The Washington boys led 35-15 at halftime, but struggled in the second half and lost to Dubuque Hempstead 62-54 Friday at Washington.

The Warriors dominated in the first half, going on a 21-9 run in the second quarter. But Hempstead out-scored Washington 19-7 in the third quarter and 28-12 in the fourth.

Keegan Moore had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Washington (2-5), and Jared Printy had 10 points.

Avery Butler had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Hempstead (6-1), and Robert Duax had 14 points.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (62): McDonough 3 2-2 8, Rindfleisch 3 2-4 9, Paulsen 3 2-2 9, Duax 4 5-7 14, Butler 7 7-9 24, Bitter 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 18-24 64.

WASHINGTON (54): Kramer 1 3-8 8, Strait 0 0-0 0, Hoeger 0 2-2 2, Wills 1 0-1 2, Snitker 0 0-0 0, Richmond 2 0-0 4, Arrington 4 0-0 9, Moore 4 4-7 13, Printy 3 2-2 10, Thulin 1 0-0 2, Williams 0 0-00, Dawson 0 0-0 0, Good-Jones 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 8-12 54.

Halftime – Washington 35, Dubuque Hempstead 15. 3-point goals – Dubuque Hempstead 6 (Butler 3, Rindfleisch, Paulsen, Duax), Washington 6 (Kramer 2, Printy 2, Arrington, Moore).