Lady Pioneers cruise to win
Seven players scored for the Lady Pioneers 5-6 grade basketball team Monday night to help Warren County Middle School defeat the Lady Warriors of Centertown 30-4 at the WCMS gym.
The Lady Pioneers used aggressive defense and a solid inside game from Lea Montgomery who hit for six points in the quarter, helped WCMS to a 12-0 lead by the end of the first period. The Lady Warriors had few chances to score in the first half due to WCMS speed. The Lady Pioneers did a good job of stepping into the passing lanes to come up with the turnover from Centertown. WCMS put 10 points on the board in the second period and held Centertown to two points. With :54 left in the half Centertown’s Chandra Ward went to the foul line and hit two shots to end the Lady Warriors scoring drought. Warren County held a 22-2 lead at the break.
In the second half both teams struggled from the floor. Tie balls and turnovers resulted in a low scoring second half. Sha McKinley hit for all four of the Lady Pioneers points in the third period, while Katie Sain scored Centertown’s only basket. In the final period Centertown went cold from the floor and WCMS added four points to its lead with shots from McKinley and Lauren Lytle for the 26 point win.
For the Lady Pioneers, Montgomery had eight points, Chancerie Martin and McKinley had six points each. Lytle hit for four points, Taylor Douglass and Kindy Black added two points each. For Centertown, Sain and Ward had two points each.