Even though there were plenty of things that went right for the Warrenton boys basketball team on Saturday, just one wrong spoiled an otherwise worthy effort.
The Warriors’ 55-47 defeat at the …
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Even though there were plenty of things that went right for the Warrenton boys basketball team on Saturday, just one wrong spoiled an otherwise worthy effort.
The Warriors’ 55-47 defeat at the hands of host Hermann in the third-place game of the 47th annual Hermann Tournament, senior guard Deadrick Forrest put up a robust 27 points and he also drained a pair of buzzer-beaters.
The positive vibes from the successes were dampened by one small detail.
Warrenton rebounders seemed snake-bitten in giving up a plethora of costly offensive rebounds to the Bearcats, much to the chagrin of Coach Mark Thomas.
“They didn’t box out, they didn’t do their job, they didn’t do the simple things tonight,” Thomas said. “When you don’t do the little things, you don’t deserve to win.”
In the early stages, Warrenton (7-12) led 13-11 after the first quarter as Forrest drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
A 24-21 halftime deficit became a 41-39 lead for Hermann (12-8) after Forrest, once again, played beat the clock.
“It feels good, for me, it’s important as a confidence boost,” Forrest said. “We’re still searching, as a team, for something to put it all together. We have the pieces to be successful. We just have to put it together.”
The pieces were disjointed Saturday, largely because of the play of Hermann post player and junior Kohlt Witthaus. His 21 points, most on second-chance points, led the way for the Bearcats while junior guard Myles Stiers added 19.
After Forrest, Warrenton got six points each from a pair of guards in junior Carter Martin and senior Brodey Meier in the loss.
The Warriors, who finished fourth in the tournament for the second straight season, will return to play on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m.
That’s when the team will play on the road against Pacific (7-9). Pacific has beaten Warrenton each time in the teams' three previous meetings.
