| The 1991-1992 season began with the same opening opponent as the previous four years, David City. And the result was the same. In the previous four years, Wahoo had defeated the Scouts by an average of 46 points. The 1992 squad traveled to David City and downed the host team by 40. The manner of victory was similar as well as the Warriors jumped off to an early lead (42 - 14) at half and coasted to victory with the starters sitting out the fourth quarter. This was nothing new to the David City followers and not unexpected. David City coach Tony Weinandt commented, “Nothing they did surprised us, but it’s hard to simulate their quickness and intensity.”
Capitol Conference schools felt like they were playing the same team Wahoo had used to dominate the conference in the past. Bennington would lose twice to the Warriors by a combined score of 90 points. Arlington fell to the Warriors, 36 - 90. Conestoga was welcomed into the conference with 48 and 51 point losses to Wahoo. Wahoo’s perennial punching bag, Fort Calhoun, yielded a 75 point win. Syracuse, usually a team that at least competed with the Warriors, was downed by 58. Ashland lost by 49. In the final conference game of the season, Wahoo demolished Valley, putting up 108 points to Valley’s 66 -- and Valley had been mentioned by Coach Anderson at the start of the season as one of the teams that would challenge the Warriors in the conference.
Most of the nonconference foes didn’t find the Warriors too hospitable either. By the time Wahoo visited Fremont Bergan toward the end of the season, the Warriors were at the top of their game and didn’t give the Knights much of a chance, establishing a 57 - 26 half time lead and going on to finish with a doubling of the host’s score, 94 - 47. Schuyler and North Bend faced the Warriors on the final weekend of the season and Wahoo showed it was ready for district play with an 82 - 34 win at North Bend and a 67 - 40 win at home over Schuyler. Schuyler did make Wahoo work for the victory, actually leading early in the game. But Wahoo held the visiting Warriors to only two third quarter points. Schuyler coach, Jeff Droge, saw a familiar opponent: “I’ve played Wahoo enough to know they play good all the time and at times they play awesome.”
By the time the 1991-1992 season was completed, Wahoo had passed the “eyeball test.” Opposing coaches agreed that this was another version of the beast that was Wahoo. Bennington coach, Bob Kremke commented, “They can adapt. Whatever they need to do, they do.” Syracuse coach, Leon Bose, noted that “I’m not too sure that this isn’t the best defensive team they’ve had.” Most who saw the Warriors play concluded that the boys of 1992 measured up just fine.
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