1/14/17 At Wahoo
Wahoo 72
D.C. West 62
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the D.C. West Falcons 72-62 in Capitol Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
The Warriors trailed by 4 after one quarter 18-14. D.C. West extended the lead to 25-18 midway through the quarter. The Falcons led 33-28, when Dylan Egr’s 30 foot shot at the buzzer found the bottom of the net, to cut the Falcon lead to 33-31 at halftime.
The Warriors went on a 12-2 run to open the third quarter to take a 43-35 lead. D.C. West then went on a 11-2 run to take the lead back at 46-45. Jake Ruzicka countered with a trey to put Wahoo up 48-46. A Brendan Lacey bucket made it 50-46. Wahoo led 51-46 when Winston Cook drained a trey at the buzzer to make it 54-46 going into the fourth quarter. Brendan Lacey had 10 third quarter points for the Warriors.
The Falcons cut the lead to 56-54 early in the fourth quarter. A Billy Hancock trey made it 59-54. After a Falcon bucket cut the lead to 3, Brendan Lacey three point play made it 62-56. Two Jake Ruzicka free throws made it 64-56, and the Warriors went on to the 72-62 win.
Brendan led four Warriors in double figures with 23 points on 9-15 shooting from the floor. Jake Ruzicka had 12 points, 6 boards, 7 steals, and 6 assists. Dylan Egr had 12 points and 7 assists, and Billy Hancock had 10 points and 4 assists. Cameron Quick added 9 points and 5 boards.
Wahoo was outrebounded 36-23, but committed just 10 turnovers compared to 20 for D.C. West.
Wahoo improves to 8-3, while D.C. West falls to 9-4. The
