Wahoo 54
Columbus Scotus 63

A Tuesday night match up in Columbus featured the #1 rated team in the Omaha World Herald, Columbus Scotus, vs the #1 rated team in the Lincoln Journal and Star, Wahoo. The Shamrocks won the battle 63-54.

The Shamrocks took control early and jumped to a 19-9 lead after one quarter. A deep Grant Lahm trey at the buzzer put Scotus up 31-19 at the break.

Scotus extended the lead to as much as 36-21, before the Warriors started chipping away. The Warriors cut the lead to nine by the end of the third quarter at 48-39.

Three consecutive baskets from Jake Scheef cut the Shamrock lead to 52-47 with 4:00 minutes to play. A Grant Lahm trey put Scotus up 55-47. A Jake Ruzicka basket made it 55-49, and moments later a Gavin Iversen trey cut the lead to three at 55-52. On the ensuing possession, the Shamrocks misfired on two straight three point attempts, but got the offensive rebound of each of those. A third three point attempt of the possession, by Lahm, did not miss, and the Shamrocks led 58-52. Scotus would then hit 5-6 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Grant Lahm led Scotus with 33 points on six treys.

Jake Scheef led Wahoo with 28 points on 13-23 shooting from the field, and 6 boards. Dalton Lamprecht added 8 points, 5 boards, and 4 steals. Collin Nadrchal had 6 points and 5 boards. Gavin Iversen added 5 boards, 5 steals and 6 assists.

The Warriors shot just 3 free throws, compared to 23 for Scotus. Scotus was 9-22 from the three point line, while Wahoo was 3-13. The Warriors did outrebound the Shamrocks 29-21.

Wahoo falls to 16-4 and will travel to Lakeview on Friday night. Columbus Scotus improves to 16-3.