1/6/18 At Crete
Wahoo 65
Crete 59
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Crete Cardinals 65-59 on Saturday afternoon in Crete.
The Warriors led 17-15 after one quarter. Wahoo was able to take control in the second quarter. Baskets from Brendan Lacey, Will Shanahan, Cameron Quick, and Dylan Egr pushed the Wahoo lead to 25-15. The half ended with Wahoo up 35-24.
Crete hit three consecutive treys to open the third quarter, with only a Dylan Egr three from Wahoo to cut the lead to 38-33. The third quarter ended with Wahoo up 48-41.
Wahoo maintained the 6-8 point lead through the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. With three minutes left, a Brendan Lacey free throw put Wahoo up 57-50. The Cardinals answered with a trey to cut the lead to 57-53. A minute later, a Cameron Quick free throw made it 58-53. Another Cardinal trey with two minutes left, cut the Wahoo lead to 58-56. Two big Cameron Quick free throws made it 60-56. A third consecutive Cardinal trey made it 60-59 with 30 seconds left. On the next possession, Will Shanahan converted two big free throws to make it 62-59. After a missed Cardinal trey, Bill Hancock was fouled and made both free throws to ice the game at 64-59. Winston Cook added one more free throw with 15 seconds left, to finish the game at 65-59.
Brendan Lacey led four Warriors in double figures with 16 points, on 7-8 free throws. Cameron Quick had 12 points and 5 boards. Winston Cook has 11 points and 5 boards. Will Shanahan added 10 points. Billy Hancock added 7 boards.
Crete knocked down 13 treys on the night.
Wahoo improved to 10-0, while Crete dropped to 9-3. The Warriors will next host Platteview on Friday night.
