WCMS girls down DeKalb Middle
Warren County Middle School’s eighth-grade girls used an explosive second half to pull away to a big win over DeKalb Middle on Friday.
With 20 points in the second quarter, the Lady Pioneers turned a 16-13 halftime lead into a blowout, and went on to capture a 42-26 victory.
Tied 7-7 after one quarter, the Lady Pioneers out-scored the Lady Saints 9-6 in the second to carry a narrow three-point edge into the intermission.
But WCMS left the locker rooms on a mission, and got off to a roaring start in the second-half, out-scoring their guests 20-10 in the third to take a 36-23 lead into the game’s final stanza.
Both teams went to their bench in the fourth, with WCMS posting six points to DeKalb’s three to seal the win.
Taylor Nunley led the way for Warren County with seven points, while Ashlee Malone had five. Katie Rogers and Marie Kate Fisher scored four, while Taylor Hennessee had three, Korie Grayson chipped in one and Jamie Bush rounded out the winning effort with a free throw.
Shay Sullivan’s 15 points led DeKalb, which also got 11 from Vanessa Ingram and seven from Felicia Moore. Kayla Fish netted four, Keshia Poss and Sarah West had two each, and Jessica Harney had one.
The Lady Pioneers and their counterparts on the boys’ squad will travel to Avery Trace on Dec. 2.