Apaches Fall At Whitko
The Wabash boys basketball team was leading the TRC and needed a win to keep sole possession of first place. With the run and gun style of the Apaches you live by the old saying,”you live by the three and die by the three.” Unfortunately the latter was the case for the Apaches Friday as they shot just 2 of 21 from behind the arch in a 72-52 loss to Whitko.
Whitko started the game with a bucket that was answered by a Tyler Brewer bucket and then a three from Shea Beauchamp to lead 5-2. With Wabash leading 10-7 after a Landon Cole bucket the Wildcats went on a 12-0 run behind Alex Stoddard to grab a 19-10 lead and led 21-11 after the first quarter.
To start the second Logan Irwin and Stoddard would hit to increase the lead to 25-11 when Nate Price hit. At 25-14 Whitko would go on a 10-3 run, making it 35-17. Price would trade three free throws with an Irwin bucket to make it 37-20. Whitko led 39-22 at the half.
With the Apaches having the ability to make big runs, it looked like that could happen the first half of the third quarter when Wabash cut the lead to 45-31. Whitko would then go on a 9-0 run to dash any hopes of getting close by the fourth quarter. Breyton Nealis hit his third bucket of the quarter with a minute left and Whitko led 56-33 with one to go.
Whitko closed the door to start the fourth quarter, starting the quarter with a 9-0 run to make it 65-33. Wabash would then go on one of their runs, a 14-0 run that cut the lead to 65-47. Whitko would out score Wabash 7-5 the remainder of the game for the 72-52 final.
Leading Wabash was Shea Beauchamp with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 1 steal. Tyler Brewer had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. Breyton Nealis had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assist and 4 steals. Landon Cole had 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals. Nate Price had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. Roger Davis had 6 rebounds. Kodi Clemons had 2 rebounds. Jacob Ellis had 1 rebound.
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Wabash JV Tops Whitko
The Wabash junior varsity basketball team defeated Whitko Friday 47-34.
Leading the Apaches was Roger Davis with 13 points, 2 rebounds and 3 steals. Grant Sailors had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 1 steal. Brad McCord had 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. Kodi Clemons had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Christian Hall had 2 points. Devin Bitzel had 2 points. Jordan Blair had 2 points. Mike Jones had 6 points.
One Bad Quarter Cost Squires
The Manchester boys basketball team had one bad quarter that was the difference Friday as the Squires lost to Tippecanoe Valley 58-42.
For three quarters the Squires played with Valley, being out scored by 15 points in the second quarter and losing by 16.
Winning at Valley is not an easy task no matter who you are. The ever improving Squires stayed with the Vikings the first quarter, being out scored just 14-10. The Squires hit four buckets in the quarter, two of which were three pointers. Connor McLaughlin and Derek Self hit from behind the arch. Self led the Squires in the quarter with 5 points.
The second quarter decided the out come of the game as Valley out scored Manchester 19-4 to lead 33-14 at the half. Logan Brunn and Grant Schuler had the two buckets for the Squires.
The Squires would play Valley even up in the third quarter to a 12-12 tie. The Squires spread the wealth in scoring with five players finding the bucket. Logan Brunn led with 4 points. Manchester trailed 45-26 at the end of three.
Manchester would out score Valley 16-13 in the final quarter to win the second half 28-25, but the deficit was to much to over come, falling 58-42. Manchester hit five buckets in the quarter, four being behind the arch. Neil Underwood had two of the three pointers and led the quarter with 6 points.
Logan Brunn, Connor McLaughlin and Neil Underwood led with 8 points each. Derek Self and Clayton Petrie had 7 points each. Caleb Thomas and Grant Schuler had 2 points each.
Coach Thompson ” Getting better every game, plugging away.”
The junior varsity lost to Valley 36-21.
Micah McDaniel led with 13 points. Lucas Schilling had 4 points. Claudell Dickantone and Noah Johnson added 2 points each.
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Southwood Rebounds Against North Miami
Even with the weather being cold outside it was raining three’s inside at North Miami Friday night. Fortunately most of them were from the Knights as they poured in over 50 points in the first half on their way to a 81-65 win over North Miami.
Southwood started out hot, hitting on their first four shots, all from behind the arch to go up 12-2. The Knights defensive pressure bothered the Warriors as they could not get in an offensive set. The Knights capitalized on Warrior turnovers, opening up a 17 point lead with a 12-2 run and led 27-14 after one. Levi Winget led the Knights with 7 points. Levi Sutton and Robbie Cole had 5 points each.
Southwood come out in the second quarter and the defensive pressure turned in to foul trouble. North Miami took advantage of the foul trouble, cutting the lead to 8 points with 4 minutes to go. The Knights kept launching from behind the arch, led by Sexton Boggs who drained a three as time ran out to give the Knights a 14 point lead of 51-37 a the half. Boggs led the quarter with 9 points. Connor Hobbs had 7.
Southwood increased it’s lead to 20 points by continuing to put pressure on the ball and forcing turnovers in the third quarter. Foul trouble was mounting for the Knights and the bench was a major contributor to build on the lead. Hobbs and Jackson Blair led the Knights in the third, leading 66-46 with a quarter to go.
Both teams started out cold in the fourth, plagued by turnovers and the Warriors cut the lead to 13 points with 2:27 left. Down 13 the Warriors started fouling earlier than normal, trying to get back in the game. The Knights converted their free throws down the stretch to secure the 81-65 win.
The Knights were led by Connor Hobbs with 20 points, 4 assist and 4 steals. Jackson Blair had 19 points, 5 assist and 3 steals. Sexton Boggs had 9 points.Levi Sutton had 9 points. Levi Winget had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assist. Robbie Cole had 6 rebounds and 4 assist. Ross Phillipy had 3 rebounds.
Varsity story by Jim Winget
The Southwood junior varsity defeated North Miami 49-29. After a tight first half the Knights pulled away, out scoring the Warriors 23-9 in the second half.
Noah kirk had 11 points and 4 rebounds. Nick Krieg had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assist and 2 steals. Zach Hobson had 10 points and 3 assist. Danny Goff had 9 points. Luke Elliott had 4 points. Steve Metz had 3 points. Shane Smith had 2 points. Brett Wyatt had 8 rebounds.
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Norse Hold Off Rochester
Maybe Rochester’s 2-9 record was a little deceiving or perhaps the Norse were looking past the Zebras and to Saturday night’s game vs Huntington. Both could be true or neither.
Northfield built a comfortable lead several times and then held their breath on a last second Rochester shot to defeat the Zebras 54-52 Friday night, moving their record to 12-3 (4-1).
The Norse started the game in full control, out scoring Rochester 16-7 in the first quarter. Rochester would battle back, closing the Northfield lead to three points before a layup at the buzzer by Ryan Givens gave the Norse a 29-24 halftime lead.
Rochester would score the first four points of the third quarter to close the gap to 29-28. Clinging to the small lead, Dustin Echard hit two buckets to push the Norse lead back to 37-29. Northfield would end the quarter on a 6-0 run to lead 43-29 after three.
Rochester kept battling back with a barrage of three pointers to close the gap to 50-47 with 54.7 seconds remaining. After trading buckets and Rochester’s being a three, the Norse led 52-50 with 18.2 left. Collin Dawes hit two free throws with 11.3 remaining to put Northfield up 54-50. Rochester raced down the floor and converted on a layup, cutting the lead to 54-52 with 5.6 seconds left.. Rochester quickly fouled Chad Glasscock. Glasscock could not convert the free throws and Rochester had one more chance. Going for the win instead of the tie the Zebras launched a three pointer at the buzzer that missed and the Norse held on 54-52.
Ryan Keaffaber led the Norse with 17 points and 4 rebounds. Ryan Givens added 12 points and 7 rebounds, while Collin Dawes chipped in 10 points and 7 assists.
The JV boys basketball team collected a 35-26 win over Rochester. Jon Richardson led the Norse with 13 points and 2 steals, while Tanner Wilcox chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds.
The Northfield JV is 12-3
The Norse play Huntington North Saturday
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The Wabash County YMCA will host the 4th annual British Soccer Camp again this summer. It is a week long camp From June 25 -29 at the Field of Dreams. This camp has several different divisions by age group starting with First Kicks at Ages 3&4.There is a 4&5 year old, hour and a half daily camp, a morning Half Day Camp as well as an afternoon Half Day Camp. The popular high school camp is held during the evening. Brochures are now available for the camp at the YMCA. That brochure has instructions as to how to register on-line and receive a free jersey . Each player registered also receives a free soccer ball. The Bristish Soccer Camp is the largest and most popular camp program in the United States and Canada.
Bill Barrows
Wabash County YMCA
Senior Program Director
(260) 563-9622 (YMCA)
Add a CommentManchester 5th Grade Boys
The 5th Grade Manchester Squires basketball team is off to a 4-3 start with wins over Southwood, 27-12 and 40-30, Rochester, 37-23, and Crown Point, 25-19. Their losses have come against Warsaw, a Spiece Wolfpac team, and Huntington (who won the Spiece tournament).
Team members are Brayden Casper, Ethan Davis, Logan Parrett, Logan Isbell, Kamdyn Lester, Konrad Borgmann, Mathias McLaughlin, Jackson Mathias, Caleb Fluke, and Andrew McAtee.
The team is coached by Michael Hendrix and assisted by Mark Mathias.
