AKRON —Nick Kindig scored 33 points Friday, Feb. 22 as Tippecanoe Valley defeated Wawasee 78-48 in a boys basketball Class 3A sectional preview.

Kindig scored 20 of his points in the first half, as the Vikings took a 44-24 halftime lead.

Ben Shriver added 17 points for the Vikings, who finish the regular season at 17-3 and will play Wawasee again on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 3A Wawasee Sectional.

The Warriors hit 11 3-point shots on the night, but had just two from regular distance. Aaron Voirol and Alex Clark each scored 12 points to lead Wawasee.

Tippecanoe Valley 78, Wawasee 48

Wawasee — Aaron Voirol 12, Jeffrey Moore 3, Gage Reinhard 5, Jake Hutchinson 10, David Rocha 0, Alex Clark 12, Justin Cieriello 2, Chase Rookstool 0, Stori Bright 2, E.J. Solina 1, Kody Carpenter 1, Sam Clark. Totals: 13 11-12 48.

Tippecanoe Valley — Alex Thacker 8, Jarred Littlejohn 0, Tanner Andrews 6, Jacob Ritchey 4, Chainey Zolman 3, Nick Kindig 33, Derrick Cunningham 0, Ben Shriver 17, Chandler O’Connor 0, Gavin Bussard 6. Totals: 32 10-12 78.

Scoring By Quarters

Wawasee 15 9 18 6 — 48

Tippecanoe Valley 28 16 19 15 — 78

3-point goals: Wawasee (11) — Voirol 4, Hutchinson 3, A. Clark 2, Moore, Rinhard; Tippecanoe Valley (4) — Kindig 3, Bussard.

Total fouls: Wawasee 15, Tippecanoe Valley 14.

Records: Tippecanoe Valley 17-3, Wawasee 5-15.

Next: Wawasee vs. Tippecanoe Valley Tuesday, Feb. 26 in first round of Class 3A Wawasee Sectional, around 7:30 p.m.

JV: Tippecanoe Valley 27, Wawasee 26.