WCMS splits CTC openers

The ball comes loose as Warren County?s Jaylen Mount finds himself surrounded by Eagles during Thursday night?s Central Tennessee Conference matchup. Mount recovered the loose ball, and scored on the play.

The Pioneers took a 15-6 lead out of the first quarter of their game, then went on an 11-point run to open the second, building a 20-point advantage. But Harris kept the home squad off the board for the rest of the first half and much of the third quarter, trimming the gap to 26-17 and causing WCMS coach Monica Moore to replace her entire lineup.

The substitutes pulled momentum back onto the Pioneers? side, out-scoring Harris 5-1 through the remainder of the third quarter and sparking a 16-3 run which put the home team back on top 41-20 to nail down the victory.

Michael Thrower came off the bench to lead the Pioneers with 14 points, while Tyler Glenn and Mitchell McCorkle had 10 each and Roth Nunley added seven.

The Eagles got five points each from Brandon Daniels and Shaquille Kelso.

? The Lady Pioneers weren?t as fortunate, as they fell behind following a close first quarter on the way to a 31-22 loss.

Down 10-8 after a period, WCMS was out-scored by the Eaglettes 12-6 in the second and 7-2 in the third, as Harris built an advantage it would never surrender.

Brianna McDonald led the way for the winning side with nine points, while Kapriese Smythe had eight. Each of the Eaglettes? top scorers had 3-pointers to help them pull away in the second quarter.

Warren County got six points from Christian Johnson, while Bree Smith and Katie Wanamaker had four points apiece.