Middle School Lady Devils' season ends in playoffs

The Warren County Middle School Lady Devils capped off a successful basketball season Wednesday night with a trip to Hancock to compete in the postseason tournament. The Lady Devils' 11-3 record in the regular season earned them the sub-region crown and a number one seed in the championship tournament. They were paired up against Wilkinson County who also came into the tournament with an identical record at 11-3.

The Lady Warriors of Wilkinson County began the game with an aggressive press that kept Warren County on their heels for much of game. Despite the pressure applied by the Warrior defense, Warren County was able to limit the scoring of Wilkinson County and ended the first period trailing by only six.

Wilkinson County took control in the second period as they outscored the Devils 16-6. Warren County seemed to figure out the Warrior press and had plenty of opportunities to score, however the shots simply would not fall for the Devils on their end of the court. The first half ended with the Devils trailing 28-12.

Halftime did nothing to diminish the momentum of Wilkinson County as they outscored the Devils 20-9 in the second half. Wilkinson won by a final score of 48-21. Tomeka Harris was the leading scorer for the Devils with 11 points.

This year's middle school team was made up of mostly 8th graders. Coach Barnes commented, "The girls were naturally disappointed to end the season the way they did, but I'm proud of their accomplishments this year. Winning the sub-region is nothing to hang our head about."