WCMS soccer unbeaten
The Warren County Middle School varsity soccer team kept its undefeated record intact, and ran its streak of shutout victories to three in a row with a pair of wins earlier this week.
Monday night, the Pioneers grabbed a big victory against White County, winning 4-0.
Tony Garibaldi scored a hat trick for WCMS, posting three goals, and Jonathan Morales added the team’s other score.
“It was a hard-fought and very physical game,” said WCMS coach Matt Jackson. “We came away sore, but not beaten.”
On Tuesday, the team traveled to Crossville for both varsity and junior varsity action.
Cumberland County fielded a co-ed squad, since their middle school doesn’t have a girls team, but the Pioneers once again dominated, winning 5-0.
Mauro Ponce had three goals in the win, while Garibaldi added one and Tyren Boyd, a newcomer to the Pioneers, had the team’s other score.
“This is Tyren’s first year playing, and his goal for the year was to score one,” Jackson noted. “So now he already has to change his goal.”
Rob Hamby was unbeatable in the net for the Pioneers, as he stopped everything Crossville sent his way — including a penalty kick — to record the shutout.
In JV action, the Pioneers had to take on a squad featuring several varsity players from Crossville. The JV fell by a 4-0 margin, but Jackson said the team showed promise, even in defeat.
“They played great the second half, not allowing any more goals,” he said. “They are a young team, with only two seventh-graders and the rest are in sixth. They’re trying hard, they just need to learn the next level of play.”
The Pioneers were scheduled to face White County on the road Thursday night.