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Warriors whip Broncos
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Nov 7, 2012, 1:08 AM
Published: Nov 7, 2012, 1:09 AM

The Centertown Warriors continued their solid play of late in the 5-6 grade elementary boys league with another win against Boyd Monday.
The Warriors won for the third time in four games as they went on the road and beat the Broncos 38-23 at J.K. Stanley Gymnasium.
Centertown started the season slowly, losing three of its first four games to fall near the bottom of the elementary standings. Since schools returned from fall break though, the Warriors have been on a roll led by guards Brant Young and Damian Thomas.
Young continued his strong season with 12 points against the Broncos Monday, while Thomas joined Young in double figures with 10 points for Centertown.
Young and Thomas caught fire in the second period as Centertown was able to build a big lead. Young scored four points in the second quarter, matching his production from the first quarter.
Thomas exploded for eight points in the period, getting most of his baskets near the rim as the Boyd defense was unable to contain the slashing guard. Four points from Hunter Adams and a basket by Clay Eckenrod helped Centertown lead 24-14 at halftime.
Heath Kuykendall was a one-man offense for Boyd, scoring 10 points before the break. Kuykendall did most of his damage from deep as he sank two 3-pointers.
Centertown made sure Kuykendall was accounted for at all times in the second half and the lead continued to swell.
With the Warriors blanketing Kuykendall, Carter Mansfield’s two baskets in the third period helped Centertown push its lead to 32-18 entering the final period.
Kuykendall got loose in the fourth quarter to hit his third 3-pointer, but Young, Thomas and Adams countered with layups as the Warriors evened their record at 4-4.
Mansfield and Jax McBride finished with four points each for Centertown, while Eckenrod added two.
Kuykendall led Boyd with 17 points as the team fell to 2-6. Bryson Stiles, Brayden Scott and Will Rivers chipped in two points apiece.
In other boys elementary action, the Morrison Eagles improved to 8-0 by defeating Eastside 36-8 and Dibrell beat Irving College 37-27.
The Eagles, who will put their undefeated record on the line tomorrow night in a much- anticipated matchup with Warren County Middle School in the new Morrison gym, got a season-high 14 points from Ronaldo Martinez in Monday’s win over the Bulldogs.
Joel Garcia added eight, followed by Ethan Smith with seven, Raven Lewandowski with four, Dawson Waldron with two and Ryland Holder with one.
Axel Rodriguez, Cryz Reyes, Alex Greer and Alec Hobbs had two points apiece as Eastside fell to 4-3.
Behind 14 points from Lane Jones, Dibrell was able to 3-5 with a 10-point victory over the Tigers.
Rounding out the scoring for the Wildcats was Jacob Lann with nine, Micah Webster with five, Jacob Wrisner with four, Will Wrisner and Tucker Cantrell with two points apiece and Austin Newby with one.
Jalen Smith led Irving College with 13 points, followed by Cameron Fults, Curtis Grissom and Devin Jordan with four points each. Kaden Jordan added two points as Irving College dropped to 0-8.
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.