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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013
Scores •
Defense, big run power Knights BY JAMES FISHER jfisher@kpcmedia.com
4-SYRACUSE .........................69 INDIANA ....................................52
TUESDAY’S GAMES DETROIT.................................107 MIAMI ..........................................97 BOSTON.................................108 MILWAUKEE ........................100 DENVER.................................. 111 BROOKLYN .............................87 PHILADELPHIA .................126 ORLANDO .............. 125 (2OT)
TUESDAY’S GAMES COLUMBUS ..............................1 TAMPA BAY.................................0 CAROLINA...................................4 WASHINGTON .........................1 SAN JOSE ...................................4 TORONTO....................................2 DALLAS .........................................4 CHICAGO.....................................3 OTTAWA ........................................4 FLORIDA.......................................2
KENDALLVILLE — East Noble’s Kerri Schrock knows a thing or two about making sure her basketball team gets off to a good start. The senior scored the first nine points in a 20-0 first half run that allowed the Knights to pull away early on the way to a 59-25 victory over Lakeland in a nonconference meeting on Tuesday. “We always talk about getting a good start, keep pushing forward,” said Schrock. “It was just teamwork and our defense was on tonight.” Schrock led the Knights with 17 points, six steals, four assists and four rebounds in Tuesday’s win. In all, nine players scored for East Noble. The Knights also got 12 points from Kourtney Edwards, eight from Lanie Allen, five from Kavan Edwards and Jaymee Wolfe, four apiece from Jacey Cauhorn and Tiffani Wilson, and two points each from Madison Cook and Chandler Jones. East Noble is off to a 3-1 start on the season. The Knights have wins over Lakeland, Eastside and Fort Wayne North Side. The Lakers were hurt by poor shooting and a tough defensive presence by the Knights. Lakeland went without a field goal from 4:15 of the first quarter until just 3:15 remained in the third period. “They only shot 18 percent from the field, that will win us a lot of games,” East Noble coach DeAnn Booth. Lakeland has made great strides this season, although it didn’t show in Tuesday’s loss. The Lakers had a four-game winning streak before back-to-back losses against Angola and East Noble. The contest was tied at 5-5 just over five minutes into the opening period. “It was tied 5-5 for a while and
East Noble 59, Lakeland 25 Lakeland Players fg-fga ft-fta pts reb stl ast Kaminer 2-7 1-3 7 4 1 0 Levitz 1-5 0-0 2 2 0 1 McKibben 1-6 0-0 2 3 1 1 Richardson 1-3 1-2 3 1 0 1 Thompson 1-7 3-6 5 6 0 3 Vaughn 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Landers 0-3 1-2 1 0 0 1 Miller 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Mullett 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Loy 1-2 3-4 5 4 0 0 Totals 7-38 9-17 25 25 2 7 East Noble Players fg-fga ft-fta pts reb stl ast Schrock 7-12 2-4 17 4 4 6 Cook 0-2 2-2 2 2 0 1 Ko. Edwards 6-6 0-0 12 3 0 3 Ka. Edwards 2-3 1-2 5 2 2 0 Cauhorn 1-2 2-4 4 3 3 0 Ihrie 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Slone 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Wilson 1-3 2-3 4 1 3 2 Allen 4-7 0-1 8 2 1 3 Jones 1-1 0-2 2 1 2 2 DeCamp 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 Wolfe 2-3 0-0 5 3 1 0 Totals 14-41 9-19 59 34 16 17 Lakeland 5 3 5 12 — 25 East Noble 16 11 20 12 — 59 Three-point shooting — Lakeland 2-10 (Kaminer 2-3, Levitz 0-1, McKibben 0-3, Thompson 0-1, Vaughn 0-1), East Noble 2-7 (Schrock 1-1, Wolfe 1-3, Cauhorn 0-1, Allen 0-2). Offensive rebounds — Lakeland 7, East Noble 8 Fouled out — none. Total fouls — Lakeland 18, East Noble 16. Turnovers — Lakeland 25, East Noble 20.
JAMES FISHER
East Noble senior Kerri Schrock takes a shot on Tuesday. Schrock had 17 points to help lead the Knights to a 59-25 win over Lakeland.
I was a little scared at that point,” Booth said. But then Schrock began East Noble’s 20-0 run with a steal and score. Following another Lakeland turnover, Schrock would connect
PITTSBURGH...........................3 N.Y. ISLANDERS .....................2
on a 3-pointer and then scored on a drive up the lane on East Noble’s next possession. Schrock then grabbed a rebound on the opposite end of the floor and scored on another drive
to the basket for her ninth-straight point. “Kerri was a huge spark plug for us and everyone kind of fed off her intensity,” Booth said. Teammate Wolfe closed the first period with a score over the top and Knights led 16-5. Wolfe would keep the run going as the second period got under way, hitting a quick 3-pointer. Kavan Edwards followed with a score on an assist from Schrock, who soon added to the run when she hit another basket. The Knights would complete the 20-0 run with a score in close by Chandler Jones. Lakeland was limited to three free throws from Mackenzie Loy in the second period and the Lakers trailed 27-8 at the break. The Knights moved their margin to 31-9 before the Lakers finally connected on a field goal. East Noble had a commanding 47-13 lead entering the final period of play. SEE KNIGHTS, PAGE B2
Indiana wilts in 2nd half, loses to Syracuse, 69-52
Area Events •
TO DAY W R E STLI NG New Haven at East Noble, 6:3 0 p.m. G I R LS BAS K ETBALL Fremon t at Herit age, 6 p.m. SW I M M I NG DeKalb at F W South Side, 6:3 0 p.m. TH U R S DAY G I R LS BAS K ETBALL Lakewood Park at Fairview (Ohio), 6 p.m. Westview at Bremen, 6 p.m. W R E STLI NG Fairfield at Central Noble, 6:3 0 p.m. South Adams at Garrett, 6:3 0 p.m. Homestead at DeKalb, 6 :3 0 p.m. SW I M M I NG Angola at South Adams, 5:3 0 p.m. Columbia City at East Nobl e, 6 p.m.
On The Air • SO C CE R Premier, Everton vs. Manchester United, N BCS N, 2:4 0 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Maryland vs. Ohio St ate, E S P N, 7 p.m. Wisconsin vs. Virgini a, E S P N2, 7 p.m. Saint Joseph’s vs. Temple, E S P N EWS, 8 p.m. Penn vs. Villanova, Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m. North Carolina vs. Michigan St ate, E S P N, 9 p.m. Boston College vs. Purdue, E S P N2, The Fan 13 8 0 AM, 9 p.m. N H L HO CK EY Philade lphia vs. Detroit, N BCS N, 8 p.m. N BA BAS K ETBALL Indiana vs. Ut ah, The Fan 1 0 6.7 F M, 8:3 0 p.m.
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Syracuse’s Trevor Cooney, left, and C. J. Fair trap Indiana’s Jeremy Hollowell during Tuesday’s NCAA college game. The Hoosiers lost the game 69-52.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — After falling behind by 10 points at the outset against No. 4 Syracuse, Indiana coach Tom Crean had his Hoosiers right where he wanted at halftime — down by just two baskets. Then he went into the locker room and didn’t like what he heard from his youthful Hoosiers — silence. “Frankly, the halftime locker room for a team that had come on the road with the fourth-ranked team in the country and was going toe-to-toe with them, I read it right there,” Crean said. “I don’t know if it’s the inexperience. I don’t know if it’s the anxiety. I don’t know if there were too many guys that didn’t believe they could win the game. I don’t know if the guys were shocked that we were in the game, but that was as poor a second half performance spiritwise … that I’ve been a part of in a long time.” The Orange used a 12-0 spurt to break open a tie game and extended the surge to 25-4 behind their backcourt of Trevor Cooney and freshman Tyler Ennis, who
combined for 38 points, nine assists and eight steals. After Indiana’s Noah Vonleh tied it at 33-all early in the second half, Syracuse began its run to take command and incite the crowd. Dajuan Coleman started it with a putback and Cooney followed with a steal and 3-pointer, then went 3 of 3 from the free throw line after being fouled on another 3-point attempt. C.J. Fair’s driving layup with 13:18 left gave the Orange a 45-33 lead. Ennis had three steals during the spurt and the Orange forced the Hoosiers into a shot-clock violation as they could muster nothing offensively. “I’ve never been part of a game where a team was as different in one half as they were in the other,” Crean said. “The first half, after getting down 10-0, we started to play the game the way we practiced, the way we prepared. We wanted to get the ball inside. We had their front line in foul trouble. We were getting to the foul line. We were right where we needed to be.” SEE HOOSIERS, PAGE B2
Knights set to open new wrestling season BY JAMES FISHER jfisher@kpcmedia.com
KENDALLVILLE — Deep in tradition, East Noble’s wrestling program has produced some great teams. Not one of them matched the success that the Knights were able to achieve in the last two seasons. “In the past we’ve had an amazing amount of success, a tradition we are proud of,” said East Noble coach Keith Hoffar. “Without a doubt, we’ve had some good teams and wrestlers, but not
to that extent.” Last year’s squad earned a regional title, repeated as sectional champions and sent six wrestlers to the state meet. The Knights have part of the puzzle, as several key wrestlers return. But the squad did lose wrestlers to graduation in six weight groups. “We have four returning state qualifiers, that’s a step in the right direction,” Hoffar said. Those four are Garrett Pepple, Connor Knapp, Jacob Weimer and
Brandon Joest. Pepple went 46-3 last season at 106 pounds and led the Knights at the state finals, placing second in the state. Knapp was 45-3 last season at 113 pounds and placed fourth in his weight bracket at the state finals. Both were sectional and regional champions. “Both were state place finishers as sophomores,” Hoffar said. “We’d like to think they’ll work themselves back to the state tournament.” The duo grew over the
offseason and will each move up a bracket this season; Pepple will wrestle at 112 pounds and Knapp goes to 120 pounds. Freshman Nate Weimer will move into the hole at 106 pounds left by the move. “I’m expecting good things from Nate Weimer. He’s developing and handling the pressure,” Hoffar said. Jacob Weimer was 27-14 last season and earned a regional championship at 138 pounds. SEE WRESTLING, PAGE B2