Warren County vs. Presbyterian Day

The Warren County Screaming Devils can be heard live tonight on www.wtho.com.  We will be unable to stream the video of tonight's game due to a problem with the internet access in the press box.  A full rebroadcast of tonight's game can be heard on WTWA 104.9 FM Saturday morning at 10:00. 

Devils open 2012 with comeback win over Panthers

Warren County brought a perfect 16-0 record into Friday night's contest against the Glascock County Panthers.  It was a game that most people thought that the Screaming Devils should win easily.  Taking a closer look however, lead many close to the program to think otherwise.  Several key starters for Warren County were unavailable to play, leaving a team that lost much to graduation last year struggling to find leaders among a very young and inexperienced team of players.

Warren County's inability to get anything going offensively gave the Panthers excellent field position for most of the first half.  The Panthers capitalized early with a 17 yard run by Levi Key for the first score of the game with 2:38 to go in the first quarter.  A Warren County turnover allowed Glascock to extend their lead when Joe Brown scored on a four yard run to give the Panthers a 12-0 lead.  The lead marked the largest lead ever for Glascock over the Screaming Devils.

With Warren County down 12-0 and his offense struggling, quarterback Damien Clark literally put his team on his back and carried them down the field.  That drive included a 44 yard run setting up a touchdown run by Richard Wilburn.  It looked as though the second quarter would end with the Panthers holding a 12 point lead until Anquavious Hill returned a kickoff 74 yards to narrow the score to 20-14 with 1:48 to go in the half.

Warren County caught another break just 65 seconds later when when defensive end, Jeremy Norris, stripped the ball loose from a Panther running back and recovered the fumble on the Warren County 38 yard line. That began a 62 yard Warren County drive that included a 38 yard pass completion to freshman Jermaine Berry with only 7.4 seconds left to go in the half.  After a Warren County time-out, Richard Wilburn ran the ball into the end zone to tie the game 20-20 at the end of the first half.

The second half was a defensive battle for both teams.  Neither offense was able to move the ball effectively for much of the second half.  Warren County finally took the lead for the first time in the game when Wilburn connected with Antron Gilbert for a 51 yard touchdown pass 2:49 to go in the 4th quarter.  A depleted Warren County defense held on for the win in one of the closest battles between the two teams since 1974.

Damien Clark led the rushing attack for the Devils with 94 yards with one TD on 15 carries.  Richard Wilburn carried the ball 9 times for a total of 41 yards one TD.  Wilburn also went 3-8 in the passing department, accumulating 107 yards through the air.  Wilburn connected with Jermaine Berry for 38 yards, Antron Gilbert for 51 yards, and Devocee Lott for 19 yards.

Warren County will have two weeks to rest their team and to hopefully return to full strength before taking on the Tigers of Washington-Wilkes. 

Warren County Kicks off 2012 Football Season

The Warren County Screaming Devils officially begin their 2012 campaign tonight against the Panthers of Glascock County.  Click here to view all the live action of tonight's game.

Warren County Athlete Leaping to New Heights

Warren County's Ed'Ricus Williams has set his goals high this year.  Williams' goal is 7'2 1/4" to be exact.  That is what the Class A high jump record is in the state of Georgia.  Williams hopes to best that mark next week in the state track meet.  Williams has already jumped 7' earlier this year.

Ed'Ricus was featured in a WRDW News report as the top high jumper in the state and one of the top 2 high school high jumpers in the nation.  Williams has accomplished this despite the lack of high jump equipment to practice with at the school.  His only practice comes when he goes to meets to compete.

Ed'Ricus has already been awarded a full track scholarship to Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach.

Braves Host Warren County Students

A group of Warren County students travelled to Atlanta to catch a Braves game as guests of several Atlanta Braves players on April 18th.  Students from Coach Carey's Freshman Transition class who had met certain academic requirements were rewarded for their work this past year with tickets to the ballgame.  Coach Swann also took members of the Warren County High School baseball team.

WCHS students chop in support for
Chipper Jones after a double off the wall.

The trip marked the first time at a Major League game for many students.  Not even the rainy weather could dampen the excitement as Atlanta dominated the Mets by the score of 14-6.

The Warren County baseball program, after years of lying dormant, was restarted about five years ago.  The team has improved each year despite the lack of a field to play on and severely limited practice facilities.  "We have gone from being run ruled in the least amount of innings played to scoring in every game this year and having no game played go less than five innings," stated Coach Swann.  Swann added, "We have the athletes to compete in baseball.  We just have to do a better job of getting them to play at the younger age levels.  We also suffer from a huge disadvantage due to the lack of practice facilities, however I could not be prouder of how far this team has come."

WCHS left fielder, Daniel Spence, enjoys
his day at the ballgame.

The Warren County students and coaches would like to thank each member of the Atlanta Braves "Reach Out, Be Our Guest Program" that contributed tickets.  The players include Tim Hudson, Chipper Jones, Brian McCann, Craig Kimbrel, Michael Bourn, and Martin Prado.

WCMS Soccer Program Continues Improving

Warren County Middle School's soccer team continued to show improvement Monday.  The Devils took to the field against Wrens Middle School in what amounted to their most competitive game of the season. 

The Devils scored their first goal of the program's history in the first half of the contest.  Stedman Hall scored on a shot that hooked past the Wrens goalie to tie the contest 1-1.  The half would end on the same score and mark the first time that the Devils had not been trailing at the end of the first half.

The numbers game seemed to take a toll on the Devils in the second half.  The Colts began to substitute fresh legs into the game and used depth as an advantage to take control of the game.  Wrens scored 3 goals in the second half to win by the score of 4-1.

Coach Dominguez was extremely pleased with the performance of his team.  "We didn't have as many kids as they have, and our team got tired," stated Dominguez, "but excitement for the program is growing as the team improves."  Coach Dominguez is especially proud of the play of his goalie, Tylexia Few.  Few has improved each game and played a key role in keeping Monday's game close by blocking several goal attempts, including a penalty kick.

Warren County Kick Starts Soccer Program

Warren County Middle School students are enjoying the addition of a new sport to the athletic department.  2012 marks the first year for soccer in Warren County.  The new co-ed middle school soccer program is the direct result of the efforts of Coach Jimy Dominquez to establish the sport in Warren County.

The team has played two games and interest in the program has grown with each game.  Coach Dominquez added six players to the roster after the first game against Thomson.  Despite losing the first two games of the season, excitement about the soccer program is spreading among students, administrators, and parents.

Coach Dominquez noticed major improvement in his team after Thursday's game against Burke County.  "We improved in all aspects of our game including dribbling, passing, and most importantly, the play of our goalie," stated Dominquez.  Most impressive was the fact that the team wanted to continue playing even though time had expired.

Coach Dominquez has plans to grow the soccer program at Warren County and looks forward to the day when the program includes a high school varsity team that allows his current players the opportunity to continue to play beyond the 8th grade.

The Devils will take to the field again Monday against Wrens Middle School in Wrens.

Devils Compete in GACA Weightlifting Meet

Noah Lewis prepares himself to lift.

Coach Daniel and ten members of the Screaming Devil weightlifting team traveled to Hawkinsville, GA Saturday to compete in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association meet to determine the GACA class A state championship.  Six Warren County athletes returned home wearing medals after placing in their individual weight classes.

Devarius Davis

Rictavious Jones placed 6th in the 140 & below class.  Octavious Jackson came in 7th in the 206-225 weight class.  Antavious Howell placed 5th in the 226-245 weight category.  Warren County scored their highest finish of the day with Noah Lewis placing 3rd in the 226-245 class.  Two Screaming Devils placed in the 246-unlimited weight class with Cortez Wentz coming in 5th and Jeffery Gilyard placing 4th.

Coach Daniel was pleased with the performance of his team.  "We had a young team and still placed well in many categories.  This was a great learning experience and we expect to do even better next year", stated Daniel.

Claxton High School won the overall title for the meet and were crowned the 2012 GACA state champions.