Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 134, Number 50, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 13 December 2012 — Page 5

Panthers move to 3-0 with wins over Westview, Fairfield

By Steve Sinus Correspondent NAPPANEE/GOSHEN "-The North Wood Panthers boys basketball team improved to 3-0 on the young season by defeating Westview 63-54 in live Pit, then going on die road for the first time and crushing Fairfield 65-37. NORTHWOOD 63, WESTVIEW 54 Just like in the season opener against Triton, North Wood came out hot in the first period, picking up assists on six of their seven field goals, with Jonathan Wilkinson scoring six points and Tommy Klein 5. The Panthers also turned the ball over five times, leading to 10 Westview points as the visiting Warriors grabbed a 16-15 lead after one quarter, thanks to 6 from sophomore standout Chandler Aspy and 5 from senior Brett Yoder. Wilkinson continued his torrid pace in the second stanza, pouring in eight more points while Aspy did his best to keep up with seven points of his own, but stronger contributions from the rest of the Panthers boosted North Wood into a 33-28 halftime lead. The Panthers continued to expand the advantage in the third quarter, as junior Zach Zurcher nailed 6 points and handed out two assists, factoring in on 11 of the 13 third-quarter points and boosting North Wood to a 46-38 lead. With both teams

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in the one-and-bonus early in the fourth period, Zurcher continued to dominate with 8 more points, and despite 10 fourth-quarter points from Aspy, the Panthers cruised to the 63-54 win. Wilkinson and Zurcher each scored 18 to lead North Wood while Klein chipped in with 12 points. Aspy led all scorers with 26 for Westview, while Kyle Miller added 11 in the loss. NORTHWOOD 65, FAIRFIELD 37 Going on the road for the first time this year did not appear to phase the Panthers in the slightest, as they came out firing from the opening bp. Especially torrid was the versatile Wilkinson, who was four of five from the field, including three treys, and three of three from the line in the opening stanza, pouring in 14 points and leading North Wood to an 18-8 advantage over the Falcons after one period. The Panther defense conbnued to force mulfiple Fairfield turnovers in the second quarter and took full advantage of the miscues, widening the lead to 31-15 at the half. Klem, Zurcher, and Tanner Farmwald all contributed mighbly in the quarter, combining for 10 points. The Panthers conbnued to dominate on both ends of the floor after halfhme, with Zurcher scoring seven third-quarter points and Farmwald six as North Wood increased their lead to 51-25

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DAT photo North Wood’s Zach Zurcher (4)r soars to the hoop over Westview’s Brett Yoder (31) in the Panthers’ 63-54 win over the Warriors.

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ished out the victory, with seniors Nick Graber and Spencer Culp leading the way, and sophomore Cam Simpson scoring his first two varsity points on a pair

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of free throws following an offensive rebound. Wilkinson finished with 20 points to lead North Wood, while Zurcher added 15. Farmwald added a season-high 12 points in the win and also dished out five assists, while Klem added nine points and eight rebounds. Fairfield was paced by 9 points from Marcus Rodes and 8 from Garrett Scott. JV Update The North Wood JV team split with Westview and Fairfield, winning another overtime thriller against the Warriors 53-49, then dropping their first game of tne season 31-26 at Fairfield. Against Westview, Simpson led a furious fourth-quarter rally with back-to-back convenhonal three-point plays, followed by a trey that sent the game into overtime bed at 44. In the extra session, junior Gabe Williams was the team hero, stealing the ball from Westview and converting a three-point play, then stealing the orange again on the next possession and feeding Dakiyron Fox for a basket to seal the win. Williams finished with 17 points to lead the Panthers, while Travis Bear added 14 and Simpson 13. Kolton Miller paced Westview with 16 points while Cody LitwiUer added 14. In the Fairfield game, the Panthers could not seem to knock the lid off the goal, falling behind

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9-5 after one quarter and never leading the rest of the way. Simpson's seven led North Wood while Bear and Kirk Eby added six each, while Fairfield was paced by a game-high 11 points from Josh Stephens. • NORTHWOOD 63, WESTVIEW 54 At The Pit, Nappanee Westview 16 28 38 54 North Wood 15 33 46 63 NORTHWOOD (63): Braxton Linvilie I 04) 3, Zach Zurcher 5 7-10 18, Tanner Farmwald 1 O-l 2, Tommy Klem 5 04) 12, Kyle McCoy 1 3-4 6, Jonathan Wilkinson 6 4-6 18, Spencer Culp 0 2-2 2, Will Stueve 0 2-2 2 TOTALS 19 18-25 63 WESTVIEW (54): Jordyn Bontrager 1 1-2 3, Daron Miller 0 04) 0. Jamar Weaver 2 0-2 6, Brett Yoder 2 1-26, Damon Hershberger 0 2- 2, Chandler Aspy 10 6-9 26. Nic Raber 0 04) 0, Kyle Miller 4 2-2 11 TOTALS 19 12-19 54 3- Goals: North Wood 7 (Wilkinson 2, Klem 2, Linvilie, Zurcher, McCoy ); Westview 4 (Weaver 2, Yoder, K. Miller) • NORTHWOOD 65, FAIRFIELD 31 At Fairfield North Wood 18 31 51 65 Fairfield 8 15 25 37 NORTHWOOD (65): Braxton Linvilie 0 04) 0, Zach Zurcher 7 1- 18, Thnner Farmwald 5 1-1 12, Tommy Klem 3 3-4 9, Kyle McCoy 0 2-2 2, Gabe Williams 0 04) 0, Jonathan Wilkinson 5 7-7 18, Travis Bear 0 0-0 0, Spencer Culp 0 0-0 0, Will Stueve 1 0-0 2, Cam Simpson 0 2- 2, Nick Graber 11-23 TOTALS 22 17-19 65 FAIRFIELD (37): Garrett Scott 3 2- 8, Josh Stephens 2 0-06, Marcus Rhodes 3 04) 9, Brock Geoglein 0 04) 0, Mitch DeWitt 0 1-2 1, John Stack 0 0-2 0, Brad Lantz 2 2-6 6, Nate Miller 0 04) 0, Joe Line 0 4-6 4, Thomas Martin 1 1-2 3, Clay Bontrager 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 11 1021 37 3- Goals: North Wood 7 (Wilkinson 2, Klem 2, Linvilie, Zurcher, McCoy ); Westview 4 (Weaver 2, Yoder, K. Miller)

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