Val T.
- Jan 29, 2022
- 4 min read

Valley basketball briefs: Kiser scores 20, leads boys past Manchester

Girls defeat Southwood, Peru to maintain share of TRC lead

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Tippecanoe Valley 55, Manchester 49 (Friday): Tayde Kiser had 20 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals for the host Vikings in a win over Manchester Friday.

Nolan Cumberland had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Dawson Perkins had 11 points and five rebounds.

“After trailing by one at the half and by as much as eight in the second half … the Vikings fought back with a huge block by Dawson Perkins and big steals by Braden Shepherd and Tayde Kiser late in the fourth to come away with a hard-fought win,” Valley coach Chad Patrick said in a statement.

Freshman center Gavin Betten hit all 12 of his free throws and scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Manchester.

Manchester led 31-30 at halftime and 42-39 after three quarters.

Valley also won the JV game 49-40 behind Nate Parker’s 13 points and Kyler Johnson’s 11. Ian Cooksey and Dylan Neese had seven each, Cooper Walls had five, and Trent Marshall had four.

MANCHESTER (49) (6-9, 2-3)

Hendrix 1 1-3 3, McClain 1 0-0 3, Rickerd 2 0-2 5, Jones 6 1-4 14, Betten 6 12-12 23, Miller 0 1-2 1, Martin 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 15-23 49

VALLEY (55) (9-4, 5-1)

Tayde Kiser 8 4-6 20, Braden Shepherd 3 0-0 8, Riley Shepherd 1 0-0 3, Nolan Cumberland 4 3-4 11, Dawson Perkins 4 3-5 11, Dylan Neese 1 0-0 2, Dom Welk 0 0-0 0, Cooper Walls 0 0-0 0, Landon Walters 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 21 10-15 55

Three-point field goals:

Manchester 4 (Betten, Jones, Rickerd, McClain),

Valley 3 (B. Shepherd 2, R. Shepherd)

Total fouls: Manchester 14, Valley 21

Turnovers: Manchester 9, Valley 7

Score by quarters

Manchester 13 18 11 7 – 49

Valley 16 14 9 16 – 55

JV: Valley 49, Manchester 40

Valley 76, Southwood 62 (Jan. 21): Dawson Perkins (19 points, 10 rebounds) and Nolan Cumberland (16 points, 11 rebounds) both had double-doubles to lead Valley to a TRC road win over Southwood Jan. 21.

The win ended a six-year losing streak to the Knights.

Tayde Kiser and Braden Shepherd added 15 points each, and Riley Shepherd had 11.

Southwood led 51-50 after three quarters.

“Southwood came back and led at the end of the third by forcing many turnovers,” Valley coach Chad Patrick said in a statement. “Valley righted the ship and didn’t have a turnover in the fourth quarter and outscored Southwood 26-11 in the final stanza to win. All five starters for Valley were in double figures tonight.”

Valley also won the JV game 35-23 thanks to Dylan Neese’s nine points, Kyler Johnson’s eight, Jarrett Duncan’s seven, Cooper Walls’ five and Trent Marshall’s five.

VALLEY (76) (8-4, 4-1)

Braden Shepherd 5 3-4 15, Tayde Kiser 6 2-4 15, Riley Shepherd 4 0-0 11, Nolan Cumberland 4 8-10 16, Dawson Perkins 7 5-7 19, Dom Welk 0 0-0 0, Cooper Walls 0 0-0 0, Dylan Neese 0 0-0 0, Landon Walters 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 26 18-25 76

SOUTHWOOD (62) (6-7, 1-4)

Lehner 7 1-2 17, C. Winer 6 3-4 17, Smith 3 0-0 8, Stout 3 0-0 6, Oprisek 4 1-6 10, Sutton 0 2-2 2, W. Winer 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 24 7-14 62

Three-point field goals:

Valley 6 (R. Shepherd 3, B. Shepherd 2, Kiser),

Southwood 7 (C. Winer 2, Smith 2, Lehner 2, Oprisek)

Total fouls: Valley 12, Southwood 20

Turnovers: Valley 28, Southwood 21

Score by quarters

Valley 22 16 12 26 – 76

Southwood 12 21 18 11 – 62

JV: Valley 35, Southwood 23

Girls basketball

Valley 52, Southwood 50 (Jan. 22): Lily Ault scored 16 points, Molly Moriarty had 12, Kaydence Mellott had 11, and Corinna Stiles had 10 for Valley as they rallied to earn a TRC road win and stay tied for first in the conference race with Northfield.

Ella Haupert scored 20 points to lead Southwood.

Southwood led 27-23 at halftime.

Valley also won the JV game 54-27. Ava Smith scored 14 points, Carlee Snyder had 12, and Lydia Craig had 10.

SOUTHWOOD (50) (11-10, 3-6)

Haupert 8 1-2 20, Winer 1 2-2 5, Combs 0 0-0 0, Younce 0 0-0 0, Sweet 5 0-0 12, Wyatt 3 0-0 9, Claussen 2 0-0 4

TEAM: 19 3-4 50

VALLEY (52) (14-6, 7-1)

Lily Ault 6 0-0 16, Kaydence Mellott 3 5-7 11, Molly Moriarty 4 1-2 12, Corinna Stiles 4 2-4 10, Macy Petersen 0 0-0 0, Chesnee Miller 1 0-0 2, Carlee Snyder 0 1-2 1

TEAM: 18 9-15 52

Three-point field goals:

Southwood 9 (Haupert 3, Wyatt 3, Sweet 2, Winer),

Valley 7 (Ault 4, Moriarty 3)

Total fouls: Southwood 19, Valley 13

Fouled out: Wyatt (SW)

Score by quarters

Southwood 16 11 8 15 – 50

Valley 5 18 13 16 – 52

JV: Valley 54, Southwood 27

Valley 49, Peru 46 (Jan. 18): Lily Ault hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 22 points, and Kaydence Mellott added 17 for the visiting Lady Vikings in a win over Peru on Jan. 18.

Valley made all seven of their free throws.

Emma Eldridge scored 11 points for Peru, who has not beaten Valley since 2010.

Valley also won the JV game 51-19. Lydia Craig scored 24 points, and Carlee Snyder had nine.

VALLEY (49) (13-6, 6-1)

Lily Ault 7 2-2 22, Kaydence Mellott 5 3-3 17, Molly Moriarty 2 0-0 4, Corinna Stiles 2 0-0 4, Mercedes Snapp 0 2-2 2, Chesnee Miller 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 7-7 49

PERU (46) (4-15, 4-4)

Bennett 3 3-4 9, Eldridge 4 2-2 11, Raber 3 0-0 9, Nordman 2 0-1 4, Watkins 3 0-0 6, Kirk 2 3-4 7, Converse 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 17 8-11 46

Three-point field goals:

Valley 10 (Ault 6, Mellott 4),

Peru 4 (Raber 3, Eldridge)