2/6/18 At Wahoo
Wahoo 61
Columbus Scotus 53
The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Columbus Scotus Shamrocks 61-53 on Tuesday night in Wahoo.
The Shamrocks led 16-12 late in the first. Two free throws by Brendan Lacey and a long pass ahead from Dylan Egr to Lacey for a layup and free throw with .2 seconds left put Wahoo up 17-16 after one.
Wahoo extended the lead to 36-28 by halftime. The Warriors led 50-36 after three quarters, and after Brendan Lacey’s bucket with 6:50 to play, Wahoo had their biggest lead of the game at 52-36. The Shamrocks would score the next six points to cut the lead to 52-42. Scotus got as close as 5 at 56-51 with 30 seconds left, but free throws from Billy Hancock, Brendan Lacey, and Blake Lacey iced the game for the Warriors.
Brendan Lacey led the Warriors with 28 points on 8-12 shooting from the floor, and 11-14 from the line. Lacey’s 28 points pushed him over the 1,000 point mark for his career. He became only the 12th player in school history to top the 1,000 point mark.
Blake Lacey added 10 points. Billy Hancock added 9 points and 9 boards. Will Shanahan had 6 points and 7 rebounds. Dylan Egr had 5 assists.
Wahoo improved to 18-2, and will host Columbus Lakeview on Friday night. Columbus Scotus drops to 6-14.
