Lady Pioneers top Tullahoma

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Mary Kate Fisher (32) goes up against a Tullahoma West defender on the way to two of her team-high 12 points during Monday night’s game at WCMS.

In their last meeting in Tullahoma the Warren County Middle School eighth-grade Lady Pioneers escaped with a one-point victory. But Monday night at home Warren County took care of business with an easy win over Tullahoma West, 30-20.

Taylor Hennessee, Taylor Nunley and Mary Kate Fisher took the ball straight to the basket in the open period as the three combined for nine points, while Tullahoma struggled from the floor with four points in the period.

Warren County jumped out to a14-6 lead with four minutes left to play in the first half with Fisher and Hennessee giving the Lady Pioneers the big lead. Tullahoma bounced back with three minutes left on the clock as missed free-throws by Warren County let Tullahoma pull within four at the break at 16-12. Warren County was one of eight from the line in the second period.

In the third period all but two of Warren County’s nine points would come from the foul line. Fisher and Nunley scored from the line, while aggressive defense by the Lady Pioneers held Tullahoma to four points in the period and gave the Lady Pioneers a 25-16 lead by the end of the period.

In the final period all points from both teams except two points came from the foul line. Fisher had the Lady Pioneers’ only basket from the floor when she hit a jumper at the three minute mark. Tullahoma went to the line eight times hitting two of 12 in the fourth as Warren County rolled by 10.

For the Lady Pioneers, Fisher led with 12 points, Hennessee hit for nine, Nunley added five, Ashlee Malone scored two, Katie Rogers and Korie Grayson had one point each. For Tullahoma West, leading the way was Holly Kizer with five points and Sarah Binion had four points.