Akase’s buzzer beater lifts Valley past Western

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Tippecanoe Valley 47, Western 45 (Thursday): Stephen Akase hit a hook shot in the lane at the buzzer to lift Valley past visiting Western at Rita Price Simpson Court Thursday.

Ian Cooksey led Valley with 18 points, and Akase had 16. Blain Sheetz added seven, and Davis Cowan added six.

Valley led 20-19 at halftime and 31-30 after three quarters.

WESTERN (45) (10-8)

Mast 1 0-2 2, Thurston 2 0-0 5, Ca. Biggs 7 1-2 18, H. Biggs 5 2-2 12, Rucker 2 0-0 4, Miller 0 0-0 0, Ch. Biggs 1 0-0 2, Shoemaker 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 19 3-6 45

VALLEY (47) (12-4)

Davis Cowan 2 0-0 6, Ian Cooksey 6 4-6 18, DeOndre Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Blain Sheetz 3 1-2 7, Stephen Akase 5 6-8 16, Owen Omondi 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 11-16 47

Three-point field goals:

Western 4 (Ca. Biggs 3, Thurston),

Valley 4 (Cowan 2, Cooksey 2)

Total fouls: Western 11, Valley 11

Score by quarters

Western 11 8 11 15 – 45

Valley 11 9 11 16 – 47