Freshmen stop Sparta – 15 Pioneers score in Thursday?s win
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During first-period action, the two teams battled things out on the inside. Michael Brewer hit a runner in the paint for the Pioneers and Jacob Lee worked the boards, going to the foul line and hitting 1-of-4. Dewayne Mace kept the Warriors going, hitting a bucket from just inside the arc and then connecting for a 3-pointer. Lou Christian and Tyler Adcock added baskets for Warren County just before the period ended as the game was tied at 10-10.
Warren County took the lead for good in the second period, but not before Caleb Lowery hit a 3-pointer for White County. Cody Bond hit for 10 points in the second for the Pioneers and Logan Seamons added seven points, including a 3-pointer, as Warren County held a 34-20 advantage at the break.
In the third period Warren County got two quick baskets from Lee and Brewer. The Warriors hit for seven unanswered points during a two-minute run. But Warren County answered with a bucket in the paint from Lee, Brewer hit 1-of-2 from the line and Adcock hit a bucket to close out the third period, giving the Pioneers a 44-29 advantage.
In the final period Mark Harvey went to work on the paint for Warren County, scoring seven points in the period. Zach Stephens added a pair of baskets and Rudy Cotten added a bucket. White County tried to make a run with 18 points in the period, but the Pioneer defense kept things in check and secured the victory.
For the Pioneers, Seamons led with 12 points and Bond had 10. Harvey had eight, Lee and Brewer added five points apiece. Adcock, Dakota Taylor, Ethan Turner and Stephens had four points each. Jordan Young had three, Cotten and Christian had two points each and Cody Crouch had one point.
For the Warriors, Lowery led with 10 points. Jackson Butcher had eight, Mace added seven, Jeff Griffin had six, Seth Anderson added five, Matt Brown, Tyson Luna and Dustin Davis had three points each.