1/21/2025 vs. Ralston ... CONFERENCE / away / REGULAR SEASON /
Season Game #: 13 / Current Record: 10 - 3
WAHOO: 19 ... 13 ... 24 ... 21 .... 77
Ralston: 11 ... 11 ... 8 ... 14 .... 44
Wahoo travelled to Ralston for their fourth Trailblazer Conference game of the regular season and produced another blowout win. The Rams scored the first points of the game, a three-pointer, but Wahoo led the rest of the game and finished with a 77 – 44 victory.
Wahoo exhibited excellent teamwork. Coach Bomar commented, “We moved the ball really well again getting 19 assists on 28 made shots, which helped lead to shooting 46%, 11 / 24 from the three-point line.” On several occasions Warriors made sharp passes on back door cuts for layups. With Wahoo leading 32 – 22 at half, the Warriors blew the game open at the start of the third period. Dylan Simons led Cody Hesser to the basket on a back door cut for two points. Hesser got a steal and slammed the ball home and then Kaden Christen found Kip Brigham on a back door cut. A Hesser free throw and two more by Simons put Wahoo ahead 41 – 22 with 5:52 to go in the third. After trading baskets with the Rams for the next five minutes, Wahoo ended the quarter on a 6-0 run. It started with an Ethan Raabe three. Hesser converted two free throws, and then Simons finished at the buzzer with another pinpoint pass to Brigham. Wahoo led 56 -30.
The Warriors made sure Ralston wouldn’t get back in the game by rattling off 11 unanswered points to start the final period. Three treys, two by Simons and one by Jase Kaminski improved the lead to 65 – 30. Hesser then scored on a fast break to give Wahoo a 67 – 30 lead before the Rams finally scored with two free throws with six minutes to go. A Christen three with 4:40 left boosted Wahoo’s lead to 72 – 32 and the game finished with a running clock.
Wahoo dominated the game statistically, outrebounding Ralston 26 – 18 and forcing 15 Ram turnovers. The win put Wahoo’s record at 10 – 3 and secured the #1 seed for the Warriors in the upcoming Trailblazer Conference Tournament. Simons led all scorers with 23 points while Cody Hesser (18) and Ethan Raabe (11) also reached double figures. Raabe came off the bench to score his career high.
Noteworthy:
Leading Scorer: Dylan Simons 23 pts.; Rebounds -- Dylan Simons 6 ; Assists -- Kip Brigham 6 ; Steals-- Cody Hesser; Dylan Simons 3
Wahoo
freethrows: 10 / 13 77 % ; fieldgoals: 28 / 49 57 % ; three point: 11 / 24 46 %
Ralston
freethrows: 6 / 7 86 % ; fieldgoals: 17 / 44 39 %; three point: 4 / 16 25 %
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COACH BOMAR:
We came out tonight and took care of business against a much improved Ralston team. We were down a couple of bodies due to illness, but found a way to get into rhythm offensively. We moved the ball really well again getting 19 assists on 28 made shots, which helped lead to shooting 46% (11-24) from three. Dylan Simons lead the way again with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 assists. Cody Hesser added 18 points while Ethan Raabe score 11. We are kind of in the midst of a lot of games in a short time span, however, our guys are finding a way to power through the fatigue and soreness. We play next on Thursday against a Waverly team that has played some very could teams tough this year. It will be a battle.
RALSTON STATS
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