Wahoo    60
Ashland-Greenwood    52
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays 60-52 on Saturday night at Wahoo.
The game was close early and was tied at 11 after one quarter. Wahoo opened up a 19-13 lead in the second quarter on back-to-back treys from Layne Moore and Grant Anderson. The Bluejays rallied back to take a one-point lead at halftime 27-26.
In the third quarter, Ashland opened up a 6-point lead at 41-35 after a Brian Romans trey, and then led 45-42 entering the fourth quarter.
Wahoo trailed 47-44, when baskets from Moore and Austin Watton, followed by another trey from Moore, and a steal and lay up from Taylor Murren put Wahoo up 53-47, with 2:20 left. Murren then hit 7 of 8 free throws in the final two minutes to seal the win for the Warriors, 60-52.
"The 9-0 run midway through the fourth quarter was huge, it was the game. The entire game had been a struggle. We just did not play with much energy or enthusiasm. The best thing about tonight was that we found a way to win, even though we were not very sharp," said Coach Kevin Scheef.
"Layne Moore hit some very big shots for us tonight. It was great to see him shoot with such confidence. He has shot the ball much better in practice lately, and it was good to see that carry over to the game," Scheef added. "Taylor hit some clutch free throws at the end, and made some big plays throughout the game."
Murren led Wahoo with 23 points, and Moore added 12. Brian Romans led the Bluejays with 20 points.
Ashland out-rebounded Wahoo 29-23. Anderson and David Stuchlik led Wahoo with 5 boards apiece, and Murren and Jake Barry had 4 assists apiece.
Wahoo improved to 9-7, while Ashland fell to 4-12. The Warriors will close out the regular season this week with home games with North Bend on Tuesday and Schuyler on Friday.
Grand Island Central Catholic (Away)--February 2, 2008