WCMS boys roll into CTC semis

Warren County came into Tuesday night?s game in the Central Tennessee Conference tournament as the No. 2 seed, and took on the seventh-seeded Coffee County Red Raiders. The Pioneers? quickness and fast-paced play was too much for Coffee County as Warren County ran to a 58-18 victory.

The Red Raiders managed just four points in the opening period, with two points each from Shane Salley and Reed Wolf. Warren County?s offense was unstoppable with Tylan Martin, Tyler Glenn and Jaylen Mount running the floor running the floor and laying in baskets at will. Mitchell McCorkle hit a 3-pointer midway through the period as Warren County held a 15-4 advantage by the end of the first.

Coffee County scored four points in the second period. Glenn connected for all six of the Pioneers? points in the quarter, giving Warren County a 21-8 lead at the break.

The Pioneer defense continued to dominate the floor in the second half, as Coffee County was held to seven points in the third quarter. The Red Raiders scored at the 5:35 and 3:28 mark, but during that time Warren County got baskets from Martin, Glenn and five points from McCorkle ? who added a 3-pointer. Reed Wolf converted a three-point play for Coffee County with three minutes left in the period. Warren County closed out the period with six points to hold a 35-15 advantage heading into the final period.

Michael Thrower hit a 3-point basket to start the fourth period for the Pioneers. Coffee County hit the back end of two from the line and then added a basket from Wolf for its only points in the period. Warren County closed out the game with 17 points in the final two minutes of play with baskets from Mount, Hayden Woods, Cody Fults, McCorkle and a 3-pointer from Jacob Reagan.

Glenn and McCorkle had 14 points each for the Pioneers. Mount hit for 10, McColloch and Woods had four points each. Fults, Reagan, Martin and Thrower added three points apiece.

For the Red Raiders, Wolf had nine, Shane Salley hit for four, Clayborne and Jon Henegar added two points each and Justin Jones had one point.

The Pioneers played Thursday night in the tournament semifinals. The championship game is scheduled for Saturday night.