2/24/15 At Elkhorn South
Second Round – Sub Districts
Wahoo 55
Arlington 48

The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Arlington Eagles 55-48 in the second round of Sub-District action at Elkhorn South.

The Warriors led 11-6 after one quarter of play. Wahoo opened up the lead in the second quarter and built a lead of 25-11. They went to halftime up 30-18.

The Eagles made a run in the third quarter just as they did in the two previous meetings. A 7-2 run to open the third cut the Warrior lead to 32-25. The Warrior lead was just five at 39-34 heading into the fourth quarter.

Arlington cut the Warrior lead to three at 39-36 early in the fourth. The Warriors’ Jake Scheef went down with an ankle injury with 7:19 left in the game and did not return. Wahoo’s Jake Ruzicka stepped up big when Jake Scheef went down. Ruzicka hit a trey to push the lead to 42-36. After an Arlington basket made it 42-38, Ruzicka converted a three point play to make it 45-38. Following another Eagle basket that made it 45-41, Ruzicka converted another three point play to make it 48-41. Following an Eagle miss, Ruzicka converted two free throws to make it 50-41 and finished eleven straight points for Ruzicka. The Eagles scored the next five points to make it 50-46 with 1:50 left. Mitchell McGill was fouled and made 1 of 2 free throws to put Wahoo up 51-46. Moments later McGill hit another free throw to make it 52-46. A Dylan Egr lay up late sealed the Warrior win and the Warriors escaped with the 55-48 win.

Jake Ruzicka led the Warriors with 13 points. Jake Scheef added 12 points and 5 steals. Dalton Lamprecht had 8 points, and Cole Peterson and Gavin Iversen chipped in with 6 a piece. Iversen also added 7 assists.

Arlington out rebounded Wahoo 35-20. Arlington’s 6’8 center Trevor Koger had 16 points and 23 rebounds. The Eagles were just 14-26 from the free throw line, while Wahoo was 24-36, including Jake Ruzicka’s 6-6, and Gavin Iversen’s 6-8.

Wahoo improves to 19-5 and will face Bishop Neumann on Thursday night in the Sub-District final. Arlington ends it’s season 16-7, with three of those loses coming to Wahoo.