2/22/2024 vs. Ashland ... CONFERENCE / Away / DISTRICT TOURNAMENT / Semi Final

Season Game #: 24 / Current Record: 19 - 5

WAHOO: 9 ... 10 ... 5 ... 19 .... 43
Ashland: 8 ... 12 ... 13 ... 18 .... 51

The Wahoo Warriors were defeated by the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays 51-43 in the Sub-District Finals at Ashland on Thursday night.

The Warriors jumped out to a 9-2 lead midway through the first quarter. Wahoo led 9-8 after one period.

Wahoo continued to lead throughout the second quarter and led 19-15 with two minutes left in the half. The Warriors would get stuck on 19 for too long. Ashland-Greenwood ended the half on a 5-0 run to take a 20-19 lead at the half.

The Bluejays would score the first eight points of the third quarter to take a 28-19 lead. A Cody Hesser bucket would finally break the drought. Wahoo trailed 33-24 at the end of three.

The Bluejay lead would grow to 37-24, when the Warriors found some life. A Kyler Elliott trey cut the lead to 37-27. A Marcus Glock bucket made it 37-29. The score was 39-29, when a Cody Hesser bucket, and three free throws from Marcus Glock made it 39-34. A Cody Hesser free throw a minute later cut the lead to 39-36. A Dylan Simons drive made it 41-38 with 2:20 left, but the Warriors would not be able to close the game in the final two minutes .

Marcus Glock led the Warriors with 19 points. Dylan Simons added 13 points, 7 boards, and 4 steals.

The Warriors were outrebounded 27-14 and were just 1-11 (9.1%) from three point range.

Wahoo falls to 19-5 and will host Wayne on Monday night at 6:00 in the District Final. Ashland-Greenwood improves to 23-2.

Noteworthy:
Leading Scorer: Marcus Glock 19 pts.; Rebounds -- Dylan Simons 7 ; Assists -- Jase Kaminski 3 ; Steals-- Dylan Simons 4

Wahoo
freethrows: 12 / 19 63 % ; fieldgoals: 15 / 37 41 % ; three point: 1 / 11 9 %

Ashland
freethrows: 12 / 17 71 % ; fieldgoals: 17 / 32 53 %; three point: 5 / 13 38 %