Siegel slams WCMS soccer squad

Cole Warden of the middle school Pioneers sends the ball back to the Warren County end of the field during first-half action in his team?s game Tuesday night at Pistole Park.

But although the weather was cold, the Cavaliers? offense was hot, as it posted nine goals in a shutout win over the Pioneers.

?The team has a lot of work to do,? said coach Matt Jackson, whose squad trailed 4-0 at halftime. ?I know that if we will get more agressive and beat the other team to the ball we can compete with the better teams, but we are not there yet.?

Starting sweeper Cole Warden was back in action for the Pioneers after being out with an illness, but went down with an injury in the second half which helped the Cavaliers pad their already comfortable lead.

?It will help a lot to get him going again,? Jackson said of Warden. ?Unfortunately he got hurt, and we started letting the other team through.

?Our goal in this game was play positions better, communicate more, and play better defense. I believe that middle school soccer is not so much about winning games as it is understanding and playing soccer at a higher level. If you can think ahead of the play, communicate through the play, and make things happen, then the winning will come.?

The Pioneers were scheduled to take on Tullahoma Thursday night.