The WACO Warriors got a pair of convincing home basketball wins last night against Wapello. The girls’ game saw WACO take a 16-8 advantage at the end of the first quarter and lead 28-13 at halftime. But it wouldn’t be until the second half that the Warriors would truly pull away for a 57-19 victory. A big part of that was senior Ellah Kissell exploding for 17 of her game-high 27 points in the second half. Fellow senior Grace Coble finished with 12 points, and juniors Emma Wagler and Marie Farmer added eight points each to guide the Warriors to 2-1.

The boys’ game actually saw Wapello rally late in the opening period to take a 15-13 lead. But it would be all WACO from there, as the Warriors flipped that brief deficit into a 40-18 lead at the half and would go on to win 76-29. Junior Hunter Hughes again led the scoring with 25 points, 19 of which came before the break. Chase Waterhouse also got into double figures with 10 points, while fellow juniors Colton Leichty and Isaac Oswald had nine each. The WACO boys are 2-0. Both Warriors team will next play in a huge early-season conference rivalry Tuesday night at Winfield-Mount Union