1/8/11 At Wahoo

Wahoo 47
Crete 45

The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Class B #7 rated Crete Cardinals on Saturday afternoon 47-45.

The game was tied at 9, when Max Cook hit a trey, Sean Lindgren hit two free throws, and Cole Barry hit a jumper, as Wahoo took a 16-9 lead. Crete?s Mitch Marvin hit a trey to close the scoring in the first quarter at 16-12.

The Warriors were still up 3 at 19-16 early in the second quarter, when they went on a 14-0 run. Greg Milliken had 8 points in the run, Sean Lindgren hit two free throws, Christian Hohl hit a trey and Josh Discher added a free throw to put Wahoo up 33-16. Crete?s 6?9 Grant Harms hit a short jumper to cut the Warrior lead to 33-18 at halftime.

The points were hard to come by in the second half for the Warriors, as they scored just 7 in the third and fourth quarter. Crete closed the lead to 40-31 after three quarters.

Crete scored the first 6 points of the fourth quarter to cut the Warrior lead to 40-37 with 6 minutes to play. Two Josh Discher free throws put Wahoo up 42-37. After a Crete basket, Max Cook hit a trey to extend the Warrior lead to 45-39. On the next possession, a Cook trey rimmed in and out. The Warriors would then turn the ball over on their next 5 possessions. A Derek McGinnis trey cut the Warrior lead to 45-44 with 1:58 to play. Cole Barry hit two huge free throws with 35 seconds left to make the lead 47-44. Crete?s Ben Muff hit one of two free throws with 27 seconds left to make it 47-45. The Warriors would miss the front end of a one and one with 23 seconds left. On Crete?s final possession, the Cardinals missed a trey with 4 seconds left. The Warriors? Sean Lindgren secured the biggest rebound of the night as the clock ran out to preserve the Warrior victory.

Coach Scheef: “We played a great first half. Things did not go as well for us in the second half, but Crete had a lot to do with that. They are very athletic, and with Harms, at 6?9, that is a very tough match up for us. The only disappointing part of the night was the five consecutive turnovers in the fourth quarter, but the kids kept their poise and made enough plays down the stretch to give us the win. Cole Barry proved to be clutch for us again, with his two big free throws at the end. Greg Milliken had a great game for us. Max Cook hit some big treys, and Josh Discher got some tough rebounds for us. It was a big win for us”

Greg Milliken led Wahoo with 16 points, 8 boards, and 4 assists. Max Cook had 14 points on 4-9 shooting from behind the arc. Josh Discher had 7 boards, and Cole Barry added 7 points.

Wahoo improves to 8-2 and will face D.C. West on Saturday. Crete drops to 4-6.