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Mar 11, 202222 min read

Tippecanoe Valley winter sports year in review

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Wawasee 42, Tippecanoe Valley 26 (Feb. 25): Dawson Perkins scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds, but the visiting Vikings lost to sectional rival Wawasee at the Hardwood Teepee Feb. 25.

Braden Shepherd added seven points for Valley.

Myles Everingham scored 12 points, and Keaton Dukes had 11 for the Warriors.

Wawasee led 17-15 at halftime and extended the lead to 32-21 after three quarters.

Wawasee shot 55 percent from the field and 46 percent from 3-point range. Valley finished the regular season 13-9.

VALLEY (26) (13-9)

Braden Shepherd 2 2-2 7, Tayde Kiser 1 2-2 4, Landon Walters 0 0-0 0, Nolan Cumberland 1 0-0 2, Dawson Perkins 5 0-0 10, Damion Kohler 1 0-0 2, Dylan Neese 0 0-2 0, Nathan Parker 0 0-0 0, Kyler Johnson 0 0-0 0, Cooper Walls 0 0-0 0, Dom Welk 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 10 4-6 26

WAWASEE (42) (8-14)

Dukes 4 2-2 11, Myles Everingham 4 2-2 12, Maddux Everingham 2 2-2 8, Roberson 3 0-2 6, Felger 1 0-0 3, Welty 1 0-1 2, J. Finlinson 0 0-0 0, R. Finlinson 0 0-0 0, Hoffert 0 0-0 0, Lewis 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 15 6-9 42

Three-point field goals:

Valley 2 (Shepherd, Kohler),

Wawasee 6 (Myles Everingham 2, Maddux Everingham 2, Dukes, Felger)

Total fouls: Valley 15, Wawasee 13

Turnovers: Valley 12, Wawasee 8

Score by quarters

Valley 7 8 6 5 – 26

Wawasee 9 8 15 10 – 42

Warsaw 56, Valley 40 (Feb. 22): Nolan Cumberland hit three 3-pointers and scored 18 points, and Tayde Kiser poured in 14, but the host Vikings lost to Warsaw on Feb. 22.

Valley led 31-25 at halftime, but the Tigers held Valley to two points in the third quarter and built a 41-33 lead going into the fourth.

Warsaw had a 26-15 rebounding advantage and outscored Valley 15-5 from the foul line.

Valley has not beaten Warsaw since Nov. 27, 2013.

Warsaw also won the JV game 37-29. Nathan Parker led Valley with eight points, Cooper Walls had seven, Kyler Johnson had five, Dylan Neese had four, and Cameron Manuel and Trent Marshall had two each.

WARSAW (56) (15-7)

Simfukwe 4 7-9 15, J. Gould 5 1-2 11, Katis 1 2-2 4, Heckamen 6 2-2 14, Winchester 2 0-0 4, C. Gould 1 0-0 3, Kuhn 0 2-2 2, N. Katis 1 0-0 2, Salvidar 0 1-2 1, Courtois 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 20 15-19 56

VALLEY (40) (13-8)

Braden Shepherd 0 0-0 0, Tayde Kiser 6 2-2 14, Landon Walters 2 0-0 6, Nolan Cumberland 6 3-3 18, Dawson Perkins 1 0-0 2, Kyler Johnson 0 0-0 0, Damion Kohler 0 0-0 0, Dylan Neese 0 0-0 0, Nathan Parker 0 0-0 0, Cooper Walls 0 0-0 0, Dom Welk 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 15 5-5 40

Three-point field goals:

Warsaw 1 (C. Gould),

Valley 5 (Cumberland 3, Walters 2)

Total fouls: Warsaw 11, Valley 17

Fouled out: Welk (TV)

Turnovers: Warsaw 7, Valley 15

Score by quarters

Warsaw 10 15 16 15 – 56

Valley 17 14 2 7 – 40

JV: Warsaw 37, Valley 29

Valley 55, Triton 51 (Feb. 19): Nolan Cumberland scored 23 points and pulled down six rebounds, and Tayde Kiser added 18 points for the host Vikings in a win over Triton Feb. 19.

Valley overcame a 17-point first-half deficit and outscored Triton 21-9 in the fourth quarter.

“Great defense in the second half led to great offense and an incredible comeback win for the Vikings,” Valley coach Chad Patrick said in a statement.

Braden Shepherd contributed five points, five rebounds and five steals.

Valley outscored Triton 20-9 from the free throw line.

Valley also won the JV game 42-33 behind Ian Cooksey’s nine points. Kyler Johnson added eight, Blaine Sheetz had six, Nathan Parker had six, Cooper Walls had five, Dylan Neese had four, and Cameron Manuel had three.

TRITON (51) (14-6)

McKinney 3 0-2 7, Yates 2 1-2 5, Oviedo 5 1-2 14, Shively 2 6-8 10, Johnson 2 0-0 6, Graham 2 1-3 7, Large 1 0-0 2, Westafer 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 17 9-17 51

VALLEY (55) (13-7)

Braden Shepherd 1 2-4 5, Landon Walters 0 0-0 0, Damion Kohler 0 0-0 0, Tayde Kiser 6 5-5 18, Dawson Perkins 1 2-2 4, Nolan Cumberland 7 9-10 23, Cooper Walls 1 0-0 3, Dom Welk 0 2-2 2, Dylan Neese 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 20-23 55

Three-point field goals:

Triton 8 (Oviedo 3, Graham 2, Johnson 2, McKinney),

Valley 3 (Kiser, Shepherd, Walls)

Total fouls: Triton 19, Valley 13

Fouled out: Perkins (TV)

Turnovers: Triton 14, Valley 13

Score by quarters

Triton 20 11 11 9 – 51

Valley 8 11 15 21 – 55

JV: Valley 42, Triton 33

NorthWood 55, Valley 45 (Feb. 15): Tayde Kiser scored 19 points, and Nolan Cumberland added 10 for Valley in a loss to Class 3A, No. 1 NorthWood Feb. 15.

“The Vikings played good defense and played the Panthers tough but fell short to a great NorthWood team,” Valley coach Chad Patrick said in a statement.

NorthWood, who won their 12th straight game to improve to 20-1, led 23-16 at halftime.

The teams could meet again in a sectional semifinal at Wawasee on March 4.

NorthWood also won the JV game 34-32. Cooper Walls scored 12 points, Cameron Manuel had six, Nathan Parker had five, Dylan Neese had four, and Kyler Johnson had three.

NORTHWOOD (55) (20-1)

Raasch 5 5-6 15, Brenner 7 2-4 17, Yoder 0 0-0 0, Wiens 2 2-2 7, Payne 0 3-4 3, Tuggle 1 4-5 6, Wolfe 2 0-0 5, Bontrager 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 18 16-21 55

VALLEY (45) (12-7)

Braden Shepherd 1 2-2 5, Tayde Kiser 5 7-9 19, Landon Walters 0 2-2 2, Nolan Cumberland 4 1-3 10, Dawson Perkins 2 3-4 7, Dom Welk 0 2-2 2, Dylan Neese 0 0-0 0, Cooper Walls 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 12 17-22 45

Three-point field goals:

NorthWood 3 (Brenner, Wiens, Wolfe),

Valley 4 (Kiser 2, Cumberland, Shepherd)

Total fouls: NorthWood 19, Valley 16

Turnovers: NorthWood 6, Valley 8

Score by quarters

NorthWood 11 12 15 17 – 55

Valley 7 9 9 20 – 45

JV: NorthWood 34, Valley 32

Valley 63, Wabash 58 (Feb. 12): Tayde Kiser scored 30 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Dawson Perkins added 14 points and six rebounds for the Vikings in a TRC road win over Wabash on Feb. 12.

Valley shot 53 percent from the field, made 5 of 12 3-pointers and also made 10 of 12 free throws.

“Dom Welk played big minutes and great D tonight but did not score,” Valley coach Chad Patrick said in a statement,” Valley coach Chad Patrick said in a statement.

Valley also won the JV game 54-44. Kyler Johnson scored 12 points, and Dylan Neese, Nathan Parker and Cooper Walls had nine points each. Blaine Sheetz added seven, Cameron Manuel had six, and Trent Marshall had two.

VALLEY (63) (12-6, 7-2)

Landon Walters 1 0-0 3, Braden Shepherd 4 0-0 9, Tayde Kiser 9 8-9 30, Nolan Cumberland 3 0-0 7, Dawson Perkins 5 4-5 14, Dom Welk 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 22 12-14 63

WABASH (58) (10-7, 4-3)

Daughtry 8 5-5 25, Kocher 0 0-0 0, Dinkins 1 0-0 2, Wilson 2 0-0 4, Wright 5 4-5 17, G. Ford 2 2-2 8, D. Ford 1 0-0 2, Vogel 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 19 11-12 58

Three-point field goals:

Valley 7 (Kiser 4, Walters, Shepherd, Cumberland),

Wabash 9 (Daughtry 4, Wright 3, G. Ford 2)

Total fouls: Valley 12, Wabash 16

Fouled out: Shepherd (TV)

Turnovers: Valley 7, Wabash 8

Score by quarters

Valley 18 15 14 16 – 63

Wabash 20 11 7 20 – 58

Valley 63, North Miami 48 (Feb. 11): Nolan Cumberland poured in 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Braden Shepherd scored 17 points, and Tayde Kiser added 16 for Valley in a TRC home win over North Miami Feb. 11.

Shepherd added six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Dawson Perkins had eight rebounds and five blocked shots to go with his three points.

Valley led 35-19 at halftime.

Landen Hunt had 17 points, and Braden Burns added 12 for North Miami.

Valley also won the JV game 43-34. Nathan Parker scored 15 points, Dylan Neese had nine, Kyler Johnson had eight, Ian Cooksey had six, and Cooper Walls had three.

NORTH MIAMI (48) (6-11, 1-7)

Hunt 6 5-7 17, Johnson 2 3-4 9, Burns 4 2-2 12, Reimanis 1 1-2 3, Donaldson 3 1-3 7, Riley 0 0-0 0, Simons 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 12-18 48

VALLEY (63) (11-6, 6-2)

Braden Shepherd 6 4-4 17, Tayde Kiser 5 2-2 16, Nolan Cumberland 12 0-0 25, Dom Welk 0 0-0 0, Dawson Perkins 1 1-2 3, Landon Walters 1 0-0 2, Damion Kohler 0 0-0 0, Dylan Neese 0 0-0 0, Cooper Walls 0 0-0 0, Kyler Johnson 0 0-0 0, Nathan Parker 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 25 7-8 63

Three-point field goals:

North Miami 4 (Burns 2, Johnson 2),

Valley 6 (Kiser 4, Cumberland, Shepherd)

Total fouls: North Miami 12, Valley 15

Turnovers: North Miami 11, Valley 11

Score by quarters

North Miami 15 4 15 14 – 48

Valley 21 14 12 16 – 63

Valley 43, LaVille 30 (Feb. 8): Dawson Perkins scored 10 points, pulled down nine rebounds and blocked four shots, and Nolan Cumberland also scored 10 points for the host Vikings in a win over LaVille Feb. 8.

Valley won despite missing all 10 of its first quarter field goal attempts. Valley held LaVille to just 10 second-half points.

LaVille shot 23 percent for the game, and Valley outrebounded LaVille 29-20.

LaVille led 20-15 at halftime.

“The player of the night was Landon Walters,” Valley coach Chad Patrick said in a statement. “He had just two points but played great D and provided huge energy and minutes for the Vikings. Cooper Walls also played great defense but did not score.”

Valley also won the JV game 33-11 behind Kyler Johnson’s team-high 10 points. Blaine Sheetz added eight, and Nathan Parker had six.

LAVILLE (30) (3-11)

Plummer 4 0-0 10, James 1 0-1 2, Waggoner 0 0-0 0, Czarnecki 2 4-6 8, Allen 0 0-0 0, Smith 3 0-0 6, Good 0 2-2 2, Wagoner 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 11 6-9 30

VALLEY (43) (10-6)

Braden Shepherd 3 0-0 8, Tayde Kiser 2 2-4 7, Nolan Cumberland 4 2-2 10, Dom Welk 2 0-0 4, Dawson Perkins 4 2-2 10, Dylan Neese 1 0-0 2, Landon Walters 1 0-0 2, Cooper Walls 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 17 6-8 43

Three-point field goals:

LaVille 2 (Plummer 2),

Valley 3 (Shepherd 2, Kiser)

Total fouls: LaVille 7, Valley 15

Turnovers: LaVille 14, Valley 22

Score by quarters

LaVille 9 11 5 5 – 30

Valley 2 13 18 10 – 43

Maconaquah 53, Valley 50 (Feb. 5): Tayde Kiser scored 20 points, and Nolan Cumberland added 14 for Valley in a TRC road loss to Maconaquah on Feb. 5.

Kiser made 10 of 11 free throws and also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Cumberland had six rebounds and a team-high four assists.

Hayden Maiben led Maconaquah with 16 points, and Josiah Ball added 14.

The game was tied at 24 at halftime. Maconaquah led 39-37 after three quarters.

Valley lost to Maconaquah for the third straight year.

VALLEY (50) (9-6, 5-2)

Braden Shepherd 2 0-0 5, Tayde Kiser 5 10-11 20, Nolan Cumberland 7 0-0 14, Riley Shepherd 2 0-0 6, Dawson Perkins 1 0-0 2, Landon Walters 1 0-0 3, Dom Welk 0 0-2 0

TEAM: 18 10-13 50

MACONAQUAH (53) (11-2, 4-0)

Maple 1 1-4 4, Betzner 3 2-2 9, Maiben 6 2-3 16, Armstrong 1 0-0 2, Ball 5 2-2 14, Bailey 3 0-1 8

TEAM: 19 7-12 53

Three-point field goals:

Valley 4 (R. Shepherd 2, B. Shepherd, Walters),

Maconaquah 8 (Maiben 2, Ball 2, Bailey 2, Betzner, Maple)

Total fouls: Valley 14, Maconaquah 13

Turnovers: Valley 10, Maconaquah 11

Score by quarters

Valley 12 12 13 13 – 50

Maconaquah 14 10 15 14 – 53

Valley 65, Northfield 50 (Jan. 7): Nolan Cumberland scored a game-high 18 points and also hauled down 13 rebounds for a double-double for the Vikings in a TRC road win over Northfield on Jan. 7.

Cumberland also had four assists.

Tayde Kiser had 15 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and four steals, and Riley Shepherd also had 15 points.

Valley led 36-22 at halftime.

Valley also won the JV game 60-31 behind Kyler Johnson’s 12 points. Fynn Bluhm added 10, Cooper Walls had nine, and Ian Cooksey had eight.

VALLEY (65) (5-4, 2-1)

Braden Shepherd 2 0-0 5, Tayde Kiser 6 0-0 15, Nolan Cumberland 6 4-6 18, Riley Shepherd 5 1-2 15, Dom Welk 0 0-0 0, Dylan Neese 4 1-2 9, Cooper Walls 1 0-1 3, Landon Walters 0 0-0 0, Kyler Johnson 0 0-0 0, Damion Kohler 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 24 6-11 65

NORTHFIELD (50) (3-7, 0-3)

Treska 1 1-1 3, Peas 4 4-6 12, Halderman 2 2-2 7, Kroh 5 1-2 11, Krom 4 0-0 8, Burkhart 3 0-0 6, Long 1 0-0 3, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Stambaugh 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 20 8-11 50

Three-point field goals:

Valley 11 (R. Shepherd 4, Kiser 3, Cumberland 2, B. Shepherd, Walls),

Northfield 2 (Halderman, Long)

Total fouls: Valley 18, Northfield 14

Fouled out: Peas (NF)

Turnovers: Valley 16, Northfield 12

Score by quarters

Valley 20 16 17 12 – 65

Northfield 6 16 12 16 – 50

JV: Valley 60, Northfield 31

Columbia City 57, Valley 45 (Dec. 30): Riley Shepherd hit five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 18 points, but the visiting Vikings lost at Columbia City on Dec. 30. Nolan Cumberland added 10 points. Cumberland and Tayde Kiser tied for team-high rebounding honors with four.

Columbia City led 26-19 at halftime.

Columbia City also won the JV game 46-39.

VALLEY (45) (4-4)

Braden Shepherd 3 0-0 8, Tayde Kiser 3 0-1 7, Nolan Cumberland 4 0-0 10, Riley Shepherd 6 1-2 18, Dom Welk 0 0-0 0, Dylan Neese 1 0-0 2, Cooper Walls 0 0-0 0, Landon Walters 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 17 1-3 45

COLUMBIA CITY (57) (8-1)

Mills 1 3-4 6, Crawford 6 2-3 14, Andrew Hedrick 8 5-5 21, Alex Hedrick 4 0-0 10, Spelman 2 0-0 4, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Scott 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 22 10-12 57

Three-point field goals:

Valley 10 (R. Shepherd 5, Cumberland 2, B. Shepherd 2, Kiser),

Columbia City 3 (Alex Hedrick 2, Mills)

Total fouls: Valley 15, Columbia City 6

Turnovers: Valley 12, Columbia City 8

Score by quarters

Valley 11 8 17 9 – 45

Columbia City 15 11 15 16 – 57

Valley 55, Whitko 41 (Dec. 17): Nolan Cumberland hit four 3-pointers and scored 24 points and also grabbed nine rebounds to lead Valley to a TRC road win over Whitko on Dec. 17.

Tayde Kiser had 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Riley Shepherd also had 12 points.

Valley led 24-22 at halftime. Valley and Whitko have split their last six meetings.

Whitko prevailed 50-46 in the JV game. Nathan Parker led the Valley JV with 12 points, Jarrett Duncan had nine, and Cameron Manuel and Kyler Johnson had eight apiece.

VALLEY (55) (3-3, 1-1)

Braden Shepherd 1 1-2 3, Landon Walters 0 0-0 0, Tayde Kiser 4 2-3 12, Nolan Cumberland 10 0-1 24, Dom Welk 1 0-0 2, Riley Shepherd 5 0-0 12, Cooper Walls 1 0-0 2, Kyler Johnson 0 0-0 0, Damion Kohler 0 0-0 0, Dylan Neese 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 22 3-6 55

WHITKO (41) (2-5, 0-1)

Krull 4 0-0 9, Ziebarth 3 0-0 7, Craig 6 3-7 15, Brown 1 0-1 2, Streby 3 0-1 6, Zago 0 2-2 2, Ousley 0 0-0 0, Bowers 0 0-0 0, Gibson 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 17 5-11 41

Three-point field goals:

Valley 8 (Cumberland 4, R. Shepherd 2, Kiser 2),

Whitko 2 (Krull, Ziebarth)

Total fouls: Valley 14, Whitko 8

Fouled out: Welk (TV)

Turnovers: Valley 11, Whitko 17

Score by quarters

Valley 9 15 23 8 – 55

Whitko 8 14 13 6 – 41

JV: Whitko 50, Valley 46

Peru 54, Valley 46 (Dec. 14): Braden Shepherd scored 13 points, and Riley Shepherd added 12 for Valley as they lost their TRC opener to visiting Peru Dec. 14.

Riley Shepherd also had a team-high five rebounds.

Matt Ross scored a game-high 26 points for Peru. Braxten Robbins added 12.

Valley led 21-19 at halftime.

PERU (54) (5-0, 2-0)

Eldridge 2 2-3 6, Robbins 4 3-5 12, A. Ross 0 1-2 1, M. Ross 10 5-5 26, Roettger 2 3-4 7, Walters 1 0-1 2

TEAM: 19 14-20 54

VALLEY (46) (2-3, 0-1)

Cooper Walls 1 0-0 3, Braden Shepherd 4 5-5 13, Landon Walters 1 0-0 3, Riley Shepherd 4 0-0 12, Nolan Cumberland 3 1-2 7, Dom Welk 0 4-4 4, Tayde Kiser 0 4-4 4, Dylan Neese 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 13 14-15 46

Three-point field goals:

Peru 2 (Robbins, M. Ross),

Valley 6 (R. Shepherd 4, Walls, Walters)

Total fouls: Peru 18, Valley 21

Fouled out: Welk (TV)

Turnovers: Peru 12, Valley 20

Score by quarters

Peru 8 11 15 20 – 54

Valley 6 15 9 16 – 46

Valley 56, Knox 39 (Dec. 3): Tayde Kiser hit five 3-pointers and scored 29 points, and Riley Shepherd added 11 for the host Vikings in a win over Knox Dec. 3.

Kiser also had three rebounds, three assists and three steals. Nolan Cumberland added nine points.

Valley led 27-25 at halftime.

Valley also won the JV game 38-34. Kyler Johnson had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Nathan Parker had 11 points and five assists. Dylan Neese contributed nine points.

Valley hung the jersey of the late Brendyn Stump in the gym between the JV and varsity games.

KNOX (39) (0-2)

Binkley 1 0-0 3, Watson 2 3-5 7, Wakal 1 0-0 2, King 2 3-5 7, Austin 6 6-9 18, Taylor 1 0-0 2, Boyd 0 0-0 0, Jordan 0 0-0 0, Short 0 0-0 0, Messer 0 0-0 0, Schwandt 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 13 12-19 39

VALLEY (56) (2-1)

Braden Shepherd 1 0-0 3, Landon Walters 0 0-2 0, Tayde Kiser 11 2-3 29, Nolan Cumberland 3 2-2 9, Dawson Perkins 1 1-2 3, Riley Shepherd 4 0-0 11, Dylan Neese 0 1-2 1, Dom Welk 0 0-0 0, Cooper Walls 0 0-0 0, Kyler Johnson 0 0-0 0, Damion Kohler 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 20 6-11 56

Three-point field goals:

Knox 1 (Binkley),

Valley 10 (Kiser 5, R. Shepherd 3, Cumberland, B. Shepherd)

Total fouls: Knox 13, Valley 21

Fouled out: Perkins (TV)

Turnovers: Knox 20, Valley 12

Score by quarters

Knox 9 16 2 12 – 39

Valley 17 10 22 7 – 56

JV: Valley 38, Knox 34

Valley 68, Oregon-Davis 30 (Nov. 27): Riley Shepherd hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and Nolan Cumberland had 17 points and three steals for Valley in a season-opening win over Oregon-Davis at the Bobcat Den.

Dawson Perkins added 10 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. Braden Shepherd had a team-high four assists to go with his six points.

Valley led 35-20 at halftime.

Valley also put four players in double figures and won the JV game 68-25. Ian Cooksey had 17 points, Tristyn Ragon had 12, Deondre Hamilton had 11, and Kyler Johnson had 10.

VALLEY (68) (1-0)

Braden Shepherd 3 0-0 6, Landon Walters 0 0-0 0, Tayde Kiser 1 0-0 2, Nolan Cumberland 6 3-4 17, Dawson Perkins 4 2-4 10, Riley Shepherd 9 0-1 24, Dom Welk 1 1-2 3, Cooper Walls 1 0-0 3, Dylan Neese 1 0-0 2, Kyler Johnson 0 1-2 1, Damion Kohler 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 26 7-13 68

OREGON-DAVIS (30) (0-2)

Taylor 4 3-4 13, Fisher 0 1-3 1, Seese 4 4-4 12, Danford 0 2-8 2, Matthew 0 1-3 1, Wieger 0 1-2 1, Frazier 0 0-0 0, Swanson 0 0-0 0, Huitt 0 0-0 0, MacMillan 0 0-0 0, Unidentified No. 32 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 8 12-24 30

Three-point field goals:

Valley 9 (R. Shepherd 6, Cumberland 2, Walls),

Oregon-Davis 2 (Taylor 2)

Total fouls: Valley 24, Oregon-Davis 15

Fouled out: R. Shepherd (TV), Kiser (TV), Fisher (O-D)

Turnovers: Valley 7, Oregon-Davis 19

Score by quarters

Valley 21 14 15 18 – 68

Oregon-Davis 10 10 4 6 – 30

JV: Valley 68, Oregon-Davis 25

Valley 46, NorthWood 33 (Jan. 11): Molly Moriarty scored 18 points, and Kaydence Mellott added 15 for the visiting Lady Vikings in a win over sectional rival NorthWood at the Panther Pit Jan. 11.

Valley led 19-16 at halftime.

NorthWood won the JV game 39-35 in overtime. DeLaney Siders scored 11 points, and Lydia Craig added eight for the Valley JV in the loss.

VALLEY (46) (11-6)

Lily Ault 0 0-0 0, Kaydence Mellott 6 1-1 15, Molly Moriarty 6 5-7 18, Corinna Stiles 3 0-0 6, Mercedes Snapp 0 2-2 2, Macy Petersen 1 0-0 2, Chesnee Miller 1 1-2 3

TEAM: 17 9-12 46

NORTHWOOD (33) (2-19)

Martin 3 2-2 10, Edwards 3 1-1 8, Bonner 0 0-0 0, Bennett 1 2-2 4, Payne 2 0-0 4, Householter 0 0-0 0, Chupp 1 0-0 3, Redd 1 2-2 4, Miller 0 0-0 0, Kitson 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 11 7-7 33

Three-point field goals:

Valley 3 (Mellott 2, Moriarty),

NorthWood 4 (Martin 2, Edwards, Chupp)

Total fouls: Valley 11, NorthWood 15

Fouled out: Martin (NW)

Score by quarters

Valley 4 15 17 10 – 46

NorthWood 8 8 5 12 – 33

JV: NorthWood 39, Valley 35 (OT)

Valley 43, Winamac 40 (2 OT, Dec. 16): Kaydence Mellott scored 17 points, and Molly Moriarty added 11 for the visiting Lady Vikings in a double-overtime win over Winamac on Dec. 16.

Valley led 17-14 at halftime. The game was tied at 33 at the end of regulation and 36 at the end of the first overtime.

Valley has won the last nine meetings against Winamac.

Valley also won the JV game 37-19 thanks to DeLaney Siders’ 13 points and Patty Jimenez’s six.

VALLEY (43) (7-5)

Lily Ault 2 0-0 4, Kaydence Mellott 6 3-3 17, Molly Moriarty 3 4-11 11, Corinna Stiles 1 0-1 3, Mercedes Snapp 1 1-4 3, Macy Petersen 1 0-0 2, Chesnee Miller 1 1-2 3

TEAM: 15 9-21 43

WINAMAC (40) (5-7)

Smith 0 1-3 1, Kroft 1 0-0 3, Gearhart 4 7-9 15, Campbell 4 1-1 13, Ulerick 0 1-2 1, Link 1 0-0 3, Attinger 0 4-8 4

TEAM: 10 14-23 40

Three-point field goals:

Valley 4 (Mellott 2, Stiles, Moriarty),

Winamac 6 (Campbell 4, Link, Kroft)

Total fouls: Valley 16, Winamac 21

Fouled out: Ault (TV), Snapp (TV), Campbell (WIN)

Score by quarters

Valley 7 10 14 2 3 7 – 43

Winamac 3 11 8 11 3 4 – 40

JV: Valley 37, Winamac 19

Valley 47, North Miami 30 (Dec. 10): Kaydence Mellott scored 23 points, Molly Moriarty added 11, and Lily Ault had six for the Lady Vikings in a TRc road win over North Miami Dec. 10.

Valley trailed 21-14 at halftime but outscored North Miami 33-9 in the second half.

Valley has not lost to North Miami since December 2007.

Valley also won the JV game 43-18. Carlee Snyder scored 10 points, and Chesnee Miller and Macy Petersen had eight each for the Valley JV.

VALLEY (47) (6-5, 3-0)

Lily Ault 2 0-0 6, Kaydence Mellott 5 10-15 23, Molly Moriarty 3 4-5 11, Corinna Stiles 0 3-6 3, Mercedes Snapp 1 0-0 2, Ava Smith 0 0-0 0, Macy Petersen 0 0-0 0, Chesnee Miller 0 1-4 1, Carlee Snyder 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 11 18-30 47

NORTH MIAMI (30) (5-3, 2-1)

E. Smith 2 0-0 5, Bowman 0 0-0 0, Mouser 1 4-4 6, Hanley 6 3-4 15, Musselman 1 0-0 2, Trigg 0 0-0 0, Stockdale 1 0-0 2, Freeman 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 11 7-8 30

Three-point field goals:

Valley 7 (Mellott 3, Ault 2, Moriarty 2),

North Miami 1 (E. Smith)

Total fouls: Valley 10, North Miami 23

Fouled out: Mouser (NM)

Score by quarters

Valley 5 9 24 9 – 47

North Miami 12 9 3 6 – 30

Valley 48, Triton 40 (Dec. 8): Kaydence Mellott recorded a double-double, and the Valley defense held Triton without a field goal in the third quarter en route to a road win on Dec. 8.

Mellott had 26 points and 10 rebounds. She made three 3-pointers and also connected on 11 of 12 free throw tries.

Corinna Stiles had a team-high 11 rebounds to go with her six points. Molly Moriarty added nine points and a team-high three assists.

Valley had a 37-23 rebounding advantage.

Valley trailed 24-20 at halftime but led 34-26 after three quarters.

Valley beat Triton for the eighth straight year.

Valley also won the JV game 41-15 behind eight points each from Carlee Snyder, DeLaney Siders and Patty Jimenez.

VALLEY (48) (5-5)

Lily Ault 2 0-0 5, Kaydence Mellott 6 11-12 26, Molly Moriarty 4 0-2 9, Corinna Stiles 3 0-0 6, Mercedes Snapp 0 0-0 0, Ava Smith 1 0-0 2, Chesnee Miller 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 11-14 48

TRITON (40) (7-6)

Yates 6 2-3 14, Groves 0 1-2 1, Faulkner 0 0-0 0, Atkins 2 0-0 6, Viers 8 3-3 19, Bules 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 6-8 40

Three-point field goals:

Valley 5 (Mellott 3, Ault, Moriarty),

Triton 2 (Atkins 2)

Total fouls: Valley 13, Triton 14

Turnovers: Valley 12, Triton 14

Score by quarters

Valley 9 11 14 14 – 48

Triton 11 13 2 14 – 40

JV: Valley 41, Triton 15

Plymouth 49, Valley 37 (Dec. 2): Kaydence Mellott, Corinna Stiles and Molly Moriarty scored 10 points each for Valley in a road loss to Plymouth Dec. 2.

Plymouth led 24-21 at halftime.

Taylor Delp had a game-high 24 points for Plymouth.

The loss snapped Valley’s three-game winning streak.

VALLEY (37) (3-5)

Lily Ault 2 0-0 6, Kaydence Mellott 4 0-0 10, Molly Moriarty 4 1-6 10, Corinna Stiles 4 2-4 10, Mercedes Snapp 0 1-2 1, Ava Smith 0 0-0 0, Chesnee Miller 0 0-2 0, Macy Petersen 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 14 4-14 37

PLYMOUTH (49) (6-2)

Hunter 1 2-4 5, Delp 9 6-7 24, Jones 3 2-3 8, Dragani 3 0-0 6, Sheedy 1 2-4 4, Himes 0 0-0 0, Jones 1 0-0 2, M. Mann 0 0-0 0, R. Mann 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 18 12-18 49

Three-point field goals:

Valley 5 (Ault 2, Mellott 2, Moriarty),

Plymouth 1 (Hunter)

Total fouls: Valley 15, Plymouth 13

Score by quarters

Valley 9 12 3 13 – 37

Plymouth 16 8 16 9 – 49

Valley 54, Oregon-Davis 29 (Nov. 27): Kaydence Mellott hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, and Corinna Stiles added 14 for the Lady Vikings in a road win over Oregon-Davis Nov. 27.

Madilynn Hudspeth led Oregon-Davis with 14 points.

Valley led 27-12 at halftime.

VALLEY (54) (3-4)

Lily Ault 2 0-0 4, Kaydence Mellott 8 0-0 22, Molly Moriarty 1 0-0 2, Corinna Stiles 4 6-7 14, Mercedes Snapp 1 0-0 2, Lydia Craig 0 0-0 0, Ava Smith 0 4-6 4, Chesnee Miller 2 0-3 4, Bailey Bussard 0 0-0 0, Carlee Snyder 1 0-0 2, Macy Petersen 0 0-0 0, Patricia Jimenez 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 19 10-16 54

OREGON-DAVIS (29) (3-3)

Danford 1 0-0 3, Hudspeth 4 6-13 14, Chessor 1 4-4 6, Wireman 2 0-0 4, Saylor 1 0-1 2, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Franklin 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 9 10-18 29

Three-point field goals:

Valley 6 (Mellott 6),

Oregon-Davis 1 (Danford)

Total fouls: Valley 18, Oregon-Davis 16

Score by quarters

Valley 16 11 6 21 – 54

Oregon-Davis 6 6 10 7 – 29

Valley 61, Maconaquah 46 (Nov. 23): Kaydence Mellott scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half, and Corinna Stiles had 20 points and 22 rebounds for the host Lady Vikings in a win over Maconaquah in their TRC opener on Nov. 23.

Mellott and Stiles combined to make 15 of their 18 free throw attempts.

Valley also held Maconaquah leading scorer Lilly Maple to seven points.

Mellott scored 11 points in the third quarter as Valley took a 46-39 lead into the fourth quarter.

Valley also won the JV game 43-10. Carlee Snyder led the Valley JV with 10 points, and Bailey Bussard and Chesnee Miller had eight each.

MACONAQUAH (46) (2-2, 1-2)

M. Stoll 2 0-0 5, A. Merritt 2 2-2 6, L. Merritt 4 1-2 9, Miller 5 2-2 17, Maple 2 3-4 7, Carson 0 0-0 0, Maiben 0 0-0 0, Nord 0 0-0 0, Barnes 0 0-1 0, C. Stoll 0 0-0 0, Powell 0 0-0 0, Snyder 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 16 8-11 46

VALLEY (61) (2-4, 1-0)

Lily Ault 2 1-2 6, Kaydence Mellott 7 7-9 25, Molly Moriarty 2 0-4 5, Corinna Stiles 6 8-9 20, Mercedes Snapp 1 0-2 2, Ava Smith 0 0-0 0, Chesnee Miller 1 1-3 3, Macy Petersen 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 19 17-29 61

Three-point field goals:

Maconaquah 6 (Miller 5, M. Stoll),

Valley 6 (Mellott 4, Moriarty, Ault)

Total fouls: Maconaquah 23, Valley 9

Fouled out: Miller (MAC)

Score by quarters

Maconaquah 17 10 12 7 – 46

Valley 14 13 19 15 – 61

JV: Valley 43, Maconaquah 10

Northwestern 67, Valley 36 (Nov. 13): Kaydence Mellott dropped in six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points, but the host Lady Vikings lost to Northwestern Nov. 13.

Mellott had all three Valley field goals in the second half.

McKenna Layden, who has verbally committed to Purdue, led Northwestern with 19 points. Anna Bishir added 12, and Ashley Newell had 11.

Northwestern led 35-23 at halftime.

NORTHWESTERN (67) (4-1)

Newell 4 0-1 11, Layden 7 4-4 19, Bishir 4 1-3 12, Carter 3 3-4 9, Hale 5 0-0 10, Adams 0 0-0 0, Ziems 0 0-0 0, Henry 2 0-0 4, Lipinski 0 0-0 0, Wray 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 26 8-12 67

VALLEY (36) (0-4)

Lily Ault 0 0-0 0, Kaydence Mellott 7 0-0 20, Molly Moriarty 3 0-0 6, Corinna Stiles 1 5-8 7, Mercedes Snapp 1 0-0 2, Lydia Craig 0 0-0 0, Ava Smith 0 0-0 0, Chesnee Miller 0 0-0 0, Carlee Snyder 0 1-2 1

TEAM: 12 6-10 36

Three-point field goals:

Northwestern 7 (Newell 3, Bishir 3, Layden),

Valley 6 (Mellott 6)

Total fouls: Northwestern 10, Valley 13

Score by quarters

Northwestern 19 16 17 15 – 67

Valley 14 9 6 7 – 36

Warsaw 53, Valley 30 (Nov. 12): Corinna Stiles hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 13 points, and Kaydence Mellott added 11, but the visiting Lady Tigers won at Rita Price Simpson Court on Nov. 12.

Stiles and Mellott combined for eight of Valley’s 10 field goals.

Freshman Brooke Winchester led Warsaw with 13 points. Bailie Stephens and ASbby Sanner added 12 each.

Warsaw led 33-14 at halftime.

WARSAW (53) (3-0)

Bergan 0 1-2 1, Stephens 5 2-2 12, Egolf 0 0-0 0, Sanner 6 0-2 12, Krebs 2 1-2 7, Peterson 2 0-0 5, Winchester 5 3-4 13, Knepp 0 0-0 0, Nichols 0 0-0 0, Taylor 1 0-0 3

TEAM: 21 7-12 53

VALLEY (30) (0-3)

Lily Ault 1 0-0 3, Kaydence Mellott 4 0-0 11, Molly Moriarty 1 0-0 2, Corinna Stiles 4 3-4 13, Mercedes Snapp 0 0-0 0, Ava Smith 0 0-0 0, Chesnee Miller 0 1-2 1, Carlee Snyder 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 10 4-6 30

Three-point field goals:

Warsaw 4 (Krebs 2, Peterson, Taylor),

Valley 6 (Mellott 3, Stiles 2, Ault)

Total fouls: Warsaw 10, Valley 12

Score by quarters

Warsaw 14 19 6 14 – 53

Valley 9 5 9 7 – 30

Bremen 52, Valley 41 (Nov. 4): Corinna Stiles and Kaydence Mellott had 15 points each, and Molly Moriarty added 11 for the Lady Vikings in a season-opening home loss to Bremen Nov. 4.

Ellia Foster scored a game-high 20 points for Bremen.

Bremen outscored Valley 20-10 in the fourth quarter and 18-5 from the foul line.

In the JV game, Carlee Snyder scored 12 points and Lydia Craig added seven for Valley in a 44-12 win.

BREMEN (52) (1-1)

Graverson 0 1-2 1, Moyer 4 1-2 9, E. Foster 5 8-9 20, Youngman 2 4-6 8, Shively 2 0-1 5, Nunemaker 0 0-0 0, K. Foster 1 0-0 3, Monhaut 1 4-4 6

TEAM: 15 18-24 52

VALLEY (41) (0-1)

Lily Ault 0 0-0 0, Kaydence Mellott 5 2-2 15, Molly Moriarty 4 2-4 11, Corinna Stiles 7 1-3 15, Mercedes Snapp 0 0-0 0, Ava Smith 0 0-0 0, Chesnee Miller 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 5-9 41

Three-point field goals:

Bremen 4 (E. Foster 2, K. Foster, Shively),

Valley 4 (Mellott 3, Moriarty)

Total fouls: Bremen 14, Valley 21

Score by quarters

Bremen 14 8 10 20 – 52

Valley 9 8 12 10 – 41

Wrestling

Warsaw 41, Tippecanoe Valley 40 (Jan. 5): Drake Montelongo (132), Brandon Hammer (182), Zack Burke (195), Bazle Owens (220) and Dalton Alber (HWT) all won by fall for the host Vikings in a dual loss to Warsaw Wednesday.

Galvin Shambaugh (120) won by major decision, and Joseph Lybarger (113) won by forfeit.

Warsaw 41, Valley 40

106 – Bryce McNees (WAR) won by forfeit.

113 – Joseph Lybarger (TV) won by forfeit.

120 – Galvin Shambaugh (TV) def. Elias Garza (WAR), 12-1

126 – Isaiah Martinez (WAR) won by forfeit.

132 – Drake Montelongo (TV) def. Aaron Ross (WAR), fall, 3:11

138 – Danny Moon (WAR) def. Remington Rickel (TV), fall, 2:38

145 – Grant Cook (WAR) def. Denver Wilson (TV), fall, 3:22

152 – Andrew Ross (WAR) def. Colton Crabb (TV), fall, 1:31

160 – Bryson Brown (WAR) def. Eric Burke (TV), tech fall, 22-7

170 – Jaxson Walters (WAR) def. Jacob Kats (TV), fall, 0:47

182 – Brandon Hammer (TV) def. Noah Wilkins (WAR), fall, 0:42

195 – Zack Burke (TV) def. Harrison Stofer (WAR), fall, 3:39

220 – Bazle Owens (TV) def. Isaac Beam (WAR), fall, 6:00

HWT – Dalton Alber (TV) def. Gideon Castro (WAR), fall, 3:22

Manchester 45, Valley 30 (Dec. 9): Joseph Lybarger (113), Denver Wilson (145), Zack Burke (195) and Dalton Alber (HWT) won by fall for Valley in a home loss to Manchester in a dual on Dec. 9.

Galvin Shambaugh (120) and Bazle Owens (220) won by decision.

Manchester scored 30 of their 45 points on forfeits.

Manchester 45, Valley 30

106 – Jocelynn Molina (MAN) wins by forfeit.

113 – Joseph Lybarger (TV) def. Ben Brown (MAN), fall, 2:32

120 – Galvin Shambaugh (TV) def. Jordan Owens (MAN), 2-0

126 – Jace Judy (MAN) wins by forfeit.

132 – Dylan Stroud (MAN) def. Drake Montelongo (TV), 4-2

138 – Jose Cortes (MAN) def. Remington Rickel (TV), fall, 3:15

145 – Denver Wilson (TV) def. Eric Diaz (MAN), fall, 5:48

152 – Isaiah Burlinga (MAN) def. Colton Crabb (TV), fall, 1:02

160 – Dominic Lincoln (MAN) wins by forfeit.

170 – Zach France (MAN) wins by forfeit.

182 – Ryan Tully (MAN) wins by forfeit.

195 – Zack Burke (TV) def. Kobe Flock (MAN), fall, 1:52

220 – Bazle Owens (TV) def. Justin Dill (MAN), 6-2

HWT – Dalton Alber (TV) def. Nick Cave (MAN), fall, 0:30

Valley goes 3-2 at Maconaquah Super Duals (Dec. 4): The Valley wrestling team went 3-2 at the Maconaquah Super Duals on Dec. 4.

Valley’s wins came over North Miami, Whitko and Tri-Central. Their losses were to Lewis Cass and Maconaquah.

Valley’s Galvin Shambaugh (120), Drake Montelongo (132), Brandon Hammer (182) and Bazle Owens (195) all went 5-0 on the day. Zack Burke (220) went 4-1.

Valley team results

Lewis Cass 51, Valley 30

Valley 48, North Miami 32

Valley 54, Whitko 18

Maconaquah 44, Valley 27

Valley 42, Tri-Central 28

Valley individual results

113 – Joseph Lybarger (3-2), 120 – Galvin Shambaugh (5-0), 132 – Drake Montelongo (5-0), 138 – Remington Rickel (2-3), 145 – Denver Wilson (0-5), 152 – Colton Crabb (2-3), 160 – Jacob Kats (1-4), 182 – Brandon Hammer (5-0), 195 – Bazle Owens (5-0), 220 – Zack Burke (4-1), HWT – Adin Wagoner (1-2)

Peru 51, Valley 23 (Dec. 1): Brandon Hammer (182), Bazle Owens (195) and Dalton Alber (220) won by fall, and Drake Montelongo (132) won by technical fall for the host Vikings in a loss to TRC rival Peru on Dec. 1.

Peru 51, Valley 23

106 – Shawn Spencer (PERU) wins by forfeit.

113 – Conner Shaffer (PERU) def. Joseph Lybarger (TV), fall, 5:21

120 – Jalen May (PERU) def. Galvin Shambaugh (TV), fall, 4:54

126 – Brayden Gibson (PERU) wins by forfeit.

132 – Drake Montelongo (TV) def. Cody Legg (PERU), technical fall, 16-1

138 – Ashton Stephens (PERU) def. Remington Rickel (TV), 9-5

145 – Cooper Baldwin (PERU) def. Colton Crabb (TV), fall, 0:21

152 – Tanner Boggs (PERU) def. Denver Wilson (TV), 2-1

160 – Brandt Gamble (PERU) def. Jacob Kats (TV), 4-2

170 – Alex Smithers (PERU) wins by forfeit.

182 – Brandon Hammer (TV) def. Chase Seifert (PERU), fall, 2:46

195 – Bazle Owens (TV) def. Keyton Ousley (PERU), fall, 1:02

220 – Dalton Alber (TV) def. Cameron McKinnie (PERU), fall, 0:53

HWT – Trevi Hillman-Conley (PERU) def. Adin Wagoner (TV), fall, 0:45

Valley 42, Whitko 24 (Nov. 23): Remington Rickel (138), Brandon Hammer (195) and Bazle Owens (220) won by fall for the visiting Vikings in a win over Whitko in a dual on Nov. 23.

Galvin Shambaugh (120), Drake Montelongo (132), Denver Wilson (152) and Caden Davis (160) won by forfeit.

Valley 42, Whitko 24

106 – double forfeit

113 – Nate Schuler (WHI) def. Joseph Lybarger (TV), fall, 3:41

120 – Galvin Shambaugh (TV) wins by forfeit.

126 – double forfeit

132 – Drake Montelongo (TV) wins by forfeit.

138 – Remington Rickel (TV) def. Keagan Elkins (WHI), fall, 3:46

145 – Robert Werstler (WHI) def. Colton Crabb (TV), fall, 0:45

152 – Denver Wilson (TV) wins by forfeit.

160 – Caden Davis (TV) wins by forfeit.

170 – Cody Adkins (WHI) def. Jacob Kats (TV), fall, 1:05