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Broncos beaten
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Feb 23, 2013, 6:22 PM
Published: Feb 23, 2013, 6:23 PM

Celebrating a career milestone is supposed to be fun, but Christian Barrett’s 1,000th point came in the same game which ended his junior season.
Barrett topped 1,000 points in the first half of the Boyd Broncos’ game against Christian Community, but a disastrous fourth quarter cost the Broncos.
In the Middle Tennessee Athletic Tournament quarterfinals, the Broncos were outscored 24-2 in the final quarter as the team lost 50-25 to Christian Community.
Thursday’s MTAC tournament game was supposed to be a chance for Barrett to eclipse a milestone while avenging a loss six days prior to Christian Community.
Both looked promising in the first half. Barrett came into the game needing five points to reach 1,000 points and he got it in the second quarter when he sank a free throw.
It was part of a seven-point first half for the junior as the Broncos went into halftime trailing 15-12.
Boyd stayed close with Christian Community when the second half started as the game went into the fourth quarter with the Broncos down 26-23. The final period would be a disaster though.
The Broncos got only one basket in the final quarter, a bucket from eighth-grader Philip Brock, as Christian Community doubled up Boyd.
It was a similar scenario as last Friday, when Christian Community outscored Boyd 22-7 to run the Broncos off their home court.
Coach Chris Sullens was disappointed with the way the season ended, especially with another late collapse. Sullens does see promise in the future though as the Broncos return their whole team, including Barrett.
“We have to get mentally tougher in late-game situations,” said Sullens. “We played that team twice to end the season and it was 66-60 in the first three quarters, but they outscored us by 37 in the fourth quarters.
“It’s a learning process and something to work on. We have everybody coming back and the kids will be physically stronger. The question will be if we can be tougher mentally to finish.”
Barrett is the second 1,000-point scorer in two years for the Broncos. J.T. Morgan accomplished the feat in his seanior year last season. Barrett is the first player since Tyler Hillis to reach the milestone as a junior at Boyd.
Junior Jake Driver led Boyd with 10 points, followed by Barrett with seven. Brock, Devin Terry, Collin Stubblefield and Taven Newport scored two points each.
The Broncos finished their second MTAC season with a 6-13 record.
WCHS baseball, softball compete in weekend tournaments
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Matt Tyson
Published: Apr 2, 2025, 10:16 PM

One day after a close home win over Cumberland County Thursday night, the Warren County baseball team was back on the road for a weekend tournament slate. Taking part in the Viking Classic, the Pioneers went 2-2 across Friday and Saturday’s contests.

Kicking things off against Huntland at Tullahoma High School Friday evening, Warren County notched its third straight victory with a 4-3 decision over the Hornets.

Sam Robinson had three of the team’s eight hits. Ryder Gilispie followed with two. Tyler Adams, Jerren Harris and Keaton Rowe each added one hit.

Gilispie and Harris were both credited with one RBI each.

Adams, Robinson, Gilispie and Adrian Harris each scored one run.

On the mound, Miguel Garcia pitched four innings, finishing with four strikeouts, two hits, three runs and four walks. Keagan Thompson followed for two innings, striking out two.

In the nightcap, the Pioneers were held scoreless in an 8-0 shutout against the host Wildcats. Robinson had Warren County’s lone hit of the game.

Hayven Jones pitched 1.1 innings, recording one strikeout, four hits, seven runs and two walks. Jerren Harris came on for 2.2 innings, finishing with two hits, one run and four walks.

Back in action for day two of the tournament at Cascade High School, the Pioneers bounced back with a 9-8 win over the host Champions Saturday morning.

The team finished with nine hits, led by Adams and Robinson with two each. Gilispie, Jerren Harris, Adrian Harris, Woogs Bryan and Corban Felton all added one.

Bryan led the team in RBI with four of its eight. Gilispie, Felton, Jerren Harris and Brady Norris each brought in one.

Jaytton Baker went 3.1 innings on the bump, striking out five and coming off with eight hits and five runs. Lealon Arnold followed for 1.2 innings, striking out one and adding two hits and three runs. Gilispie pitched for one inning and recorded two strikeouts and one hit.

Closing out the weekend against Alabama’s Heritage Christian, Warren County came out on the losing end of a 14-6 contest. At the plate, Jerren Harris led the way with two of the team’s eight hits. Adams, Gilispie, Bryan, Felton, Adrian Harris and Evan Snapp all followed with one each.

The Pioneers posted four RBI, with two each for Adams and Snapp.

Snapp had two of the team’s six runs, with one each for Adams, Gilispie, Felton and Jones.

Braden Whinnery pitched 2.2 innings, striking out four and surrendering seven hits, five runs and one walk. Rowe followed for 0.2 innings, adding four hits and five runs. Up next was Keagan Thompson, who went one inning and came off with five hits and four runs. Daylen Holguin wrapped up the day, striking out one and allowing one hit over 0.2 innings.

WCHS softball goes 1-3 through weekend

The Lady Pioneers got their Southern Warrior Classic schedule started with a game against Summertown Friday evening, a matchup in which they fell 10-1.

Warren County finished with six hits, with two each for Ky Damon, Lola Wells and Kaydence Wiser.

Wiser had a home run in the top of the fourth inning for the team’s lone run.

In the circle, Ceilee Gudat pitched 3.1 innings and finished with one strikeout, nine hits, 10 runs and two walks. Kyaira Sharpe followed for the game’s remainder, closing out the last 0.2 innings.

The Lady Pioneers were again bested in their second Friday night game, falling 10-2 to Moline (Ill.).

Wells led the Warren County hitting effort with two of the team’s six. Damon, Callie Roberts, Cortlyn Porter and Ali Young each added one.

Wells and Lily Rains had one run each.

Ruby Denning had one strikeout and gave up eight hits, 10 runs and three walks across all four innings.

The Lady Pioneers had better luck in their Saturday morning opener, flying ahead with an 11-run fifth inning to take down Illinois’s Oswego East 15-9.

Warren County racked up 12 hits over the course of the game, with two each for Rains, Wells, Sharpe, Porter and Addison Smith. This included home runs for both Wells and Smith. Damon and Young both added one hit each.

Smith led the Lady Pioneers in RBI with four of their 15, followed by Sharpe with three. Rains and Wells both had two RBI. Damon, Wiser, Porter and Young all tacked on one.

Sharpe pitched the first four innings and came out with 13 hits, nine runs and two walks. Denning added one hit across one inning.

Warren County was unable to duplicate this in their final game of the weekend later that afternoon, falling 3-2 to Stewarts Creek.

The team notched six hits, with two each for Rains and Porter. Damon and Wiser both added one hit.

Rains had the Lady Pioneers’ lone RBI.

On the rubber, Gudat pitched all five innings, striking out three and finishing the day with five hits, three runs and one walk.