2022 Wahoo vs. Ashland

In a battle of #1 vs. #2 ranked teams, the Wahoo Warriors were defeated by the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays 65-43 on Tuesday night in Ashland, in front of a packed house.

Wahoo had a strong first quarter as they jumped to a 12-4 lead after one quarter. Five different Warriors scored in the first quarter.

After a Marcus Glock bucket midway through the second quarter, the Warriors had a 12 point lead at 21-9. After a Benji Nelson bucket, Wahoo still led 28-20 late in the half. The Bluejays would score the last five points of the quarter to cut the lead to 28-25 at the break.

An 8-1 Ashland run to start the third quarter put the Bluejays up 33-29. A Benji Nelson trey cut the lead to 35-33 with 3:00 left in the quarter. It would be all Ashland from that point on though. The Jays went to the fourth quarter with a 43-34 lead, and continued to stretch the lead out the rest of the way.

Wahoo was just 3-15, 20% from the three point line and 10-20, 50% from the free throw line.

Benji Nelson led the Warriors with 11 points on 3-4 shooting from 3 point range. Owen Hancock added 9 points. Garrett Grandgenett led Wahoo with 8 boards, while Anthony Simon added 7 boards.

Wahoo falls to 4-1, while Ashland Greenwood improves to 5-0.

Noteworthy:
Leading Scorer: Benji Nelson 11 pts.; Rebounds -- Garrett Grandgenett 8 ; Assists -- Marcus Glock; Myles Simon 2

Wahoo
freethrows: 10 / 20 50 % ; fieldgoals: 15 / 48 31 % ; three point: 3 / 15 20 %

Ashland
freethrows: 5 / 6 83 % ; fieldgoals: 26 / 54 48 %; three point: 8 / 21 38 %

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Wahoo	12	16	6	9	43
Ashland	4	21	18	22	65

Coaches' Corner:

“We were really solid for a half and felt good about our efforts for a half. In the second half, we stopped defending the ball well and allowed them to get to the paint or to the rim. We also stopped moving the ball offensively which led to bad shots and turnovers. It is hard to beat a really good team like Ashland shooting 31% from the field and 50% from the line.” -- Coach Kevin Scheef.

Ashland Stats