Williams was the only offense that the top-seeded Lady Warbirds could get going in the first half, as she scored six of the first seven Warbird points. The Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks went on a first quarter run to open a deficit over the Wolsey-Wessington Lady Warbirds and never looked back, coasting to a 281 Conference girls’ basketball tournament title Thursday at Huron Arena by the score of 44-31.Īfter Leah Williams gave the Lady Warbirds an early 3-2 lead, the Blackhawks took control of the game, spreading the ball among a number of players.
and alternated with the boys’ tournament throughout. HURON – The 281 Conference girls’ basketball tournament concluded Thursday at Huron Arena with games that began at 9 a.m. Girls' Championship: Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 44, Wolsey-Wessington 31 Rebounds: WS - 24 (Larson, Kopfmann and Krueger, all with four) WW - 38 (M. Wessington Springs (7-5): Blake Larson 1 0-0 3 Bryce Kopfmann 1 0-0 2 Brock Krueger 1 0-0 2 Cade Mohling 2 0-0 6 Mason Schelske 6 3-4 15. Wolsey-Wessington (8-2): Marrien Gohn 5 2-6 12 Carson Zomer 7 0-0 17 Tate French 1 0-0 2 Payson Gohn 6 1-3 13 Jemetrius Scott 3 0-2 7 Landon Cleveland 1 0-0 2 Moshe Richmond 1 0-0 2. The Warbirds will host Sunshine Bible Academy on Tuesday, while Wessington Springs, now 7-5, is on the road Tuesday, traveling to take on Andes Central/Dakota Christian. Schelske led the Spartans with 15 points, while Blake Larson, Bryce Kopfmann and Brock Krueger shared rebounding honors, with four boards each. Zomer led the Warbirds to the title with 17 points, while Payson Gohn added 13 and Marrien Gohn tossed in 12 and had a game-high eight rebounds. For the game, Wolsey-Wessington got off 13 more shots than did Wessington Springs, as they limited the Spartans’ opportunities.Īny chance that the Spartans had to gain momentum and get back into the game evaporated quickly in the second half, as the Warbirds opened on an 8-0 run - a bucket from Zomer, two field goals from Marrien Gohn and a short jumper from Tate French made the score 30-13 and the Spartans never got any closer. Throughout the first half, the Warbirds made life difficult for the Spartans guards to get the ball in to Schelske, in a position where the big left-hander could operate, then made sure that if Wessington Springs did get off a shot, the Spartans were limited to one shot. A three-point play from Schelske was countered by a field goal from Landon Cleveland for the Warbirds and sent them to the locker room up by nine, at 22-13. Zomer continued his barrage, scoring the first five points of the second quarter, but Cade Mohling hit a three for Springs to cut the lead back to five, at 15-10, and setting off a 5-0 Payson Gohn run, as the 6-foot, 5-inch senior scored on a put back, hit one of two from the line and then shook loose underneath for another bucket. Schelske notched a three-point play and a field goal in the final minute cut the margin to a single point, but a Carson Zomer three with 30 seconds in the quarter put Wolsey-Wessington up by four at the quarter break. Wessington Springs standout Mason Schelske gave the Spartans a quick 2-0 lead 30 seconds in the game, but after back-to-back-to-back field goals from Payson Gohn, Marrien Gohn and Payson Gohn again, the Warbirds were up 6-2 and never trailed again. The Warbirds played without head coach Gordon Hooks, who was out ill, but under assistant coaches Brevan Hooks and Ralph Newton, Wolsey-Wessington never missed a beat.
The win, which pushed the Warbirds’ record to 8-2, was a bit of revenge for the 47-43 win that the Spartans earned in last year’s title game. HURON - The Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds cranked up the defense, hit the boards and overwhelmed the Wessington Springs Spartans 55-29 to win the 281 Conference boys’ basketball tournament. Boys' Championship: Wolsey-Wessington 55, Wessington Springs 29
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