12/30/16 At Wahoo, Finals of Holiday Tournament
Wahoo 54
Elkhorn South 60
The Wahoo Warriors were defeated by the Elkhorn South Storm 60-54 in the finals of the Wahoo Holiday Tournament.
Elkhorn South jumped out to an early 10-5 lead, and lead 11-10 after one quarter.
The Storm jumped out to a 14 point second quarter lead at 27-13. The Warriors would then go on a 14-1 run, started by a short Mitchell McGill jumper, a Jake Ruzicka basket and then three consecutive outside shots from Bill Hancock to cut the lead to 28-27. The half ended with South up 31-28.
South maintained the lead throughout the third quarter. Two more treys from Hancock kept Wahoo close and it was 43-40 heading into the fourth quarter.
South stretched the lead to as much as 8 in the fourth quarter at 51-43. A Brendan Lacey bucket, a free throw and basket from Will Shanahan cut the lead to 54-52 with two minutes to go. The Warriors had a chance to make it a one point game with 30 seconds left, but missed some crucial free throws, and South escaped with the 60-54 win.
The Warriors were 3-10 from the line in the fourth quarter and 8-22 for the game.
Bill Hancock led the Warriors with 18 points on 5-8 shooting from behind the arc. Jake Ruzicka added 10 points and 10 boards. Will Shanahan contributed 9 points and 5 boards.
