Soccer whips White County
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The Pioneers looked like a team on a mission during the first half of play. Warren County’s offense took charge and didn’t waste any time scoring, as Alex Guthrie found the back of the net at the 22:08 mark.
Defensively, WCHS did a good job of clearing the ball and putting it back into the offense’s hands. Guthrie connected for his second goal of the game three minutes later, giving Warren County a 2-0 lead.
The Pioneers did everything right in the half, and extended their lead when T.J. Black found an open net with six minutes left in the half for a 3-0 Pioneer lead. Jose Martinez gave Warren County a commanding lead when he scored just before the half as the Pioneers held a 4-0 edge at the break.
In the second half Warren County’s defense continued to shut down any run by the Warriors. The Pioneers ran their offense without any interruptions, and added four goals in the second half.
Rhett Turner and Alfredo Calel scored one goal each in the half, and Tatsuro Kusunoki added two, with one coming five minutes into the half and the second coming on a penalty kick.
Warren County’s junior varsity entered the game with 15 minutes left to play, just before Calel added his goal — the final WCHS score of the night.
The Pioneers stayed in control as the younger players did an excellent job of running Warren County’s offense. White County scored its only goal of the game with five minutes left to play.
“Our offense finally got things going and took shot after shot,” said assistant coach Alan Brownyard. “We have had trouble scoring and tonight the guys played hard and our defense did an outstanding job. We knew we had a good offense and tonight having Guthrie back on the field made a big difference.”
Warren County hit the road Thursday for a matchup against Lebanon.