Freshmen fall by five
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Playing host to the Riverdale Warriors, the Pioneers got 18 second-half points from Weir, but faltered at the free-throw line and fell to their guests from Murfreesboro, 55-50.
Weir took over the game for the Pioneers, after his team took a 23-21 lead into halftime. The speedy forward scored all of his team’s 12 third-quarter points, but four 3-pointers from the Warriors helped Riverdale take a 10-point lead — 45-35 — into the game’s final period.
Six unanswered points from Weir allowed WCHS to claw its way back into the ballgame, and a layup from Kyle Mullican cut the RHS lead to 45-43 with just under six minutes to play.
Down the stretch, however, Riverdale took advantage of Pioneer fouls to keep its narrow lead, hitting eight of 10 attempts over the final four minutes to seal the win. Conversely, although the Pioneers got a pair of baskets from Chris Weitzel in the game’s final minute, they managed just one free throw out of 10 fourth-quarter attempts, and went 1-for-13 in the second half.
Weir finished with a whopping 21 points, while Weitzel scored 12, including eight in the second quarter.
Justin Bouldin finished with nine points, Josh Moore had six, and Mullican chipped in two. The Pioneers were 4-for-19 from the charity stripe for the game.
Riverdale got 14 points from Paul Boykin, while Zach Jones netted 13. DeAndre Maupins and Michael Young had 11 each, JayPaul Lenker tossed in four, and Will Roden rounded out the winning effort with two.
The Pioneers return to action Monday night, with a road game against White County.