The Lamar Warriors couldn’t survive an early lead by Riverview as they fell 56-53 in the first round of the Class 3A State Tournament at Osceola on Tuesday, March 3.
Lamar fell behind 22-11 in the first quarter. In the second period, the Warriors outscored Riverview 7-6 but still trailed 28-18 at intermission. Lamar posted nine third-quarter points and the Raiders scored 11 to increase their lead to 39-27 heading into the final period. The Warriors poured in 26 points in the quarter, but Riverview managed 17 of its own to secure the three-point win.
Sophomore Easton Leeds led the team with 29 points, going 10-of-18 from the field and seven-of-12 at the free-throw line. He also stole the ball eight times, grabbed five rebounds and had four assists.
Kade Boen finished with 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block. Senior Kaz Crotts recorded 10 points, collected four boards, stole the ball twice and blocked one shot.
J.J. Humphrey rounded out the scoring with three points. He pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and blocked two shots. Senior Eli Jones had two rebounds on the night.
Karsten Schluterman stole the ball twice and grabbed one rebound, and Kasen Humphrey had one rebound.
The Warriors end the season with a 25-10 record in Coach Kaleb McAnally’s first season.
“I was extremely proud of our guys this season,” McAnally said. “We battled through a lot of adversity and injuries, and throughout it all, players stepped up and took on bigger roles than they were used to. They handled those challenges extremely well, which helped us finish second in the conference with a 14-2 conference record. We are a very young group that earned our way into the state tournament, and we are excited about continuing our success next season.”
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