Warriors Win Regional Tournamnet Title, Lady Warriors Fall Short
Written by Cole Havens on March 9, 2020
THE WORLAND WARRIORS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM ARE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS. THE WARRIORS BLAZED THROUGH THE 3A WEST REGIONAL TOURNAMENT OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARNED AN 81-73 REDEMPTION WIN AGAIN LANDER IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE WARRIORS OPENED UP TOURANMENT PLAY WITH A MATCH-UP VS. THE HOST TEAM LYMAN AND DOWNED THEM 90-58. IN THEIR SEMI-FINAL MATCH-UP THEY WENT UP AGAINST LOVELL AND DOWNED THE BULLDOGS 66-44. AND WHILE THE WARRIORS LED FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE GAME AGAINST LANDER THE WIN DIDN’T COME EASY. THE WARRIORS WENT INTO THE HALF WITH A DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD AFTER DROPPING IN 41 POINTS BUT THE TIGERS FOUGHT BACK. AT ONE POINT THE TIGERS CLOSED THE GAP TO JUST 5 IN THE SECOND HAF BUT THAT’S THE CLOSEST THEY WOULD GET AS THE WARRIORS HUNG ON FOR THE 8 POINT VICTORY. WITH THE WIN WORLAND IS THE REGIONAL CHAMPS AND NOW GET SET FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT. WORLAND WILL BE MATCH-UP WITH 3A EAST FOE BUFFALO IN THE FIRST ROUND OF STATE AND THEY WILL PLAY THAT GAME THURSDAY AT 1:30PM.
AS FOR THE WORLAND LADY WARRIORS BASKETBALL TEAM, AFTER AN OPENING ROUND 64-53 WIN VS. BIG PINEY IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE FOR THE LADY WARRIORS WHO DROPPED THEIR FINAL TWO CONTESTS TO LYMAN AND LANDER ENDING THEIR SEASON.
