Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 3, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 21 January 2016 — Page 3

Panthers avoid upset in 73-66 victory over Northridge

By Steve Sitti.fr Correspondent * -m • -• <• •, » NAPPANEE - The class 3A second-ranked North Wood Panthers used an 8-0 run in the last minute of the third quarter to break open an unexpectedly tight game and rode the rally to a 73-66 Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) win over Northridge, which came into the game with just two victories on the season. The win offset a spectacular individual performance by Raider senior Kurtis Hochstetler, who poured in a career-high 35 points, as North Wood improved to 12-1 on the year, 3-0 in the NLC. Back in the friendly confines of The Pit for the first time in 2016, the Panthers were sluggish from the start while Northridge bolted to a 7-2 lead behind a pair of 3s from Hochstetler. North Wood's Braxton Linville answered with a pair of treys of his own, and the Panthers rallied to lead 14-13 at the first stop. Hochstetler continued to scorch the nets in the second quarter, scoring eight more points, and the Northridge 3-2 zone bothered the Panthers, forcing them to play more slowly than usual. The Raiders also dominated North Wood on the boards, as the Panthers finished the half with just six total rebounds (five of them by standout center DK Fox), but a long-distance 3 by Linville from the volleyball line just seconds before the halftime buzzer tied the game at 28-all. After an amusing halftime hoop shoot featuring North Wood junior football star Jake Stump in a shark costume, the Panthers and the Raiders traded 3s for the early part of the third period. North Wood's Vincent Miranda went on one of his trademark runs, pouring in 11 points in the first three minutes, but Northridge answered with baskets by four different players. Finally, with just a minute to play in the period, the Panthers went on an 8-0 run featuring treys by Linville and Luke Zurcher, boosting the North Wood lead to 50-41 with eight minutes to play. North Wood then scored the first basket of the fourth period for their first doubledigit lead of the night, but Hochstetler answered with a four-point play and added two more 3s in the first 2-1 / 2 minutes to keep the Raiders alive. Both teams reached the one-and-bonus at about the four-minute mark, and although the Panthers missed the front end of two straight one-and-ones, huge offensive rebound baskets by Fox and Trey Bilinski saved the day. Eventually, the free throws began to fall as Fox, Linville, Zurcher, and Miranda combined to go 10-of-12 from the stripe

REfTTOWtHujUNTRYSTORE

Colack s lgg Cheese lb. Mild Cheddar *l.Jg Cheese §h A/VS/^\A/V\N/S Easy Carve $y p n Ham Shaved. Sliced ar Whale f Q* Trover Cheese Qgc Cream qL /VVVVVVVV^A Leman’s Mints*? e 0 (Buttons Only) Rob. $3.29 lb. 10.

nnmiTRY TnRF mnnm mmm RFNTnwN nniI,JTKY ™

~■* ,J »»» 0W » » LWTOWM RLNTQWN HEHTt.WN HLNTIi IVN HLNTOWH KLNTUWN ULMIimM .. .I _

P ■ AfifL Y r I [ C . «as * |f P \.m PHBL 1 *, f f V mm » vWa ll mt TjgflHl

DAT photo North Wood's DK Fox powers to the hoop for two of his 15 points in the Panthers' win over Northridge. Fox also added 12 rebounds and is averaging a double-double on the season.

11, B & -a* «V KL > k Mm -S’-<*; »- '' A, beß; ■4 aAS? 9 vc» ftpfe.- SySgjE*gfffS > ' ■EHIIILms -i

DAT Photo Panther senior guard Braxton Linville has his "Michael Jordan tongue" working as he advances the ball against Northridge. Linville finished with 18 points and eight assists in the 73-66 win.

in the final stanza, securing the hard-fought victory. Miranda finished with 22 points to lead North Wood, followed by 18 from Linville, who also added eight assists. Fox had his usual double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Bilinski finished with 10 points and six boards. Hochstetler led all scorers with his 35 points on 10-of--13 shooting from the field, including eight 3s. Connor Utley and Luke Morrison each added 12 points for the Raiders. JV UPDATE The Panther JV team

1530 OPEN: Mon.-Frl. 8-6 Sat 8-5 Ad Good 1-18-16 to 1-23-16 Check out our . Valentine Candy! Shop bulk and savel / PureNiaid^L^tfQ^ j^jy^ Atlantic Sno Cod *4.99 ib.

Sports

upped their record to 7-2 with a 48-34 win over scrappy Northridge. Luke Holland led the way for North Wood with 12 points, while Jared Hoffman added 10 points and Brad Delio seven for the winners. Northridge was paced by 10 points from Cam Bergman and eight from Micah Yoder. North Wood (12-1, 3-0 NLC) remains at home to host the Goshen Red Hawks on Jan. 22. The game against New Prairie, which was postponed due to weather earlier last week, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6.

>{ f NTOWKT r'IJNTmMjTORF

• NORTHWOOD 73, NORTHRIDGE 66 At The Pit, Nappanee Northridge: 13 28 41 66 North Wood: 14 28 50 73 NORTHWOOD (73): Braxton Linville 5 4-5 18, Luke Zurcher 2 2-2 8, Vincent Miranda 8 2-3 22, Chad Sellers 0 0-0 0, Dakiyron Fox 5 5-6 15, Caleb Lung 0 0-0 0, Trey Bilinski 4 2-7 10; Totals: 24 15-23 73. NORTHRIDGE (66): Connor Utley 4 2-2 12, Justin Wine 0 0-0 0. Nick 1 Yoder 0 0-0 0, Kurtis Hochstetler 1,0 7-7 35, Luke Morrison 5 0-0 12, Andrew Kennedy 1 3-4 5, Zack Welker 0 0-0 0, Christian Bach 1 1-2 3; Totals: 21 13-15 66. 3-point goals: North Wood 10 (Miranda 4, Linville 4, Zurcher 2); Northridge 12 (Hochstetler 8. Utley 2, Morrison 2).

RENTOWN COUNTRY STORE

CLOSEOUT SHELF Spice Cake 40 c Mix oacft Choc. Cherry and SQC Choc. Cake Mix . ® Mcft Orange & lemon ISQc Cake Mixes JJJ Bakcrv Special Egg Bread *l7O ""VST' loaf

Advance News * Thursday, January 21, 2016

SCOREBOARD

GIRLS SWIMMING North Wood girls compete at NLCs North Wood's girls swim team competed at the Northern Lakes Conference Championships last week, placing seventh in the final standings with 145 points.

Northridge won the meet with a dominant 509.5 score ahead of host Concord's 367. Kate Jarvis, Megan Stankovich, Mackenzie Weaver, and Paige Barrett combined for a seventh-place finish in the 400

free relay, while Stankovich, Weaver, Barrett and Morgan Stickley placed eighth in the medley relay, and Besty Nunemaker, Kennedy Brinkhoff, Kaitlin Eby and Carlee Hostetler finished eighth in the 200 free relay. Individually, Jarvis finished sixth in the 200 free and seventh in the butterfly. Nunemaker, Sarah Eberle and Kaitlin Eby finished in order in sixth through eighth in the diving competition. Stankovich was 12th in the backstroke and 13th in the 500 free, and Barrett was 13th in the 50 free and 14th in the 100 free. • NORTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP At Dunlap Team scores: 1. Northridge 509.5,2. Concord 367,3. Wawasee 312,4. Warsaw 261.5. Elkhart Memorial 212.5.6. Goshen 202,7. North Wood 145, 8. Plymouth 93. 200 medley relay: 1. Northridge (Lauren Miller, Sydnee Emerson, Francesca DeGregorio, Sydney Boyer) 1:49.92 (meet record), 2. Warsaw 1:52.35, 3. Concoid 1:53.57,4. Goshen 2:00.30; 200 freestyle: 1. Katie Hughes (Northridge) 1:53.53,2. Paige Miller (Wawasee) 1:55.85,3. Jenna Miller (Northridge) 2:01.44,4. Alex Beer (Concord) 2:01.61; 200 individual medley: 1. L. Miller (Northridge) 2:07.59, 2. Delaney Wihebrink (Warsaw) 2:16.04,3. August Hartzell (Northridge) 2:16.28,4. Olivia Trout (Concord) 2:17.21; 50 freestyle: I. Brenna Morgan (Warsaw) 23.94,2. Maddisen Lantz (Concord) 25.05, 3. Ally Bailey (Memorial) 25.12,4. Makayla Miller (Concord) 25.25; Diving: 1. Sara Troyer (Northridge) 511.70 (meet record), 2. Lauren Boone (Concord) 491.45,3. Rylee Dahlman (Northridge) 484.00,4. Mary Grossman (Northridge) 482.55; 100 butterfly: 1. Emerson (Northridge) 57.75, 2. Melissa Bailey (Northridge) 1:00.28, 3. DeGregorio (Northridge) 1:00.83,4. Kim Rezutko (Memorial) 1:01.38; 100 freestyle: 1. Morgan (Warsaw) 51.50, 2. (tie) M. Miller (Concord), Bailey (Memorial) 55.10,4. Boyer (Northridge) 55.15; 500 freestyle: 1. Hughes (Northridge) 5:01.27 (meet record), 2. P. Miller (Wawasee) 5:09.85, 3. Melissa Bailey (Northridge) 5:22.80,4. Emma Hussey (Goshen) 5:32.52; 200 freestyle relay: 1. Northridge (L. Miller, Emerson, Boyer, Hughes) 1:38.69,2. Concord 1:41.41,3. Warsaw 1:42.86,4. Wawasee 1:45.82; 100 backstroke: 1. L. Miller (Northridge) 57.38,2. Lantz (Concord) 1:00.02,3. Wihebrink (Warsaw) 1:00.53,' 4. Beer (Concord) 1:02.16; 100 breaststroke: 1. Emerson (Northridge) 1:07.51, 2. Trout/(Concord) 1:09.64, 3. Hartzell (Northridge) 1:11.62,4. Shelby Adams (Wawasee) 1:12.40; 400 freestyle relay: 1. Northridge (J. Miller, Bailey, Hartzell, Hughes) 3:41.94,2, Wawasee 3:43.71, T. Concord 3:55.18,4. Memorial 3:55.42. GIRLS BASKETBALL Black Swish fall at Northridge North Wood's girls basketball team lost a Northern Lakes Conference game at Northridge Saturday, 44-39. Savannah Feenstra led the Black Swish with 11 points, while Gabi Glass finished with nine. Kelly Miller poured in 22 points to power Northridge. • NORTHRIDGE 44, NORTHWOOD 39 At Middlebury North Wood: 8 15 26 39 Northridge: 8 23 31 44 NORTHWOOD (39): Taitlyn Trenshaw 4, Arika Flickinger 7, Andrea Tuttle 2, Nicole Flickinger 0, Kenzie Bergman 3, Emily Demitruk 0, Gabi Glass 9, Savannah Feenstra 11, McKayla Fielstra 0, Riley Hershberger 3; Totals: 14 7-12 39. NORTHRIDGE (44): Kelly Miller J 2, Kelsey Miller 0, Brooke McKinley 9, Baleigh Carithers 1, Ellie Lengacher 2, Marci Miller 4, Morgan Litwiller 6, Kelsey Brickner 0; Totals: 16 11-14 44. 3-pointers: North Wood 4 (Glass 2, Flickinger, Bergman), Northridge 1 (McKinley); Fouls (fouled out): North Wood 12 (none), Northridge 12 (none). JV score: North Wood 27, Northridge 25 (OT)

FRESHMAN BOYS BASKETBALL Panthers lose to Northridge North Wood's freshman boys basketball team lost a game with Northern Lakes Conference foe Northridge, 40-35. Nick Bean scored 15 points and pulled down seven

rebounds, while Bronson Yoder notched 11 points and six rebounds. • NORTHRIDGE 40, NORTHWOOD 35

119 Naooanee Leasts STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF ELKHART IN THE ELKHART CIRCUIT COURT 2015 TERM CAUSE NO. 20C01-1512-ES-00075 IN RE. THE ESTATE OF MAX L. BIGLER NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that on the 29th day of December, 2015, Gail E. Bigler, Greg A. Bigler and Grant A. Bigler were appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Max L. Bigler, deceased, who died on November 21,2015. All persons having claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent's death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Goshen, Indiana, this 7th day of January, 2016. Wendy Hudson Clerk, Elkhart Circuit Court Brian L. Hoffer, #8025-20 KINDIG & SLOAT, PC Attorney for the Estate P.O. Box 31 102 Heritage Parkway Nappanee, Indiana 46550-0031 (574) 773-7996 January 21.29,2016 AN7727 hapaxtp

Page A3