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SIMMONS SAYS

jeffery simmons Domination WCMS sweeps South

by JEFFERY SIMMONS Sports Editor for the Southern Standard NFL's (McMinnville, Tennessee) Getting back home seemed weakest to heal the Lady Pioneers. After a crushing loss to CTC rival White County on the road division last week, the Warren County Middle School volleyball team I’m ready to make a took its frustration out on bold prediction. Every Franklin North Monday. The team in the AFC South is Lady Pioneers dominated at bad. home, winning 25-9 and 25-15. It only took about seven “We had a strong service hours (mostly due to game. Our serves were more storms in Miami) on the consistent,” said coach Kelly first NFL football Sunday Clayborne. “The girls were for me to realize that the moving and calling the ball AFC South will likely be a better. After our loss last week, pillow fight for a lone we have been trying to improve playoff spot. our communication on The , a defense. squad many around here “I thought the girls looked hold near and dear to their more comfortable on the hearts, played the longest court.” game in NFL history Warren County (7-2) got roll- Jessie Young skies for a Sunday. That meant opti- ing in the first game when spike during Monday's win. mistic fans had to endure Brianna Winkler got to the ser- extra misery watching the vice line. Winkler sprayed Chisam and Caitlyn Adams team’s best players drop hard serves through the showing their speed to keep left and right. Franklin North defense, pow- the ball in play. When it got to was ering the Lady Pioneers to a the net, Jessie Young and Mia uninspiring in what was 14-5 lead. Hobbs took care of business to supposed to be a new-look Jeffery Simmons photos Warren County also benefit- quickly finish the first game. offense, and that was Brianna Winkler locks in on a return shot during Monday's home ted from a scrambling defense before he took a hit to the match. WCMS swept both sets against Franklin South to improve to 7-2. to save points, with Krista Continued on 2B hand that knocked him out of action for the sec- ond half. Time seems to be ticking on Mariota, who fans thought was going to take the franchise back to Lady Pioneers the heights reached in the Steve McNair era. To this point, it’s hard to figure out if Mariota is that much of an upgrade over the thrive in heat much-maligned . by JEFFERY SIMMONS themselves having to dig For reference, Mariota – Sports Editor for the Southern Standard deep to forge a tie against in his fourth year – is now (McMinnville, Tennessee) the Lady Knights. Warren 20-23 as a starter. After 43 County fell behind 3-1 in starts, Young was 28-15. Depth was the MVP for the second half, but were Mariota has the edge in the Lady Pioneers Saturday able to scrap for two goals playoff wins (one to zero), in the Ladies Championship. to tie. Katie Toney, who though Young appeared in Coach Todd Willmore scored twice in the contest, two Pro Bowls in his first dug deep on his bench to and MaKenna Mason each four years. survive two games on a hot had second-half goals, To make matters worse day, allowing the Warren though Willmore thought for the Titans, Pro Bowl TE County High School soccer his team just missed a huge Delanie Walker was lost team to find the energy to come-from-behind win. for the season. Walker suf- tie Pope John Paul II 3-3 and “We had them struggling fered a gruesome ankle beat Cheatham County 7-2. in the last five minutes and injury, one that was almost “It was extremely hot, had several opportunities to immediately judged as especially in the second take the lead. To their credit, season-ending. match,” said Willmore. they held us off,” said As bad as the Titans “Even though the girls Willmore. “It would have were, the rest of the divi- struggled with the heat a been interesting to see if we sion wasn’t much better. bit, they did an excellent job had a couple more minutes. The lone winner was my preserving to the end. We I feel like they were a bit favorite team, the were subbing every 5-10 tired and our girls were Photo courtesy of Painted Barn Media Jacksonville Jaguars. The minutes in the second energized.” MaKenna Mason, pictured in a previous game, scored in each of Warren Jags followed up making game.” County’s matches Saturday in the Ladies Championship. The Lady Pioneers the AFC championship The Lady Pioneers found Continued on 2B beat Cheatham County 7-2 and tied Pope John Paul II 3-3 in Nashville. game last year by surviv- ing against the Giants, winning 20-15. In a shock to almost nobody, Blake Bortles Krech advances wasn’t great. Jacksonville’s SUCCESSFUL DEBUT offense went into a shell after Leonard Fournette to region tourney was hurt and it took a defensive TD to hold on against New York – a 3-13 by JEFFERY SIMMONS “I’m proud of the guys. team last year. Sports Editor for the Southern Standard They’ve played well. It’s not (McMinnville, Tennessee) Even if the Jags some- been easy staying motivated how pull off an upset this because we can’t compete as week against the Patriots, Conditions weren’t favor- a team, but they really don’t buy the hype. The able for low scoring, but showed up this week,” said Jaguars seem to love to Colton Krech was able to coach J.W. Holt. beat themselves, evi- weather it and punch his Peyton Haston was the denced by Bortles keeping ticket to the region golf tour- third Pioneer to play and his job and Sunday’s 11 nament. finished his season with a penalties. Krech fired 77 at the round of 89. The Colts and Texans District 6-AAA tournament The rest of the district were each hopeful that played at Cookeville Eagle teams were able to qualify their seasons would go Golf Club, putting him either as a team or individu- well with the return of among the five individual als. Teams have to feature at injured quarterbacks. qualifiers who will move on least four golfers on the boys Even with Andrew Luck to next week’s region tour- side, while girls teams fea- and Deshaun Watson, nament in Cleveland. ture two scores. Warren respectively, back in Teammate Levi Craven nar- County only had three boys action, both teams lost in rowly missed out on advanc- play this season, but Krech Week 1. Photo courtesy of UT athletics ing as well, falling short on a could keep the program’s One of these teams will Krojhn Calbert celebrated with his teammates after getting his first third playoff hole after run of state qualifiers intact. make the postseason . . . action as a Vol Saturday in a 59-3 win over ETSU. Calbert is listed as a shooting 79 through 18 only because they have to. backup guard on the depth chart for this week's game against UTEP. holes. Continued on 3B Now RegisteRiNg at the CiviC CeNteR

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