DENVER — The Whitko boys basketball team won consecutive games for the first time this season Friday night at North Miami. Leading 32-22 going into the final quarter, the Wildcats held on against the host North Miami Warriors, claiming a 45-41 Three Rivers Conference victory. Whitko now sits at 4-12 overall and 2-4 in the TRC going into their Feb. 9 game at home against Manchester. Against North Miami, Gabe Powell led the way with 18 points, while Stephen Bennett finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds. WHITKO 45, NORTH MIAMI 41 W 18 6 8 13 – 45 NM 7 9 6 19 – 41 Whitko – Gabe Powell 7-12 4-8 18, Dylan Cumberland 1-3 9-12 12, Stephen Bennett 6-11 1-2 13, Alex Stoddard 1-3 0-0 2, Trey Weber 0-7 0-2 0, Cole Kessie 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 15-39 14-24 45. Turnovers – Whitko 23, NM 12; Rebounds – Whitko 36, (Bennett 13), NM 22; Assists – Whitko 9 (Cumberland 5), NM 3; Steals – Whitko 9 (Cumberland 3); Blocks – Whitko 2 (Bennett 2) Records: Whitko 4-12 (2-4 TRC), NM 1-14 (0-6 TRC)
Friday in Auburn
Lakeland Christian Academy fell 59-32 Friday at Lakewood Park in boys basketball action. For LCA, Zarek Finley had seven points and Calvin Prinsen finished with nine rebounds. The 5-11 LCA Cougars host Gary 21st Century today, then travel to Culver Military Academy Friday. LAKEWOOD PARK 59, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 32 LC 10 4 8 10 – 32 LP 14 10 21 14 – 59 LP – Jake Neeley 0-1 0-0 0, Max Troyer 1-3 2-2 5, Brooks Gerke 3-5 0-0 6, Zac Crosby 6-11 4-4 18, Zach Herber 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter Yoder 0-0 0-0 0, Greg Hathaway 0-0 0-0 0, David Albert 1-3 0-2 3, Andrew Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Wesley Davidson 6-15 2-2 14, Brendan McCormick 1-1 0-0 3, Noah Gardner 0-0 2-2 2, Blake Mann 1-9 3-6 8. Totals 19-48 16-18 59. LCA – Chris Maron 1-4 2-4 4, Kenneth Koontz 0-0 0-0 0, Connor Blum 1-1 1-1 3, Collin Price 1-9 0-0 2, Chris Silveus 2-6 0-0 5, Joel Haines 0-1 0-0 0, Nate Gross 0-0 1-2 1, Billy Pitts 2-5 0-0 4, Zarek Finley 3-6 0-0 7, Calvin Prinsen 2-7 0-0 4, Noah Cole 1-3 0-0 2, Logan Mount 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-43 4-7 32. Three-point goals – LP 5-15 (Crosby 2, Troyer, Albert, McCormick), LCA 2-15 (Silveus, Finley); Team Fouls (fouled out) – LP 15, LCA 15; Turnovers – LP 9, LCA 24; Rebounds – LP 27 (Davidson 10), LCA 33 (Prinsen 9); Assists – LP 9 (Gerke 5), LCA 8 (Silveus 4); Steals – LP 16 (Crosby 5, Davidson 5), LCA 0; Blocks – LP 3 (Davidson 2), LCA 3 (Prinsen 3) Records: LP 9-5, LCA 5-11
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Friday in Middlebury
In their regular season finale Friday at Northridge, the Wawasee Lady Warriors lost 59-34, ending the season at 10-10. In the Northern Lakes Conference loss, senior KiLee Knafel led Wawasee with 19 points, followed by freshman Kylee Rostochak’s 10. The Lady Warriors open Class 3A, Sectional 21 Tuesday night against host NorthWood at 6 p.m. NORTHRIDGE 59, WAWASEE 34 W 9 9 9 7 – 34 N 13 16 17 15 – 59 Northridge – Br. O’Dell 1 0-0 2, M. Miller 6 4-4 16, H. Schrock 6 2-3 17, M. Schrock 4 0-0 12, Longacher 2 0-0 4, Zook 0 0-0 0, T. Miller 3 0-0 8, Bontrager 0 0-0 0, Swank 0 0-0 0, Yoder 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 6-7 59. Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 0 0-0 0, Alexis Blunk 0 0-0 0, Cassie Martinez 0 0-0 0, KiLee Knafel 4 9-9 19, Kyle Rostochak 2 6-8 10, Ashlynn Fisher 0 1-2 1, Erin Wiktorowski 1 2-2 4, Allissa Flores 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 18-21 34. Three-point goals – Northridge 9 (M. Schrock 4, H. Schrock 3, T. Miller 2), Wawasee 2 (Knafel 2); Team Fouls – Northridge 15, Wawasee 12 Records: Northridge 18-4 (5-2 NLC), Wawasee 10-10 (1-6 NLC) JV – Northridge 23, Wawasee 16 Wawasee JV Record: 2-16
