Pioneers focus on passing game in 7-on-7 scrimmage

The Warren County High School football team’s offense has been busy this summer working hard on their passing game. On Tuesday the Pioneers played their second seven-on-seven game taking on Moore County at the Pioneer practice field.

Although the score wasn’t officially kept, the Pioneers out performed the Raiders throughout the first part of the scrimmage, scoring twice on their first three possessions. Kyle Mullican connected with Taylor Holton and Cody Deason on Warren County’s first two touchdowns.

Warren County’s defense held Moore County’s offense in check, as the Raiders failed to move the ball into the endzone during their first four opportunities.

Midway through the two hour game, both teams went to their reserves as the Pioneers still held an edge over their 2-A opponent. Casey Talbert and Ryan Daniel saw action at the quarterback position and moved the Pioneers down the field, completing passes to Chase Officer, Benji Grissom and Holton.

‘We did some good things out here today, but there’s still some areas that we have to work hard on,’ said head coach Chris Madewell.

‘For the most part we controlled the game. We moved the ball very well on our first four or five series. Holton ran some good routes and made a couple of good catches. He is starting to mature as a player and that’s going to be a big plus for this team. Mullican did a good job of reading the defense and understanding where to put the ball. He is not only doing a good job on the field but off the field as well. We have to have leadership on this team and he’s starting to step up into that role. Our confidence level on offense is much better than it was last year and hopefully that will continue to grow.’

The Pioneers started strong, but coach Madewell wasn’t happy with the way his team finished the day.

‘We didn’t play with the same intensity throughout the whole game and that’s something we have to do,’ stated Madewell.

‘We played games last season when we didn’t play with the same intensity throughout the whole game and it hurt us. We have been preaching to the team all year that we have to play hard on every play and finish strong. Today we came out focused and played hard, but midway through our intensity level dropped. As coaches we have to find a way to keep these kids emotionally in the game for all four quarters.’

The Pioneers are scheduled to travel to Lebanon on Saturday to compete in a seven-on-seven tournament. Warren County will hit the field on Monday to kick off practice from 3:30 ‘ 7 p.m.

Next week the Pioneers will work out in shorts and hit the field in full pads the following week.