Schelske notched a three-point play and a field goal in the final minute cut the margin to a single point, but a Carson Zomer three with 30 seconds in the quarter put Wolsey-Wessington up by four at the quarter break. Wessington Springs standout Mason Schelske gave the Spartans a quick 2-0 lead 30 seconds in the game, but after back-to-back-to-back field goals from Payson Gohn, Marrien Gohn and Payson Gohn again, the Warbirds were up 6-2 and never trailed again. The Warbirds played without head coach Gordon Hooks, who was out ill, but under assistant coaches Brevan Hooks and Ralph Newton, Wolsey-Wessington never missed a beat. The win, which pushed the Warbirds’ record to 8-2, was a bit of revenge for the 47-43 win that the Spartans earned in last year’s title game. HURON - The Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds cranked up the defense, hit the boards and overwhelmed the Wessington Springs Spartans 55-29 to win the 281 Conference boys’ basketball tournament. Our number one goal all year was just to simply keep playing.” - Hooks when asked if he’s surprised the 2020 season was played in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.Boys' Championship: Wolsey-Wessington 55, Wessington Springs 29 That’s when I knew we had a talented group, because it didn’t matter who we played, it didn’t matter what position they were going to play - they just wanted to play. We talked about it before we even knew we were going to play in Zoom meetings. “We shot ourselves in the foot and let ourselves get down 18.” “Never did we think we were out of it,” Flemmer said. His touchdown strike to Sam Palmer with just under seven minutes to play cut it to 26-14, and for a brief moment, St. He played the position in only the first two games this year as Flemmer moved him to running back to get him more touches.īut he played the entire fourth quarter under center in the championship game, going 9-for-13 for 123 yards. Libis started at quarterback his sophomore and junior year with the Cards. Eight plays later, Haarmeyer hit Carson Zomer for a 30-yard score and things were beginning to get out of reach with WW up 26-8 midway through the fourth quarter. But this time, a fourth-down gamble didn’t pay off, and the Cards turned it over on downs on their own 38-yard line. Mary was able to hold WW on its next possession, and hopes of cutting it to one score was in the air on the St. He just made a nice pass and we blew our coverage.” “I wasn’t surprised at that,” Hooks said. Mary began what looked like another potential second-half comeback at 18-8. Libis began his run around the outside, but pulled up and heaved a 45-yard touchdown strike to Nic Gaspar and St. On the opening drive of the second half, Libis took a pitch from Smith. It looked like they might be onto something again against Wolsey-Wessington. Just one week earlier in their 30-22 semifinal win over Kadoka Area, the Cards trailed 20-0 in the third quarter. “We were right there.”ĭown 18-0 entering the third quarter, you could hardly blame St. “We made some mistakes that hurt us, but we were there,” Flemmer said. Mary was still in the game and keeping up with the WW offense. But again, the efficient drive stalled and the Cards turned it over on downs on the WW 16-yard line.Īlthough the Warbirds were up 12-0 after the crucial stop in the red zone, they had only a 121-117 advantage in total yardage. Libis later ripped off a 25-yard run on the drive and the Cards were in business at the WW 20 yard line, down 12-0. If we give them the ball it’s going to be game over.’” “Offensively they were rolling,” Libis said of the 4th-and-2 call. The gamble worked, and running back Connor Libis rushed for a first down on the last play of the first quarter. The Cards broke the timeout and quarterback C.J. Mary lined up in punt formation before coach Ross Flemmer used a timeout. But again, DRSM had an efficient drive going, aided by a 4th-and-2 conversion on their own 36-yard line. Klanchnik scored again just six plays later and WW built a 12-0 lead.
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