Wahoo 37
Norfolk Catholic 59
A very cold shooting second half spelled doom for the Warriors in a 59-37 loss at Norfolk Catholic.
The Warriors led much of the first half against the Knights. Wahoo led 15-12 after one quarter, and still led 25-22 with a minute left in the half. A Keaton Knake 3-point play tied the game at 25 with 45 seconds left. Following a missed Warrior shot, the Knights worked for the last shot. A trey from the corner was off, but a foul was called. The Knights Chad Pinkelman made two free throws, missed the third, but Knake tipped in the missed free throw at the buzzer to put Norfolk Catholic up 4, at 29-25.
An Austin Watton trey cut the Knights lead to 29-28 a minute into the third quarter. The Warriors would only score one more time in the quarter. Seven Warrior turnovers and 1-7 shooting from the field would give the Knights a 45-30 lead after three quarters.
The Warriors would not cut into the lead the rest of the way, and Norfolk Catholic went on to the 59-37 win.
"We played a very solid first half. Again, we were plagued by an inability to put four good quarters together. We were dominated on the glass, and add to that 31 percent shooting from the floor, it is very tough to be successful doing that," said Coach Kevin Scheef.
The Warriors were out-rebounded 39-17 on the glass, and were just 2-18 from the floor in the second half, and just 13-41 from the floor for the game.
Wahoo drops to 7-5, while Norfolk Catholic improves to 7-6.
Raymond Central (Home)--January 15, 2008
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