Davis helps Lady Pats keep WC girls winless in 7-AAA

Warren County?s high school girls fell to 3-14 on the season, and finished the first half of their District 7-AAA schedule without a league win, as they lost to Oakland?s Lady Patriots 64-45 Tuesday night at home.

With the loss, which saw the Lady Pioneers fall behind by 22 at halftime before out-scoring their guests 23-20 in the second half, WCHS fell to 0-7 in league play. They?ll begin their second trip through the district tonight, with a home contest against Siegel.

Oakland, which was led by a 26-point night by District MVP candidate Tara Davis, improved to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in the league standings.

Davis did much of her damage early, scoring 13 in the first quarter, including a long 3-pointer at the period?s closing horn, which gave the Lady Patriots a 23-12 lead.

WCHS held its guests without a field goal for the first three minutes of the second, and trimmed the gap to 26-17 on a basket by Brittany Frazier, who led the team with 10 points. But Oakland answered with an 11-2 scoring run, and scored seven more unanswered points down the stretch as the teams headed into halftime with OHS on top 44-22.

Both squads went cold from the field in the third quarter, with Oakland hitting just 5-of-15 attempts while the Lady Pioneers were 2-for-12. WCHS connected on eight free throws in the period, however, while Oakland was 1-of-6, and just before the period?s end Jessica Mullican hit a 3-pointer to close the quarter with the Lady Pioneers trailing 55-35.

Davis had six of her team?s nine fourth-quarter point total, while Rickee Roper added a trey of her own. The Lady Pioneers closed the game with an 11-3 scoring run, but it was too little and too late as Oakland carried home the double-digit victory.

Nine different Lady Pioneers got into the scoring column, as ? in an eerie bit of coincidence ? WCHS posted 45 points for the third straight time against a district opponent. In addition to Frazier?s 10, Brooke Bowman had six points, while Tessa King, Taylor Douglas, Taylor Nunley and Mullican all finished with five.

In addition to Davis? big night, Oakland got 18 points from Sarah King and nine from Kierra McCleary.

Game time tonight is scheduled for 6:30. In their previous meeting at Siegel, the Lady Pioneers lost by a 71-34 margin.