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Pioneers trample Trojans
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Aug 31, 2012, 2:39 AM
Published: Aug 31, 2012, 2:41 AM

It was a night of firsts for the Warren County Middle School football team Tuesday night at Nunley Stadium.
Raleigh Woods, A.D. Majors and Jacob Rabbideau each scored their first touchdowns as Pioneers, the Warren County defense got its first shutout and coach Adam Wood earned his first career win as Warren County defeated the Franklin South Trojans 34-0.
Woods, Majors and Rabbideau each scored in the second half, while Brendan Breedlove rushed for a pair of 1-yard touchdowns in the first half to help the Pioneers break a two-game losing streak in dominating fashion.
Majors set the tone from the opening kickoff. Warren County received the kick and Majors raced 55 yards to set up the Pioneers in Franklin South territory.
Trayton Rackley started the series with a five-yard completion to Logan Wilson, then the Pioneers went to the ground seven straight times to cover 20 yards and score. Breedlove was the first to find the endzone as he powered his way in with 4:29 remaining in the first quarter. The Pioneers failed on the two-point conversion, leaving Warren County ahead 6-0.
The second possession for Warren County ended deep in Trojan territory on a fumble by Jamey Jennings, but the running back made up for it with a big special-teams play.
Jennings dove on a muffed punt early in the second quarter, giving the Pioneers the ball near midfield. Warren County marched 44 yards in seven plays, highlighted by a 22-yard run by Jennings, as Breedlove made it a 12-point lead 11 seconds before halftime with his second touchdown.
The Pioneer points kept piling up when the teams returned to the field in the second half. Woods started the scoring when he took an end-around handoff and raced 36 yards to paydirt. Breedlove added more points on a successful two-point conversion as Warren County took a commanding 20-0 lead.
On the ensuing possession for the Trojans, Ethan Stuart and Logan Dyer ended any chance of Franklin South mounting a comeback as the pair had back-to-back sacks to force a punt.
Instead of sending nobody back to field the punt like the Pioneers did the previous two Trojan punts, Majors ventured near midfield to await the ball.
When Majors fielded the punt on a bounce at the Franklin South 44, nobody was stopping the speedy Pioneer. Majors sprinted untouched down the home sideline for another Warren County touchdown. Breedlove made it 28-0 with another two-point conversion.
Rabbideau ended the rout with an eight-yard touchdown run with 1:48 to play as Warren County went ahead 34-0. The defense, which allowed only 30 yards of offense to the visitors, completed the shutout by holding Franklin South out of the endzone to end the game.
Jennings led the Pioneers with 108 yards rushing on 19 carries. Woods finished with 66 yards on three carries, including his 36-yard touchdown run.
Rackley finished 2-for-5 passing for 19 yards. Wilson and Dyer each had one catch apiece.
Stuart and Krojhn Calbert led the Pioneers with six tackles apiece.
Warren County returns to action next Tuesday when the Pioneers hit the road to play Shelbyville Harris in Central Tennessee Conference action. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m.
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.