1/30/16 At D.C. West, Capitol Conference Finals
Wahoo 13 - 13 - 16 - 16 -- 58
Platteview 12 - 17 - 5 -12 -- 46
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Platteview Trojans 58-46 in the Captiol Conference Finals at D.C. West.
The Trojans jumped out to a 11-5 lead in the first quarter. A Will Shanahan bucket followed by back to back treys from Billy Hancock gave Wahoo a 13-12 lead after one quarter.
Platteview took the lead at 23-16 midway through the second quarter. The Warriors scored the next 6 points to cut the lead to 23-22. The half ended with Platteview up 29-26.
The Warriors opened the second half with a 10-1 run. A Cameron Quick bucket, A Brendan Lacey free throw, three points from Jake Ruzicka, and a Billy Hancock trey put Wahoo up 36-30. A Jake Ruzicka basket to end the quarter put Wahoo up 42-34 after three.
A fourth foul on Platteview’s big man, followed by a technical foul for his fifth foul, put Brendan Lacey at the line, and he hit 3 of 4 shots to give the Warriors a 45-36 lead. The lead would no closer than 7 the rest of the way. Nine fourth quarter points from Jake Ruzicka sealed the win for the Warriors at 58-36.
The Capitol Conference Tournament title was the sixth in a row for the Warriors.
Jake Ruzicka led Wahoo with 18 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists. Brendan Lacey added 16 points and 7 rebounds. Cameron Quick contributed 8 points and 11 boards. Will Shanahan added 7 boards.
The Warriors won their 6th straight game to improve to 9-8. Platteview falls to 11-5. Wahoo will next travel to Arlington on Friday night to take on the Eagles.
