1/7/17 At Wahoo
Wahoo 44
Crete 42
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Crete Cardinals 44-42 on Saturday afternoon in Wahoo.
The first half was a defensive battle. The first quarter ended with the score tied at 8.
The score was tied at 10 early in the second, when Crete went on a 10-1 run to go up 20-11. Winston Cook hit a trey late in the second quarter to cut the Cardinals lead to 20-14 at the half.
The Warriors scored the first 10 points of the third quarter behind two treys from Jake Ruzicka, and two baskets from Cameron Quick, to go up 24-20. Crete then went on a 17-3 run, with Wahoo’s only basket coming on a Billy Hancock trey to go up 37-27. A Brendan Lacey trey and a Blake Lacey trey cut the lead to 37-33, and the quarter ended with Crete up 39-33.
A Brendan Lacey three point play cut the lead to 39-36 early in the fourth. A Cameron Quick bucket and a Brendan Lacey basket gave the Warriors a 40-39 lead. A Crete trey put the Cardinals back up 42-40 with 2 minutes left. A Brendan Lacey baseline drive and basket tied the game at 42 with 1:30 left. A Billy Hancock steal gave the ball back to Wahoo. Jake Ruzicka was fouled with 24 seconds left and sank both free throws. The Cardinals missed a trey with 10 seconds left. The Warriors were fouled, but missed the front end of a one and one. The Cardinals had one last chance with 4.3 seconds left, but a long trey was off the mark and the Warriors escaped with the win.
Brendan Lacey led Wahoo with 13 points. Jake Ruzicka and Cameron Quick added 8 points a piece. Billy Hancock had 5 steals.
Wahoo improved to 7-2 on the year. Crete dropped to 7-3.
