Bowling Green proved more than capable of coming back from a halftime deficit Friday at Warren Central High School. The Purples found themselves down by five at the half, but outplayed Warren Central in the second half en route to an 80-72 victory. I think the first half, they just outworked us, said Bowling Green basketball coach Ernie Simpson. They took the fight to us whipped us on the boards and everything, no doubt about it. The Dragons had a 14-6 rebounding advantage at the break, but Bowling Green won the battle of the boards in the second half to the tune of 17-11.Purples forward Terrez DeWalt pulled down five of his team-high seven rebounds and senior guard Josh Carrier scored 10 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter. Their defense got better and we didnt continue to make all the tough plays we did in the first half, said Warren Central coach Tim Riley. They also outrebounded us in the second half and for us to beat them, we have to beat them on the boards. Warren Central tied the game at 59-59 with 6:46 left to play when Deion Holts scored on a layup, but the Purples outscored the Dragons 21-13 down the stretch. I thought we played a little stronger on the boards, Simpson said. I thought we just showed some more alertness and wrestle the lead away and then hold on to it. Carrier hit 4-of-6 free throws and added a field goal in the games final 1:29 to seal the victory. He becomes a whole lot better when theyre in the lead, Riley said. You have to play him tough, but you dont want to put him at the line. The Dragons were able to take the lead in the second quarter as senior guard Terkell Boards put on a show, scoring 11 points in a row, highlighted by a dunk at the 6:20 mark. Boards finished with 17 points to lead the Dragons. Despite playing the Fourth Region favorites close the whole night, Riley said he wasnt pleased with the outcome. We aint into playing Bowling Green tough anymore, Riley said. Theres not anybody in here that is happy with just playing them close. Bowling Green (6-2) returns to action Tuesday in the Fifth Third Bank Holiday Classic in Lexington against Mercer County. Warren Central (3-3) plays Harlan on Dec. 28 at the Hoopin It Up Holiday Classic in London. Bowling Green 19 19 21 21-80Warren Central 18 25 13 16-72Bowling Green (3-3) Wardlow 16, DeWalt 13, Stonebraker 9, Carrier 28, Ray 6, Sledge 5, Wilson 3.Warren Central (6-2) Barber 14, Durrant 8, Boards 17, Cummings 9, Kirk 6, Roberson 2, Holts 5, Sona 11.Bowling Green 58Warren Central 49, girlsThe Lady Purples reeled off 10 unanswered points to kick off the double-header and cruised to an easy win over the Lady Dragons. Warren Central (2-5) made the final score more respectable by outscoring Bowling Green (5-2) 20-13 in the fourth quarter after trailing by 16 through three periods. Roy Anne Beard led the Lady Purples with 16 points. Amy Chapa added 13 and Rachel Byrne tallied 11.Bonnie Turner poured in a game-high 18 points to pace Warren Central. Both teams return to action Thursday in the Papa Johns Classic at Franklin-Simpson. Bowling Green 13 16 16 13-58Warren Central 4 8 17 20-49Bowling Green (5-2) Chapa 13, Tinius 6, Murphy 3, Beard 16, Byrne 11, Franklin 9.Warren Central (2-5) Richmond 7, Feagins 4, Simmons 3, Dearing 2, DeFreeze 7, Smith 8, Turner 18.