WCMS marches over Saints
Friday afternoon at Warren County Middle, the eighth-grade Pioneers played host to DeKalb County Middle in a game played in front of the WCMS student body.
The Pioneers gave their classmates plenty to celebrate, as they opened up an early lead on the way to a 46-31 victory.
Holding their guests without a point for the first six minutes of Friday’s game, the Pioneers took off for a quick 8-0 lead thanks to tight pressure defense forcing several Saints turnovers.
DeKalb got on the board at the 1:18 mark, when Jason Shepherd converted a three-point play, but the Pioneers kept their composure and took a 12-7 lead into the second period.
Corey Poss nailed a pair of 3-pointers for the Saints in the second, but WCHS countered with four buckets from Cameron Smith and five more points from Casey Myers, and carried a 25-15 lead into halftime.
DeKalb County mounted a comeback in the third quarter, as WCMS managed just two field goals and allowed eight points, seeing their lead drop to 27-23 heading into the fourth.
But the Pioneers’ righted their ship over the final six minutes of the game, beginning with a Smith 3-pointer 10 seconds into the period. Smith added another trey late in the ballgame, and converted a 3-point play after a steal with less than three minutes to play to help seal the 15-point victory.
Smith finished with 17 points to lead the way for the Pioneers, who improved to 2-0 with the victory. P.L. Prater came through with 12 points, while Casey Myers had seven. Carlzell Robinson and Kyrie Harris added three each, while Coty Keel and Matt McColloch chipped in two each.
DeKalb County was led by Shepherd’s 14 points, while Poss had six and Hunter Stewart scored four. Anderson Webb and Payne Denman had three each, and Cody Atnip scored one point.