Hot shooting starts from Shepherd, Walls lead Valley to 3rd straight win

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

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