By Duane Sherrill | CONTRIBUTING WRITER
LYNCHBURG, Tenn.– The Moore County Middle School Raiders were finally defeated after a perfect beginning to their season as they had their winning streak snapped by Highland Rim on Thursday at the MCHS Gym.
Specifically it was Brantley Johnson who was responsible as he scored 19 of his team’s points in their 40-24 win over Moore County.
Highland Rim took the lead early and didn’t look back as they went up 11-5 after one. Kurt Smith opened the Raider offense with a three while Whit Sumners added a two. Jojo Pettygrue accounted for two in the second and Whit Summers was one-for-two from line as the Raiders mustered only three points while Highland had 13 and led 24-8 at the break.
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Offense was at a premium as Highland Rim outscored the Raiders 6-4. Sumners had two of those points while Sawyer Boyce had the other basket.
The fourth saw Moore County try to mount a furious comeback as they put up a dozen points. Finn Carney was the big scorer as he rained down a pair of threes while Pettygrue added a two. Grayson Hill and Laken Wade were a combined four-for-four from the foul line to round out the scoring as the Raiders were unable to catch Highland Rim by the final whistle.
Finn Carney led for Moore County with six points followed closely by Whit Sumners with five points and JoJo Pettygrue with four points. Kurt Smith added three points. Grayson Hill, Sawyer Boyce, and Laken Wade all scored two points each. •
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