WCMS varsity eases past East

Warren County Middle’s varsity boys evened their Central Tennessee Conference record to 3-3 Monday night, using a big third-quarter performance to take a 43-34 road win over Tullahoma East.

Trailing by a bucket at 19-17 at the halftime break, the Pioneers turned up their defensive pressure in the third, holding East to just one free throw over the course of the quarter while scoring nine points of their own to take the lead for good.

East tried to make a comeback by fouling to conserve clock, but the Pioneers ? who had managed to hit just one of 10 efforts from the charity stripe in the first half, came through with nine points on 18 tries, including a 6-of-8 clip from Brett Patterson, who finished with a team-high 11 points.

Tyler Glenn just missed a double-double, finishing with nine points and 10 steals as well as five rebounds. He scored six points in the fourth quarter to help preserve the WCMS lead.

Mark Harvey had six points and pulled down 13 rebounds, while Tylan Martin had six points, including a 3-pointer which opened the game.

Slayden Rogers had three, while Jay Hutchings, Patrick Harvey, Ben Davis and Cody Fults had two each. Fults also came away with 10 steals.

East was led by Walt Passarello’s 12 points, and suffered the loss thanks in part to a 2-of-24 effort from the free-throw line.

The Pioneers face a big challenge Thursday night, when they take on White County.