Cookeville girls roll over WCHS

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard

Brittany Frazier looks for some help along the baseline while drawing defensive pressure from Cookeville’s Nikki James during Tuesday night’s second half. (Rob Nunley photo)

The Lady Pioneers suffered their second district loss Tuesday night, falling to a tough Cookeville squad, 70-48, at the Charlie Dalton Gym.

After a close opening period, which ended with a 5-0 Lady Cavalier run, the Lady Pioneers struggled offensively in the second period, allowing their guests to build a nine-point halftime lead.

Another scoring surge, this time featuring six unanswered points, opened the second half for Cookeville, (5-2, 1-1 in District 7-AAA), and the Lady Cavs’ lead continued to swell as they carried a 58-40 advantage into the game’s final stanza and never looked back.

Amanda Locke was the lone Lady Pioneer to score in double figures, finishing with 15 points including two 3-pointers and a traditional three-point play. Elizabeth Kennamer turned in an eight-point night, while Heather Frazier had six Lauren Patterson and Elizabeth Lavoie had two each, while Kayla Bond added a free throw.

The Lady Cavaliers’ Andrea Copeland scored 12 of her game-high 16 points in the first half, while 6-foot-2 freshman Erin Helton, who transferred to Cookeville this year, turned in 16 points of her own as well as seven rebounds. Nikki James had nine points, while Bianca Burnett had seven.

Warren County fell to 3-4 with the loss, the Lady Pioneers’ third straight. Now 0-2 in district play, the Lady Pioneers are scheduled to travel to Murfreesboro tonight to take on Riverdale.