Behind Melott, Snyder, Lady Vikes rout Whitko for 9th straight win

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Tippecanoe Valley 58, Whitko 35 (Dec. 17): Kaydence Mellott scored a game-high 19 points, and Carlee Snyder added a career-high 14 for the Tippecanoe Valley girls

Kaydence Mellott

basketball team in a Three Rivers Conference road win over Whitko on Dec. 17.

Molly Moriarty added 10 for Valley (12-2), who won their ninth straight game and improved to 4-0 in the TRC. Valley is the only remaining unbeaten team in the TRC.

Merlot outscored the entire Whitko team 14-12 in the first half as Valley opened up a 20-point lead.

Valley defeated Whitko for the 12th straight year.

VALLEY (58) (12-2, 4-0)

Lily Ault 0 0-0 0, Kaydence Mellott 6 3-4 19, Molly Moriarty 4 2-6 10, Kelsey Cox 1 1-2 3, Corinna Stiles 1 0-0 2, Gaby Gonzalez 1 0-0 2, Ava Smith 0 0-0 0, Macy Petersen 1 0-0 2, Chesnee Miller 3 0-0 6, Carlee Snyder 5 4-6 14

TEAM: 22 10-18 58

WHITKO (35) (5-6, 0-4)

Howard 1 2-3 4, Coburn 3 2-2 8, Kriery 0 0-0 0, Sroufe 0 0-0 0, Harrison 4 0-0 10, Wolf 0 0-0 0, Tucker 0 0-0 0, Phillips 3 4-4 13

TEAM: 11 8-9 35

Three-point field goals:

Valley 4 (Melott 4),

Whitko 5 (Phillips 3, Harrison 2)

Total fouls: Valley 14, Whitko 15

Score by quarters

Valley 15 17 13 13 – 58

Whitko 2 10 13 10 – 35