Playing St. Charles West has proven to be a formidable task for the Warrenton boys basketball team in recent years.For the third straight season, the Warriors saw their season come to a close against one of the premier teams in the GAC.This time it was the three-point line that buried Warrenton in a 66-40 loss.St. Charles West knocked down 10 treys, shooting a remarkable 56 percent from beyond the arc.Coach Trevor Hibbs says he’s seen about enough of West, literally. The Warriors played West on three occasions, meeting twice during conference play.“It doesn’t seem to do either team much good when it’s a lopsided game,” said Hibbs.But as a No. 5 seed, the Warriors couldn’t avoid their daunting fate this time. Warrenton hung around for a quarter, trailing 19-16, before West unloaded from outside the perimeter.“We hit our shots early,” said Hibbs. “They were trying to trap us halfcourt, and we handled that pretty good in the first half.St. Charles quickly abandoned its defensive approach, shifting to a more effective fullcourt press.“We started losing the ball out of bounds and turning it over,” said Hibbs. “We probably gave up five baskets in transition.”West separated itself during the second period, outscoring Warrenton 23-4. Hibbs says the Warriors’ initial plan was to stop penetration, but once the opposition started draining treys, defending become a challenge.“Unfortunately, we left a lot of their threes wide open,” lamented Hibbs.Davis Soderberg was particularly sharp from outside, netting six of his seven long-range attempts. He helped his team to a 42-20 halftime advantage.West was also scoring in the fullcourt, converting its defensive execution into points.“We were coughing it up, and they got some easy layups,” said Hibbs. “We didn’t get back on transition defense very well either.”Warrenton’s most obvious setback was its inability to score, according to Hibbs. Senior Matt Schneider finished the game without a bucket, which Hibbs says is a recipe for disaster.“If we’re not getting points from Matt, it’s almost a nightmare,” said Hibbs. We just didn’t get much scoring inside.”St. Charles West’s level of aggressiveness created trouble for the Warriors too, as Warrenton got just seven points from its post players.“The game was really physical, and we’re just not strong enough to handle that style of play,” said Hibbs.Senior T.J. Lafaver led the Warriors with 14 points, while sophomore Alec Tonioli scored 12.Warrenton finished the season 8-18.