12/28/2023 vs. Mount Michael ... NONCONFERENCE / Away / HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT /

Season Game #: 8 / Current Record: 6 - 2

WAHOO: 18 ... 13 ... 19 ... 24 .... 74
Mount Michael: 18 ... 10 ... 7 ... 17 .... 52

The Wahoo Warriors defeated the Mount Michael Knights on Thursday night in the first round of the Holiday Tournament at Bishop Neumann, 74-52.

The game was tied at 18 after one quarter, and was still a three point game at halftime at 31-28.

The Warriors were up just 33-31 early in the third quarter, when they went on an 15-2 run. Back to back treys from Marcus Glock followed by a three point play from Dylan Simons, and buckets from Kyler Elliott and Cody Hesser, put Wahoo up 48-33. Wahoo led 50-35 after three quarters.

The Knights cut the Warrior lead to 11 at 52-41, but a 7-2 run, finishing with two Kyler Elliott free throws pushed the lead back to 59-42, and the Warriors would cruise to the 74-52 win.

Marcus Glock led the Warriors with 27 points on 3-5 shooting from behind the arc, and 10-10 shooting from the line to go with 11 boards. Cody Hesser added 20 points on 8-12 shooting from the field. Kyler Elliott had 14 points on 6-6 shooting from the line to go with 6 boards. Dylan Simons added 8 boards.

The Warriors were 21-27 (77.8%) from the line and committed just 10 turnovers compared to 25 by the Knights.

Wahoo improved to 6-2 and will face Bishop Neumann in the Finals of the Holiday Tournament today. Mount Michael falls to 3-5.

Noteworthy:
Leading Scorer: Marcus Glock 27 pts.; Rebounds -- Marcus Glock 11 ; Assists -- Jase Kaminski 3 ; Steals-- Cody Hesser 3

Wahoo
freethrows: 21 / 27 78 % ; fieldgoals: 24 / 53 45 % ; three point: 5 / 17 29 %

Mount Michael
freethrows: 6 / 6 100 % ; fieldgoals: 18 / 63 29 %; three point: 10 / 41 24 %