It took Tucker Smith having the best four-minute stretch of his season for the Warren County High School boys basketball team to avoid an embarrassing loss on its home court to the Middle Tennessee Heat.After leading by as many as 17 points in the first half, Warren County led by only one before Smith scored eight points in the final four minutes to lead the Pioneers past the Heat 58-51.The Heat, a home-schooled team based out of Mt. Juliet, came in with a 5-4 record against competition from the Middle Tennessee Athletic Conference.Warren County (4-3) looked like it had picked a pushover on “Whiteout” night when the Pioneers opened up a big lead.Senior Thomas Locke, who earned his first start of the season, was the Pioneer who set off the toilet-paper throwing on Tuesday night.Locke buried a 3-pointer from the right corner for Warren County’s first points and the fans immediately showered the court with toilet paper. The Pioneers were called for a technical foul and the Heat hit one free throw.Locke was a big spark in his first start.
Whiteout night win