Freshmen fall in finale
The Pioneer freshmen ended their season with a disappointing loss Thursday, falling to Cookeville’s Cavaliers by a 27-7 margin.
The Cavaliers struck first in Thursday’s game, scoring from 11 yards out on a pass from Dan Curry to Tyler Wolf. But Warren County got a long kickoff return from Jevon Ramsey, and Jacob Bratcher put the team on the board on their very next play, running 36 yards for a score then kicking his own extra point to tie the game at 7-7.
Cookeville’s Dan Curry broke off a huge run on the Cavs’ next play, going 84 yards before being tripped up by Steven Ehrhardt at the 1-yard line. But fullback Brian Jones went in standing up, giving Cookeville a 14-7 lead they would never relinquish.
After a scoreless second quarter, Curry scored on an 18-yard run early in the third to put Cookeville up 20-7, and Melvin McDonald barreled his way in from the 2 early in the fourth for the final margin of victory.
Bratcher turned in a strong night despite the loss, carrying the ball just eight times for a whopping 132 yards. Ramsey finished with 34 yards on seven carries.
For Cookeville, Jared Phillips had 103 yards on 13 carries, and Curry had eight rushes for 131 yards.