BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Boys basketball
Tippecanoe Valley 69, Knox 50 (Dec. 2): Cooper Walls hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter and scored 19 points, and Riley Shepherd hit three treys in the first quarter and
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also scored 19 to lead the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team to a 69-50 win over host and sectional rival Knox Friday.
Nolan Cumberland added 15 points, and Tayde Kiser tallied 10.
Valley led 28-12 after one quarter and extended the lead to 43-22 at halftime.
The Class 3A, No. 24 Vikings have won three straight games since losing their season opener to Mishawaka.
VALLEY (69) (3-1)
Cooper Walls 5 4-4 19, Tayde Kiser 4 0-0 10, Nolan Cumberland 5 4-7 15, Riley Shepherd 7 1-1 19, Kyler Johnson 2 0-0 4, Ian Cooksey 0 0-0 0, Trent Marshall 0 0-0 0, Blaine Sheetz 0 0-0 0, Nate Parker 0 0-0 0, DeOndre Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Stephen Akase 0 0-0 0, Dylan Neese 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 24 9-12 69
KNOX (50) (1-1)
Binkley 5 0-0 14, Jordan 2 0-2 6, Wakal 0 0-0 0, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Austin 5 2-2 13, Branham 0 0-0 0, Watson 3 2-2 8, McLaughlin 3 1-2 7, Short 0 0-0 0, Vanasdall 0 0-0 0, Schwandt 1 0-0 2, Tinsley 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 19 5-8 50
Three-point field goals:
Valley 12 (Walls 5, Shepherd 4, Kiser 2, Cumberland),
Knox 7 (Binkley 4, Jordan 2, Austin)
Total fouls: Valley 12, Knox 11
Score by quarters
Valley 28 15 18 8 – 69
Knox 12 10 20 8 – 50