Pioneers take two from Dibrell
The Lady Pioneers held off a late run to take a 33-26 win over the home-standing Lady Wildcats, while in boys action the Pioneers had no trouble finishing up the sweep, as they rolled to a 54-29 victory over Dibrell’s boys.
The girls game started slow, with neither team establishing its offensive rhythm. WCMS put up a pair of field goals and went 1-of-11 from the line, but held Dibrell to just one Kayla Bond free throw to lead 5-1 after the first period.
The Lady Pioneers came to life in the second, however, and got a pair of 3-pointers from Ashlee Malone and four more from Taylor Nunley to go up 17-7 by halftime.
Nunley posted four more points in the third, and WCMS out-scored its hosts 8-6 in the period to keep its lead. Although Dibrell mounted a mini-comeback in the fourth, posting 13 points, the Lady Pioneers scored eight of their own to take the win.
Nunley’s 10 led the way for WCMS, while Malone added eight and Mary Kate Fisher posted six. Amy Hutton had four, Chelsea Lawson and Lacy Pack had two each, and Taylor Hennessee scored one. Bond and Natasha Burks added nine each for Dibrell, while Molly Lawrence scored eight.
• The boys’ tilt saw WCMS more than double Dibrell’s offensive production in each of the first three quarters.
Justin Bouldin posted eight of his game-high 18 points in the first, as the Pioneers built a 16-7 lead, then six different players scored in the second period to help Warren County to a 34-15 halftime advantage.
The third quarter saw WCMS out-score Dibrell 12-6, behind six points from Bouldin, and both teams finished with eight fourth-quarter points as the Pioneers had built more than enough of a lead to preserve the victory.
In addition to Bouldin’s 18, WCMS got six points apiece from Josh Moore, Lane McCoy and Casey Talbert. Kyle Mullican, Chris Weitzel, Trea Miller and Brandon Hodges had four each, while Cody Adcock rounded out the winning tally with two.
Dibrell’s Allen McCormick led the way with 13, while Damien Cantrell scored four. Ryan Daniel and Cody Bond had three each, with Robby Curtis, Jon Roberts and Lou Christian netting two each.