12/6/14          At Wahoo

Wahoo                 63

Seward         58

The Wahoo Warriors used a big fourth quarter run to wipe out a ten point deficit and came away with a 63-58 win over the Seward Bluejays in the home opener for the Warriors.

Wahoo jumped out to a 14-7 first quarter lead after a Dalton Lamprecht basket.  The Bluejays would score on four consecutive possessions to cut the lead to 21-20.  A Gavin Iversen jumper closed the quarter with Wahoo up 23-20.

The Warriors still led 30-27 after two Jake Scheef free throws.  Seward then went on a run.  They scored 12 consecutive points on their next 6 possessions to take a 39-30 lead late in the half.  Two more Jake Scheef free throws cut the lead to 39-32 at the half.

Wahoo scored the first 5 points of the quarter.  A Jake Ruzicka free throw cut the lead to 41-39.  Seward would then go on a 9-2 run to make it 50-41.  Seward’s lead would grow to 54-44 at the end of the third quarter.  Seward still led 56-49. A Jake Ruzicka jumper, two Jake Scheef free throws, and  a Collin Nadrchal free throw cut the lead to 56-54. The Seward lead was 58-54 with 1:50 left.  The Bluejays would not score again.  A Dalton Lamprecht lay up cut the lead to 58-56  with 1:37 left.  A Dalton Lamprecht free throw made it 58-57. Two Jake Ruzicka free throws with 1:18 left put the Warriors up 59-58. Following a Bluejay missed three, Jake Scheef made two free throws to make it 61-58 with 45 seconds left.  The Bluejays missed a three and turned it over with 6 seconds left.  Dalton Lamprecht’s lay up the buzzer, completed the 9-0 run and gave the Warriors the 63-58 win.

Jake Scheef led Wahoo with 22 points on 12-13 shooting from the line, along with a team high 5 rebounds, 6 steals, and 6 assists. Jake Ruzicka added 15 points on 5-8 shooting from the field, and 3-4 from the line, and 5 boards. Dalton Lamprecht had 11 points on 5-7 shooting from the floor.

The Bluejays were 8-17 from three point range, but just 8-21 from the free throw line.  The Warriors were 18-23 from the free throw line.

The Warriors will travel to Wayne on Friday and  Logan View on Saturday.