McAuley Catholic’s Tony Witt earned his first-career win on Tuesday when the Warriors handed Pierce CIty a 45-33 loss.
“We beat a good Pierce City team tonight,” Witt said to SoMo Sports. “Our defense was the difference maker. Our poise down the stretch was big in sealing the victory.
“We are going to enjoy it and move on. We have another big game Friday against another good opponent. We are going to take the next two days and fix some mistakes from our previous game against them and play our best.”
The Warriors (1-4) held Pierce City to two points in the first quarter, helping to build a 16-11 advantage at the intermission. McAuley pushed the lead to double digits by the end of the third quarter en route to the win.
Daniel Wagner led McAuley with 17 points, 12 of which came in the second half. Matthew Dohmen finished with 12 points and Thomas Black added 10 to give the Warriors three players in double figures. Rocco Bazzano-Joseph added six points.
Ashton Medlin led Pierce City with nine points, while Kyle Renkoski added eight.
McAuley hits the road for a matchup with Sarcoxie on Dec. 11.
THOMAS JEFFERSON CRUISES PAST EVERTON
EVERTON, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson opened the game fast and never let up in a 64-39 road win over Everton on Tuesday.
Thomas Jefferson outscored Everton 25-9 in the first quarter before holding the Tigers scoreless in the second period on the way to building an insurmountable 37-9 lead by the intermission.
Caden Myers led the Cavaliers, who had eight players score in the win, with 20 points, while Noah Hamlett finished with nine. Jay Ball and Kelsey Atteberry each scored eight, Tyler Brouhard finishing with seven points.
Tre Shearer led Everton with a game-high 23 points in the loss.
Thomas Jefferson hosts Purdy on Dec. 14.
