Warrior Boys Fall to Syracuse and David City Aquinas, Defeat D. C. West in Post Holiday Tournament Games
Record Stands at 6-4
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The Wahoo Warriors were defeated in Capitol Conference action by the #1 ranked Syracuse Rockets 59-42 on Thursday night, January 5.
The Warriors got off to a fast start, and jumped out to a 10-2 lead behind two baskets apiece from Ben S. and Tom D. Wahoo went up 13-7 after a Greg S. trey, and at the end of one quarter, the Warriors led 13-10.
The second quarter stayed close. Back to back buckets from Jake W. put Wahoo up 26-22. Syracuse ended the half on baskets from Austin L. and Casey S. to tie the game at half 26-26.
The third quarter stayed tight as well. A trey by Greg S. cut the Rockets lead to 38-36 with 3 minutes left in the quarter. Four points from Casey S. pushed the Rockets lead to 42-36. Back to back treys from Pat L. in the last 30 seconds, including a 25 foot shot at the buzzer, opened the game up for the Rockets, and pushed their lead to 48-36 after threee quarters of play.
The Warriors would cut the lead to 10 in the fourth quarter at 50-40, after a Nick M. bucket, but that would be as close as they got, as Syracuse closed out the game at the free throw line in the closing minutes to finish with a 59-42 victory.
"I was pleased with the way that we played in the first half. In the second half, we didn't shoot it as well, and when they started hitting from the outside, the game got away from us. They have a lot of weapons offensively. They have two very good guards, and two good big men. Ben S. played very well for us on both ends of the floor. It was good to see Greg S. knock down some shots from the perimeter for us," commented Head Coach Kevin Scheef.
Returning All Stater Casey S. led Syracuse with 23 points. Pat L. added 17. Greg S. led the Warriors with 11 points on three treys and Ben S. added ten points and had seven blocked shots on the defensive end. Tom D. had six assists and Tyler P. had five assists. The Rockets were 13-15 from the foul line, while Wahoo was just 2-2. Syracuse outrebounded Wahoo 26-20, and had just nine turnovers compared to 17 for Wahoo. Syracuse improves to 9-0, while Wahoo drops to 5-3.
Launch the media gallery 2 playerThe fifth ranked Wahoo Warriors were defeated by the #2 rated team in Class C-2, David City Aquinas 59-47.
Aquinas led 18-10 after one quarter on a Brian B. trey at the buzzer. Ben S. scored 8 of his game high 22 points in the first quarter.
Aquinas would maintain their lead throughout the second quarter, and led 29-22 at halftime.
Wahoo would respond in the third quarter. A Ben S. bucket and a Greg S. basket cut the Monarchs lead to 29-27 early in the third. A Justin B. drive to the basket gave the Warriors their first lead since early in the game at 33-32. A Brian B. trey put Aquinas back up 35-33. A Ben S. basket tied the game at 35. A Jared B. trey and steal followed by a lay up put Aquinas ahead 40-35. Greg S.'s trey cut the Monarch lead to 40-38 after three quarters.
Aquinas went on a 7-0 run to open the fourth quarter to push their lead to 47-38. The Warriors would cut the lead to 6 at 48-42, on Ben S.'s bucket, but that would be as close as Wahoo would get. Aquinas would go 9-11 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
"I was
proud of how hard the kids competed tonight.
We gave a
great effort against a very good team.
We played them
very tough for three quarters.
The opening
two minutes of the fourth quarter, when their lead went from 2 to
9, proved to be too much for us to overcome.
We have played
a brutal three-game stretch against great teams.
In each game,
we have played very well at times, but just not consistently enough
for 32 minutes.
We hope that
this competition is going to pay off and really help us for the
rest of the season.
Ben S. played
a terrific game tonight.
He went right
at Aquinas 6'9" senior post who has started for two years, and
did a great job.
Ben's
confidence has really grown over the past few games.
Greg S. also
played very well tonight, and is growing in confidence
also,"
said Head
Coach Kevin Scheef.
Launch the media gallery 3 playerJunior Ben S. scored a career high 22 points and had 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Greg S. had 11 points on 3 treys and Nick M. added 10 points. Brian B. had 21 points on 5 treys, Jared B. scored 15 points, and Kyle E. added 12 points.
Aquinas improves to 8-1, while Wahoo drops to 5-4. Wahoo will next face D.C. West next Saturday in Valley.
Douglas County West
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Douglas County West Falcons 76-51 on Saturday afternoon in Valley.
The first quarter went back and forth and ended with Wahoo up 14-13. The Warriors were up 22-19, when they went on a 8-0 run behind a Justin Barry lay up, a Nick Milliken free throw and five straight points from Ben Shanahan to open up a 30-19 lead. The half would end with the Warriors up 34-25. Junior Ben Shanahan scored 18 of his game high 25 points in the first half.
Wahoo came out strong in the third quarter. Wahoo would outscore D.C. West 18-2 over the first six minutes of the third quarter to take a 52-27 lead. Junior Greg Sohl hit three treys and Justin Barry added a trey in the run to open the half. The Warriors led 56-31 after three quarters of play, and would lead by as much as 30, 74-44 before finishing with the 76-51 win.
Ben Shanahan followed up a big performance against Aquinas, with another big night. Shanahan finished with 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Justin Barry added 14 points on 4-4 shooting from behind the arc. Nick Milliken added 12 points and 4 steals. Greg Sohl had 11 points and Tyler Pacas added 8 points and had a game high 12 rebounds. The Warriors were 8-16 from behind the arc, and committed just 9 turnovers.
"It was certainly good to get back in the win column, coming off of three tough games. We started a little slow, but played very solid basketball the last three quarters. We took good care of the basketball tonight. Ben Shanahan played very well for us again tonight. Justin Barry and Greg Sohl shot it very well from the perimeter tonight. It was a solid team effort," said Head Coach Kevin Scheef.
Wahoo improves to 6-4, while D.C. West drops to 4-6.