Cumberland scores 18, leads Valley past LaVille

Shepherd, Kiser add two 3-pointers each

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Tippecanoe Valley 40, LaVille 30 (Nov. 26): Nolan Cumberland scored 10 of his game-high 18 points in the second half, and Riley Shepherd added 10 points for the

Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team in a 40-30 win over host LaVille on Nov. 26.

Tayde Kiser added eight points. Shepherd and Kiser hit two 3-pointers each.

Valley also made all eight of their free throw attempts.

Collin Czarnecki scored 15 points for LaVille (0-2) in the loss.

Valley held LaVille to five points in the fourth quarter.

The win was the first for Valley first-year coach Joe Luce.

LaVille led 18-15 at halftime, but Valley rallied to take a 29-25 lead going into the fourth quarter.

VALLEY (40) (1-1)

Cooper Walls 1 0-0 2, Tayde Kiser 2 2-2 8, Nolan Cumberland 7 4-4 18, Riley Shepherd 3 2-2 10, Kyler Johnson 1 0-0 2, Trent Marshall 0 0-0 0, Blain Sheetz 0 0-0 0, Dylan Neese 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 14 8-8 40

LAVILLE (30) (0-2)

James 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 2-3 7, Wagoner 2 0-0 5, Collin Allen 1 1-2 3, Czarnecki 6 1-2 15, Cody Allen 0 0-0 0, Rush 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 11 4-7 30

Three-point field goals:

Valley 4 (Kiser 2, Shepherd 2),

LaVille 4 (Czarnecki 2, Smith, Wagoner)

Total fouls: Valley 15, LaVille 10

Score by quarters

Valley 6 9 14 11 – 40

LaVille 9 9 7 5 – 30