-2 1, Abby Vinopal 1 0-0 3, Tabatha Wagner 0 0-0 0, Mariah Wyatt 1 1-2 3, Alivia Short 8 3-4 19, Totals 13 5-8 33. 

WHITKO – Emalee Duggins 4 4-4 12, Ellie Snep 5 4-5 15, Elizabeth Miller 0 3-3 3, Kylie Fugett 0 1-1 1, Sarah Hewitt 3 1-2 8, Kayla Schipper 3 1-3 7, Totals 15 14-18 46. 

Three-pointers – Wabash 2 (Stone 1, Vinopal 1), Whitko 2 (Snep 1, Hewitt 1); Records: Wabash 8-13, 3-5 TRC, Whitko 5-16, 1-3 TRC. 

Triton Trounced 

By North Judson

BOURBON – The Triton girls basketball team got off to a slow start and lost 56-13 Friday in a Hoosier North Athletic Conference home game against North Judson. 

Triton (6-15, 5-2 HNAC) was outscored 13-0 in the first quarter and 20-7 in the second to go into the break down by 26. 

North Judson (17-3, 6-0 HNAC) cruised to victory in the second half. 

Lilliann Frasure scored a game-high 16 points for North Judson, while Jaela Faulkner led Triton with five points.



NORTH JUDSON 56,

TRITON 13

NJ 13 20 7 16 – 56

T 0 7 2 4 – 13

NORTH JUDSON – Abby Chambers 1-1 0-0 3, Jordynn Dusek 0-0 0-0 0, Macy Reimbold 3-6 1-1 7, Courtney Trusty 1-1 0-0 2, Megan Krzyzanowski 0-0 1-2 1, Adalynn Harper 0-1 0-0 0, Lilliann Frasure 8-14 2-5 18, Adrianna Burger 1-2 0-0 2, Natalia Gebka 1-1 1-2 3, Madeline Schumacher 5-12 4-9 15, Lauren Cox 2-2 1-2 5, Totals 22-40 10-21 56. 

TRITON – Jaela Faulkner 2-7 1-1 5, Delanie Groves 0-3 0-0 0, Lauren Hedington 0-0 0-0 0, Emma Hepler 0-0 0-0 0, Lexia Hostrawser 2-5 0-0 4, Taren Yates 0-0 0-0 0, Chelsea Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Alyxa Viers 1-3 2-2 4, Totals 5-20 3-3 13. 

Three-pointers – North Judson 2 (Chambers 1, Schumacher 1); Rebounding – North Judson 18 (Frasure 4), Triton 20 (Hostrawser 5); Turnovers – North Judson 4, Triton 23; Fouls – North Judson 7, Triton 13; Fouled out – none; Records: North Judson 17-3, 6-0 HNAC; Triton 6-15, 5-2 HNAC.

JV – Triton 26, North Judson 21

Triton – Abbey Viers 11, Emma Hepler 7, Jolie Groves 4, Madeline Doll 2, Taren Yates 2. 



Miller Scores 24 

In Wawasee Loss

DUNLAP – Austin Miller scored 24 points, but the Wawasee boys basketball team lost 65-48 Friday in a Northern Lakes Conference game at Concord. 

Wawasee led 17-12 after the first quarter and 33-29 at halftime. However, the Warriors were held to just 15 points in the second half for the loss. 

Bennett Hoffert added 10 points for the Warriors.



CONCORD 65, WAWASEE 48

W 17 16 7 8 – 48

C 12 17 16 20 – 65

Wawasee – Kameron Salazar 0-1 0-0 0, Austin Miller 9-14 2-5 24, Bennett Hoffert 3-8 1-2 10, Marshal Miller 0-2 0-0 0, Ethan Carey 0-1 0-0 0, Aaron Evans 2-5 2-4 7, Josh Slabaugh 1-2 3-5 5, Michael Hammer 0-1 0-0 0, Ethan Hardy 1-2 0-0 2, Jaydon Boyer 0-0 0-0 0, Keaton Dukes 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 16-36 8-16 58. 

Concord – Luke Shoemaker 2-4 3-4 9, Braedon Taylor 0-1 0-0 0, Shemari Southern 4-7 0-0 8, Paxton Starrett 0-0 0-0 0, Dante Reed 0-0 0-0 0, Drew McDougle 3-5 0-00 9, Brock Troyer 2-2 0-0 4, Michael Johnson 14-17 4-5 33, Jack D’Arcy 1-2 0-1 2, Griffin Swartout 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 26-38 7-10 65. 

Three-pointers – Wawasee 8 (Miller 4, Hoffert 3, Evans 1), Concord 6 (McDougle 3, Shoemaker 2, Johnson 1); Rebounding – Wawasee 15 (Hardy 4), Concord 23 (Johnson 6); Turnovers – Wawasee 15, Concord 23; Fouls – Wawasee 17, Concord 15; Fouled out – none; Records: Wawasee 4-17, 0-7 NLC; Concord 13-8, 3-4 NLC.



Simfukwe Powers Freshmen Tigers Past NorthWood

NAPPANEE – Judah Simfukwe scored 16 points to lead the Warsaw freshman boys basketball team to a 40-26 win Thursday in a Northern Lakes Conference matchup at NorthWood. 

Jack Yeager and Hunter Rice each scored seven points for the Tigers (14-1, 6-0 NLC), while Kyle Dawson added five points. 



SEVENTH GRADE 

GIRLS BASKETBALL



EDGEWOOD 14, ST. CHARLES 6

Edgewood – Ava Wetzel 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals; Marisol Bowers 4 points, 2 assists, 4 steals; Dalaney Vilamaa 3 points, 4 steals; Audi Zon 2 points, 2 assists, 3 rebounds; Kohler 2 steals, 6 rebounds; Zoe Rices 3 rebounds.