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Senior night success
WCHS tops Rhea County
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On a night where the Warren County High School soccer team celebrated four seniors, it was two freshmen who helped the Pioneers clinch a high seed in next week’s District 6-AAA tournament.Abraham Pumarino scored twice in the second half and Jesus DeSantiago scored with eight minutes left to help Warren County down Rhea County 3-2 at home Thursday night.Warren County (8-8) started the night celebrating seniors Johnny Smith, Steven Weber, Cristian Mendez and Cristian Ochoa. All four made their presence felt defensively Thursday night, but it was the younger players who helped carry the offense.The Pioneers went into halftime trailing 1-0 after Rhea County netted an early goal, but Pumarino quickly evened the score. The freshman made a run through the heart of Eagle defense while Cole Millard operated on the outside.