WCMS ups perfect mark to 6-0
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The win was the Pioneers’ second in two straight days, as they downed Manchester Westwood 29-8 in Monday night’s home opener at Nunley Stadium. It also clinched the team’s third-straight winning season, as they improved to 6-0 with just five games left on the schedule.
“I’m so proud of these guys,” said WCMS head coach Jeff Watson. “We had a tough schedule this week, with two straight games in two days, but they came out, played hard and got the job done.”
Tuesday’s game got out of hand quickly, as the Pioneers posted three touchdowns in the first quarter while holding Coffee County in check.
After recovering a fumble on Coffee County’s first possession, the Pioneers took over at the 17 yard line, and needed just two carries from Justin Bouldin to go up 6-0. Tony Garibaldi added the PAT for a 7-0 Pioneer lead.
After a punt gave the Pioneers the ball at their own 35, Lane McCoy hauled in a 34-yard pass from Kyle Mullican for the second WCMS touchdown, giving them a 13-0 lead.
Coffee County went three-and-out once again, punting the ball to the Pioneers at their own 42, but back-to-back 29-yard runs from Mullican and Bouldin put WCMS on top 19-0. The duo hooked up on a pass play for the 2-point conversion, giving WCMS a 21-0 lead by the quarter’s end.
Warren County drove 65 yards on its first possession of the second, with Mullican ending the scoring drive with a 15-yard run. The drive featured a 24-yard quarterback keeper, as well as passes of 26 and 10 yards to McCoy.
Bouldin added a 26-yard TD run late in the half, with Garibaldi’s PAT giving WCMS a 35-0, and Andy Southard picked off a Manchester pass in the end zone to keep the shutout intact until halftime.
Warren County went to its bench in the second half, allowing its reserves to take over on both sides of the ball. After a scoreless third quarter, the Pioneers got on the board midway through the fourth.
Shelton Brewer recovered a fumble to give WCMS the ball at the Coffee County 26, and Brandon Rich came through with 3:50 to play, scoring from the 6-yard line to make it a 41-0 game.
Coffee County avoided the shutout in the game’s final minute, when Justin Owens hauled in a touchdown pass and Justin Stacy went in for the 2-point conversion.
• The Pioneers got things going early again on Monday night, as they posted touchdowns on the first play of their first two possessions.
Westwood turned ball over on downs at the 22-yard line after its first drive, and one play was all it took for Pioneer running back Justin Bouldin to reach the end zone.
The two teams’ next possessions were almost identical. Westwood turned the ball over on downs at its own 20, and on first down, Mullican hit Southard with a 20-yard touchdown pass.
The Pioneers struggled somewhat on their third possession, at least compared to their first two drives. This time, the team needed a total of two plays to score their third touchdown, finding paydirt when Rich went in from the 1-yard line. The play was set up by McCoy’s run around the right end on first down, which was stopped just short.
With a comfortable lead, Warren County was able to clear its bench prior to halftime, then the Pioneer reserves drove 51 yards for a Taylor Holton touchdown to open the second half.
Against the Pioneers’ starters, Westwood netted zero offensive yards. The Rockets passed for 12 yards, but rushed for a loss of 12.
Holton finished as the Pioneers’ leading rusher, going for 42 yards on five carries. C.J. Scoggins added 28 yards on seven attempts, while Bouldin’s 22-yard touchdown came on his only carry.
The Pioneer defense held Westwood to a total of 83 rushing yards and 80 yards through the air on the night.
WCMS returns to action Tuesday, with a home matchup against J.D. Jackson.
WCMS football
Pioneers (Mon.) 29
Manchester Westwood 8
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Pioneers (Tues.) 41
Coffee Co. M.S. 8