Lady Pioneer sixth-graders top Eastside

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.)

Warren County Middle’s Kaci Lupo (20) and Eastside’s Amanda Mayfield go up for a rebound during the second half of Monday night’s game at WCMS. (Rob Nunley photo)

Warren County Middle’s sixth-grade girls dominated the boards, and dominated the Lady Bulldogs in their home matchup with Eastside Monday night.

Holding the Eastside girls to just three points in the first half, WCMS cruised to an eventual 38-18 victory.

Tough defense led to several early baskets for the Lady Pioneers, who went up 13-0 by the end of the first period and didn’t allow an Eastside field goal until the final minute of the half.

Ahead 17-3 at intermission, WCMS was able to roll to the victory, taking a 28-7 lead into the fourth quarter and keeping a 20-point margin despite 11 fourth-quarter points from Eastside’s Emily Womack.

Womack finished with 15, while Peyton Hall had two points and Sera Reyes scored one.

WCMS was led by Bree Smith’s 10 points, and got eight from Kelsey Nowlin. Kaci Lupo and Katie Wanamaker netted four each, while six Lady Pioneers — Taylor Johnson, Sarah Jacobs, Hailey Jones, Whitney Justice, Lauren Hunt and Macaulli Clendenon — had two each.