Freshmen split at Lebanon

Warren County High School?s freshman basketball teams came away from Lebanon with a split Monday night, with the Lady Pioneers winning by double digits and the Pioneers clipped by just four points.

Three Lady Pioneers finished in double digits, as coach Carl Curtis? girls downed the Blue Devilettes by a 48-31 final.

Lauren Lytle came on strong in the second quarter, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers and two free throws to help her team turn a 13-9 first-quarter lead into a 26-15 advantage by halftime.

Lytle finished with a dozen points, while Leah Montgomery and Tessa King had 11 apiece.

Lebanon?s girls, which were led by an 11-point night by Anna Stafford and nine points from Dee Kendall, trailed 37-24 after three quarters, and were out-scored 22-16 through the second half as WCHS held on for the win.

? The Pioneers weren?t as fortunate, as their second-half rally came up short and they fell to the Blue Devils by a narrow 56-52 margin.

Missed shots from the field and the charity stripe cost the Pioneers early, as they fell behind 18-9 after a quarter and trailed 31-11 late in the first half before trimming the gap to a dozen (32-20) by intermission.

Warren County began the second half with a flourish, scoring six unanswered points, and continued to chip away at the Devils? lead, trimming the gap to a basket late in the game.

In the closing moments of the contest, Lebanon missed a free throw which would have put them up by three, but the Blue Devils were able to haul in the rebound and score on a put-back to provide the final margin of victory.

Mark Harvey led the Pioneers? efforts with a dozen points, while Dylan Blair had 10 and Cody Bond scored seven.

The freshmen are scheduled to travel to Coffee County Thursday, with the girls? game set to begin at 6 p.m.