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BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Girls basketball
Tippecanoe Valley 61, Knox 15 (Jan. 4): Ava Egolf hit three 3-pointers and single-handedly outscored the entire Knox team with 21 points for the host Lady Vikings in a win over sectional rival Knox on Jan. 4.
Gaby Gonzalez added nine, all in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, the Valley defense held Knox to two field goals. Portland Minix hit Knox’s only 3-pointer in the second quarter and scored a team-high five points.
Valley led 27-4 after one quarter and extended the lead to 43-9 at halftime.
KNOX (15) (6-14)
Jordan 0 3-4 3, Qualls 0 0-0 0, Webb 0 0-0 0, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Minix 1 2-2 5, Messer 0 0-0 0, Wolff 0 1-2 1, Fairchild 0 3-4 3, Barnes 1 1-2 3
TEAM: 2 10-14 15
VALLEY (61) (14-3)
Gaby Gonzalez 3 2-2 9, Ava Smith 1 2-4 4, Ava Egolf 6 6-11 21, Chesnee Miller 2 1-2 5, Kelsey Cox 2 0-0 4, Hadley Wise 3 0-0 6, Hailey Stookey 0 0-0 0, Dalynne Bussard 3 0-0 6, Carlee Snyder 1 1-2 3, Lucy Hayden 1 1-4 3
TEAM: 22 13-25 61
Three-point field goals:
Knox 1 (Minix),
Valley 4 (Egolf 3, Gonzalez)
Total fouls: Knox 16, Valley 18
Score by quarters
Knox 4 5 4 2 – 15
Valley 27 16 12 6 – 61
Northridge 67, Tippecanoe Valley 42 (Jan. 3): Ava Egolf scored 17 points, and Kelsey Cox and Lucy Hayden added eight apiece, but visiting Valley lost to Class 4A, No. 11 Northridge on Jan. 3.
Ella Mohamed scored 25 points for Northridge. Rielyn Goodwin added 16, and Sabrina Miller had 12.
Northridge led 20-13 after one quarter and extended the lead to 34-19 at halftime.
The 67 points were the most Valley has allowed in a game this season. Northridge hit 12 3-pointers.
Northridge improved to 18-1. Valley fell to 13-3.
VALLEY (42) (13-3)
Gaby Gonzalez 2 2-2 7, Hadley Wise 0 0-0 0, Ava Smith 0 0-0 0, Ava Egolf 6 5-6 17, Chesnee Miller 0 2-2 2, Dalynne Bussard 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Cox 4 0-2 8, Carlee Snyder 0 0-0 0, Lucy Hayden 3 2-7 8
TEAM: 15 11-19 42
NORTHRIDGE (67) (18-1)
Cross 1 0-2 2, Miller 4 0-0 12, Goodwin 6 1-2 16, Mohamed 9 2-2 25, Conley 0 0-0 0, Baugh 2 0-0 4, Yeater 0 2-2 2, Scholl 2 2-2 6
TEAM: 24 7-10 67
Three-point field goals:
Valley 1 (Gonzalez),
Northridge 12 (Mohamed 5, Miller 4, Goodwin 3)
Total fouls: Valley 17, Northridge 20
Turnovers: Valley 25, Northridge 21
Score by quarters
Valley 13 6 10 13 – 42
Northridge 20 14 17 16 – 67
Tippecanoe Valley 78, University 48 (Dec. 23): Lucy Hayden led three Valley players in double figures with a career-high 24 points in a win over University in the fifth-place game of the Carroll (Flora) tournament on Dec. 23.
Ava Egolf added 18 points, and Kelsey Cox had 16.
Hayden hit both of Valley’s 3-pointers. Valley led 48-26 at halftime.
UNIVERSITY (48) (6-6)
Rohloff 1 0-0 2, Bright 3 4-4 13, Jordan-Turley 3 6-8 12, Conyers 5 1-2 12, Norvell 1 4-4 7, Feeney 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 14 15-18 48
VALLEY (78) (13-2)
Gaby Gonzalez 3 2-2 8, Ava Egolf 8 2-3 18, Chesnee Miller 1 3-4 5, Kelsey Cox 7 2-2 16, Lucy Hayden 9 4-8 24, Dalynne Bussard 2 1-2 5, Carlee Snyder 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 31 14-21 78
Three-point field goals:
University 5 (Bright 3, Conyers, Norvell),
Valley 2 (Hayden 2)
Total fouls: University 14, Valley 17
Turnovers: University 20, Valley 8
Score by quarters
University 17 9 15 7 – 48
Valley 26 22 16 14 – 78
Tippecanoe Valley 63, Riverton Parke 14 (Dec. 23): Lucy Hayden scored a game-high 19 points for Valley in a drubbing of Riverton Parke in a consolation round game of the Carroll (Flora) tournament on Dec. 23.
Dalynne Bussard added nine.
Valley led 21-1 after one quarter and extended the lead to 44-4 at halftime.
Valley forced 35 turnovers while only committing seven themselves.
RIVERTON PARKE (14) (4-9)
Mathas 2 0-2 6, Adams 0 0-0 0, Loomis 2 1-6 5, Nowicki 0 0-0 0, Morman 0 1-2 1, Fellows 0 1-2 1, Brown 0 1-1 1, Stonebraker 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 4 4-13 14
VALLEY (63) (12-2)
Gaby Gonzalez 1 2-4 4, Chesnee Miller 3 0-0 6, Ava Egolf 2 0-2 4, Kelsey Cox 2 2-3 6, Lucy Hayden 7 4-9 19, Hadley Wise 3 1-1 7, Hailey Stookey 1 0-0 2, Dalynne Bussard 3 3-4 9, Carlee Snyder 3 0-0 6
TEAM: 25 12-23 63
Three-point field goals:
Riverton Parke 2 (Mathas 2),
Valley 1 (Hayden)
Total fouls: Riverton Parke 16, Valley 16
Turnovers: Riverton Parke 35, Valley 7
Score by quarters
Riverton Parke 1 3 3 7 – 14
Valley 21 23 9 10 – 63
Western 63, Tippecanoe Valley 35 (Dec. 22): Ava Egolf scored 11 points, and Lucy Hayden added 10, but the Lady Vikings lost to Western in a first-round game at the eight-team Carroll (Flora) tournament on Dec. 22.
Egolf and Hayden also had five rebounds each.
Kayleigh Turner led Western with 18 points, Mackenzie York had 13, and Chloe Hunt had 12.
Western led 28-22 at halftime and extended the lead to 49-29 after three quarters.
Western beat Valley for the second time this season. They also beat Valley 44-37 in Russiaville on Nov. 15.
WESTERN (63) (12-0)
Hunt 4 4-4 12, C. Smith 1 2-2 4, Turner 7 0-0 18, York 5 2-2 13, Bradley 2 0-0 4, M. Smith 2 3-4 7, Walden 1 3-4 5
TEAM: 22 14-16 63
VALLEY (35) (11-2)
Gaby Gonzalez 0 0-0 0, Hadley Wise 0 0-0 0, Ava Egolf 4 2-3 11, Chesnee Miller 1 3-4 5, Dalynne Bussard 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Cox 0 0-0 0, Carlee Snyder 2 1-2 5, Lucy Hayden 3 4-5 10
TEAM: 12 10-14 35
Three-point field goals:
Western 5 (Turner 4, York),
Valley 1 (Egolf)
Turnovers: Western 16, Valley 15
Score by quarters
Western 17 11 21 14 – 63
Valley 10 12 7 6 – 35
Tippecanoe Valley 44, Winamac 30 (Dec. 14): Ava Egolf scored 15 points, and Chesnee Miller added 14 for the visiting Lady Vikings in a win over Winamac on Dec. 14.
Sadie Popejoy led Winamac with nine points.
Valley shot 27 percent from the field but held Winamac to 21 percent.
Winamac committed 27 turnovers.
Valley led 28-17 at halftime.
VALLEY (44) (11-1)
Hadley Wise 0 0-0 0, Ava Smith 1 0-2 2, Ava Egolf 6 2-2 15, Chesnee Miller 3 7-9 14, Dalynne Bussard 1 0-0 3, Kelsey Cox 2 2-2 6, Carlee Snyder 1 2-3 4, Lucy Hayden 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 14 13-18 44
WINAMAC (30) (8-5)
Maggie Smith 0 2-2 2, Kandace Kroft 3 0-0 7, Sadie Popejoy 3 2-2 9, Piper Link 2 2-2 6, Lily Bennett 0 0-0 0, Mershai Loehmer 0 0-0 0, Marissa Iverson 1 2-2 4, Emily Weaver 0 0-0 0, Kaelyn O’Connor 0 2-2 2, Corinne Ulerick 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 9 10-10 30
Three-point field goals:
Valley 3 (Bussard, Miller, Egolf),
Winamac 2 (Kroft, Popejoy)
Total fouls: Valley 12, Winamac 16
Fouled out: Kroft (WIN)
Turnovers: Valley 12, Winamac 27
Score by quarters
Valley 16 12 9 7 – 44
Winamac 7 10 4 9 – 30
Tippecanoe Valley 58, North Miami 47 (Dec. 8): Ava Egolf scored 18 points, and Kelsey Cox added 16 for Valley in a road win over North Miami Dec. 8.
Kaiden Hanley led North Miami with 25 points, and Victoria Masters added 11.
Valley led 32-20 at halftime.
Valley bested North Miami for the 16th consecutive season. Valley coach Chris Kindig is 14-0 in his career against North Miami.
Valley also won a two-quarter JV game 23-17 behind Hadley Wise’s 10 points.
VALLEY (58) (10-1)
Ava Smith 4 0-0 8, Ava Egolf 6 3-4 18, Chesnee Miller 2 3-4 7, Dalynne Bussard 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Cox 7 2-2 16, Carlee Snyder 2 1-1 5, Lucy Hayden 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 23 9-11 58
NORTH MIAMI (47) (4-5)
Masters 5 0-0 11, Musall 2 0-0 4, Smith 2 2-2 7, Donaldson 0 0-0 0, Hanley 8 9-10 25, Springer 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 17 11-12 47
Three-point field goals:
Valley 3 (Egolf 3),
North Miami 2 (Masters, Smith)
Total fouls: Valley 14, North Miami 12
Fouled out: Hanley (NM)
Turnovers: Valley 13, North Miami 14
Score by quarters
Valley 17 15 13 13 – 58
North Miami 10 10 12 15 – 47
Tippecanoe Valley 49, Triton 32 (Dec. 6): Ava Egolf scored 16 points, Chesnee Miller added 14, and Ava Smith added 11 for the visiting Lady Vikings in a win over Triton at the Trojan Trench on Dec. 6.
Valley’s Macy Petersen suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice leading up to the game.
Sydney King had 10, and Addyson Viers added seven for Triton.
Valley led 30-19 at halftime and held Triton to four points in the fourth quarter.
Valley forced 29 turnovers.
Valley beat Triton for the 10th consecutive meeting.
VALLEY (49) (9-1)
Ava Smith 4 3-4 11, Ava Egolf 8 0-0 16, Chesnee Miller 7 0-0 14, Kelsey Cox 3 0-0 6, Carlee Snyder 1 0-0 2, Hadley Wise 0 0-0 0, Lucy Hayden 0 0-2 0
TEAM: 23 3-6 49
TRITON (32) (3-7)
Hawley 0 2-2 2, Faulkner 2 2-2 6, Bules 0 0-0 0, King 4 0-0 10, Addyson Viers 3 3-4 9, Groves 1 0-0 3, Stetler 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 11 7-8 32
Three-point field goals:
Valley 0,
Triton 3 (King 2, Groves)
Total fouls: Valley 10, Triton 12
Turnovers: Valley 11, Triton 29
Score by quarters
Valley 14 16 8 11 – 49
Triton 11 8 9 4 – 32
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