12/29/11 At Bishop Neumann
First Round Holiday Tournament
Wahoo 63
Lincoln Christian 60
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Lincoln Christian Crusaders 63-60 in the first round of the Holiday Tournament at Bishop Neumann High School on Thursday night. The Warriors jumped out to a 16-10 lead after one quarter, behind 8 first quarter points from Senior Max Cook. Two free throws from Max Cook with 3 seconds left in the half, gave Wahoo a 25-19 halftime lead.
Three consecutive buckets from Max Cook put Wahoo up 45-36 with 3 minutes left in the third. The Crusaders scored 11 straight points on 4 consecutive possessions, with two treys to end the quarter to put Christian up 46-45 going into the fourth quarter. Wahoo trailed 51-50 early in the fourth. A Casey Brown basket put Wahoo up 52-51. A Ben Scheef lay up and two free throws from Tyler Kavan gave the Warriors a 56-52 lead. After Christian cut the lead to 56-55, Brook Stuart hit a big trey to push the Warrior lead back to 4 at 59-55 with 2:30 left. Following a Crusader frr throw, Max Cook hit two free throws to make it 61-56 with 2 minutes left. A Crusader basket made it 61-58. A Ben Scheef free throw made it a 4 point Warrior lead at 62-58. Two Christian free throws cut the Warrior lead to 62-60 with 20 seconds left. Brook Stuart hit a free throw with 5 seconds left to make it 63-60. The Crusaders missed a 25 foot shot at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime, and the Warriors escaped with the win.
Coach Scheef: “This was a terrific win for us over a very good team. Considering that we did not have Jon Abbott, who was home with the flu, it was a great night. Our kids gave an outstanding effort. Tyler Kavan was all over the place tonight. He played incredibly hard. Brook Stuart was tremendous tonight. His confidence grew with each shot he took. Max, Ben, and Casey all played terrific. Everybody who played tonight played very well for us. Brook, and Ben both hit a big free throw for us late in the game, as did Max who hit two big ones for us. Our kids are playing with a lot of poise in late game situations and finding ways to get it done.”
Max Cook led the Warriors with 21 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, and 4 steals with just one turnover. Brook Stuart had a career high 15 points on 5-9 shooting from the field. Ben Scheef added 13 points and 7 boards. Tyler Kavan added 6 points and 6 boards, and Casey Brown added 4 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals with 0 turnovers.
The Warriors improved to 8-0 with the win, and will now face Elkhorn South in the finals of the Holiday Tournament tomorrow night. Lincoln Christian drops to 6-2. |
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