Warriors fall to Defenders in game with little on the line

Warriors need one more win to punch their ticket to State

LEFT: Jaxson Gustafson tries to find the open teammate during the first half. RIGHT: Kane Wetovick scored a game-high 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz
LEFT: Jaxson Gustafson tries to find the open teammate during the first half. RIGHT: Kane Wetovick scored a game-high 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz

HUMPHREY — It was a game that really didn’t matter.

Class D-2 No. 7 Fullerton faced off with No. 4 Archangels Catholic in the D2-3 Sub-District final on Thursday. The Defenders would outlast the Warriors 42-31 in a game that was a lot closer than the final showed.

“We are treating it as we still have more basketball to play,” Fullerton coach Will Wagner said. “It’s one of those tough ones where I th…