“We can get there,” said LaVan after the Dragons’ 63-45 loss on Saturday to Punxsutawney in the tip-off tourney championship at Warren Area High School. “We are inexperienced and need floor time. Lots of it.”

Warren — with a roster that includes just one senior — was outscored 19-8 in the second quarter and 18-8 in the fourth quarter of the day-two loss.

“Our youth showed tonight,” said LaVan. “Punxsy is a very good team. They were better than us tonight.”

Despite the loss, freshman Peyton Wotorson led Warren in scoring for the second straight night and was named to the all-tournament team. Wotorson scored 9 points and junior Halle Kuzminski — also all-tourney — added 8 points.

Photo by Mark Evans Warren’s Peyton Wotorson goes up for two over Punxsutawney’s Riley Doverspike on Saturday in the Dragons’ 63-45 loss at Warren Area High School.

Wotorson, Kuzminski, Alana Stuart and Gracie Ruhlman scored 4 points apiece for Warren in an 18-13 first quarter. The Dragons (1-1) were outscored 50-27 by Punxsutawney the rest of the way. Senior Chloe Plesloid led the Chucks with 27 points, including 7 for 7 from the line in the fourth quarter.

PUNXSUTAWNEY (63)

Presloid 7 10-14 27, DGriebel 4 2-5 11, SGriebel 1 2-2 4, Burkett 1 0-0 2, Doverspike 0 0-0 0, McMahon 1 1-3 3, Powell 7 2-2 16. Totals 21 17-26 63.

WARREN (45)

SRuhlman 2 0-0 5, Kuzminski 2 4-5 8, Farr 2 0-0 5, Davidson 0 3-6 3, Roell 0 0-0 0, Stuart 2 1-2 6, Wotorson 4 0-0 9, Irwin 1 2-2 4, GRuhlman 2 1-2 5, Foster 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 11-17 45.

3-point goals–Presloid 3, DGriebel, SRuhlman, Farr, Stuart, Wotorson.

Punxsutawney 13 19 13 18 — 63

Warren 18 8 11 8 — 45