The junior varsity teams kicked off championship day at the Wabash County basketball tournament Saturday.
In the girls championship game Manchester hit a three at the buzzer and led Wabash 12-11 after one. In the second the Squires got 8 points from key ‘’reserves’’ to take a 24-13 lead at the half.
Manchester would keep control in the third, leading 31-19 with a quarter to go. Manchester would hold on for the first championship of the day, defeating Wabash 44-30.
Wabash, now 8-8 on the season, was led by Logan Wright with 13 points.
The Southwood and Wabash boys would square off for the boys junior varsity championship, tied 6-6 after the first quarter. The Knights would take control in the second quarter, out scoring Wabash 9-1 to lead 15-7 at the half.
The Knights would maintain their lead in the third, leading the Apaches 22-17 after three. The Knights would go on to win the title over the Apaches 28-21.
The Northfield and Southwood girls were the first consolation game of the afternoon. Southwood started the game on an 8-0 run with the Norse responding with 15 straight and led 17-10 after one quarter. The pace would slow a bit in the second with the Knights out scoring the Norse 10-9. Northfuield led at the half 26-20.
The Norse would increase their lead by a point in the third, leading 35-28 after three. The Lady Norse would take over in the fourth, defeating the Knights 55-34.
Elli Baker 16 points Camryn Kuhn 16 points Hannah Holmes 11 points Eden Hoover 4 points Faith Krom 4 points Jaycie Krom 2 points Callie Hoffman 2 points
Up next was the boys consolation game between Northfield and Southwood. It was the start of a typical metro rival game with the Knights racing out to a lead and the Norse closing the gap. Southwood led 17-15 after one. The Knights rode their height advantage in the second, leading the Norse 37-23 at the half.
The Knights would continue heavy pressure along with taking advantage of their size and led 55-35 after three. The Knights were eventually too much for the Norse as they pulled away for a 69-46 win.
Jaden Baer scored 17 points Tyson Baer 13 Carter Rodgers 6 Jake Perney 4 Isaac Burkhart 4 Parker Oswalt 2
The first varsity championship game was the Wabash and Manchester girls. Manchester would own the first quarter, leading 12-3 after one stop. Down by as many as 12 the Lady Apaches would rally late in the second quarter and trail Manchester 22-17 at the half.
Wabash would come alive in the third, outscoring Manchester 14-4 to lead 31-26 after three. In a heated battle in the fourth the two teams would battle to a 40-40 tie and headed to OT. Wabash would control the overtime, winning 51-43.
Wabash, now 8-8 on the season, was led by Kait Honeycutt with 21 points while Kierra Wilson added 11. Honeycutt, Wilson and Bryleigh Boggs were named to the All-Tournament team and Honeycutt was named MVP.
Ava Sautter- 3 points
Peyton Ream-2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Brookelynn Buzzard- 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
Molly Schannep- 5 points
Emma Walker- 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
Gracie Lauer- 8 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals
Hadley West- 1 points, 5 rebounds
The last game of the night was the Manchester and Wabash boys. Wabash would find the mark from behind the arch multiple times and led Manchester 18-5 after the first stop. Wabash would continue to dominate in the second quarter and built a 27-10 halftime lead.
Manchester would make a couple runs at Wabash in the third but the Apaches stood their ground and led 40-31 after three. In the fourth the Apaches defense remained solid as Wabash captured the county title 50-40.
In the junior varsity consolation games, Northfield defeated Southwood 26-21 in girls action, while Manchester defeated Northfield 55-29 in boys.
Faith Krom 8 points Laney Haupert 7 points Millie Higgins 4 points Sam Powell 2 points Vivian Haupert 2 points Claire Brainard 2 points Ayla Dale 1 point
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