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Blazers blast Boyd
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Jeffery Simmons photos Cain Buckner squares up for a 3-pointer during Boyd's MTAC tournament game Thursday.

They weren’t the college Hilltoppers, but the Western Kentucky team still gave Boyd an advanced education in basketball.

The Trailblazers blew out the Broncos 77-46 at J.K. Stanley Gymnasium, quickly ending any hope Boyd had for making a deep run in the Middle Tennessee Athletic Conference tournament.

Jack Tinsley scored 22 points and Ben Kirkpatrick added 17 as Western Kentucky led nearly wire-to-wire against the Broncos. The Trailblazers built a 31-24 lead by halftime, then led by double figures for the majority of the second half.

Boyd got a spirited effort from a trio of seniors playing their last game at home, but not enough to top one of the top teams in the MTAC. Jayden Reno scored 20 points for the Broncos, while Josh Argo added 14 and Tyler Pomales finished with 11.

The trio combined for all but one point for Boyd. Bryson Stiles split a pair of fourth-quarter free throws for his only point.

The Broncos dug an early hole in the first quarter, but Reno helped them claw back into the game with seven points in the second quarter. His three-point play in the final minute gave Boyd some momentum going into halftime.

Tinsley extinguished the run from the start of the second half. He began with a 3-pointer, then drove for a layup. Tinsley polished off the Broncos in the fourth quarter, getting seven quick points as the Blazers continued to press full court until the end.

The loss dropped the Broncos to 10-17 this year, the first losing season for the Boyd boys since switching from TSSAA to MTAC in 2011.

WCHS softball blanks Warren East, baseball goes 1-3 through weekend
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Two days after steamrolling Shelbyville 20-0, the Warren County softball team carried its hot streak into the weekend with a Saturday matchup against Warren East (Ky.).

The Lady Pioneers continued to roll, taking down the visiting Lady Raiders 5-0.

The team posted nine hits over the course of the game, led by Lily Rains and Kyaira Sharpe with two each.

Addison Smith, Kaydence Wiser, Cortlyn Porter, Ceilee Gudat and Ali Young all followed with one hit each.

Porter had two of Warren County’s five RBI, with one each for Wiser, Sharpe and Young.

Gudat went the distance in the circle, striking out six and holding Warren East to four hits across all seven innings.

WCHS baseball loses three of four.

The Warren County High School baseball team was back in action Friday evening with a pair of games against Marion County and Heritage Christian (Ala.).

In their first game against Marion County, the Pioneers came up just short in an 8-7, 5.5-inning loss.

Sam Robinson led Warren County’s effort at the plate with two of the team’s seven hits. Tyler Adams, Ryder Gilispie, Woogs Bryan, Hayven Jones and Corban Felton each added one. Adams, Robinson, Jones and Jerren Harris each had one RBI for a team total of four.

Brady Swallows got it started on the mound with three strikeouts, three hits, four runs and three walks. Jaytton Baker followed for 1.1 innings and came off with five hits and three runs. Daylen Holguin wrapped it up with two strikeouts, two hits and one run over the last two innings.

The Pioneers had better luck in their nightcap against Heritage Christian, coming out on top 4-1 in five innings.

Warren County finished the game with eight hits, including two each for both Gilispie and Bryan. Felton, Jones, Baker and Evan Snapp followed with one hit each.

Bryan came away with two of the team’s three RBI, with Gilispie adding the third.

Jones pitched 4.2 innings and finished with six strikeouts, five hits, one run and six walks.

Gilispie came on to close out the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Pioneers were back at it Saturday with two more games against Sequatchie County and Whitwell, respectively.

Opening against Sequatchie County, Warren County gave up eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on the way to a 9-0, 6.5-inning shutout loss to begin the day.

The team was held to three hits, with one each for Felton, Bryan and Jones.

Keaton Rowe pitched 5.2 innings, striking out two and allowing six hits, eight runs and three walks. Isaac Smith added one strikeout, two hits and one run to close out the bottom of the sixth inning.

Warren County once again ran into scoring trouble against Whitwell, falling 6-1 in six innings to the Tigers.

Smith was credited with three of the team’s four hits, with Felton adding the fourth.

Robinson had the team’s lone RBI.

Braden Whinnery got it started on the mound with three strikeouts, three hits, four runs and one walk through 3.2 innings. Lealon Arnold came on in relief, finishing the top of the fourth inning with one hit and one run. Up next was Miguel Garcia, who additionally surrendered one hit and one run in the top of the fifth inning. Keagan Thompson closed it out, striking out one and adding one more hit over the remaining 1.2 innings.