The Manchester Squires went on the road to Huntington North and defeated the Vikings 62-55 Saturday.
The Squires struggled offensively in the first half, and trailed at halftime 26-23. In the second half, the Squires were finally able to get some shots to drop and took the lead at the end of the third quarter 40-39. Manchester never trailed in the 4th quarter and had a stretch of four made threes in a row that helped build a small lead that they were able to hang on to.
Tyler McLain had 13 of his 15 points in the second half and played a huge part in the Squires win. Manchester was led by Gavin Betten with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Other scorers for the Squires were Tyler McLain with 15, Ethan Hendrix 14, Garrett Sites 10, Tallon Torpy 3, and Gavin Martin 2. Manchester improved to 5-0 on the season and will travel to Southwood on Friday. The Squires then play Fort Wayne Blackhawk on Saturday at Grace College at 7:30 pm.
| Qtr 1 | Qtr 2 | Qtr 3 | Qtr 4 | OT 1 | OT 2 | OT 3 | OT 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester VAR Squires | 11 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| HNHS VAR Vikings | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Largest Lead HNHS 24 Man 13 (11 pts) Lead Changes 7 Number of Ties 5
Longest Run HNHS 11-2 Man 10-0
| Name | 2FG | 3 Pt | FT | PTS | ORB | DRB | TR | AST | TO | BS | ST |
| Garrett Sites | 2/3 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wyatt Prater | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Tyler McLain | 2/2 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| * Ethan Hendrix | 3/8 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Carson Heath | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Gavin Betten | 4/11 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| * Gavin Martin | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Kline | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Tallon Torpy | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sammie Lambert | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Wagoner | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Manchester junior varsity fell to Huntington 50-47 in overtime.
| Name | PTS |
| Sam Winger | 0 |
| * Resto D’Andrea | 3 |
| * Nolan Hernandez | 7 |
| Jose Lopez DeUralde Ortiz | 0 |
| Davide Bianchi | 4 |
| Camden Hemmer | 0 |
| Korbin Presl | 0 |
| * Dallas Martin | 0 |
| Nick Cave | 0 |
| * Aaron Reid | 18 |
| * Carson Heath | 15 |