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
  • Nolan Dubas talks things over with Fullerton coach Will Wagner during the second half on Thursday. NCJ photos by Rick Holtz
    Nolan Dubas talks things over with Fullerton coach Will Wagner during the second half on Thursday. 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…