Malchow scores 23, leads 3 in double figures as Winamac advances

Next: vs. Bremen, 7:30 p.m. Friday

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Winamac 63, South Bend Career Academy 36 (Tuesday): Will Malchow scored a game-high 23 points, and Justin Potthoff and Ethan Burgess added 10 each as the Winamac boys basketball team handled South Bend Career Academy in a Class 2A, Sectional 34 quarterfinal at Jimtown Tuesday.

Brendan Hines hit three 3-pointers and added nine, and Jaybin Hines had eight for Winamac, who won their fourth straight game and improved to 15-8.

Career Academy lost their 11th straight game and finished 1-22.

Winamac has allowed 30 points per game during their winning streak.

Malchow outscored the entire Career Academy team 15-13 in the second and third quarters. Brendan Hines and Potthoff also combined to hit three 3-pointers in the third quarter.

Winamac led 25-17 at halftime and extended the lead to 49-24 after three quarters.

Winamac will play Bremen (12-10) in a sectional semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The first semifinal will feature Jimtown and Knox at 6 p.m.

Winamac has not played Bremen since a 62-61 loss in a sectional semifinal on March 4, 1999.

WINAMAC (63) (15-8)

Brendan Hines 3 0-0 9, Justin Potthoff 4 0-0 10, Jaybin Hines 3 2-2 8, Will Malchow 8 6-10 23, Ethan Burgess 5 0-0 10, Sean Stark 0 0-0 0, Parker Zeider 0 0-0 0, Alex Hague 0 0-0 0, Brayden Mathias 1 0-0 2, Evan Burgess 0 1-2 1, Hunter Haschel 0 0-2 0

TEAM: 24 9-16 63

SOUTH BEND CAREER ACADEMY (36) (1-22)

Moire 2 2-2 6, Hayden 0 0-0 0, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Eskeridge 3 0-0 7, Barker 3 0-0 6, Gammage 1 0-0 2, Blakley 0 0-0 0, Saunders 0 3-4 3, Haskins 0 0-4 0, Murray 2 0-2 4, Malone 0 0-0 0, Bell 3 0-1 6

TEAM: 15 5-13 36

Three-point field goals:

Winamac 6 (B. Hines 3, Potthoff 2, Malchow),

South Bend Career Academy 1 (Eskeridge)

Total fouls: Winamac 15, SB Career Academy 13

Fouled out: Haskins (SBCA)

Score by quarters

Winamac 7 18 24 14 – 63

SB Career Academy 11 6 7 12 – 36