Second Half Swoon Stops Leyton

Leyton's Warrior Boys Basketball team blazed through their regular season schedule with an 18-and-4 record, a D1-12 Subdistrict Championship and a District Final appearance. However, the season came to a halt on Tuesday at Cozad High School when the Warriors' season was ended by the tough defense of the Mead Raiders.

Leyton came into the D1-8 District Finals as the number 8 seed, and matched up against the 15-and-10 number 9 seed Mead Raiders. The game was played at a neutral site, and both teams had to travel quite a distance to get to Cozad High School for the game.

Mead was able to open an...