Thirty nine minutes and 35 seconds, 34:11, 28:11, 26:18. 

These were the times that Warrenton forward Isaac Wagner scored in game three to help the Warriors cement the title of the Wright City Tournament champions two years in a row. 

Wagner, a junior, is the leading scorer for Warrenton with 19 goals in seven regular season games, a 2.7 goals per game average. 

“He leads by example and goes out there and plays hard all the time in everything, practices, games…he’s got a great team that’s looking to help him out and get him those balls,” Warrenton Head Coach John Schulte said. 

When Wagner receives the ball and sees he has a shot open, he said it’s a split second decision that he doesn’t really think about before he decides to shoot. 

“I just look up, look at a corner and just rip it and hope it goes in,” Wagner said. 

With Wagner’s offensive prowess and Warrenton’s strong defense, they were able to claim the championship title after mercy-ruling Wright City 11-1 in their final game of the tournament on Sept. 14. 

Warrenton won all three games of the tournament, scoring 22 goals and limiting their opponents to five goals. 

In addition to Wagner’s four goals, Evan and Nolan Donovan each scored a goal, Jeremiah Loeffler put up two goals, Tyler Scruggs scored two and Connor Claspille scored one goal. 

AJ Wilber scored the lone goal for Wright City. 

Wright City was missing a few key players due to ACT testing, such as their starting goalkeeper Drew Elsenrath. Patrick McGowan and Andrew Hunn were away for the majority of the game. They did get out of testing with about 10 minutes left, but were unable to help the team make a comeback. 

“I knew it was going to be tough without our starting goalie, starting center back and center mid and it was going to be tough no matter what, but it’s you know, you forget about it,” Wright City Head Coach Eric Deal said. 

Wright City went from an extreme high to an extreme low in less than 24 hours after winning in a penalty kick shootout against Elsberry the night before. The Wildcats ended up winning in the second round of PK’s and Elsenrath saved five penalties. 

“A goalie being able to do that is pretty impressive. He has a quick reaction and can read them pretty well,” Deal said. 

Going from the Elsberry game to the Warrenton game, Deal is hoping his team rests up, focuses on their school work and takes care of their bodies after a physically straining week. 

With Warrenton on a three-game winning streak, Schulte and Wagner are hoping to see the play from the tournament translate over into future games. 

Schulte noted they were able to switch the field, control the ball and find the open pass, things they had been focusing on in practice. 

“The things that we worked on in practice, I see them coming out here and doing that, so it’s phenomenal,” Schulte said. “I’m proud that we won the tournament and we got some big games coming up, so we just have to keep working.” 

Warrenton will travel to St. Charles High School on Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. The Warriors have previously lost to the Pirates with a one-goal differential and are hoping to pull out a win. 

Wright City will play at home on Sept. 19 against Fulton at 4:30 p.m.