Pioneer boys roughed up by Riverdale
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Sparked by a 22-point night from LeBrian Lyons, the Warriors (17-4, 8-0 district) closed the first quarter with a 13-2 run, taking a 22-10 lead by the end of the period, and never looked back.
The Pioneers, who fell to 6-11 overall and 0-8 in District 7-AAA play, put together a 6-0 run midway through the second, cutting Riverdale’s lead to 10 points at 26-16. But the athleticism of Lyons and the muscle of Warrior big man Chris Perkins were too much to contain, and Riverdale closed out the first half with a 38-20 lead.
That lead continued to swell through the second half, which opened with an 8-2 Warrior run thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers from Lyons and Terrance Savannah. The Warriors led by as many as 28 points in the third quarter, before a Kyle Thompson basket closed the quarter with the Pioneers trailing 60-34.
Riverdale’s scoreboard advantage reached the 30-point mark early in the game’s final stanza, when Michael Lavender came through with four straight points. Reese Bishop posted six of his team-high 14 points in the period, but a 10-4 Warrior surge late in the quarter led both teams to clear their benches for the closing moments of the contest.
In addition to Bishop’s 14, the Pioneers — who lost their fifth straight — got 10 points each from Brandon Adcock and Kyle Thompson. Todd Gilley finished with eight points, while Brooks Majors, Jordan Underhill and Warren Swann chipped in two apiece.
Perkins finished with 15 points, all of which came in the first half, and Savannah posted 12, including a pair of 3-pointers. Every Warrior who dressed for the game saw action, with 13 different players cracking the scoring column.
The Pioneers were scheduled to face Tullahoma at home Saturday night, and travel to White County for a district matchup Tuesday.