Pioneer No. 2 edges First Baptist
Pioneer No. 2 came away with a close victory over First Baptist in Thursday’s church league basketball action, winning 47-44 after out-scoring their opponents 11-9 in the game’s final period.
John Templeton led all scorers with 20 points, setting the pace for Pioneer No. 2, while Josh Nunley had 14 and Kenny Smith scored 10.
Corey Warden’s 14 led First Baptist, which got a dozen points from Brad Womack.
In other games from Thursday:
Living Waters 53,
Apostolic Faith 35
Living Waters picked up its sixth win of the year, downing Apostolic Faith behind a 17-point night from Jeremiah Hodges. Nick Ramsey added 14, while Michael Martin and Buddy Majors scored eight each.
J.J. Smith’s 15 led Apostolic, with Tom Barrett chipping in a dozen points.
Locust St. 61,
First Assembly 47
After leading just 23-20 at the half, Locust Street erupted for 22 third-quarter points to blow the game open.
Randy Mullican led his team with 19 points, while Chris Hennessee added 18. First Assembly’s Patrick Killian had 25, with Mike Lee scoring eight.
In games from Monday, Jan. 7:
Pioneer #1 72,
Pioneer #2 37
The two teams from Pioneer went nose-to-nose, with the league leaders claiming a lopsided victory.
Brandon Adcock led the scoring effort with 14 points, while Randal Harrell added 13. Todd Sauer and Tyrell Nunley scored 10 each. Pioneer No. 2 got a dozen points from Craig Mitchell and 10 from Templeton, while Nunley scored six.
First Baptist 41,
Morrison 38
First Baptist eked out a win over Morrison, out-scoring their foes 9-5 in the fourth quarter. Womack’s 11 points led the winners, while Clint Moore scored 10.
Morrison’s Ryan Williams had a game-high 19 points, while Steve Elam scored eight.
Apostolic Faith 50,
Covenant 30
Covenant remained winless, after being held to single-digit scoring totals for the game’s final three quarters.
Apostolic’s Smith had 16 points, while Jonathan Jones scored 15 and Jeff Robinson added nine, all on first-quarter 3-pointers. Covenant’s Chris Madewell scored a dozen points, while Cody Nabors had eight.
Church League
Basketball Standings
Through Jan. 10
TEAM REC
Pioneer 1 7-1
Central 6-2
Locust St. 6-2
Living Waters 6-3
Pioneer 2 5-3
First Assembly 4-4
First Baptist 4-5
Apostolic Faith 3-6
Morrison 2-6
Covenant 0-8