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Lady Broncos beat Franklin Christian
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Sports reporter for Southern Standard
Updated: Feb 3, 2015, 9:57 PM
Published: Feb 3, 2015, 10:55 PM

It was business as usual in Westwood on Saturday night for the Boyd Christian Lady Broncos as they ran the floor and ran away with a win over the Franklin Christian Academy Lady Falcons.
It was all Lady Broncos at the end when it mattered most as Boyd defeated the Lady Falcons, 62-46.
Rhiannon Hoover got off to a slow start but quickly set the tone in the second half. Hoover led all scoring with a game-high 25 points for the Lady Broncos. She also shot 12-of-13 from the free-throw line.
The Lady Broncos held a one-point lead at the half, 21-20. The Lady Broncos quickly went to work and they would ground the Lady Falcon offense to open the second half. Boyd cut off all lanes to the basket and turned up its full-court pressure on the ball.
Boyd would outscore FCA 20-10 in the third quarter and you could see the frustration rise as the Lady Falcons were down at the end of three 41-30. For Boyd, Brooklyn Bain had six points while Mackenzie Pistole had five to lead the Lady Broncos in the third.
With 6:50 to play in the fourth the FCA coach was hit with a technical foul. Boyd was about to shoot the free-throws when the FCA coached walked out on the floor.
As the official explained the reason for the technical foul a fan stood up and tried to take the blame for the technical foul to no avail.
Boyd went right back to work following the technical, and continued to push the tempo led by Hoover. Boyd was very persistent on tracking down the ball no matter where it went.
It was quickly turned around the other way and Hoover was in attack mode. Hoover drove the lane and got the shot up with contact, the whistle blew, and the shot dropped. She would convert the three-point play for Boyd.
The FCA coach was warned again to remain seated, and FCA would continue its fight as Lauren Roberson connected on a quick 3-pointer and the Lady Falcons would not be able to avoid the inevitable as time ran out and the Lady Broncos would pick up another win at home, 62-46.
After the dismal start in the low-scoring first quarter Boyd quickly got their game turned around and headed back in the right direction.
It was all Lady Broncos and Hoover from that point on. A total of five Lady Broncos combined for 34 points in second half.
The game was stopped when Lady Bronco Rhiannon Hoover went over 1,000 points in her career at Boyd. She has been playing varsity basketball since she was a seventh-grader.
LADY BRONCO SCORING – Rhiannon Hoover 25, Morgan Deweese 12, Mackenzie Pistole 11, Brooklyn Bain 12, Erin Cantrell 2
LADY FALCON TOP SCORERS – Lauren Roberson 14, Lakota Dodging Horse 14, Edye Burke 10
WCHS softball blanks Warren East, baseball goes 1-3 through weekend
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Matt Tyson
Published: Apr 9, 2025, 2:26 AM

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.