Pioneers fall, still winless in district action
A still image from “The Editor & The Dragon”
A still image from “The Editor & The Dragon”
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Ben Sneed was the second-half difference-maker for the Blaze, who picked up their second league victory. Blackman’s big man had just two points at the halftime break, but posted 13 more over the final two stanzas to lead all scorers.
On the Pioneer side of the court, Warren County’s Todd Gilley scored seven points in the first two periods, helping his team to an 18-13 lead at the break.
But Gilley was held to a single basket in the second half, and the entire Pioneer team was limited to just two Adam Wood buckets in the fourth as Blackman built its eventual 10-point margin of victory.
With the loss, which snapped a three-game Pioneer win streak, Warren County fell to 6-10 overall and 0-4 in the District 7-AAA standings.
The Pioneers led for the first 20 minutes of Friday’s tilt, taking an 11-9 edge out of the first quarter and holding an 18-13 advantage at the halftime break.
But Blackman opened the third with back-to-back buckets, and went on a 9-0 run midway through the period, taking the lead for good on a Micah Morrisey 3-pointer with 3:43 to play in the period.
Warren County was down by just three points (32-29) going into the fourth, but Sneed scored three quick points to build on to the Blaze lead, and WCHS got no closer than four points for the remainder of the game.
Wood scored his team’s final six points, including all four of the Pioneers’ fourth-quarter total. But with WCHS having trouble finding the basket down the stretch, Blackman closed with a 6-0 run to take the double-digit win.
Sneed’s 15 points led the Blaze, while Dallas Williams had eight and Morrisey scored seven. Jaffarious Wade added six points on the night.
Gilley’s nine points led the way for WCHS, while Wood and Warren Swann had six each. Andy Harrell finished with five, Brandon Adcock scored four and Brooks Majors chipped in three.