2/9/2022 vs. Fort Calhoun ... NONCONFERENCE / neutral / STATE TOURNAMENT / First
Season Game #: 26 / Current Record: 23 - 3
WAHOO: 11 ... 12 ... 16 ... 13 .... 52
Fort Calhoun: 15 ... 7 ... 16 ... 16 .... 54
The Wahoo Warriors were defeated by the Fort Calhoun Pioneers 54-52 in the first round of the C-1 State Tournament at the Bob Devaney Center in Lincoln.
Wahoo trailed 15-11 after one quarter. A three from Owen Hancock put Wahoo up 23-22 at the break.
The Warriors led by 4 at 28-24 after a Myles Simon lay up. Another Myles Simon lay up put Wahoo up 39-38 heading to the fourth quarter.
The game was tied at 41 early in the fourth. A Benji Nelson trey put Wahoo up 44-41. An 8-0 run by Fort Calhoun put the Pioneers up 49-44 with 2:30 left. A Marcus Glock trey cut the Pioneer lead to 49-47 with 1:50 left. Following a Pioneer bucket, two Marcus Glock free throws cut the lead to 51-49. Following a Fort Calhoun turnover, a big Owen Hancock trey gave Wahoo a 52-51 lead with 30 seconds left. Fort Calhoun missed a drive in the lane with 15 seconds left. There was a scramble for the rebound, which kicked out to a Pioneer, who then swung the ball to the opposite side of the court where a Pioneer drained a 3 with 7 seconds left. Wahoo was not able to get a good look at a shot as the buzzer sounded.
Owen Hancock led the Warriors with 17 points on 5-10 shooting from 3 point range. Marcus Glock added 12 points and 6 boards. Myles Simon had 10 points and 9 boards.
Wahoo outrebounded Fort Calhoun 33-21, but the Pioneers attempted 22 free throws compared to 7 for the Warriors.
Wahoo ends it’s season at 23-3. Fort Calhoun advances to the State Semi-Finals at 21-5 to play Auburn.
Noteworthy:
Leading Scorer: Owen Hancock 17 pts.; Rebounds -- Myles Simon 9 ; Assists -- Anthony Simon 3 ; Steals-- Myles Simon; Garrett Grandgenett; Kamron Kasischke 2
Wahoo
freethrows: 5 / 7 71 % ; fieldgoals: 20 / 43 47 % ; three point: 7 / 19 37 %
Fort Calhoun
freethrows: 15 / 22 68 % ; fieldgoals: 16 / 40 40 %; three point: 7 / 19 37 %
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