Pioneer freshmen clipped by Cookeville
The Pioneer freshmen held their own against a tough Cookeville squad Monday night, only to fall just short in a 42-39 nail-biter.
Trailing by a point (38-37) entering the game’s final quarter, Warren County held the Cavaliers to just one field goal and a 2-of-6 free-throw percentage in the fourth. But the Pioneers could not manage a field goal of their own in the period either, and got just two points at the free-throw line during the game’s final eight minutes.
With the loss, WCHS fell to 10-4 overall and now stands at 4-4 in district play.
Brandon Adcock scored on Warren County’s first two possessions of Monday’s contest, but the Cavaliers heated up and went on an 11-point run before closing the first with a 15-8 lead.
The Pioneers seized momentum for a while in the second, with a 6-0 scoring run that cut the Cavalier lead to 17-14 early in the quarter. But paced by Dan Curry, who scored 10 of his team-high 14 points in the period, the Cavaliers held on and closed the half with an 8-0 run to carry a 31-22 lead into the break.
Warren County turned up its defensive pressure in the third, holding Cookeville to just seven points. Shay Glenn turned in seven of his own for the Pioneers, helping them close the gap to a point before the end of the third.
Adcock finished with 16 points to lead the Pioneers, despite being held to just one field goal in the second half. Glenn scored nine, while Warren Swann and Ricky Curtis had four each. Josh Judkins, Ben Dunn and Jordan Underhill each scored two.
In addition to Curry’s 14, Matt Hill finished with 13 while Zac Hennigan had seven for the Cavaliers. Tyler Wolf scored four, Grayson Grimes added two and the duo of Jared Phillips and Wesley Flatt had one each.