By DUANNE SHERRILL | Special to The Times

LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — The Moore County Middle School Raiders kept the train rolling in their first game after the Thanksgiving break as they handled Huntland with ease 59-16 Thursday evening.

The Raiders completely shut down the Hornet offense in the first quarter as Huntland put up a goose egg while Moore County scored 22 points. Finn Carney was the leading contributor in the first period as he put up all eight of his night’s points, canning a pair of threes and a field goal. Laken Wade, who led all scorers with 14 on the night, hit a trifecta of buckets from the floor. Meanwhile Jojo Pettygrue, Grayson Hill, Brantly Chapin and Sawyer Boyce all marked the scorer’s book with two apiece in the opening frame.

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Huntland was finally able to get on the board in the second but could muster only one field goal and a pair of free throws. Meanwhile the Raiders were good for 15 points with Grayson Hill leading the way with a triple and a pair of deuces on his way to an 11-point night. Whit Summers marked the book with a pair of field goals while Sully Townes and Harrison Norman both got on the board with hoops as the boys from Lynchburg led 37-4 at the break.

The third belonged to Wade as he hit four shots from the field. Pettygrue splashed a three and Hill was two-for-two from the stripe was Moore County outscored Huntland 15-8 in the third.

Norman found himself at the line often during the fourth, going one-for-four from the stripe while canning a pair of jumpers from the floor. Maddon Liles put up the other field goal as the Raiders cruised to victory and stayed undefeated on the season.

Laken Wade led for Moore County with 14 points followed closely by Grayson Hill with 11 points. Other contributing Raiders were: Finn Carney (8), Harrison Norman (7), Whit Sumners (6), and Jojo Pettygrue (5). Brantley Chapin, Sully Townes, Maddon Liles, and Sawyer all contributed a bucket each. •

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