Pioneer boys fall short against Livingston Acad.

What was scheduled to be a varsity game for the WCMS boys team was changed to a junior varsity match for the Pioneer squad. Livingston defeated Warren County 48-43 in the WCMS gym as the Pioneers dropped to 4-5 on the season.

Mitchell McCorkle scored all eight points for the Pioneers in the first period. But it wasn’t enough to put Warren County on top by the end of the period. The Wildcats netted 11 points with the help of a 3-pointer from M.J. Lockhart and two baskets from Creed Hayes.

Livingston’s Lockhart went to work in the second period as he scored nine of the Wildcats 16 points. McCorkle once again went to work for the Pioneers hitting for nine of Warren County’s 12 points. Andy McElroy nailed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer to end the first half, but Livingston still held a 27-20 lead at the break.

The Pioneers offense struggled in the third period. David Lee got the Pioneers first basket of the period and Dylan Barnes and Jacob Reagan added one bucket each. The Wildcats netted nine points to hold a 36-28 lead by the end of the quarter.

With 3:36 left in the game the Pioneers trailed 41-30. But Warren County ran off eight unanswered points with basket from McCorkle, Reagan and Lee Carden. The Wildcats secured the victory from the free-throw line, hitting three-of-six in the final minute to secure the victory.

For Warren County McCorkle hit for 25, Reagan had four, Logan Underhill and McElroy had three points apiece, Barnes, Carden and Lee added two points each.

Lockhart hit for 18 and Brock Macon had 16 points to lead the Wildcats.