The weight has been lifted off the shoulders of every Warren County player.After enduring countless heartbreaks, the Pioneers were finally the ones who got to leave a silent stadium happy after scoring 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat Smith County 23-17 Friday night on the road.Warren County (3-5) ruined the Owls' senior night by storming back with three touchdowns in the final period, the last coming with 14.8 seconds to play when Christian Wilkinson hit Malik Ladet on a 34-yard scoring strike.The Pioneers had to sweat out the final seconds, but Rickie King ended the night with an interception on a Hail Mary attempt to improve his team to 3-1 on the road this season.Silence fell on one side of Smith County's stadium following King's pick, but the visiting side was raucous as the Pioneers closed out a close game. Warren County came into the game having lost on a blocked field goal return by Stone Memorial on the final play last week. Enduring such an emotional loss made Friday's come-from-behind victory even sweeter.The win was set up by Wilkinson's toss to Ladet, one of the few connections for the junior quarterback in the contest.
Victory at last
Pioneers' late rally stuns Owls