1/18/13 At Norfolk Catholic
Wahoo 65
Norfolk Catholic 39
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Norfolk Catholic Knights 65-39 on Friday night in Wahoo.
Brook Stuart came out on fire for the Warriors. Stuart hit three treys in the first three minutes of the ball game. After a Jake Scheef three point play, the Warriors led 14-2 early in the game. A fourth trey from Stuart in the first quarter extended the Warrior lead to 19-7. Tyler Kavan’s fifth assist of the opening quarter came when he found Jake Scheef for a lay up to put Wahoo up 21-7. The quarter ended with Wahoo up 21-8.
The Warriors led 22-12 early in the second when they went on a run. A Jonathan Abbott jumper, a basket from Jake Scheef, a Ben Scheef free throw, a Tyler Kavan lay up, and two Jonathan Abbott free throws, capped an 11-0 run that stretched the Warrior lead to 33-12. The Knights closed the lead to 33-17 at halftime.
Ben Scheef converted a three point play to start the third quarter and then added another free throw on the next possession to push the lead back to 20 at 37-17. A Jake Wilson offensive rebound and putback pushed the Warrior lead to 21 at 50-29.
A Brook Stuart bucket to start the fourth quarter gave the Warriors a 52-29 lead and Wahoo would not be threatened the rest of the way.
Jake Scheef led Wahoo with 15 points and 6 boards. Brook Stuart had 14 points on 4-7 shooting from behind the arc, with all four treys coming in the first quarter. Ben Scheef added 10 points and 7 boards. Jonathan Abbott had 10 points and 5 boards. Tyler Kavan had a great stat line as he contributed 6 points, 6 boards, 4 steals, and 6 assists. Quinn McGill had 6 boards and 3 steals.
The Warriors shot 45.8% from the floor and 80% from the line, compared to 29.5% shooting for the Knights from the floor.
The Warriors improved to 14-0 and will host D.C. West on Monday night in the first round of the Capitol Conference Tournament. Norfolk Catholic falls to 7-7.
