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WCMS boys win Area Tournament
Pioneers headed to sectionals
WCMS PIoneers
Celebrating their first-place finish Friday in the Area Tournament at Coffee County Middle School are WCMS Pioneers, from left, Hector Marquez, Luke Simpson, Canaan Parris, Maddux Baker, Carter Simpson, Keyton Reno, DeShawn Adams, Keyontae Marsh, Dylan Walker, and Dominique Robinson.
Hector Marquez
Hector Marquez of WCMS.

The WCMS Pioneers used a 20-point game from Carter Simpson to win the Area Tournament on Friday night at Coffee County Middle School.

The Pioneers beat Shelbyville Harris, 31-25.

In high school basketball action Friday night in McMinnville, the WCHS Lady Pioneers earned a district win over Franklin County, 57-44, as Shelby Smartt scored a season-high 22.

The WCHS boys couldn't complete the sweep, falling 55-47 to Franklin County at The Dalt. Nate Elrod was the top scorer for the Pioneers with 14.

Friday night was packed with basketball action as the Boyd Christian high school teams went on the road to play Zion Christian.

It was a memorable night for Anna Jones as she scored her 1,000th career point during an easy win for the Boyd Lady Broncos, 60-10.

The Boyd boys lost to Zion Christian, 66-33.

For a more in-depth look at all the games, be sure to catch Sunday's edition or visit www.southernstandard.com after Sunday's content is uploaded at its regular time.