Klepinger scores 9 in Pioneer loss to Carroll

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Carroll (Flora) 46, Pioneer 22 (Saturday): Hunter Klepinger scored nine points, and Drew McKaig added six, but the Pioneer boys basketball team lost to host Carroll Saturday.

Pioneer was held to two points in the first quarter and three points in the third quarter.

Owen Duff led the Cougars with 13 points.

Carroll led 23-12 at halftime.

Carroll extended their winning streak to eight.

PIONEER (22) (2-8)

Ezra Lewellen 1 1-2 3, Drew McKaig 2 0-0 6, Brock Robinson 0 0-0 0, Gavin Clem 0 0-0 0, Addai Lewellen 0 0-0 0, Wyatt Zeider 0 0-0 0, Eli Miller 0 0-0 0, Jacob Zeigler 2 0-0 4, Christian Scott 0 0-0 0, Cayden Hill 0 0-0 0, Oscar Solano 0 0-0 0, Hunter Klepinger 4 0-0 9

TEAM: 9 1-2 22

CARROLL (FLORA) (46) (9-1)

Meek 2 0-0 5, E. Duff 2 0-1 4, O. Duff 6 0-1 13, Harness 0 0-0 0, Huerta 4 0-0 9, Atkisson 3 1-2 7, Kuns 0 0-0 0, Swayze 0 2-4 2, Salts 0 0-0 0, Viney 2 0-0 4, Lambert 0 0-0 0, Eldridge 1 0-2 2

TEAM: 20 3-10 46

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 3 (McKaig 2, Klepinger),

Carroll 3 (Meek, O. Duff, Huerta)

Total fouls: Pioneer 12, Carroll 11

Turnovers: Pioneer 17, Carroll 13

Score by quarters

Pioneer 2 10 3 7 – 22

Carroll 12 11 13 10 – 46