BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Boys basketball
DeMotte Christian 70, Winamac 53 (Feb. 22): John Malchow hit five 3-pointers and scored 27 points for Winamac (11-12) in a home loss to DeMotte Christian in their regular season finale on Feb. 22.
Luke Malchow and Justin Potthoff added six apiece.
Winamac led 35-34 at halftime.
Luke Terpstra led DeMotte Christian with 25. He outscored the entire Winamac team 12-7 in the fourth quarter.
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN (70) (16-7)
Peterson 2 0-0 4, Rottier 6 0-1 12, Dyke 4 2-2 10, Terpstra 10 4-4 25, Bos 4 0-0 10, Nash 0 0-0 0, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Bakker 4 0-1 9
TEAM: 30 6-6 70
WINAMAC (53) (11-12)
Justin Potthoff 3 0-0 6, Brendan Hines 0 2-4 2, Will Malchow 3 0-0 6, Jayse Bentle 2 1-2 5, John Malchow 7 8-10 27, Aiden Schooler 0 0-0 0, Jaybin Hines 1 0-0 2, Brayden Mathis 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 0 1-2 1, Ayden Jimenez 1 2-2 4
TEAM: 17 14-20 53
Three-point field goals:
DeMotte Christian 4 (Bos 2, Terpstra, Bakker),
Winamac 5 (J. Malchow 5)
Total fouls: DeMotte Christian 16, Winamac 10
Score by quarters
DeMotte Christian 14 20 18 18 – 70
Winamac 15 20 11 7 – 53
Winamac 59, Caston 50 (Feb. 20): Brendan Hines hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead three players in double figures as Winamac beat Caston on Feb. 20.
John Malchow added 14, and Jayse Bentle made six of seven free throws in the fourth quarter and had 11.
Caleb Stinson had 14, Grant Yadon had 13, and Lane Hook had 12 for Caston.
Winamac trailed 11-8 after one quarter but came back to lead 27-20 at halftime. Hines hit two treys in the third quarter as Winamac maintained a 42-36 lead.
Winamac beat Caston for the second straight year. Both teams finished 3-4 in Hoosier North play and in a tie for third place.
CASTON (50) (9-12, 3-4)
Talon Zeider 1 0-0 3, Caleb Stinson 3 6-8 14, Alex Craig 2 0-0 5, Lane Hook 5 1-1 12, Grant Yadon 6 1-7 13, Carter Clingler 0 0-0 0, Gavin Mollenkopf 0 0-0 0, Josh Evans 1 0-0 3, Corbin Smith 0 0-0 0, Reed Sommers 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 18 8-16 50
WINAMAC (59) (11-11, 3-4)
Brendan Hines 6 1-2 17, Will Malchow 2 1-5 5, John Malchow 5 3-4 14, Jayse Bentle 2 6-7 11, Justin Potthoff 3 0-0 6, Jaybin Hines 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 1 0-0 2, Ayden Jimenez 2 0-0 4
TEAM: 21 11-18 59
Three-point field goals:
Caston 6 (Stinson 2, Zeider, Evans, Craig, Hook),
Winamac 6 (B. Hines 4, Bentle, J. Malchow)
Total fouls: Caston 15, Winamac 15
Score by quarters
Caston 11 9 16 14 – 50
Winamac 8 19 15 17 – 59
Winamac 52, Pioneer 31 (Feb. 16): Justin Potthoff and John Malchow scored 14 points each, and Will Malchow added 13 for the visiting Warriors in a win over conference and sectional rival Pioneer on Feb. 16.
Drew McKaig led Pioneer with 13.
Winamac made 13 of 20 free throws while Pioneer was three for eight.
Already leading 9-6, Winamac outscored Pioneer 18-2 in the second quarter to take a 27-8 halftime lead.
Winamac beat Pioneer for the first time since February 2019.
Pioneer finished Hoosier North play 3-4.
WINAMAC (52) (10-11, 2-4)
Will Malchow 5 3-6 13, Brendan Hines 0 1-2 1, Justin Potthoff 6 2-2 14, Jayse Bentle 0 1-2 1, John Malchow 4 5-7 14, Jaybin Hines 2 1-1 5, Brayden Mathis 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 1 0-0 2, Ayden Jimenez 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 19 13-20 52
PIONEER (31) (7-12, 3-4)
Micah Rans 1 0-0 2, Drew McKaig 6 0-4 13, Lucas Perry 2 2-3 6, Brayden Erickson 1 0-0 3, Rylahn Toloza 2 1-1 5, Luke Blackman 1 0-0 2, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 0 0-0 0, Shiloh Rine 0 0-0 0, Lane Weldy 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 13 3-8 31
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 1 (J. Malchow),
Pioneer 2 (McKaig, Erickson)
Total fouls: Winamac 12, Pioneer 17
Fouled out: Toloza (PIO), Erickson (PIO)
Score by quarters
Winamac 9 18 12 13 – 52
Pioneer 6 2 11 12 – 31
Winamac 65, North White 32 (Feb. 8): Justin Potthoff and Will Malchow scored 13 points each, and Jayse Bentle added 12 as the visiting Warriors routed North White on Feb. 8.
Freshman Jaybin Hines added seven points in the fourth quarter.
Dane Hood scored a game-high 17 for North White.
Five different Winamac players hit a 3-pointer.
Winamac led 29-14 at halftime and extended the lead to 48-27 after three quarters.
This marked Winamac’s first win over North White in Monon since February 2018.
WINAMAC (65) (9-11)
Jayse Bentle 5 1-1 12, Brendan Hines 2 0-0 5, John Malchow 2 0-2 6, Will Malchow 6 1-2 13, Justin Potthoff 6 0-2 13, Aiden Schooler 0 0-0 0, Jaybin Hines 2 1-2 7, Brayden Mathis 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 2 0-0 4, Ayden Jimenez 2 1-2 5
TEAM: 27 4-11 65
NORTH WHITE (32) (4-15)
Annis 3 0-2 8, Denton 1 0-2 3, D. Hood 5 6-7 17, Gomez 1 0-0 2, C. Hood 1 0-0 2, Kneadler 0 0-0 0, Sipkema 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 11 6-11 32
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 7 (J. Hines 2, J. Malchow 2, Bentle, B. Hines, Potthoff),
North White 4 (Annis 2, Denton, D. Hood)
Total fouls: Winamac 17, North White 16
Score by quarters
Winamac 15 14 19 17 – 65
North White 6 8 13 5 – 32
Logansport 66, Winamac 59 (Feb. 6): John Malchow hit four 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and Justin Potthoff added 14, but the Warriors lost to host Logansport at the Berry Bowl on Feb. 6.
Brendan Hines added nine, and Jayse Bentle and Will Malchow had six each.
Jacob Taylor had 17 points to lead Logansport, including eight in the fourth quarter.
Logansport led 31-30 at halftime. The game was tied 44-44 after three quarters.
WINAMAC (59) (8-11)
Brendan Hines 3 1-2 9, Will Malchow 2 2-2 6, Jayse Bentle 2 2-2 6, John Malchow 9 2-4 24, Justin Potthoff 6 0-0 14, Ethan Burgess 0 0-0 0, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 22 7-10 59
LOGANSPORT (66) (9-10)
Smith 2 2-2 6, Dubes 4 3-3 13, J. Taylor 5 5-6 17, Russell 3 1-2 10, Walker 2 0-0 5, L. Taylor 2 2-2 6, DelValle 4 1-2 9
TEAM: 22 14-17 66
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 8 (J. Malchow 4, B. Hines 2, Potthoff 2),
Logansport 8 (Russell 3, Dubes 2, J. Taylor 2, Walker)
Total fouls: Winamac 14, Logansport 11
Score by quarters
Winamac 17 13 14 15 – 59
Logansport 12 19 13 22 – 66
Westville 51, Winamac 36 (Feb. 3): John Malchow scored 11 points, and Justin Potthoff added nine for Winamac in a loss to the host Blackhawks on Feb. 4.
Will Malchow added seven, and Brendan Hines added six.
Kaden Pepper scored 24 for Westville, and 6-6 center Ishmael Kane added 11.
Westville was leading 33-29 after three quarters before outsourcing Winamac 18-7 in the fourth.
Westville was five for 15 from the foul line while Winamac was two for five.Â
WINAMAC (36) (8-10)
Will Malchow 3 1-4 7, Brendan Hines 2 0-0 6, Jayse Bentle 1 0-0 3, John Malchow 4 1-1 11, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-0 0, Justin Potthoff 4 0-0 9, Jaybin Hines 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 14 2-5 36
WESTVILLE (51) (9-9)
Hannon 3 1-2 7, Swanson 0 0-0 0, Kaleb Pepper 0 0-0 0, Kaden Pepper 10 1-6 24, Kane 5 1-3 11, Jackson 2 0-0 4, Stacy 0 0-0 0, Sonaty 0 0-2 0, Walpole 1 2-2 5
TEAM: 21 5-15 51
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 6 (J. Malchow 2, B. Hines 2, Bentle, Potthoff),
Westville 4 (Kaden Pepper 3, Walpole)
Total fouls: Winamac 16, Westville 13
Fouled out: J. Malchow (WIN)
Score by quarters
Winamac 12 9 8 7 – 36
Westville 10 14 9 18 – 51
Rensselaer 73, Winamac 34 (Feb. 1): Justin Potthoff scored nine points, but the visiting Bombers buried 15 3-pointers in routing Winamac on Feb. 1.
John Malchow and Will Malchow scored seven points each for the Warriors.
Corbin Mathew hit four 3-pointers and led Rensselaer with 21. Kadyn Rowland hit five 3s and added 19. Graham Drone also hit five 3s and scored 15.
Rensselaer also made more free throws (six) than Winamac attempted (six).
Rensselaer led 40-19 at halftime.
Winamac has lost their last nine meetings with Rensselaer.
RENSSELAER (73) (7-9)
Chapman 0 0-0 0, Mathew 7 3-3 21, Rowland 7 0-0 19, Van Meter 1 1-2 3, Belden 0 0-0 0, Westfall 0 0-0 0, Luzadder 1 2-2 5, Lynch 2 0-0 4, Camarena 3 0-0 6, Drone 5 0-0 15, Lapsley 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 26 6-7 73
WINAMAC (34) (8-9)
Jayse Bentle 1 0-0 3, Will Malchow 3 1-2 7, Brendan Hines 2 0-0 4, John Malchow 3 0-0 7, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-0 0, Justin Potthoff 4 1-1 9, Jaybin Hines 0 0-2 0, Brayden Mathis 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 2 0-0 4
TEAM: 15 2-5 34
Three-point field goals:
Rensselaer 15 (Rowland 5, Drone 5, Mathew 4, Luzadder),
Winamac 2 (Bentle, J. Malchow)
Total fouls: Rensselaer 11, Winamac 5
Score by quarters
Rensselaer 17 23 24 9 – 73
Winamac 11 8 10 5 – 34
Winamac 40, West Central 35 (Jan. 26): Jayse Bentle scored 10 points, and Brendan Hines and Justin Potthoff added nine each for the visiting Warriors in a win over West Central on Jan. 26. Will Malchow added seven.
Bryce Nannenga led West Central with 20.
WINAMAC (40) (7-8)
Jayse Bentle 3 1-2 10, Will Malchow 3 1-2 7, Brendan Hines 3 2-2 9, John Malchow 0 0-0 0, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-2 0, Justin Potthoff 3 3-6 9, Jaybin Hines 1 0-0 3, Ethan Burgess 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 14 7-14 40
WEST CENTRAL (35) (2-11)
Miller 1 0-0 3, Grindstaff 2 2-4 8, Marlatt 2 0-0 4, Huber 0 0-0 0, Nannenga 7 4-5 20, Bolen 0 0-0 0, Boehning 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 12 6-9 35
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 5 (Bentle 3, B. Hines, J. Hines),
West Central 5 (Grindstaff 2, Nannenga 2, Miller)
Total fouls: Winamac 8, West Central 15
Fouled out: Marlatt (WC)
Turnovers: Winamac 12, West Central 13
Score by quarters
Winamac 15 14 7 4 – 40
West Central 11 11 8 5 – 35Â
Winamac 49, North Judson 44 (2 OT, Jan. 25): John Malchow scored 15 points, and Brendan Hines added 10 as Winamac pulled out a Hoosier North home win over North Judson on Jan. 25.Â
Jayse Bentle and Will Malchow added eight each, and Justin Potthoff had six.
Quinn Bales had 15, and Jesiah McDaniel added 11 for North Judson.
Winamac led 24-16 at halftime and 34-31 after three quarters.
NORTH JUDSON (44) (10-4, 1-2)
McDaniel 4 2-2 11, Bales 6 1-2 15, Benson 3 2-3 9, Burkett 1 0-0 2, Wilcox 1 4-6 6, Radtke 0 0-0 0, Pradke 0 0-0 0, Novak 0 0-0 0, Holem 0 1-2 1
TEAM: 15 10-15 44
WINAMAC (49) (6-8, 1-4)
Jayse Bentle 3 2-2 8, Brendan Hines 4 0-0 10, Will Malchow 3 2-2 8, John Malchow 6 2-3 15, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-0 0, Justin Potthoff 3 0-0 6, Jaybin Hines 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 20 6-7 49
Three-point field goals:
North Judson 4 (Bales 2, Benson, McDaniel),
Winamac 3 (B. Hines 2, J. Malchow)
Total fouls: North Judson 13, Winamac 17
Score by quarters
North Judson 9 7 15 11 2 0 – 44
Winamac 9 15 10 8 2 5 – 49
Delphi 57, Winamac 53 (Jan. 20): Will Malchow had 12 points, and Jayse Bentle and John Malchow added 11 each for the visiting Warriors in a loss to Delphi at Oracle Arena on Jan. 20.
Brendan Hines added eight, and Justin Potthoff had seven.
Kaydn McAtee had 26 points, and Walker Jones added 19 for Delphi.
Delphi led 36-27 at halftime before Winamac cut the deficit to 46-41 after three quarters.
WINAMAC (53) (5-8)
Jayse Bentle 4 2-2 11, Will Malchow 5 2-3 12, Brendan Hines 3 0-0 8, John Malchow 4 1-2 11, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-0 0, Justin Potthoff 1 4-4 7, Jaybin Hines 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 2 0-0 4
TEAM: 19 9-11 53
DELPHI (57) (5-9)
Hartley 0 1-2 1, McAtee 10 1-2 26, Jones 5 6-6 19, Tessier 0 0-0 0, Gleason 1 0-0 2, Coghill 2 0-0 6, Gasser 0 3-6 3, Almager 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 18 11-16 57
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 6 (J. Malchow 2, B. Hines 2, Bentle, Potthoff),
Delphi 10 (McAtee 5, Jones 3, Coghill 2)
Total fouls: Winamac 15, Delphi 15
Fouled out: B. Hines (WIN)
Turnovers: Winamac 10, Delphi 15
Score by quarters
Winamac 12 15 14 12 – 53
Delphi 21 15 10 11 – 57
Winamac 45, Northfield 33 (Jan. 9): John Malchow hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points, and Brendan Hines added 11 for the host Warriors in a win over Northfield on Jan. 9.
Carter Rodgers and Tyson Baer scored 12 apiece for Northfield.
Already leading 19-11 at halftime, Malchow scored eight points in the third quarter as Winamac extended their lead to 34-22 after three quarters.
NORTHFIELD (33) (4-8)
Rodgers 3 4-6 12, J. Baer 2 0-0 5, Perney 0 0-0 0, T. Baer 4 1-2 12, Leming 0 4-6 4, Burkhart 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 9 9-14 33
WINAMAC (45) (5-7)
Brendan Hines 4 0-0 11, Will Malchow 2 1-1 5, Jayse Bentle 0 2-2 2, John Malchow 5 0-1 14, Ayden Jimenez 2 1-1 5, Aiden Schooler 0 0-0 0, Justin Potthoff 1 2-2 4, Jaybin Hines 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 2 0-0 4
TEAM: 16 6-7 45
Three-point field goals:
Northfield 6 (T. Baer 3, Rodgers 2, J. Baer),
Winamac 7 (J. Malchow 4, B. Hines 3)
Total fouls: Northfield 10, Winamac 15
Turnovers: Northfield 10, Winamac 13
Score by quarters
Northfield 6 5 11 11 – 33
Winamac 10 9 15 11 – 45
Knox 45, Winamac 40 (Jan. 5): Justin Potthoff scored 18 points, and Jayse Bentle added 10, but Winamac dropped a Hoosier North home game to Knox on Jan. 5.
Myles McLaughlin led Knox with 17, including 10 in the third quarter. Caleb Schwandt added 11.
Winamac led 19-12 at halftime, but Knox came back to take a 33-28 lead after three quarters.
KNOX (45) (3-4, 3-1)
McLaughlin 5 4-6 17, Short 0 0-0 0, Tinsley 3 0-0 7, Strong 0 1-2 1, Schwandt 4 3-4 11, Conroy 1 0-2 2, Jordan 2 1-2 5, Taylor 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 16 9-16 45
WINAMAC (40) (4-7, 0-4)
Brendan Hines 1 0-0 3, Jayse Bentle 2 6-6 10, Will Malchow 0 1-2 1, John Malchow 2 2-4 6, Ayden Jimenez 1 0-0 2, Justin Potthoff 7 2-5 18, Jaybin Hines 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 13 11-15 40
Three-point field goals:
Knox 4 (McLaughlin 3, Tinsley),
Winamac 3 (Potthoff 2, B. Hines)
Total fouls: Knox 13, Winamac 13
Turnovers: Knox 13, Winamac 11
Score by quarters
Knox 8 4 21 12 – 45
Winamac 7 12 9 12 – 40
J. Malchow named Player of Week: Winamac senior guard-forward John Malchow was named the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/Franciscan Health Player of the Week for District 1 boys for the week of Dec. 18.
Malchow scored 25 points in a 42-39 loss to North Newton in the first round of the Indiana Kitchen Classic on Dec. 18. He followed that with 27 points and seven rebounds in a 55-43 win over Rossville on Dec. 22 and then 20 points and four rebounds in a 48-42 win over Delphi in the fifth-place game.
Winamac 48, Delphi 42 (Dec. 23): John Malchow scored 10 of his game-high 20 points in the first quarter, and the Winamac boys basketball team made 11 of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter to secure a win over Delphi in the fifth-place game of the Indiana Kitchel Classic at Delphi on Dec. 23.
Winamac led 19-6 after one quarter before Delphi closed within 22-16 at halftime and 33-30 after three quarters.
WINAMAC (48) (4-6)
Jayse Bentle 1 2-2 5, Will Malchow 2 0-0 4, Brendan Hines 2 1-2 6, John Malchow 7 2-3 20, Ayden Jimenez 1 0-0 2, Justin Potthoff 1 1-3 3, Jaybin Hines 1 4-5 6, Ethan Burgess 0 2-2 2
TEAM: 15 12-17 48
DELPHI (42) (2-8)
Hartley 0 0-0 0, McAtee 0 1-2 1, Jones 5 0-0 11, Watts 1 0-2 3, Fosbrink 0 0-0 0, Gleason 6 4-7 16, Coghill 3 0-0 9, Gasser 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 16 5-11 42
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 6 (J. Malchow 4, Bentle, B. Hines),
Delphi 5 (Coghill 3, Jones, Watts)
Total fouls: Winamac 13, Delphi 15
Fouled out: Watts (DEL)
Turnovers: Winamac 7, Delphi 12
Score by quarters
Winamac 19 3 11 15 – 48
Delphi 6 10 14 12 – 42
Winamac 55, Rossville 43 (Dec. 22): John Malchow scored 27 points, and Justin Potthoff added 10 as Winamac topped Rossville at Delphi in a consolation round game of the Indiana Kitchen Classic on Dec. 22.
Winamac led 43-40 after three quarters but held the Hornets without a fourth-quarter field goal.
Winamac made 14 of 18 free throws while Rossville was 10 for 19.
Winamac improved to 3-6 and snapped a six-game losing streak.
WINAMAC (55) (3-6)
Jayse Bentle 1 1-2 3, Brendan Hines 1 3-4 5, Will Malchow 1 2-2 4, John Malchow 9 8-9 27, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-0 0, Justin Potthoff 5 0-0 10, Jaybin Hines 1 0-0 2, Ethan Burgess 2 0-1 4
TEAM: 20 14-18 55
ROSSVILLE (43) (4-6)
Wilson 5 1-5 12, Thiele-Hahn 1 0-0 2, Thompson 3 5-8 11, Skiles 4 3-4 13, B. Skinner 0 0-0 0, Dunn 1 0-0 2, Mills 0 0-0 0, Darnell 1 1-2 3, C. Skinner 0 0-0 0, Woollen 0 0-0 0, Britt 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 15 10-19 43
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 1 (J. Malchow),
Rossville 3 (Skiles 2, Wilson)
Total fouls: Winamac 15, Rossville 16
Turnovers: Winamac 16, Rossville 16
Score by quarters
Winamac 12 19 12 12 – 55
Rossville 11 11 18 3 – 43
North Newton 42, Winamac 39 (Dec. 18): John Malchow scored 25 points, and Brendan Hines added nine, but the host Warriors fell to North Newton in the first round of the Indiana Kitchen Classic on Dec. 18.
Evan Gagnon led North Newton with 20. The Spartans trailed 37-29 after three quarters but held the Warriors to two points in the fourth quarter.
North Newton made eight of nine free throws while Winamac was just three for eight.
The win avenged a 64-53 loss to Winamac on Nov. 25.
Winamac (2-6) has lost six straight.
NORTH NEWTON (42) (4-4)
LaTulip 0 0-0 0, Gagnon 6 6-7 20, Kutsch 2 0-0 6, Castleberry 0 0-0 0, Barry 4 2-2 11, Stalewski 1 0-0 2, Alexander 1 0-0 3, Levy 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 14 8-9 42
WINAMAC (39) (2-6)
Brendan Hines 4 0-0 9, Will Malchow 2 0-1 4, Jayse Bentle 0 1-2 1, John Malchow 10 2-5 25, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-0 0, Aiden Schooler 0 0-0 0, Justin Potthoff 0 0-0 0, Jaybin Hines 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 16 3-8 39
Three-point field goals:
North Newton 6 (Gagnon 2, Kutsch 2, Barry, Alexander),
Winamac 4 (J. Malchow 3, B. Hines)
Total fouls: North Newton 12, Winamac 11
Turnovers: North Newton 12, Winamac 10
Score by quarters
North Newton 11 9 9 13 – 42
Winamac 16 12 9 2 – 39
Triton 41, Winamac 34 (Dec. 15): Justin Potthoff and Will Malchow had eight points each, and Brendan Hines added seven, but Triton survived a scoreless second quarter to beat host Winamac on Dec. 15.
Will Malchow also had a team-high nine rebounds.
Triton also won despite making just five of 12 free throws.
Tanner Witt-Hoyo led Triton with 16 points, all in the second half. Gage Riffle added 12.
Winamac led 18-9 at halftime before Triton closed the margin to 23-22 after three quarters.
Triton beat Winamac for the fifth straight year.
TRITON (41) (6-0, 2-0)
Workman 2 4-8 8, Swanson 1 0-0 2, Pitney 1 0-0 2, Riffle 5 0-1 12, Witt-Hoyo 8 0-1 16, Patrick 0 1-2 1, Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Large 0 0-0 0, McFarland 0 0-0 0, Quintana 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 17 5-12 41
WINAMAC (34) (2-5, 0-3)
Jayse Bentle 1 1-4 4, Brendan Hines 2 2-3 7, Will Malchow 4 0-0 8, John Malchow 1 2-2 5, Ayden Jimenez 1 0-0 2, Justin Potthoff 4 0-0 8, Ethan Burgess 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 13 5-9 34
Three-point field goals:
Triton 2 (Riffle 2),
Winamac 3 (Bentle, B. Hines, J. Malchow)
Total fouls: Triton 8, Winamac 15
Turnovers: Triton 8, Winamac 12
Score by quarters
Triton 9 0 13 19 – 41
Winamac 14 4 5 11 – 34
Culver 71, Winamac 55 (Dec. 12): John Malchow scored 16 points, and Justin Potthoff added 13 off the bench, but the Warriors dropped a Hoosier North road game to Culver on Dec. 12.
Will Malchow added nine points, and Brendan Hines had eight.
Jack Rodgers poured in 24 points for Culver. Adrian Guasp added six 3-pointers and 22 points, and David Hite had 16.
Culver led 39-29 at halftime and extended the lead to 52-40 after three quarters.
Winamac lost to Culver at John R. Nelson Gymnasium for the first time since December 2013.
WINAMAC (55) (2-4, 0-2)
Jayse Bentle 2 0-0 5, Brendan Hines 3 0-2 8, Will Malchow 4 1-4 9, John Malchow 6 2-4 16, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-0 0, Justin Potthoff 3 7-10 13, Jaybin Hines 1 0-0 2, Ethan Burgess 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 20 10-20 55
CULVER (71) (4-2, 1-1)
David Hite 7 0-0 16, Jack Rodgers 9 5-6 24, Adria Guasp 7 2-2 22, Caleb McCuen 0 0-0 0, Logan Caudill 1 0-0 2, Brady Kindernay 1 1-2 3, Jonas McCuen 1 1-2 4, Ethan Binion 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 26 9-12 71
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 5 (J. Malchow 2, B. Hines 2, Bentle),
Culver 10 (Guasp 6, Hite 2, Rodgers, J. McCuen)
Total fouls: Winamac 19, Culver 20
Turnovers: Winamac 19, Culver 18
Score by quarters
Winamac 14 15 11 15 – 55
Culver 22 17 13 19 – 71
LaVille 69, Winamac 55 (Dec. 8): John Malchow led four Winamac players in double figures with 13 points, but LaVille earned the Hoosier North home win at Dale E. Cox Gymnasium on Dec. 8.
Brendan Hines added 12, and Will Malchow and Justin Potthoff added 10 each for the Warriors (2-3, 0-1 Hoosier North).
Jayse Bentle added eight.
Michael Good had 20, and Collin Czarnecki and Lucas Plummer had 18 each for the Lancers (2-1, 1-0).
LaVille led 36-25 at halftime and extended the lead to 53-40 after three quarters.
Winamac is 3-6 all-time against LaVille since the schools became conference rivals in 2015.
WINAMAC (55) (2-3, 0-1)
Jayse Bentle 2 4-4 8, Brendan Hines 4 2-2 12, Will Malchow 4 2-4 10, John Malchow 5 2-2 13, Ayden Jimenez 0 0-0 0, Aiden Schooler 0 0-0 0, Justin Potthoff 3 3-6 10, Jaybin Hines 0 0-0 0, Brayden Mathis 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 1 0-0 2, Maddox Bucinski 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 19 13-18 55
LAVILLE (69) (2-1, 1-0)
Plummer 7 0-0 18, Allen 2 0-2 4, Czarnecki 7 1-2 18, Foster 2 0-0 4, Good 5 10-12 20, Edison 1 3-4 5, Gonzales 0 0-0 0, Lee 0 0-0 0, Garrett 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 24 14-20 69
Three-point field goals:
Winamac 4 (B. Hines 2, J. Malchow, Potthoff),
LaVille 7 (Plummer 4, Czarnecki 3)
Total fouls: Winamac 16, LaVille 15
Turnovers: Winamac 16, LaVille 15
Score by quarters
Winamac 14 11 15 15 – 55
LaVille 17 19 17 16 – 69
Manchester 68, Winamac 38 (Dec. 5): Will Malchow scored nine, and Justin Potthoff added eight, but the visiting Squires trounced the Warriors on Dec. 5.
Gavin Betten scored 23, and Ethan Hendrix added 17 for Manchester, who led 45-19 at halftime.
Winamac dropped to 2-2. They lost to Manchester for the third straight year, each time by at least 30 points.
MANCHESTER (68) (4-0)
McLain 2 1-2 6, Hendrix 6 4-4 17, Martin 2 1-1 5, Sites 3 2-2 8, Betten 11 1-3 23, Prater 1 0-0 2, Heath 0 0-0 0, Kline 1 0-0 3, Torpy 1 2-2 4, Lambert 0 0-0 0, Wagoner 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 27 11-14 68
WINAMAC (38) (2-2)
Jayse Bentle 1 1-1 3, Brendan Hines 1 0-0 2, Will Malchow 4 1-3 9, John Malchow 1 0-0 2, Ayden Jimenez 3 0-0 6, Aiden Schooler 1 0-0 2, Justin Potthoff 4 0-0 8, Brayden Mathis 0 0-0 0, Ethan Burgess 2 0-0 4, Maddox Bucinski 0 2-2 2
TEAM: 17 4-6 38
Three-point field goals:
Manchester 3 (McLain, Hendrix, Kline),
Winamac 0
Total fouls: Manchester 11, Winamac 15
Fouled out: Jimenez (WIN)
Turnovers: Manchester 10, Winamac 14
Score by quarters
Manchester 23 22 19 4 – 68
Winamac 9 10 7 12 – 38
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