Cumberland, Kiser combine for 40, lead Valley past Hanover Central at LaPorte tourney

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Tippecanoe Valley 59, Hanover Central 52 (Dec. 30): Nolan Cumberland scored a game-

high 22 points, and fellow senior Tayde Kiser added 18 for the Vikings in a win over Hanover Central in the fifth-place game at the LaPorte tournament on Dec. 30.

Riley Shepherd added eight points, all in the first quarter.

Valley led 26-25 at halftime and extended the lead to 40-34 after three quarters.

Chase Kuzma had 14 points for Hanover Central (6-4).

Lake Central went on to win the eight-team tournament with a 65-58 win over LaPorte.

HANOVER CENTRAL (52) (6-4)

Rohde 3 1-4 8, Wiancek 4 0-0 10, Mauer 4 1-2 12, Austgen 2 4-4 8, Kuzma 6 2-4 14, Tucker 0 0-0 0, Milenkovic 0 0-0 0, Piccirilli 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 19 8-14 52

VALLEY (59) (7-3)

Cooper Walls 0 2-4 2, Tayde Kiser 6 5-5 18, Nolan Cumberland 10 0-2 22, Riley Shepherd 3 0-0 8, Kyler Johnson 1 2-3 4, Stephen Akase 2 1-1 5, Dylan Neese 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 22 10-15 59

Three-point field goals:

Hanover Central 6 (Mauer 3, Wiancek 2, Rohde),

Valley 5 (Cumberland 2, Shepherd 2, Kiser)

Total fouls: Hanover Central 17, Valley 15

Score by quarters

Hanover Central 10 15 9 18 – 52

Valley 15 11 14 19 – 59