stop and they took a slim one point
lead into the locker room at halftime,
29-28. In the third quarter, Yoder,
to 68-66 with just under three minHaarer and Kauffman all hit field
utes left in the game. A minute and a
goals, before the Falcons could score
half later Wright scored underneath
a basket. The Warriors went on to
again, trimming the East Noble lead
outscore Fairfield in the third quarter
to just one, 72-71. Senior guard Brad
18-8, which gave them a 46-37 lead
Miller then had the biggest steal of
going into the fourth quarter. The
his high school career as he slapped
Warriors built their biggest lead of 53the ball away from East Noble guard
Chad Wappas and passed to Yoder who 39 with just two minutes to go in the
weaved his way around two East Noble game and then cruised to the first ever
sectional championship at Westview.
defenders to score and give Westview
the lead with just ten seconds remain- The Warriors had held Fairfield star,
ing. East Noble’s last second shot from Bob Alverez to just four points in the
the top of the circle fell short and that game. The first ever sectional was in
the bag for Westview.
sent Westview to the championship
The next stop on the Warriors
game.
tourney journey was Fort Wayne’s War
With the Warriors coming off a
Memorial Coliseum. Coach Foster and
hard fought battle with East Noble
his Warrior squad had their work cut
the night before, the Warriors faced
out for them as they entered regional
rival Fairfield in the Championship
game at the “Big Blue Pit”. Fairfield had play. Their first opponent was Fort
endured an overtime contest against a Wayne North Side, the largest school in
Fort Wayne. North Side brought a 19-4
strong West Noble team the night before, which saw the Falcons win 65-61. record into regional play and they were
lead by 6’ 5” senior Mel Odom. Most
Fairfield came out strong in the
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