12/13/11 At Wahoo
Wahoo 77
West Point-Beemer 42
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the West Point-Beemer Cadets 77-42 on Tuesday night. The Warriors faced some adversity early in the first minute of the game, as Senior point guard Max Cook got his head driven into the floor going after a loose ball, and had his front tooth knocked out and his lip tore open. The Warriors still managed to lead 19-13 after one quarter, as eight different players scored in the first quarter for Wahoo.
Cook returned to the game at the start of the second quarter. The lead was just 26-21 with 3 minutes left in the half, when Wahoo broke the game open. A Brook Stuart trey, followed by a Max Cook basket, a Ben Scheef basket, 4 points from Cook and a Josh Langemeier basket concluded a 13-0 run to put Wahoo up 39-21 at the half.
Wahoo increased the lead to 57-32 after three quarters before reserves played most of the 4th quarter. Max Cook led Wahoo with 18 points, 6 boards, and 6 steals, despite just playing two quarters and having the injury. Casey Brown, Jon Abbott, and Josh Langemeier each contributed 11 points. Casey Brown had a game high 8 boards, while Jon Abbott contributed 7 boards.
Coach Scheef: “I thought our kids did a great job of staying focused and not getting rattled, when Max went down. The last three minutes of the second quarter were really big, when we were able to break the game open. I thought Max showed tremendous toughness and courage last night. Not only was he able to keep playing through the pain and discomfort, he played at a very high level. I thought Casey Brown played his best game of the year to this point, and Josh Langemeier played extremely well for us as well. Brook Stuart has just been really solid and steady for us as well. He is such a smart player, and just does not make many mistakes.”
Wahoo forced 28 West Point-Beemer turnovers, and had a season high 20 team assists. Wahoo improves to 5-0, while West Point-Beemer drops to 1-5. |
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