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2/8/14 At GICC

Wahoo 67
GICC 74

The Wahoo Warriors were defeated by the GICC Crusaders 74-67 on Saturday night in Grand Island.

Wahoo grabbed an early lead. A basket by Jake Scheef and a free throw by Collin Nadrchal put Wahoo up 12-7. The Warriors led 12-10 after one quarter.

The second quarter remained tight, and went to halftime with the game tied at 22.

The Crusaders came out on fire to start the third quarter. After a missed three point attempt by GICC, the Crusaders connected on 9 of their next 11 shots, including 3-3 from three point range, to open up a 47-34 lead after three quarters.

The Warriors battled back in the fourth quarter, and cut the lead to five with under a minute to play, but timely free throws from the Crusaders prevented the Warriors from finishing the comeback.

Jake Scheef led the Warriors with 24 points on 8-14 shooting from the field and 6-6 from the line, and 3 steals. Ben Scheef added 13 points on 9-11 shooting from the line. Josh Langemeier had 12 points and 6 steals. Gavin Iversen had 10 points and 5 boards.

GICC shot 55.6% from the field and outrebounded Wahoo 29-18.

Wahoo drops to 17-3 and will host Columbus Scotus on Tuesday. GICC improves to 13-7.

COACH'S CORNER

“We just could not get stops in the second half. The big kid is a load inside, and then the Rohweder kid did miss from behind the arc. We were impatient offensively, and shot way too many threes, and we got beat up on the glass.” -- Coach Kevin Scheef.

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