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Pioneers clip Eagles 36-32

Tuesday night the Warren County Middle School’s boys seventh-grade basketball team improved to 8-1 in county play with a narrow win over Morrison 36-32.

In the first period both teams struggled from the floor. The Pioneers held a 6-4 lead by the end of the period. Morrison came fighting back in the second period, out-scoring WCMS 10-6 and held a one-point lead at the break 22-21.

Offense was hard to come by in the third period for both teams, but by the end of the quarter Warren County tied the game at 30-30.

In the final period Warren County’s press finally came up with several big steals by Coty Keel and Paul Lawson Prater. Morrison still managed 10 points in the period but turnovers made the difference as the Pioneers scored 15 to take the win.

For the Pioneers, Courtney Blevins had 18 points and 14 boards. Prater had nine points, Keel hit for six, Matt McCulloch had two and Casey Myers added one point.

For the Eagles, Duston Holland and Charlie Hennessee had eight points each. Casey Dunn had six, Bobby Fults hit for four, Jonathan Holland, Clay Parker and Zach West added two points each.

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