In what Coach Mike Uffmann coined its most unselfish game of the season, the top-seeded Warrenton boys basketball team dispatched No. 8 Chamois 69-24 in the first round of the Hermann Tournament on Tuesday.It was also the most lopsided win of a now 10-7 campaign that finds the Warriors facing county rival Wright City on Thursday at 6 p.m. For a chance to compete in the title game.“We passed the ball around seven or more times on each possession before we took a shot,” said Uffmann. “It was fun to watch us play like that.”The Warriors were extremely balanced to open the game, with five different players combining to score the first 10 points of the game.Warrenton cruised out to an 18-2 lead after one quarter.“We got great looks on offense and made the extra pass,” said Uffmann. “Defensively, we set up in our 1-3-1 and got of lot of turnovers out of that.”The Warriors managed 21 steals and had built a 45-8 advantage by halftime, prompting their coach to tone down the attack.“We backed in the second half to show dignity, but we still played tough and defended,” explained Uffman. “We were able to work on some things we needed to.”Warrenton was able to find its points from all over the floor, led by senior Alec Tonioli with 29 points.“When they were playing that zone, our bigs caught the ball and they’d turn and look to our guards,” said Uffmann. “It was fun to watch them play and be unselfish.”The Warriors finished with 20 assists.Freshman Randy McRoberts netted 11 points, while senior Craig Vardiman chipped in 10 points.Wright City opens with defeat over New HavenThe No. 4 Wildcats claimed their spot in the semifinal round by topping fifth-seeded New Haven 51-37 on Tuesday.Senior Ty Davis led Wright City with a game-high 24 points, while the Shamrocks struggled without their leading scorer.“Offensively, we continued shooting the ball well,” said Coach Rick Halteman, who was particularly proud of his team’s effort on the boards.“We had zero second-chance points given up in the first half,” said Halteman. “We covered guys and were able to get around screens and communicate when they were coming.”The Wildcats led 27-12 at halftime, aided by five three-pointers from Davis.“Ty had it going tonight,” said Halteman. “He was really getting some good looks.”New Haven closed the gap in the second half, using its traditional fundamentally sound defense to slow down the Wildcats.“We came out in the second half and they started running a lot of set plays against our man defense,” said Halteman. “They cut into it and got it down to about eight or nine, but we were able to hit a couple threes to extend the lead back out.”Senior Bret Noble finished with 16 points, held under 20 for the first time in seven games.WARRIORS, WILDCATS WIN OPENERSDon Kruse photo.