Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 1, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 January 2016 — Page 3

Panthers maul Fairfield 63-39 in holiday tourney championship

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By Stevf. Sutler Correspondent ROCHESTER Vinny Miranda led four Panthers in double figures as the Class 3A fourth-ranked North Wood Panthers clawed Fairfield 63-39 in the championship game of the Winning Edge Holiday Tournament at Rochester. The score was virtually identical to the 61-42 regular-season beating that the Panthers issued to the Falcons on Dec. 12, and the win improved North Wood to 10-1 on the year, including an 81-43 pasting of host Rochester in the tournament opener. Tournament Final North Wood 63, Fairfield 39 In their first meeting two weeks ago, hot shooting by Fairfield in the first half kept the game close, but that was not the case in Rochester as North Wood scored the first seven points out of the gate and blistered the nets for 8-of-12 shooting en route to a 23-13 lead at the first stop. Miranda led the way with six first-period points, while Braxton Linville and Luke Zurcher tossed in four each. The only negative was two quick fouls on double-double machine DK Fox, who was sent to the pine for the half at the 6:12 mark. In the second period, the Panthers again ran off five unanswered points to start and held the Falcons without a point for the first four minutes. The North Wood lead never dropped below nine points at any time, and a 3-pointer from the left baseline by the sniper Miranda gave the Panthers their biggest lead at 38-21 going to the locker room. The third period was more or less even, as North Wood slowed the pace and managed the game. Miranda still tossed in six more points, and only a late 3 by Falcon center Sam Brown kept the Panther lead under 20 points going to the final stanza. The Panthers continued their efficient, deliberate play in the fourth period, as the Falcons, desperate to catch up, tried

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fouling Fox, a 50 percent shooter from the stripe. The powerful senior calmly foiled that strategy, sinking 5 of 6 shots before departing for the evening as North Wood cruised to the easy win. Miranda's 17 points (including four 3-pointers) paced the Panthers, while Fox and Luke Zurcher added 12 each and Linville 10 in the victory. Trey Bilinski was his usual ruth-lessly-efficient self, throttling Fairfield star Brock Goeglein on defense while posting five points and six boards. Fairfield was led by 12 points from sophomore standout Shandon Miller and 11 from classmate Luke Stephens. Following the game, Linville, Fox and Miranda were all named to the all-tournament team, while Miranda received a nice plaque as the Most Valuable Player. • NORTHWOOD 63, FAIRFIELD 39 AX Rochester Fairfield: 13 21 31 39 North Wood: 23 38 50 63 NORTHWOOD (63): Braxton Linville 3 4-6 10, Luke Zurcher 5 04) 12, Vincent Miranda 5 3-4 17, Brad Delio 0 0-0 0, Chad Sellers 1 2-2 5, Caleb Glick 0 00 0, Dakiyron Fox 3 6-7 12, Jared Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Ryne Ewald 0 (TO 0, Caleb Lung 0 2-2 2, Trey Bilinski 2 1-2 5. Nathan Schmitt 00-00; Totals: 19 18-23 63 FAIRFIELD (39): Brady Willard 1 0-0 2, Luke Stephens 4 3-411, Cordell Holer 00-00. Jake Oberlin 0 1-2 I, Brock Goeglein 3 0-0 8, Sam Brown 1 2-2 5, Shandon Miller 4 4-4 12, Jordan Geyer 0 0-0 O, Totals: 13 10-12 39 3-pointers: North Wood 7 (Miranda 4, Zurcher 2, Sellers); Fairfield 3 (Goeglein 2, Brown). ' ' r ■ , I Tournament Semi-Final North Wood 81, Rochester 43 North Wood advanced to the championship game of the Winning Edge Tournament by destroying host Rochester 81-43 in the second game of the tournament opener (Fairfield defeated Tippecanoe Valley 49-35 in the first game). Had there been a national anthem played before the contest, it would have been the turning point as North Wood jumped out to a 17-2 lead in the first five minutes and ended the period up 25-6. The hapless Zebras, looking much like their

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Photo/DAT North Wood's Vinny Miranda escapes from the clutches of all five Fairfield defenders in North Wood's 63-39 tournament championship win. Miranda led all scorers with 17 points and was named the tournament MVP.

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namesake prey animal with a great deal of snorting and thrashing about, ultimately accomplishing little, nearly doubled their output in the second period with 11 points but still trailed the Panthers 43-17 at the half. Things then got completely out of hand as North Wood put up their second 25-point quarter of the night while holding the Zebras to just eight points, pushing the lead to 43 points at 68-25 with eight minutes remaining. Panther coach Aaron Wolfe then cleared his bench, allowing the reserves some well-deserved playing time as North Wood coasted to the easy win. Miranda poured in 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field to lead all scorers, while Fox had another double-dou-ble with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Luke Zurcher added 13 points while sophomore Caleb Lung had a season-high nine. Linville scored just three points but dished out a whopping 13 assists and also dragged down seven rebounds. Rochester was led by eight points from Ben Perez and seven each from Jacob Nigh and Alec Holland. North Wood (10-1) is off until Jan. 8 when it travels to Syracuse to battle Northern Lakes Conference rival Wawasee (1-6). • NORTHWOOD 81, ROCHESTER 43 At Rochester North Wood: 25 43 68 81 Rochseter 6 17 25 43 NORTHWOOD (81): Braxton Linville 1 0-0 3, Luke Zurcher 44-4 13, Vincent Miranda 9 0-1 18. Brad Delio 0 2-2 2, Chad Sellers 2 0-0 6, Caleb Glick 0 0-0 0, Dakiyron Fox 8 0-0 16, Jared Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Ryne Ewald 0 0-0 0, Caleb Lung 4 l-l 9, Trey Bilinski 2 2-2 6, Luke Holland 20-04, Nathan Schmitt 200 4; Totals: 34 9-12 81. ROCHESTER (43): Jacob Nigh 3 OO 7, Alec Holland 2 3-4 7, Brett Abbott 04-6 4, Liam Leininger 0 1-2 I.AJNoCz 00-00, Jordan Reinholt 10l 2,

Wilson Lee 1 0-0 2, Zac Dishon 2 02 6, Gavin Bennett 3 0-4 6, Ben Perez 4 018; Totals: 16 8-20 43. 3-pointers: North Wood 4 (Sellers 2, Linville, Zurcher): Rochester 3 (Dishon 2. Nigh).

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