WCMS wallops Warriors – Pioneer JV wins by 39
Warren County Middle School?s man-to-man defense proved to be too much for Woodland Tuesday night as the junior varsity Pioneer basketball team ran to a 51-12 win over the Warriors in the WCMS gym.
In the first period the Pioneers defense overwhelmed the Warriors as Woodland turned the ball over six times. On the other side of the ball Warren County posted nine points, with the help of two steals by Andy McElroy, as Hunter Adams, Micah McColloch and Thomas Locke put points on the board as the Pioneers held a 9-0 lead by the end of the period.
Locke got things going in the second period with a 3-pointer at the 5:32 mark. Dustin Ward finally got the Warriors on the board with a runner in the paint. But once again Warren County?s defense gave the Warriors problems. Locke hit for two, McElroy nailed a 3-pointer and baskets by Jacob Reagan and McColloch gave the Pioneers a 22-2 lead. Ward hit from the paint with under a minute to play in the half and with one tick left on the clock Hunter Adams put Warren County up by 20 at 24-4 as the half came to an end.
The Pioneers opened the third with back-to-back baskets from McColloch, who added a 3-pointer. Hunter Brown tried to get the Warriors offense going as he hit two baskets in the period and Joe Roberts added a basket. But Warren County added two baskets before the period ended to take a 33-10 lead.
In the final period, Locke came up with a steal and basket to get the Pioneers rolling. Justin Ware hit the offensive glass for a basket and added three more points from the foul line after hitting three-of-four attempts. Brennon Lytle launched a 3-point attempt, but was fouled as he went to the line and sank three-of-three. The Warriors hit their only basket of the period just before the buzzer ended the game as Warren County rolled to win by 39 points.
For the Pioneers, Locke and McColloch led with 13 points each. Ware added seven, Austin Green had six, Reagan, McElroy, Adams and Lytle added three points apiece.
Ward and Brown had four points each for the Warriors and Joe Roberts and Joshua England added two points each.