WARREN CENTRAL SQUAD AFTER FRIDAY NIGHT’S LOSS.
DRAGONS CONCLUDE BREAKTHROUGH SEASON WITH 5-6 RECORD
MADISONVILLE, Kentucky — Well, that was fun. Memorable. Rewarding.
I went on the road with the Warren Central High School football team in mid-August, when the Dragons were looking to slay a giant dragon of their own, namely a 61-game losing streak.
MUCH OF THE NIGHT AGAINST THE MAROONS.
They did that, winning 13-0 on Opening Night against Class 5A Bullitt Central in Shepherdsville. The Dragons would later knock off Allen County-Scottsville and Russell County, in KHSAA Class 4A, 2nd District play.
Warren Central coach Mark Nelson’s squad opened the 4A playoffs on Friday night, dropping a 39-12 decision to Madisonville-North Hopkins. The Dragons were not on top of their game, as they were two weeks ago in a 36-21 victory over Class 6A Marshall County, but they kept fighting until the end, losing to the bigger, deeper Maroons.
Warren Central finished its second season under Nelson with a 5-6 record.
SCORED ON A 65-YARD FUMBLE RETURN IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
Madisonville -North Hopkins improved to 7-4 on the season, but the Maroons will have to travel to play unbeaten Warren East (11-0) next week. Warren East crushed Hopkins County Central 46-0 on Friday night.
Because of a scheduling quirk, Warren Central had just three home games this season. A senior class of 12 players met with Nelson and the WCHS coaching staff after the game, for nearly a half hour, while the underclassmen helped load the equipment on the waiting school buses.
It was a rewarding experience, for myself, covering the success story that was the Warren Central Dragons. I’ll have complete coverage on the game on Saturday morning.
Thanks for reading.
IN FRIDAY NIGHT’S GAME AGAINST THE DRAGONS.