The Boys Varsity basketball team could not sustain a fantastic defensive first half on Wednesday night in the IHSAA sectional against South Bend Riley (20-4), falling 58-40. La Porte got out to a 16-6 lead in the first half, before taking a 6 point lead into a halftime. The Wildcats came out of half knocking down 8/17 triples in the second half to open up a lead that would not be relinquished. La Porte was led by Sawyer Tonagel with 12 points, 10 rebs. Griffin Ott-Large had 8 points, 7 rebs, 4 assists. Dimitrius Staggers added 7 points, going 3/4 from the field, and Destin Matzke added 8 rebounds in the game. The loss ends the Slicer's season with a record of 16-8. Special thanks to the five graduating seniors for La Porte: Aidan Allen, Timothy Knoll, Riley Ryba, Dimitrius Staggers, and Sawyer Tonagel. These five will forever be part of the Slicer basketball family! Scoring Totals: LP: 7|18|24|40 SB: 4|12|39|58 La Porte: 17 (3-6) 40 Tonagel 12, Ott-Large 8, Staggers 7, Ryba 5, Scheidt 4, Matzke 2, Knoll, T. 2, Allen 0, Gowin 0, Hoover 0, Knoll, L. 0 Three Pointers: Ryba, Staggers, Tonagel Records: LP 16-8, Riley 20-4