A furious third-quarter comeback wasn’t enough for the Warrenton girls' basketball team on Tuesday during its home opener.
A double-digit halftime deficit was cut to three points early in the fourth quarter before the host Warriors fell 38-28 to visiting Silex.
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A furious third-quarter comeback wasn’t enough for the Warrenton girls' basketball team on Tuesday during its home opener.
A double-digit halftime deficit was cut to three points early in the fourth quarter before the host Warriors fell 38-28 to visiting Silex.
Senior forward Makayla Witthaus said the uneven effort was disheartening for Warrenton (1-1) after a season-opening win over Hallsville.
“This was a little frustrating because we know that was a beatable team,” said Witthaus of Silex. “We didn’t come out firing in the first half. The third quarter was better, but then we just fell off. We didn’t play our best.”
Warrenton coach Hannah Logan praised her team’s third-quarter effort, particularly on defense, as Warrenton worked to get back into the game.
The Warriors allowed Silex (1-1) just a pair of missed free throws for the entirety of the quarter as the 23-10 halftime deficit was trimmed to 23-20 early in the fourth quarter.
“We knew we weren’t going to get it all back at once, so we knew we had to work on possession at a time,” Logan said. “We held them at 23 for the longest time in the second half but once they got going, we couldn’t stop them.”
Witthaus led Warrenton with 10 points in the defeat while the trio of junior guard Sophia Benke, senior forward Zoe Duncan and freshman forward Emma Flake each contributed five points.
Junior Morgan Kuntz led Silex with 13 points.
The Warriors will next take to the court at 7 p.m. next Monday at Sullivan.
WARRENTON BOYS 60, STEELEVILLE 54 – The Boys opened the FCNB Bank-It Championship at Sullivan by knocking off Steeleville on Tuesday in the tournament and season opener for both teams.
Warrenton led 13-7 after the first quarter and 28-21 by halftime in earning the first-round victory.
A trio of seniors paced the Warriors as Deadrick Forrest led the team with 21 points, while Brodey Meier added 12 and Billy Speiser contributed 10.
The Warriors return to the tournament for a semifinal round game at 7 p.m. tonight.
“We played through some foul troubles and found a way,” Warrenton coach Mark Thomas said. “I’m proud of how the guys shared the ball. We’ve got lots of things we need to clean up.”
