Pioneers, Lady Pioneers swept at Baylor
Warren County High School’s basketball teams suffered a road sweep Tuesday night, falling to their counterparts from Chattanooga’s Baylor School.
The Lady Pioneers led early before falling to the Lady Red Raiders 57-50, while the Pioneer boys came out on the short end of a lopsided 69-44 contest.
With the losses, the Lady Pioneers fell to 12-11, while the Pioneer boys dropped to 13-11 on the season.
In Tuesday’s opening tilt, the Lady Pioneers jumped out to an early lead, scoring the first 10 points of the game before Baylor was able to get on the board. Leah Cunningham, Whitney Pelham and Katie Simpson all connected from behind the 3-point arc, to help their team to a 21-15 lead by the end of the first quarter.
Baylor righted its ship in the second period, however, out-scoring the Lady Pioneers 14-10 in the frame to cut the WCHS edge to 31-29 by halftime, and posted 15 third-quarter points while holding Warren County to 12 to take a 44-43 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Pioneers could never regain momentum in the game’s final stanza, and connected on just three field goals in the period, including two by Jasmine Ware who finished with a team-high 18 points.
Pelham had 10 points to help the Lady Pioneers’ cause, while Cunningham added eight and Linsey Cornelius scored seven. Simpson added five, while Vanessa Cornelius rounded out the scoring with two points.
In the boys’ game, Baylor’s Jonathan Adams got his team off to a big start, and the Red Raiders never looked back.
Adams posted 14 of his game-high 28 points in the first quarter, as Baylor went on top 19-6 by the end of the period. Warren County managed just three field goals in the second, including 3-pointers by Ross Marlowe and Randal Harrell. But the Raiders’ tight defensive pressure helped them stay on top, and the home team took a 33-16 lead into intermission.
WCHS got into a better offensive rhythm in the second half, out-scoring Baylor 16-15 in the third period. But Baylor’s Trey Tindell posted 10 points in the fourth quarter, and Adams added six more to help their team hold on for the victory.
Randal Harrell, who scored eight points in the fourth, finished with 17 to lead the Pioneers, while Kyle Thompson and Reese Bishop had eight apiece. Marlowe finished with three, while Cody Hillis, Todd Gilley, Breu Bonner and Andy Harrell had two each.
Adams’ 28 lead Baylor, while Tindell finished with 14.
The Pioneers and Lady Pioneers return to District 7-AAA action tonight, with a home doubleheader against Lebanon. Tonight’s girls game tips off at 6:30.