Brooke scores 30, grabs 10 rebounds as Pioneer pulls away in 2nd half vs. Tri-County

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Pioneer 58, Tri-County 38 (Nov. 5): Ashlynn Brooke scored 30 points and hauled down 10 rebounds, and Kylie Attinger had 11 points and six rebounds for the Pioneer girls basketball team in a season-opening win over host Tri-County Nov. 5.

Pioneer led 27-23 at halftime and extended that lead to 43-30 after three quarters.

Pioneer made more free throws (15) than Tri-County attempted (11).

Sara Zarse had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Lady Cavaliers.

Pioneer defeated Tri-County for the sixth straight meeting.

PIONEER (58) (1-0)

Ashlynn Brooke 11 5-5 30, Makenna Strycker 0 0-0 0, Gracie Hopper 1 0-0 2, Brooklyn Borges 2 4-5 8, Kylie Attinger 3 5-8 11, Paula Collado Fernandez 2 0-0 4, Julia McGrew 1 1-2 3, Kynzie Hathaway 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 20 15-20 58

TRI-COUNTY (38) (0-1)

Durando 1 0-0 2, Spencer 0 1-4 1, Zarse 5 0-0 14, Taulman 1 0-1 3, Ross 0 0-0 0, Arvin 4 1-2 9, Province 0 2-3 2, Whitmire 3 1-1 7, Culp 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 14 5-11 38

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 3 (Brooke 3),

Tri-County 5 (Zarse 4, Taulman)

Turnovers: Pioneer 19, Tri-County 22

Score by quarters

Pioneer 11 16 16 15 – 58

Tri-County 8 15 7 8 – 38