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game of the night in a first-round matchup at 6 p.m. while Northwestern (14-4) and Mississinewa (6-15) play the nightcap at 7:30 p.m.

Host Norwell (173) awaits the winner of the Peru-Maconaquah game in the first game of the semifinals on Friday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. with the Bellmont-Oak Hill winner facing the Northwestern-Mississinewa winner at 7:30 p.m.

The championship game is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.

Peru lost to Oak Hill, 45-37 on Nov. 4 while Maconaquah lost to Oak Hill, 4117, on Dec. 3 and to Mississinewa, 48-38, on Dec. 21.

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Maconaquah: 210.0

North Miami: 204.0

Peru: 133.0

Manchester: 112.5 Tippecanoe Valley: 93.0 Wabash: 67.0 Northfield: 66.0 Southwood: 56.0 Whitko: 29.0

Individual Results: Champions: Logan Farnell, Ethan Farnell, & Austin Ringeisen

2nd Place: Brayden Raber, Alex Ousley, Ty Glavan, Wyatt Price, & Camron Montgomery.

3rd Place: Nate Hanes

4th Place: Evan Oglesby & Aaron Ringeisen

7th Place: Camron Metcalf & Bryson Bledsoe

Boys Varsity Basketball wins on the road

By John Burrus

The Braves went on the road and beat Western. The Panthers had won 7 straight games. The Braves improve to 8-5.

Coach Burrus said, “The win at Western was a major accomplishment for our team. They were a big challenge and had posted some big

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wins. I really liked the play of MJ Ellis, and Trace Armstrong. They combined for 16 points. They chased Bauer Maple, hard but he still scored 27.

We also had 19 steals for the game. I liked our pressure. The kids made Western play fast. They are really good at playing slow and getting what they want. Our team dictated the pace of the game. We forced them to take 3’s or we got a turnover. Dean, the 6’8 kid got some dunks but we held everyone else down. I also liked how we played with the lead in the 4th. We spread the floor and got easy baskets.

It also was also a special game for me with win number 300. Thanks to everyone who made last night so special.

Maple 27pts 4reb 4ast 1bl 4st Ball 8pts 7reb 5ast 1st Armstrong 8pts 4reb 1ast 2bl 4st Ellis 8pts 4reb 1ast 3st Kelly 8pts 1reb 3ast 2st Kile 4pts 3reb 1ast 1st

Lady Braves claim county championship

By Rex Betzner

The Lady Braves improved to 6-0 with a 46-15 win over the Caston Comets to claim the County Championship.

The Lady Braves overwhelmed the previously unbeaten Comets with full court pressure defense and a smothering half court man. The ladies again had a balanced scoring attack with six Braves scoring. The Braves were led by Aubrey Kaiser with 18, Aubrey Stoll with 9, Delaney Betzner with 8, Kasey Murry with 6, Ireland Kile with 3 and Ani Osornio rounded out the scoring with 2.

Peru

Girls Varsity Basketball falls to Tippy Valley By Jenna Hayes

The Tigers traveled to Tippy Valley

Three wrestling champions at Maconaquah

on Tuesday night for a TRC contest with the Lady Vikings.

The Tigers got off to a slow start and struggled to get anything going offensively until the 4th quarter due to the Vikings pressure. Turnovers and many missed opportunities to convert off the Vikings press found the Tigers in a big 23-50 deficit heading to the 4th quarter.

The Tigers found some footing in the 4th quarter outscoring the Vikings 19-12, but it ultimately was not enough as the Tigers fell 42-62.

Leading the Tigers offensively was Emma Eldridge with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals.

Brooklyn Garner had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

Cameryn Raber had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal. Brianna Bennett had 7 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists, and 1 steal. Addison Robbins had 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. Kaylene Kirk had 2 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 blocked shot.

Peyton Wideman had 2 points.

Maddie Nordman had 1 rebound.

Maliyah Dunn had 1 assist.

The Tigers are now 8-11 on the season and 4-4 in TRC play. The Tigers will travel to Pioneer for a non-conference game.

Peru 8th grade girls grab a big win over Lewis Cass

By Gayle Raber

Peru’s 8th grade girls started fast and played a com- plete 4 quarters Thursday night to get a win over Lewis Cass 36-12.

Jacey Boswell played her best defensive game of the season thus far as she was able to gather in rebounds and help set the team up for quick transitions up the floor.

Emmy Thompson had herself a great offensive game and led all scorers with 13 points.

The 8th grade is now 2-5 on the season.

Scoring for Peru:

Emmy Thompson - 13 pts

Maddie Gatliff12 pts

Jacey Boswell11 pts

Lady Tigers go 1-1 in Miami/Fulton Tournament

By Gayle Raber

Peru 8th grade fell to Caston in the first round of the Miami/Fulton Tournament 39-38. We started fast and were up by 6 at halftime.

In the 2nd half we struggled defensively to keep Caston out of the paint. The girls fought hard and battled to take the last second shot, but fell short.

Maddie Gatliff and Emmy Thomp- son both had a great offensive game as Gatliff scored 22 pts and Thompson finished with 10 pts.

In game 2 Peru got a win as they held off North Miami 32-20. Emmy Thompson handled the ball and controlled the offense to help Peru find the basket. We played a great team game in this win.

Scoring vs. Caston Maddie Gatliff22 pts

Emmy Thompson-10 pts Alyvia Guyer -4 pts

Jacey Boswell -2 pts

Scoring vs. North Miami Maddie Gatliff13 pts

Emmy Thompson-8 pts Jacey Boswell-7 pts Sofie Nordman – 4 pts

Girls Junior Varsity Basketball beats Pioneer Jr-Sr 30 –17

By Stephanie Bennett

The Peru JV Lady Tigers were on the road at Pioneer tonight. We started out slow in the first half but these young ladies continue to fight and never give up. We picked it up after half time.

We adjusted our offense and defense and came out victorious. The Lady Tigers beat the Panthers 30-17.

Leading scorers for the Tigers were Sydney Azbell, and Molly Mann with 8 points each. Maliyah Dunn, Peyton Wideman, and Amariya Jackson had 4 points each. Ky Correll had a bucket.

Peru Wrestling Finishes 4th at TRC invite

By Zachary Leffel

Individual Re- sults Include: 106 lbs. Regan McGuire: 1-2 (7th place)

113 lbs. Leland Brown: 2-3 (6th place)

120 lbs. Brayden Gibson: 2-1 (2nd place)

126 lbs. Glen Baldwin: 1-3 (6th place)

132 lbs. Zach Smithers: 1-3 (8th place)

138 lbs. Cooper Baldwin: 3-0 (1st place)

145 lbs. Cody Legg: 3-2 (5th place)

152 lbs. Isaiah Korba: 2-3 (6th place)

160 lbs. Ian Black: 2-2 (4th place)

170 lbs. Jay Taylor: 2-2 (7th place)

182 lbs. Alex Smithers 2-3 (6th place)

195 lbs. Melachi Gatliff: 2-2 (7th place)

220 lbs. Keyton Ousley: 3-1 (3rd place)

285 lbs. Trevi Hillman-Conley: 4-1 (3rd place)