The numbers didn’t add up for Coach Mike Uffmann. According to the statistics his Warrenton basketball team played well enough that it should have come out on top during the first round of the …
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Warrenton Boys Exit Districts in First Round
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By Derrick Forsythe, Record Sports Editor
The numbers didn’t add up for Coach Mike Uffmann.According to the statistics his Warrenton basketball team played well enough that it should have come out on top during the first round of the Class 4 District 7 Tournament.The Warriors had 11 steals and 12 assists.“That shows we were making an extra pass,” said Uffmann.But there was one glaring weakness — a second-quarter meltdown — that was inevitably the source of 70-60 loss for the Warriors against Hannibal on Monday.“We beat them in every quarter but the second,” said Uffmann. “Our effort was there. It was just that one quarter ... We can’t play three good quarters against a quality and expect to win.”It brought their season to a screeching halt after losing in the first round for a sixth straight year. Warrenton ended the season 7-19.The first quarter was equivalent to a roller coaster ride for the Warriors, who quickly fell behind 7-0 before countering with their own 9-0 run fueled by junior Alec Tonioli. Warrenton crashed the boards and outworked Hannibal in the paint during a very ambitious stretch that provided the Warriors a 17-13 advantage.The Pirates opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run topped off by an exclamatory dunk. Hannibal led 34-22 at the break, as the battle on the glass took a drastic swing.“They had two big guys inside that were pretty good,” said Uffmann, who adds that his teams 23 rebounds was 10 shy of its season average.The Warriors fell behind by as much as 15 and trailed by 10 after three quarters, before gradually clawing their way back on the heels of a 25-point performance by senior Ron Richardson.“Ron had one of his better games,” said Uffmann. “All those were inside-out shots, and we weren’t just throwing it up.”Warrenton closed the gap to six on multiple occasions, including with just 1:20 remaining.“We slowed down on offense and took better care of the ball,” said Uffmann. “We started taking great shots over good ones.”Pivotal baskets by Brandon Moeller and Craig Vardiman kept the Warriors in contention late, but Hannibal refused to surrender its lead.Tonioli finished with 14 points, while Moeller netted eight points.
Warrenton sophomore Braydan Chmiel goes to the basket during the Warriors' first-round loss to Hannibal in Class 4 District 7 Tournament on Monday.
