Big plays lift ‘Cats to win over WCMS

The Warren County Middle football team surrendered several big plays Tuesday night on the way to its third straight loss of the season.

Tullahoma’s Chase Morris returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown, and running back Will Green added two more TDs as the Wildcats downed the Pioneers 26-20 at Nunley Stadium.

Warren County led after one quarter, when Jay Hutchings rambled 63 yards for a touchdown. But Tullahoma quickly answered behind Green, who scored from the 2-yard line after a 63-yard pass from Jacob Honea to Jordan Milleville.

The Pioneers fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, and Green completed an eight-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown plunge, then went in for the conversion to make it a 14-6 Wildcat lead.

Warren County scored late in the second, when Taylor Bain rumbled 41 yards to glory to cut the TMS lead to 14-12, but a 38-yard strike brought the Wildcats just short of the Pioneer goal line, and Milleville took a reverse in from the 10 to end the half with his team on top 20-12.

Chase Morris fielded the third-quarter kickoff, and gave Tullahoma its biggest lead of the contest, scampering 70 yards for a score which put the Wildcats up 26-12.

WCMS tried to rally, stopping the Wildcats on downs on the first play of the fourth quarter, and Hutchings scored his second TD of the game from eight yards out with 2:42 left. Quarterback Bradley Steg floated a pass to Mark Harvey for the conversion, but Tullahoma recovered the Pioneers’ onside kick attempt, and ran out the clock to seal the win.

Hutchings finished with 157 yards on 14 carries, including the two TDs, while Bain had 68 yards on just five touches.

WCMS returns to action Sept. 20 at Coffee County.