JOHN CURTIS - Daily Union Sports Editor
Central A&M; fell behind by nine at the half and never could recover on Tuesday against Warrensburg, losing 58-49.
A&M; leading scorer Ryan Workman got his production up again, leading all players at free throw line, making 9-of-10, and scoring a game-high 21 points, In addition to that, the Raiders made 12-of-14 free throws. But, it still wasn't enough to beat the Cards.
Warrensburg had three players, not one, in double figures. Bird had 18, Taylor 17 and Albert with ten. Warrensburg outshot A&M; from the arc 6 to 3. It was a 9-point advantage in a 9-point win.
Warrensburg tok a 6-pointlead early and built it to nine by the break, 31-22. A&M; cut the lead bak to six heading into the fourth, but couldn't get over the hump and the Cards pushed the final deficit back to nine at the buzzer.
A&M; heads to Clinton for the regular season final on Friday, then is cast out to the Cerro Gordo Regional next week. As the #3 seed, A&M; plays #6 seed Decatur Lutheran on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Warrensburg 58, Central A&M; 49
W-L 13-18-10-17—58
A&M; 7-15-13-14—49
A&M; stats: Ryan Workman 21 (6 FGs, 9/10 FTs), Lance Napier 7 (1-2, 1-3 pt FGs, 2/2 FTs), Conner Bridgman 6 (3 FGs), Collin Townsend 6 (2-3 pt FGs), Trent Duncan 5 (2 FGs, 1/2 FTs), Keeling 4 (2 FGs). Team FGs 17 (3-3 pt; Towsend 2, Napier). Team FTs 12-of-14.
W-L stats: Bird 18 (2-2s, 2-3 pt FGs, 8-of-11 FTs), Taylor 17 (5-2s, 3-3 pt FGs), Albert 10 (4 FGs, 2/2 FTs), Dunn 6 (2 FGs, 2/2 FTs), C. Munson 4 (2 FGs, 0/1 FTs), Matthews 3 (FG). Team FGs 20 (6-3 pt: Taylor 3, Bird 2, Matthews). Team FTs 12-of-16
