Bishop Neumann (Finals, Sub-Districts @ Seward)--February 21, 2008

Wahoo    66
Bishop Neumann    76
The Wahoo Warriors season was ended by the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers in the Sub-District Finals at Seward 76-66 on Thursday night.
The Warriors jumped out to the early lead against Neumann and led 12-5 after a Jake Barry field goal. Neumann would come back and take a 15-14 lead after one period.
The second quarter stayed close and Neumann led 36-33 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Neumann led 41-40 with 3 minutes left, when they went on a 12-0 run to end the quarter. Alex Kuhfahl had 8 of the 12 points in that run.
In the fourth quarter, Wahoo would make one last run. A trey from Layne Moore followed by two Taylor Murren free throws, cut the Cavalier lead to 56-51. Following a missed Neumann shot, the Warriors had a chance to cut the lead to 2, but the Warriors missed a trey. Dylan McGill then hit back-to-back buckets for the Cavaliers followed by a Kurt Chvatal basket, and the Cavalier lead was back to 11 at 62-51. Neumann would hit their last 10 free throws to close out the Warriors.
"That run at the end of the third quarter was huge. We were battling, competing well, down 1, but a 13-point deficit is too much to overcome against a good team like Neumann. I thought both teams played really hard. Kuhfahl and Leutkenhaus really shot it well for them, and they really hurt us on the glass," said Coach Kevin Scheef.
"This is a disappointing loss, but I am really proud of the kids and the way that we finished up the season. Between the Schuyler game and the first two rounds of Sub-Districts, we probably played our best three games of the year. You want to be playing your best basketball at the end of the season, and I feel like we were, and that is a real credit to our kids, and especially our seniors," Scheef added.
Wahoo was led by Taylor Murren with 20 points and 5 assists. Austin Watton added 15 points. Grant Anderson contributed 12 points and 7 boards, and David Stuchlik added 10 points and 5 boards. Layne Moore added 7 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.
Neumann out-rebounded Wahoo 38-27, and was 9-23 from behind the arc. Wahoo ends its season at 12-9, while Neumann improves to 13-8 and will face Boys Town in the District Finals.