WCMS boys clip Centertown
The Warren County Middle School fifth- and sixth-grade boys escaped with a 36-32 win over Centertown Monday night at home.
The Pioneers started the game strong on offense and ended the first period going on a 12 point run. Centertown scored on its first two possessions but that would be all the Warriors could manage in the first period as WCMS held a 15-4 lead by the end of the quarter. In the second period Centertown turned things around after WCMS hit the first basket in the period putting seven straight points on the board. The Warriors pulled within four by the end of the half at 17-13.
In the second half defense by the Pioneers broke the game open. Turnovers by the Warriors resulted in 11 third quarter points for the Pioneers. Bradley Steg and Marshall Hobbs tried to narrow the gap for the Warriors but Pioneer Brett Patterson drove the lane for eight of his game high 20 points in the period. The Pioneers led by nine at the end of the third period. In the final period of play Steg and Hobbs got things going on offense for Centertown, while Matt Wilson and Cody Robinson turned up the defensive pressure. With two-minutes left in the game Centertown had pulled within three points. But Patterson took over for the Pioneers hitting three of his last five shots to secure the win.
For the Pioneers, Patterson had 20 points, Geoff Duncan and Mark Harvey had six points each and Ben Davis put four points on the board. For Centertown, Steg hit for 13 points, Hobbs had 12, Michael Brewer had six and Ethan Turner added one point.