12/29/12 At Wahoo – Finals - Holiday Tour.
Wahoo 55
Elkhorn South 53
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Elkhorn South Storm 55-53 in the finals of the Holiday Tournament on Saturday night at Wahoo, on a Jonathan Abbott 18 foot jumper with 3.7 seconds left.
A Tyler Kavan trey put Wahoo up 15-11 in the first quarter. The quarter ended with the score tied at 15.
A Brook Stuart trey put Wahoo up 18-15 early in the second quarter. A Jonathan Abbott basket gave Wahoo a 30-28 lead at halftime.
In the third quarter, a Tyler Kavan steal, which was saved by a diving Quinn McGill ended on a Kavan assist to Jonathan Abbott to give Wahoo it’s biggest lead at 34-28. Wahoo would go the next five minutes without scoring and watch it’s lead shrink to 34-33. A Jonathan Abbott basket put the Warriors up 36-33 with 45 seconds left, but Elkhorn South would score twice in the period to lead 37-36 after three quarters.
A Ben Scheef basket followed by a Jonathan Abbott basket put Wahoo up 40-37. After two Elkhorn South free throws, Abbott scored again to keep Wahoo up 42-39. A three point play by 6’5 Senior Tony Pete tied the game at 42 with 5:05 to play. Two free throws by Jake Scheef off of two offensive rebounds on the Warriors next two possessions put Wahoo up 44-42. Two consecutive baskets from the Storm gave Elkhorn South up 46-44. A Tyler Kavan trey from the corner put Wahoo up 47-46 with 2:36 left. An Elkhorn South bucket with 2:15 gave the Storm the lead back at 48-47. Quinn McGill’s offensive rebound and assist to Tyler Kavan put Wahoo back up at 49-48 with 2:04 left. A Cal Rutherford basket put the Storm back up 50-49 with 1:30 left. A Jonathan Abbott jumper with 1:15 left put Wahoo back up 51-50. Elkhorn South tied it back up when they hit one of two free throws with 1:10 left, at 51. Ben Scheef was fouled and knocked down both free throws with 50 seconds left to put Wahoo up 53-51. Elkhorn South’s J.J. Zumbrennen with a 12 foot pull up jumper with 15 seconds left to tie the game up at 53. Without calling a time out, the Warriors Brook Stuart pushed the ball up the court, and found Jonathan Abbott. Abbott took the ball and drove just inside the top of the key, and his pull up jumper found nothing but net with 3.7 seconds left. The Storm got a three point attempt off at the buzzer, but the shot was off the mark and the Warriors escaped with a thrilling 55-53 win.
Jonathan Abbott led the Warriors with 23 point on 11-19 shooting from the field and 4 assists. Tyler Kavan added 13 points and a team high 8 rebounds. Jake Scheef had 7 points and 5 boards. Ben Scheef had 6 points and 7 boards. Brook Stuart had 6 points. Quinn McGill had 7 boards and 3 steals.
The Warriors improve to 8-0 and will host Syracuse on Friday night and Crete on Saturday. Elkhorn South drops to 5-1.
