Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 52, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 29 December 2016 — Page 8

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Panthers unbeaten with 61-37 win over liberty Christian

By Steve Sittler Correspondent MARION - Vinny Miranda and Luke Zurcher each scored 16 points as the Class 3A No. 1-ranked North Wood Panthers unproved to 6-0 with a 61-37 thumping of defending Class A state champion Liberty Christian in the opening game of the Marion Qassic. The Panthers claimed the No. 1 ranking in the state in Class 3A after previously top-ranked Twin Lakes, coached by Bremen native Kent Adams, fell to the Culver Academies. The Panthers came out scorching hot from the field, scoring the first eight points of the game on 3-pointers by Zurcher and Caleb Glick and a two by Zurcher, forcing a timeout by Liberty Christian, a private school located in Anderson, Indiana. The timeout did little good, however, as Zurcher and Glick each nailed another 3 in the quarter, leading the Panthers to a 20-8 advantage at the first stop. The Lions settled down slightly in the second period, playing the Panthers even at 13 all thanks to four points apiece from Isaiah Brees and leading scorer Ronny Williams, but North Wood still led comfortably 33-21

Girls basketball BLACK SWISH WIN AT FAIRFIELD North Wood's girls basketball team earned a 44-35 win over host Fairfield on Dec. 20. Riley Hershberger led the way for the Black Swish with 13 points, 11 rebounds and six steals. Savannah Feenstra scored eight, Nicole Flickinger scored seven, and Taitlyn Trenshaw

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at the halftime break behind seven points from Miranda. The Panthers expanded their lead in the third quarter thanks to five more points from Miranda and continued stifling defense by Zurcher on Williams, who managed just a single basket and picked up two fouls. Caleb Lung and Trey Bilinski also added key offensive rebound baskets as North Wood took a 47-29 advantage to the final period. Despite clearing his bench midway through the fourth period, Panther head coach Aaron Wolfe's charges continued to pull away from the Lions, with Brad Delio, Luke Holland, and Jordan BeMiller all knocking down buckets. North Wood outscored Liberty 14-8 in the final quarter and cruised to the easy win. In addition to leading the Panthers in scoring with 16 points, Zurcher also pulled down a season-nigh eight rebounds while Miranda added seven rebounds and three assists to go with his 16 points. Glick contributed a season-high seven points and Lung added six points and five boards in the victory. Williams, who came into the game averaging 28 points per game, was held to just eight points on 4 of 11 shooting, while Trajan Dixon also contributed eight points for the Lions.

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finished with six for North Wood, which moved to 11-2 with the win. Felicity Bontrager paced Fairfield with 11 points. Fairfield slipped to 9-4 with the loss. • NORTHWOOD 44, FAIRFIELD 35 At Fairfield NW: 10 18 31 44 FF: 4 13 22 35 NORTHWOOD (44): Taitlyn Trenshaw 6, Neely Trenshaw 5, Nicole Flickinger 7, Kenzie Bergman 4, Kira Robinson 0, Savannah Feenstra 8, Erin Graber I, Riley Hershberger 13; Totals: 16 10-16 44. FAIRFIELD (35): Erica Zook 5, Kansie Bobeck 0, Drea Lockwood 5, Katie Lashley 1, Jordan Kintigh 2, Felicity Bontrager 11, Jenean Schwartz 4, Gabri Armstrong 0, Alexys Thornton 7; Totals: 11 7-14 35. 3-pointers: North Wood 2 (N. Trenshaw, Flickinger), Fairfield 6 (Bontrager 2, Zook, Lockwood, Schwartz, Thonrton); Fouls (fouled out): North Wood 18 (none), Fairfield 19 (Thornton).

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The Panthers (6-0) will host Mishawaka (2-4) in the second game of the Dan Gunn Qassic holiday tournament to be played at The Pit in Nappanee on Thursday, Dec. 29. The opening game at 6 p.m. features South Bend Qay (3-3) against Edwardsburg, Michigan (0-1), with the losers playing in the consolation game at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, followed by the winners battling for the tournament championship. • NORTHWOOD 61, LIBERTY CHkISTIAN 37 At Bill Green Arena, Marion Liberty Christian: 8 21 29 37 North Wood: 20 33 47 61 NORTHWOOD (61): Kaden Gongwer 0 0-0 0; Luke Zurcher 6 2-2 16, Vinny Miranda 5 4-6 18, Brad Delio 2 0-05, DeAndre Smart 1 0-0 2; Caleb Glick 2 1-2 7, Matt Dutkowski 0 0-0 0, Jared Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Jordan BeMiller 1 0-0 2; Caleb Lung 2 2-3 6, Terrell Pratcher 0 0-0 0; Trey Bilinski 2 1-2 5, Luke Holland I 0-0 2, Nick Bean 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 22 10-15 61 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN (37): Isaiah Brees 3 0-0 6, Ronny Williams 4 0-0 8, Peyton Quinn 1 1-13, Orlando Sutton 0 0-0 r Q, Trey Davis 2 1-1 5, Joshua Tufts 1 2-2 5, Preston Grant 0 0-0 6, Dallas Burko 1 0-0 2, Osiris Crumes 0 0-0 0, Gavyn Davis 0 0-0 0, Trajan Dixon 3 0-2 8. TOTALS 15 2-5 37 3-Point Goals: North Wood 7 (Zurcher 2, Miranda 2, Glick 2, Delio); Liberty 5 (Dixon 2, Quinn, Davis, Tufts). Photo by James Costello RIGHT: Trey Billinski points at a teammate for an assist during a game earlier this season.

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Records: North Wood 11-2, Fairfield 9-4 JV score: North Wood 34, Fairfield 32 Wrestling PANTHERS TOP MINUTEMEN North Wood's wrestling team earned a 48-30 Northern Lakes Conference win over host Concord. Winning for the Panthers were Cameron Jones at 113, Austin Bingham at 120, Brock Lechlitner at 138, Jacob Chupp at 145, Garrett Griffin at 152, Mikey Edwards at 160, Lennix Yates at 182 and Michael Leonard at 195. • NORTHWOOD 48, CONCORD 30 At Elkhart complete results unavailable.

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