The Wahoo Warriors were defeated by the Seward Bluejays 44-33 on Satuday afternoon.

The Warriors got off to a rough start. Turnovers on four of their first five possessions allowed Seward to get out to an 8-0 lead. The Warriors then settled down and battled back, and after a Josh Discher lay up, led 10-8. The score was tied at 10 after one quarter.

Wahoo trailed 14-10 early in the second quarter, when their offense got untracked for awhile. A Sean Lindgren bucket, followed by a Jake Barry three got the Warriors going on a 12-2 run to end the half, up 22-16.

Turnovers were again the Warriors undoing to start the second half, as they turned it over on four of their first five possessions. Seward outscored Wahoo 13-2 in the third quarter to take a 29-24 lead into the fourth.

A free throw from Lindgren, and a Milliken lay up cut the Bluejay lead to 29-27. Back-to-back treys from sophomore Brock Lewis put Seward up 35-29. Four free throws on two possessions cut the Bluejay lead to 35-31. Turnovers and missed free throws would prevent the Warriors from getting any closer. Seward hit 7 of 8 free throws down the stretch to seal the win, 44-33.

"Seward plays excellent man-to-man defense. They were quick, physical, and aggressive out of it, and we really struggled against it. We have to take better care of the basketball. We had too many turnovers both last night and tonight. After playing very well in our opener last night, we just seemed a step slow and just did not play as well as last night,” commented Head Coach Kevin Scheef.

Lindgren led Wahoo with 12 points, and Milliken added 8 points. Jake Barry and Cole Barry led the Warriors with 7 rebounds a piece. Cole Barry added 3 steals. One night after shooting 50% against Bennington from the field, Wahoo shot just 34% from the floor.

Wahoo falls to 1-1, while Seward improves to 1-1. Wahoo will face Logan View at home next Saturday night.