Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 11, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 13 March 2014 — Page 3

Panthers Top West Noble for Sectional Crown

By Steve Sfttleh Correspondent SYRACUSE - North Wood's "Big Three" of Jonathan Wilkinson, Zach Zurcher, and Will Stueve combined for 62 points as the Gass 3A #5-ranked Panther boys' basketball team captured the sectional championship with a 75-61 victory over West Noble. The title was just the fifth in school history but the second in die last three years under head coach Aaron Wolfe, and vaulted the Panthers (21-2) into the regional round at Blackford High School on March 15th, where they will face Ft. Wayne Bishop Dwenger (15-8) in the first game at 10:00 am. Muncie Central (10-11) will face Norwell (19-6) in the second semi-final and the winners will battle for the regional title at 7:30 pm. rwrainuoa /Of vw«( Nofete 61 In the sectional title game, played in front of yet another packed house at Wawasee High School, North Wood got off to a strong start, bolting to a 9-3 advantage in the first four minutes behind seniors Stueve and Tanner Farmwald. West Noble was not intimidated, however, rallying to tie the score at 12 thanks to the efforts of Waylon Richardson and Drew Schermerhom, but North Wood's Zach Zurcher then came alive to score 7 points in the period and boost the Panthers to a 19-14 lead after one quarter. With North Wood dominating the boards, particularly Zurcher on the offensive glass, and Stueve rejecting any interior West Noble shot attempts, North Wood expanded the lead to 30-21 just three minutes into the quarter. The Chargers only stayed alive after that on the strength of three more treys, but still trailed by IT’ at 38-27 as the teams went'to the locker room. The Panthers then scored the first five points of the third quarter to expand the lead to 16, their largest of the night, but a late rally by the Chargers including a buzzer-beating three-point-er by Phil Miller narrowed the North Wood advantage to 50-42 with eight minutes to play.

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Schermerhom then promptly drained a three from the top of the key to cut the Panther lead to five at 50-45, but an incredible twisting layup over a Charger defender by Farmwald, followed by a pair of Stueve free throws boosted the Panthers back to a double-digit advantage at 55-45 with 5:23 to play. Forced to foul, the Chargers could only watch helplessly as North Wood drained 12 straight free throws down the stretch, countering every basket by West Noble and pulling away for the 75-61 victory. Zuroier led all scorers with 23 points and also pulled down 10 boards for a championship dou-ble-double. Wilkinson added 21 and picked up four steals, while Stueve scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked five shots. Farmwald was the fourth Panther in double figures with 11 points, and sophomore Braxton Linville had 10 assists and four steals to go with his two points. For West Noble, Schermerhom had 18 points while Richardson added 11 and Brandon Moser 10 as the Chargers finished another strong season at 18-6. iwruivvouii Duf lyecanoe VMtey 55-Semi-finals In front of a near-capacity, howling crowd at Wawasee, reminiscent of the "old days" of single-class basketball, the Panthers placed four players in double figures and rallied from a sixpoint fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Tippecanoe Valley 5tb55. The hero of the game for North Wood was the underrated Farmwald, who does so many crqqjal little things that seldom show up in the box score, but on this occasion scored seven critical fourth-period points to lead the Panthers to victory. Both teams started slowly, Valley „on purpose with a methodical offense designed to contain the high-flying Panthers, and North Wood due to ice-cold shoot-

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Photo by Dale Tobias North Wood's Jonathan Wilkinson (21) soars to block the shot attempt of West Noble's Drew Schermerhom in the Panthers' 75-61 sectional championship victory over the Chargers

ing. The lone bright spot for North Wood in the first quarter was Linville, who drained a pair of threes and finished with eight points as the Panthers led 10-9 at the first stop. In the second quarter, North Wood's shooting woes continued, but Valley could not gain a significant advantage due to their slow play. Tanner Andrews of the Vikings abused the Panther post players for six secondperiod points, but a late three by Wilkinson tied the game at 23 all going to the locker room. Valley then went on a 10-2 run to start the second half.

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forcing a Panther timeout at the 5:00 minute mark, but North Wood then promptly rallied to trail by a point at 34-33 before a late bucket by Valley's Robby Groom made it 36-33 Vikings with eight minutes remaining. The Panthers finally crawled back into the lead at 41-40 with 4:17 left, their first lead since the opening minute of the second half, and expanded the advantage to 46-42 with three minutes left after a pair of free throws by Stueve. After four Viking free throws tied the game at 46, Farmwald hit a three from the left baseline but Valley's Groom

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answered with a three of his own. Bade came file unsung hero Farmwald with a slashing drive to the hoop, putting the Panthers back in front at 51-49, a lead they would never relinquish. After a three-point play by Stueve, Farmwald added a pair of free throws with 27 seconds left to make it 56-52 North Wood, and Stueve then blocked a three-point attempt by Groom to effectively kill the Viking hopes. Wilkinson led four Panthers in double figures with 17 points and also added seven rebounds, while Steuve added 12, Linville 11, and Zurcher 10 in the balanced North Wood attack. Valley's Andrews led all scorers with 20 points, while Groom added 15 as the Vikings ended their season with a fine record of 17-4. IW'liiinHW /If UMHHi 45 - Opening Round Stueve scored 21 points and Wilkinson added 18 as the Panthers rolled to an easy 71-45 opening-round victory over the Lakeland Lakers. North Wood's vastly superior athletic ability was evident from the opening tip, as Wilkinson poured in 9 first-quarter points to lead the Panthers to a 20-5 first quarter advantage. Although the Lakers started with a 6-2 run in the second quarter, overall things got no better as North Wood answered with an 11-2 run of their own to take'it 33-13 halftime lead. After the half, the Panthers appeared to be on cruise control, which raised the ire of North Wood mentor Aaron Wolfe, but a stem lecture during a midquarter timeout did the trick, as Stueve scored 8 points to keep North Wood well in front at 52-35 with eight minutes left. The Panther reserves then came on to bury the Lakers in the fourth quarter, with Dakiyron Fox scormg six points an<f Vfrfcfent five as North Wood pulled away for the easy win. In addition to the scoring from Stueve and Wilkinson, Kyle

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McCoy added 9 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals in a rare start caused by the illness of Linville. Daemyn Priestly led the Lakers with 14 points. * NORTHWOOD 75, WEST NOBLE 61, Final At Wawasee H.S., Syracuse West Noble 14 27 42 61 North Wood 19 38 50 75 NORTHWOOD (75): Braxton Linville 0 2-2 2, Zach Zurcher 9 3-3 23, Vtncetft Miranda 00-00, Tanner Farmwald 4 2-2 lE, Trent Sellers 0 0-0 0, Kyle McCoy 0 0-0 0, Dakiyron Fox 0 0-0 0, Jonathan Wilkinson 8 4-4 21, Travis Bear 0 0-0 0, They Bilinski 0 OO 0, Cam Simpson 0 OO 0, Will Stueve 6 6-9 18 TOTALS 27 17-20 75 WEST NOBLE (61): Brandon Evans 2 OO 6, Drew Schermerhom 5 5-6 18, Drew Wiley 0 1-2 1, Nik Risser 0 OO 0, Brandon Moser 3 2- 10, Phil Miller 3 2-2 11, Waylon Richardson 5 1-112, Kyler Warble 0 3- 3, Landon Stover 000 0, Grant Moser 0 00 0, Larry Nickolson 0 00 0 TOTALS 18 14-17 61 3- Goals: North Wood 4 (Zurcher 2, Farmwald, Wilkinson); West Noble 11 (Schermerhom 3, Miller 3, Evans 2, Moser 2, Richardson) * NORTHWOOD 59, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 55, Semi-Finals At Wawasee H.S., Syracuse Tippy Valley 9 23 36 55 North Wood 10 23 33 59 NORTHWOOD (59): Braxton Linville 400 11, Zach Zurcher 4 1-2 10, Tanner Farmwald 3 2-2 9, Kyle McCoy 0 00 0, Dakiyron Fox 0 OO 0, Jonathan Wilkinson 3 10-11 17, Will Stueve 4 4-5 12 TOTALS 18 17-20 59 TIPPECANOE VALLEY (55): Ben Shriver 0 00 0, Robby Groom 5 4- 15, Jared Littlejohn 000 0, Tanner Andrews 41010 20, Chainey Zolman 4 4-6 14, Logan Britton 1 4-4 6 TOTALS 15 22-25 55 3-Point Goals: North Wood 6 (Linville 3, Zurcher, Farmwald, Wilkinson); Valley 3 (Zolman 2, Groom) * NORTHWOOD 71, LAKELAND 45, Opening Round At Wawasee H.S., Syracuse Lakeland 5 13 35 45 North Wood 20 33 52 71 NORTHWOOD (71): Zach Zurcher 4 0-0 8, Vincent Miranda 2 0-0 5, Tanner Farmwald 1 0-0 2, Chad Sellers 0 0-0 0, Kyle McCoy 4 0-0 9, Dakiyron Fox 3 0-0 6, David Eshelman 0 0-0 0, Jonathan Wilkinson 8 0-0 18, Travis Bear 1 0-0 2, Trey Bilinski 0 0-0 0, Cam Simpson 0 0-0 0, Will Stueve 10 1-1 21 TOTALS 33 1-3 71 LAKELAND (45): Daemyn Priestly 60-2 14, Eric Herber 1 OO 2, Martin Gordon 0 0-0 0, Tanner Oakley 1 0-0 2, Dustin Cunningham 1 0-0 2, Marco Olivares 4 1-1 9, Zachary O'Brien 0 0-0-0, Joseph Trost 0 OO 0, Chandler Mynhier 3 2-3 8, Joshua Collyer 1 0-0 2, Brant Betts 2 0-0 6 TOTALS *9 3-645 r 4 3-Point Goals: North Wood 4 (Wilkinson 2, Miranda, McCoy); Lakeland 4 (Priestley 2, Betts 2)

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