2/5/11 At Wahoo

Wahoo 59
GICC 61 OT

The Wahoo Warriors lost a heartbreaking overtime game to Grand Island Central Catholic 61-59 on Saturday night.

The Warriors led 12-11 after one quarter. The second quarter stayed close. A Josh Discher bucket put Wahoo up 28-25, and two Turner Fahey free throws closed the gap to 28-27 at halftime.

The Crusaders took the lead early on a Turner Fahey trey, but Greg Milliken answered with a trey, followed by consecutive Cole Barry baskets, to end a 7-0 run to put Wahoo up 35-30. Two Josh Discher free throws put Wahoo up 42-35. Following a Crusader trey, Max Cook hit a trey at the end of the third, to give Wahoo a 45-38 lead entering the fourth quarter.

A Greg Milliken basket to start the fourth quarter, gave Wahoo it's largest lead of the game at 47-38. Four consecutive points cut the Warrior lead to 47-42, but Max Cook then hit two free throws to make it 49-42. Six consecutive points from the Crusaders cut the lead to 49-48. A Josh Discher bucket made it 51-48. A Turner Fahey basket cut the lead back to 51-50. A Max Cook basket made it 53-50 with 2:10 left. A Turner Fahey trey tied the game at 53 with 1:45 left. Following a Warrior miss, Fahey hit two free throws with 1:02 left to put GICC up 55-53. Max Cook then followed up a missed trey and put in the rebound to tie it at 55 with 45 seconds left. The Crusaders then held it for the last shot, but a long Fahey trey was off the mark, and the game went to overtime.

GICC's Turner Fahey hit his 6th trey of the game to open the overtime period to put Wahoo up 58-55. A Greg Milliken free throw cut the lead to 58-56. A Tyler O'Connor basket put GICC up 60-56. A Max Cook trey cut the lead to 60-59 with 50 seconds left. Turner Fahey then hit one of two free throws with 12 seconds left to make it 61-59. The Warriors drove for the final shot, but it was blocked with 3 seconds left, and GICC held on for the win.

Coach Scheef: “It was a very, very tough game to lose. The kids worked so hard, and left it all on the floor, but GICC just made one more play than we did. We put ourselves in great position by getting a 9 point lead early in the fourth, but GICC is undefeated for a reason. They did not panic, and just kept knocking down 3 points shots. Turner Fahey is a great player, and we just could not get him slowed down in the second half. It was a great game, and a game that will help us for the stretch run.”

Max Cook led the Warriors with 18 points. Greg Milliken added 15 points, 9 boards, and 4 assists. Josh Discher added 8 points and 11 boards. Turner Fahey led GICC with 28 points.

Wahoo drops to 13-5 and will travel to Columbus Scotus on Tuesday. GICC raises their record to 20-0.