Boys Basketball to Play in State Tournament
Warriors take on Ogallala March 7th at 10:45 a.m.
Launch the media gallery 1 playerThe Wahoo Warriors punched their ticket to the State Tournament, as they defeated the Wayne Blue Devils 66-39 in the District Final on 2/26 in Wahoo. The Warriors will play in the State Tournament for the 11 th time in the last 13 seasons on Thursday, 3/7 at 10:45 a.m.
State basketball tournament information can be found on the NSAA website and its social media profiles.
Ticket information:
All tickets must be purchased through GoFan: https://gofan.co/app/school/NE21255 OR https://gofan.co/app/school/NE21255.
Tickets must be presented on a phone, either through the app or by email for redemption - NO PRINTED TICKETS OR SCREENSHOTS WILL BE ALLOWED. Ticket prices are $9.40 for adults and $7.30 for students, per session (2 games per session). Children under the age of 5 will not need a ticket. A session ticket is good for the specified session at one site only.
Class C1 Bracket:
District Final Game Recap
The Warriors led 8-6 midway through the first quarter, when they went on a 13-0 to end the quarter, capped by a Kyler Elliott trey to end the quarter to put Wahoo up 21-6.
A Cody Hesser bucket put the Warriors up 23-6, to cap a 15-0 run. The lead was still 15 at 27-12 late in the second quarter, when back to back treys from Jase Kaminski and Kyler Elliott put Wahoo up 33-12. The half ended with Wahoo up 35-18. The teams traded baskets in the third quarter, and the Warriors went to the fourth quarter with a 49-31 lead. A trey from Dylan Simons to open the fourth quarter, followed by a Kyler Elliott bucket, an Eli Shada basket, and a Cody Hesser broke the game wide open and put Wahoo up 58-31.
“I thought the first quarter was our best basketball of the season. The kids came out really locked in and played great on both ends of the floor. Our defensive intensity was really good, and we got great ball movement on the offensive end. It was good to see it all come together.” Said Coach Kevin Scheef.
Marcus Glock led the Warriors with 20 points on 11-11 shooting from the line to go with 6 boards. Kyler Elliott had 12 points. Dylan Simons had 9 points and 4 assists. Eli Shada had 8 points and 4 boards. Cody Hesser added 5 boards. The Warriors committed just 8 turnovers while forcing 18 Wayne turnovers. The Warriors improve to 20-5, while Wayne’s season ends at 21-6.
