2/24/11 At Blair

Wahoo 50
Bishop Neumann 64 Finals of Sub-Districts

The Wahoo Warriors season came to an end on Thursday night in the Sub-District finals at Blair High School vs. the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers 64-50.

The Warriors led 12-8 late in the first quarter, but back to back putbacks from the Cavaliers tied the game at 12 at the end of the period.

In the second quarter, the Warriors struggled shooting the ball, and Neumann was able to open up a 26-20 lead. The Cavaliers blocked 9 first half shots from the Warriors, many of those coming from Marshall Payer.

Neumann scored the first basket of the second half to open up a 10 point lead at 28-18. The Warriors would battle back though. A Josh Discher bucket cut the lead to 35-30. Following a Marshall Payer basket, Max Cook drained a trey and followed that up with two free throws to cut the Neumann lead to 2 at 37-35 with 1:45 left in the quarter. The Cavalier answered though. Bret Pospisil hit back to back buckets, with the second one being a trey to extend the lead to 42-35. A Greg Milliken basket cut the Neumann lead to 42-37 after three quarters.

The Warriors cut not cut the lead down under 5 points in the fourth quarter, and Neumann extended the lead throughout the quarter before going on to the 64-50 win.

Coach Scheef: “Marshall Payer came up really big for Neumann. His shot blocking and rebounding and putbacks, I think were the difference in the game. I felt pretty good, when we cut the lead to two late in the third, but Pospisil's back to back buckets were huge for them as well. We just did not shoot the ball well enough tonight to beat an excellent team.”

“I liked our chances coming in. I felt we were playing at a very high level, but give Neumann a ton of credit for playing a great game.” Added Scheef.

Senior Josh Discher led the Warriors with 16 points and 11 boards. Max Cook added 12 points and 5 steals. Sean Lindgren added 10 points.

The Warriors finish the season 19-6, while Neumann improves to 19-5 and advances to the District Finals where they will face Omaha Roncalli.