Omondi scores 18, but Valley falls to Gary Lighthouse

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Owen Omondi

Boys basketball

Gary Lighthouse 55, Tippecanoe Valley 47 (Saturday): Valley’s Owen Omondi scored 11 of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter, but the visiting Lions extended their winning streak to four with a win at Rita Price Simpson Court Saturday.

Wes Parker added nine points for Valley, who lost their fifth straight game to drop to 4-11.

Valley made 12 of 16 free throws while Gary Lighthouse was 7 for 14.

Isaac Browder led Gary Lighthouse with 17, including nine in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Solomon Williams added 11.

Gary Lighthouse led 28-19 at halftime. Valley cut the deficit to 32-27 after three quarters.

GARY LIGHTHOUSE (55) (9-6)

Williams 5 0-0 11, Browder 6 3-4 17, Bond 4 0-2 8, White 2 0-0 5, Jones 1 2-4 4, Dunbar 0 0-0 0, Brown 3 2-4 8, McCullum 1 0-0 2, Ford 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 22 7-14 55

VALLEY (47) (4-11)

Grant Anthony 2 2-2 6, William Mellott 1 0-0 3, Hudson Shepherd 3 0-0 6, Owen Omondi 5 7-10 18, Wes Parker 3 3-4 9, Hunter Stage 1 0-0 3, Ty Kiser 1 0-0 2, J.J. Kammerer 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 12-16 47

Three-point field goals:

Gary Lighthouse 4 (Browder 2, Williams, White),

Valley 3 (Mellott, Omondi, Stage)

Total fouls: Gary Lighthouse 17, Valley 12

Score by quarters

Gary Lighthouse 15 13 4 23 – 55

Valley 6 13 8 20 – 47