WOODBURN – After falling behind by six entering the fourth quarter, Woodlan put forth a valiant effort but came up short to fall 63-61 to Prairie Heights in boys basketball action last week.
The Warriors then played their second game of the week on Friday where Woodlan dropped a 56-39 decision at Heritage.
Against the Panthers, the Warriors fell behind 19-10 at the end of one period but trimmed the deficit to 28-27 at the midway point. Prairie Heights then opened the lead back to 48-42 at the end of three quarters.
Mitch Mendenhall paced the way for the Warriors with 18 points while Joe Reidy chipped in 16 for Woodlan.
Aiden Bayman, Trevor Wiedenhoeft and Ben Reidy all chipped in nine markers each for the Warriors, who are now 3-12 on the season.
Elijah Malone and Mike Perkins led the way for the Panthers with 20 and 17 points, respectively.
Brandon Christlieb chipped in 11 followed by Ethan Hoover and Layne Bachelor with five each. Garrett Culler posted three markers while Denick picked up a basket for Prairie Heights, which improves to 9-4.
At Monroeville, the host Patriots broke open a close game by outscoring Woodlan 19-2 in the third quarter to pull away for a 56-39 victory.
The two teams were tied at 13-13 at the end of one quarter before the Warriors grabbed a slim 24-23 halftime advantage. However, quarter number three was all Heritage as the Patriots took a 42-26 lead into the fourth quarter.
Joe Reidy had 17 points to top the Warriors with Mendenhall and Wiedenhoeft adding five each.
Bayman (four), Ben Reidy (three), Jack Stuckey (three) and Konner Norman (two) also scored for the Warriors.
Parker Tracey scored a dozen points to lead the way for the Patriots while Cameron Mitchell and Alec Burton both posted 11.
Jaydon Harris and Walter Knapke added nine and eight markers, respectively. Jaylen Holliness-Bell (four) and Nik Smith (one) picked up the remaining points for the Patriots, who improve to 11-2.
