WCMS keeps rolling – Wilkinson scores 2 at Coffee Co.

Dakota Tinney (9) and the rest of the Lady Pioneers invite fans out to Tuesday night’s tailgate party, which begins at 5 p.m. at the WCHS field prior to the team’s 7 p.m. game against Sparta.

‘I felt like Coffee County didn’t respect our program very much, and before the game I told the girls we had to go out from the very beginning and play hard,’ said Lady Pioneer coach Alan Brownyard.

The Lady Pioneers came out from the opening whistle and took the game to the Lady Red Raiders, firing two quick shots at goal. Lauren Roller fired a shot hitting the post six minutes in and after that it didn’t take long for Warren County to take the lead.

Lauren Wilkinson took a pass from Allison Conner and scored on the Lady Pioneers’ next possession for a 1-0 lead, which would be the way the half ended.

In the second half Warren County’s aggressive play took its toll on Coffee County. The Lady Red Raiders had few chances on offense and the only real threat came midway through the half, but Lady Pioneer keeper Lyndi Dodd made a diving save to keep the shutout intact.

With 10 minutes left to play Roller connected on a crossing pass to Wilkinson who placed her shot in the left side of the net to put Warren County on top 2-0 to secure its conference victory.

‘We struggled a little towards the end of the first half, and at halftime I challenged the girls to go out and play the entire second half the way they started the game,’ stated Brownyard.

‘That’s pretty much what they did. Our passing was good and the girls executed very well on both sides of the ball.’

The Lady Pioneers will be taking on Harris Middle School on Monday at the WCHS soccer field, with the winner of this matchup most likely to secure the No.1 seed heading into the CTC tournament.

Warren County’s junior varsity team ran its record to 4-2 on the season with a 1-0 win over Coffee County’s JV. Rayah Kirby scored Warren County’s winning goal during first-half action.