2/19/13 At Columbus High School
Second Round – Sub-Districts
Wahoo 60
Columbus Scouts 36
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Columbus Scotus Shamrocks 60-36 on Tuesday night at Columbus High in second round sub-district action.
The first quarter was tight. A Jonathan Abbott jumper at the buzzer put Wahoo up 12-10 after one quarter.
The Second quarter stayed tight. Another Abbott jumper at the halftime buzzer put Wahoo up 24-18 at halftime. Abbott had 12 first half points to give Wahoo the six point lead.
Wahoo turned up the defensive pressure in the second half. A full court press forced three straight Shamrock turnovers, and the Warriors had increased the lead to 33-18 before Scotus had put up a shot in the second half. Quinn McGill got Wahoo going in the second half with back to back jumpers. A three point play from Ben Scheef, a Brook Stuart jumper and a Jake Scheef lay up put Wahoo up 35-18 before a Scotus jumper broke the run to make it 35-20. The Warriors would score the next 11 points of the quarter to cap a 22-2 quarter and make it 46-20 after three quarters.
Jonathan Abbott led the Warriors with 20 points on 9-13 shooting from the field, to go with 4 steals. Jake Scheef added 11 points and 4 assists. Quinn McGill had 10 points, 8 boards and 5 assists. Brook Stuart had 8 points, and Ben Scheef added 7 points.
Wahoo shot 55.3% from the field while holding Scotus to 31.6% shooting. Wahoo improved to 24-0 and will face Bishop Neumann on Wednesday night at Columbus in the Sub-District Final. Columbus Scotus ends it’s season with a 14-10 record.
