Wahoo 51
Seward 56

The Wahoo Warriors were defeated by the Seward Bluejays 56-51 on Saturday night in their home opener.

The game was close throughout. Wahoo led 12-11 after one quarter. Following 5 straight points from Max Cook, the Warriors opened up a 19-14 lead. Wahoo would go on a dry spell though, as Seward went on a 10-0 run to take a 24-19 lead. The Warriors would battle back and following two free throws from Christian Hohl, the game was tied 26 at halftime.

The Warriors opened up a 7-point lead at 37-30 after a Jon Abbott basket. The Bluejays would make a 10-2 run to end the quarter to lead 40-39 entering the fourth quarter.

The Bluejays increased their lead to 47-41 following a Chase Wurdeman basket. The Jays still led 50-44 with 2:20 left, when Josh Discher came up with a steal and fed Abbott to cut the lead to 50-46. Two Bluejay free throws made it 52-46. A Cole Barry free throw followed by a Barry steal and Abbott putback made it 52-49 with 1:11 left. A Discher steal and lay up cut the lead to 52-51 with 1:00 left. Two Micah Kohlwey free throws made it 54-51 with 22 seconds left. A Warrior turnover and two more free throws from Wurdeman with 6 seconds left sealed the Bluejay win. The Warriors were without their two leading scorers for the last 3 minutes as both Greg Milliken and Cook fouled out.

Cook led the Warriors with 12 points and Milliken added 10. Abbott contributed 9 points. Discher had 6 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals.

The Warriors were outrebounded by 4 (24-20) for the second night in a row. Wahoo was 0-6 from 3-point range, and shot just 39 percent from the floor.

“This was a disappointing game to lose. We had our chances, and just did not get the job done. We did not make enough plays in the fourth quarter. We had some bad unforced turnovers during crunch time and missed some big free throws. We have to do a better job on the glass. We cannot continue to get outrebounded each night,” commented Head Coach Kevin Scheef.

The loss dropped Wahoo to 1-1. Seward improved to 2-0. The Warriors host David City on Tuesday night.