Vikings' Championship Win Leads High School Roundup
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ROCHESTER — The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team won its first Winning Edge Holiday Classic championship since the 2004-05 season Friday night at Rochester High School. Taking on the hosting Rochester Zebras in the championship game, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings used a strong fourth-quarter effort to turn a 31-28 lead into a 46-34 victory, improving to 6-2 on the season. In the win, Nick Kindig and Tanner Andrews each scored 16 points, while Jeffrey Tillman and Jacob Ritchey each had five. The Vikings’ six wins is just one behind the entire win total of last season’s 7-14 squad. Valley will look to reach that seventh win Friday at Northfield. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 46, ROCHESTER 34 (Winning Edge Holiday Classic, C’ship) V 11 6 14 15 — 46 R 10 8 10 6 — 34 Valley — Nick Kindig 5 4-6 16, Robby Groom 1 2-2 4, Tanner Andrews 8 0-1 16, Jeffrey Tillman 1 2-2 5, Jacob Ritchey 1 2-2 5, Alex Thacker 0 0-0 0, Logan Britton 0 0-0 0, Jarred Littlejohn 0 0-0 0, Tyler Swain 0 0-0 0, Chainey Zolman 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-13 46. Rochester — Stuart 1 0-0 2, Schoen 3 2-3 9, O’Dell 5 0-0 12, Corn 4 0-0 8, Cannedy 1 1-2 3, Screeton 0 0-0 0, Riddle 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 3-5 34. Three-point goals — Valley 4 (Kindig 2, Tillman, Ritchey), Rochester 3 (O’Dell 2, Schoen); Team Fouls — Valley 12, Rochester 14; Records — Valley 6-1, Rochester 2-6.
Friday in Peru
The Whitko boys basketball shook off a three-game losing streak to win the Beef O’Brady’s/American Trust Miami County Tournament this week in Peru. After defeating Peru 66-50 Thursday, the Wildcats won the tournament with a 64-55 win over the LaVille Lancers Friday in the title game. In the championship victory, senior Logan Irwin led the Wildcats with 34 points, while junior Alex Stoddard scored 12. The 3-5 Wildcats travel to Rochester Friday for a Three Rivers Conference game. WHITKO 64, LAVILLE 55 (Miami Co. Tourney, C’ship) W 11 14 12 27 — 64 L 11 15 17 12 — 55 Whitko — Logan Irwin 10 12-17 34, Keaton Irwin 0 2-2 2, Alex Stoddard 4 4-9 12, Trey Weber 3 1-2 9, Colin Nicodemus 0 0-0 0, Gabe Powell 3 1-1 7, Kolten Krull 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 20-31 64. LV — Berger 3 0-0 7, Williams 7 3-5 18, Duerring 0 0-0 0, Manuel 1 0-0 2, Haygood 0 0-0 0, Hostetler 3 2-3 10, Amor 4 8-9 16, Baker 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 13-17 55. Three-point goals — Whitko 4 (L. Irwin 2, Weber 2), LV 4 (Hostetler 2, Berger, Williams); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Whitko 16, LV 24 (Williams, Amor); Records — Whitko 3-5, LV 3-4.
Friday in Fort Wayne
The Wawasee boys basketball team finished fifth at the 10-team Carroll Shootout, defeating Prairie Heights 64-38 Friday afternoon, then going on to beat East Noble 53-48 later in the fifth-place game. The tournament began Thursday at Columbia City, with Wawasee defeating Fort Wayne Blackhawk (73-56), but losing to Carroll (51-37). Against Prairie Heights, Wawasee was led by Jacob Thompson’s 24 points, then he went on to score 28 in the win over East Noble. The 8-3 Wawasee Warriors host NorthWood Friday in Northern Lakes Conference action. WAWASEE 64, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 38 (Carroll Shootout, Game 1) W 17 21 20 6 — 64 PH 12 16 9 1 — 38 Wawasee — Trent Koble 3 1-1 8, Jacob Thompson 9 2-2 24, Ryndan Aaron 4 2-2 13, Zac Patrick 1 2-2 4, Justin Fick 1 1-2 4, Austin Lutz 0 0-0 0, Alex Clark 3 0-0 8, Garrett Balser 1 0-0 2, Bauer Schmeltz 0 0-0 0, Kody Carpenter 0 1-2 1, Doug Hapner 0 0-0 0, Chase Myers 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 9-11 64. PH — Ryan Day 2 0-0 4, Kyler Wert 2 0-0 6, Jacob Heller 4 4-6 13, Tyler Carbone 0 0-1 0, Woodie Riha 3 0-0 8, Jackie Owens 0 0-0 0, Landon Wohlers 1 0-0 2, Spencer Hess 1 0-0 2, Zach Shepherd 0 3-6 3, Dylan Stayner 0 0-0 0, Tom Beiswanger 0 0-0 0, Caston Ezeridge 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 7-13 38. Three-point goals — Wawasee 11 (Thompson 4, Aaron 3, Clark 2, Koble, Fick), PH 5 (Wert 2, Riha 2, Heller); Team Fouls — Wawasee 16, PH 10. WAWASEE 53, EAST NOBLE 48 (Carroll Shootout, 9th Place) W 14 11 13 15 — 53 EN 8 15 9 16 — 48 Wawasee — Koble 1 1-1 3, Thompson 7 9-12 28, Aaron 3 0-0 9, Patrick 1 3-5 5, Fick 4 0-1 8, Lutz 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0, Schmeltz 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 13-19 53. EN — Jacob Brown 0 0-0 0, Ian Dove 4 0-0 9, Nathan Brown 2 1-1 5, Troy Blair 5 0-0 10, Andrew Gordon 3 0-0 6, Landan Tackett 0 0-0 0, Nick Myers 5 2-2 14, Houston Pattee 1 2-2 4, Kales Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 5-5 48. Three-point goals — Wawasee 8 (Thompson 5, Aaron 3), EN 3 (Myers 2, Dove); Team Fouls — Wawasee 7, EN 16; Records — Wawasee 8-3, EN 5-6.
Friday in Wabash
Playing in the consolation game of the Wabash County Tournament Friday at Northfield High School, the Manchester boys basketball team got its first win of the season. Facing the Southwood Knights, a team it had lost to 61-58 on Dec. 16, the Manchester Squires got 18 points from Logan Brunn, 12 from Derek Self and another 11 from Grant Schuler to get the win, improving to 1-6 on the year. The Squires host Lakeland Christian Academy Tuesday. MANCHESTER 60, SOUTHWOOD 54 (Wabash Co. Tourney, Consolation) M 12 18 15 15 — 60 S 11 8 21 14 — 54 Manchester — Derek Self 5 2-4 12, Caleb Thomas 3 0-1 6, Clayton Petrie 2 0-1 6, Logan Brunn 8 2-2 18, Phoenix Goad 1 0-0 2, Neil Underwood 2 0-0 4, Micah McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Claudel Dickentone 0 0-0 0, Grant Schuler 3 2-3 11, Dalton Day 0 0-0 0, Noah Johnson 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 7-13 60. Southwood — Sutton 1 2-4 4, Keffaber 1 0-1 2, Hobbs 4 0-1 9, Winget 10 2-3 22, Blair 4 2-2 13, Hollars 0 0-0 0, Cole 0 0-0 0, Phillipy 0 0-0 0, Boggs 1 2-2 4. Totals 21 8-13 54. Three-point goals — Manchester 5 (Schuler 3, Petrie 2), Southwood 4 (Blair 3, Hobbs); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Manchester 16, Southwood 20 (Blair); Records — Manchester 1-6, Southwood 3-4.
Friday in Winona Lake
The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team closed out its Cougar Classic with a 60-55 loss against South Bend Trinity Christian Friday. In the loss, Josh Silveus led the Cougars with 24 points, while Calvin Prinsen had 15 points and 13 rebounds. The 0-8 Cougars travel to Manchester Tuesday. SB TRINITY 60, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 55 (Cougar Classic) T 10 17 12 21 — 60 L 12 8 9 26 — 55 Trinity — Patrick Couch 7-17 2-3 17, Andrew Pingel 0-3 2-2 2, John Freeks 2-3 3-4 7, John Loughran 2-4 2-2 8, Bobby Cramer 0-1 4-6 4, Tim Pingel 2-4 0-0 5, Ryan Busk 0-2 0-0 0, Mark Smith 8-13 1-2 17. Totals 21-47 14-19 60. LCA — John Rohrs 0-5 0-0 0, Sam Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Zarek Finley 2-5 1-5 5, Collin Price 1-13 0-0 2, Chris Silveus 1-5 2-3 4, Josh Silveus 7-13 10-12 24, Billy Pitts 2-3 0-0 4, Calvin Prinsen 6-10 3-5 15, Noah Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Mount 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 19-54 17-23 55. Three-point goals — Trinity 4-11 (Loughran 2, Couch, Pingel), LCA 0-11; Team Fouls — Trinity 20, LCA 18; Turnovers — Trinity 17, LCA 12; Rebounds — Trinity 39 (Loughran 8), LCA 29 (Silveus 13); Assists — Trinity 5, LCA 5 (Price 2, Silveus 2); Steals — Trinity 7 (Couch 3, Loughran 3), LCA 3; Blocks — Trinity 0, LCA 2; Records — Trinity 12-3, LCA 0-8.
WRESTLING Thursday in South Whitley
The New Haven Bulldogs won Thursday’s five-team super duals at Whitko High School, while the hosting Whitko Wildcats had four individual champions. For Whitko, Colton LeTourneau (126), Chas Busz (132), Cody Bays (145) and Austin Striggle (182) were all class champions. The Wildcats are back in action Jan. 7 for the Bellmont Invitational. WHITKO SUPER DUALS (Class Champs, Local Results) 106 — Tyler Rigney (Muncie South) 4-0, Tryce Johnson (Whitko) 1-2; 113 — Austin Coach (John Glenn) 4-0, Tom Werstler (Whitko) 2-2; 120 — Ryan Shafer (New Haven) 4-0, Evan Cozad (Whitko) 1-1, Keegan Hicks (Whitko) 0-1; 126 — Colton LeTourneau (Whitko) 4-0; 132 — Chase Busz (Whitko) 3-1, Kuyler Bailey (Whitko) 1-0; 138 — Reese Sieger (New Haven) 4-0, Austin LeTourneau (Whitko) 0-1, Luckson Stieglitz (Whitko) 0-1; 145 — Cody Bays (Whitko) 4-0; 152 — Isaiah Bradley (Muncie South) 4-0, Zach Baughman (Whitko) 0-1; 160 — Khalil Lewis (Muncie South) 4-0; 170 — Jake Reed (Muncie South) 4-0, Tyler Miller (Whitko) 2-1; 182 — Austin Striggle (Whitko) 4-0; 195 — Corey Crabtree (Muncie South) 4-0; 220 — Jake Strauch (Muncie South) 4-0, Jack Keener (Whitko) 1-2; 285 — Alex Schultz (New Haven) 4-0. Most Outstanding Wrestler — Bradley (Muncie South).
