“You just have to continue to execute,” Reeder noted. “You can’t pay any attention to the scoreboard and get caught up in the score. You can always continue to work hard, execute at a high level and get better.

“The key was being relentless at the start,” Reeder added. “With Warrensburg-Latham’s style of play, if you don’t play fundamentally sound, they’ll take advantage of that. Our kids did a great job.”

There was no letdown at halftime. Gaddis and Brendan Niebrugge started draining threes and the margin continued to widen. Gaddis knocked down three and Niebrugge two more in the third quarter. Both of them connected from long range in the midst of another 10-0 scoring spree.

When Gaddis drilled another deep three at the buzzer, the Shoes had whopping 37-point edge, 61-24, heading into the final eight minutes. The mercy clock ran throughout the final period.

“It’s not a coincidence that Garrett shoots the ball so well,” Reeder said. “He has put in a lot of time on his game. He gives us a huge advantage off the bench. He’s quite a weapon.”

James Niebrugge led four Shoes in double figures with 18 points. Gaddis scored 12 and Brendan Niebrugge and Caleb Siemer both added 11. Siemer came close to turning in a rare triple-double performance. He had 10 assists and eight rebounds.

The Shoes shot 55 percent overall, connecting on 26-of-47 attempts. They were 10-for-21 from three-point range and 6-for-8 at the foul line. They held a 26-19 rebounding edge.

THS improved to 14-2 overall. The Shoes will have a tough test Tuesday night when they travel to play St. Joseph-Ogden. The Spartans, 12-2, were ranked No. 3 in Class 2A last week.

“St. Joe is a very good team and they have a tremendous player in Ty Pence,” Reeder said. “We’ve played a lot of good teams already this season and faced a lot of different styles. We’re looking forward to the game.”