Early lead not enough for WCHS freshmen
Warren County’s freshman boys let a 10-point lead slip away Monday night, as they fell to the visiting Riverdale freshmen 58-49 at the Charlie Dalton Gym.
After taking a 17-7 lead by the end of the first quarter, the Pioneers saw their lead whittled down to three points by halftime.
Ethan Womack and Jonathan Morris led their team to the early lead, posting eight and five points, respectively. Riverdale came to life in the second, however, hitting seven of its 12 efforts from the field on the way to 19 points in the quarter as it chipped the Pioneer lead down to 29-26.
The Pioneers found offense hard to come by in the third quarter, managing just eight shot attempts and 10 points. Riverdale, on the other hand, got nine points from guard Scott Thomas and five more from LaDoctor Minter as they tallied a 20-point quarter to go up 46-39 by the quarter’s end.
Back-to-back baskets opened the Riverdale fourth, but a 10-4 run from the Pioneers brought them back into the game and cut the Warrior lead to 54-49.
The Pioneers were held scoreless for the game’s final two minutes, however, and Riverdale closed things out at the free-throw line, hitting just 4-of-11, but securing the nine-point win.
Morris led the way for the Pioneers with 15 points and seven rebounds, while Womack had 14 points, two boards and blocked a pair of shots. Kenny Roberts had eight points, while Tyler Blair scored six. Rogers, Todd Dunn and Cody Nabors had two points each, and helped WCHS out-rebound the Warriors by a narrow 25-23 margin.
Thomas had 20 points and five boards for the Warriors, while Minter scored 16 points and hauled down five rebounds. Tanner Gore had nine points and seven boards, while Tyler Lusk scored seven points and Andre Smithson had six.
The Pioneers are slated to play at White County Thursday night.