1/15/11 At Wahoo

Wahoo 68
D.C. West 47

The Wahoo Warriors defeated Capitol Conference for D.C. West 68-47 on Saturday afternoon. Wahoo got off to a great start, as they jumped to a 10-0 lead. Josh Discher?s lay up and trey got Wahoo started. The Warriors led 17-9 after one quarter behind 7 first quarter points from Casey Brown.

A Sean Lindgren bucket and Josh Discher basket extended the Warrior lead to 29-15 late in the second quarter and went to halftime with a 29-19 lead.

The Warrior lead was still 11 at 38-27, when they went on a 11-0 run to extend the lead to 49-27. A Cole Barry trey, and Barry jumper, followed by a trey from Casey Brown and another trey from Cole Barry opened the game up for the Warriors. Wahoo led 51-32 after three quarters.

The Falcons made a little run to open the fourth quarter to cut the Warrior lead to 51-38. Two Josh Discher free throws, another Discher bucket, a three point play from Max Cook, and a steal and lay up from Cook, gave the Warriors a 60-38 lead with 5 minutes to play. The lead grew to 28 at 68-40, before ending with the 68-47 win.

Coach Scheef: “D.C. West played us a triangle and two, to try and take away Max and Greg. It did bother us for awhile, but Cole Barry and Casey Brown made them pay for that strategy. Both guys hit some big shots from the perimeter.”

Casey Brown was 4-7 from 3 point range, 7-10 overall from the field for a career high 18 points. Cole Barry was 4-6 from 3 point range and 6-9 from the floor overall for 16 points. Josh Discher added 11 points and 7 boards. Max Cook had 9 points, 7 boards, 5 steals and 5 assists. Greg Milliken added 4 steals and 5 assists. The Warriors forced 28 D.C. West turnovers.

Wahoo improves to 9-2, and 4-0 in the Conference. D.C. West drops to 7-6. Wahoo will travel to Raymond Central on Tuesday night before hosting Class C-1 power Norfolk Catholic on Friday night.