Squires top Wabash in rematch

The Manchester boys basketball team got a measure of revenge over Wabash while Northfield won two games in Wabash County boys basketball action last week.

Manchester 71, Wabash 60

In a rematch of the Wabash County Tournament championship game that saw Wabash pull away from Manchester, this time it was the Squires to took control of the game in the first half and never led the Apaches challenge, taking a 71-60

Three Rivers Conference win Friday, Jan. 13.

Collin Price with two points and two assists.

Northfield 44, Winamac 36 assists, followed by Burkhart with 18 points and five rebounds, Kroh with nine points and eight rebounds, Carter Rogers with three points, Shaw with two points and four rebounds, and Baer with one points and five rebounds.

The Northfield boys basketball team jumped out to an early lead and held on for a 44-36 win over Winamac, Tuesday, Jan. 10.

The Norse led 139 after one quarter and 24-16 at halftime and never gave up the lead.

Oak Hill 62, Southwood 51 and five rebounds and Jason Oprisek finished with three points and three rebounds.

Southwood 62, Whitko 40 tournament.

The Knights led early in their TRC game with Whitko Friday, Jan. 13, and never let up in a 6240 win over the Wildcats.

Wabash had two representatives at State in senior Olivia Harden and junior Paloma Shull.

Shull, and eighthplace finisher last year, went 3-1 on the day to place fifth this year.

Harden one her first match of the day and went on to finish 1-3 on the day for an eighthplace result.

Manchester’s Allie Evans and Lindsey Dill each lost their first matches of the tournament.

Northfield as a team finished in 15th place while Wabash placed 39th.

The teams played to a 9-9 tie with 3:40 left in the first quarter and remained close with the Squires holding onto a 14-12 lead until Manchester sophomore Ethan Hendrix hit a 3pointer with three seconds left to shift the momentum of the game.

The Squires outscored the Apaches, 17-10 in the second quarter to take a 34-22 halftime lead and withstood a late Wabash surge to hold on for the 11-point win.

Gavin Betten led Manchester with 21 points, 17 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks while Hendrix also scored 21 points along with four assists, four steals, and three rebounds, and Tyler McLain added 17 points, four assists, four steals, and three rebounds.

Gavin Martin turned in eight points, three rebounds, and two assists, followed by Carter Wagoner with two points and two assists, and Talon Torpy with two points and two steals.

For Wabash, Grant Ford led the way with 21 points on seven 3-pointers and six rebounds, followed by Kolton Wilson with 15 points and three rebounds, and Izaak Wright with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists.

Trevor Daughtry added seven points, seven rebounds, and four assists, followed by Kaden Vogel and Dave Ford each with two points, three assists, and two rebounds, and

Eli Kroh led Northfield with 15 points and four steals, followed by Dillon Tomlinson with nine points, four rebounds, and three assists, Noah Burkhart with eight points and five rebounds, Easton Shaw with six points and two steals, and Tyson Baer with three points

Northfield 56, North Miami 42

The Norse won their second game of the week, defeating North Miami, 56-42, in a TRC matchup Friday, Jan. 13.

The host Warriors took a 1412 lead after one quarter and led through much of the game and headed into the final eight minutes with a 36-34 advantage after three quarters.

But the fourth quarter belonged to Northfield as the Norse outscored North Miami, 22-6, to pull away with the 14-point win.

Tomlinson led the Norse with 23 points, three rebounds, and two

Oak Hill took an early advantage to gain control of its 62-51 win over Southwood Tuesday, Jan. 10.

The Golden Eagles led 19-12 after one quarter and outscored the Knights 19-13 in the second quarter for a 38-25 halftime lead. Both teams played were essentially even on the scoreboard in the second half as Oak Hill took the win.

Cole Winer led Southwood with 17 points and seven rebounds, followed by Nathan Lehner with 13 points and four rebounds, and Will Winer with 11 points and four rebounds.

Dylan Stout added seven points

A 19-9 first quarter put Southwood in control of the game and the Knights slammed the door with a 3320 second half.

Lehner led four Knights in doubledigit scoring with 17 points along with five steals and three assists, followed by Cole Winer with 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists, Stout with 11 points, five rebounds, and three steals, and Oprisek with 10 points, five rebounds, and three assists.

Jaret Denny added seven points, four assists, and three rebounds, and Will Winer had four points and three rebounds.