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Sports The Marion Tribune August 29, 2024 9A High School Sports Marion County Football: Friday, August 30 - 7 p.m. at home vs East Hamilton Friday, September 6 – 7 p.m. at Chattanooga Central (5728 Hwy 58, Harrison) Marion County Volleyball: Thursday, August 29 – 5:30/6:30 p.m. at home vs Bledsoe Tuesday, September 3 – 4/5 p.m. at home vs Sale Creek Thursday, September 5 – JV 1:30/V 2:30 at Richard Hardy (1620 Hamilton Ave., South Pittsburg) Richard Hardy Volleyball: Thursday, August 29 – 5:30 p.m. at home vs Whitwell Thursday, September 5 – 1:30 p.m. vs Marion Co. South Pittsburg Football: Friday, August 30 - 7 p.m. at home vs Franklin Co. Friday, September 6 – at home vs Copper Basin South Pittsburg Volleyball: Tuesday, September 3 – 5:30/6:30 p.m. at Bledsoe Co. (857 Main St. Pikeville) Thursday, September 5 – 4:30/5:30 p.m. at home vs Whitwell Whitwell Football: Friday, August 30 - 6 p.m. away at Greenback High (6945 Morganton Rd.) Friday, September 6 – 7 p.m. at Jo Byrnes High (7025 Hwy 41, Cedar Hill) Whitwell Volleyball: Thursday, August 29 – 5:30 p.m. at home vs Whitwell Tuesday, September 3 – V 1:30/JV 2:30 p.m. at home vs Van Buren Thursday, September 5 – JV 4:30/V 5:30 p.m. at South Pittsburg (717 Elm Ave., South Pittsburg) North Jackson Football: Friday, August 30 – 7 p.m. at home vs Scottsboro Friday, September 6 – at Madison Co. (174 Brock Rd., Gurley) North Jackson Volleyball: Thursday, August 29 – 5:30 p.m. at Scottsboro (25053 John T. Reid Pkwy, Scottsboro) Tuesday, September 3 – 4:30 p.m. at Plainview (76 Chavies Rd., Rainsville) Tuesday, September 3 – 5:30 p.m. at home vs Southside Thursday, September 5 – 5:30 p.m. at home vs New Hope Middle School Sports: Jasper Middle Football: Thursday, August 29 - 6 p.m. at home vs South Pittsburg Thursday, September 5 – 6 p.m. at home vs Dayton City South Pittsburg Academy Football: Thursday, August 29 – 6 p.m. away at Jasper Middle (MCHS, 160 Ridley Dr.) Thursday, September 5 – t p.m. at home vs Grundy Co. Whitwell Middle Football: Thursday, August 29 – 6 p.m. at Bledsoe Middle (BCHS, 857 Main St. Pikeville) Thursday, September 5 – 5 p.m. at home vs Copper Basin North Jackson Middle Football: Tuesday, September 3 – 5:30 p.m. at Sylvania (133 2 nd Street, Sylvania) School sports Calendar August 29 through September 6 Warriors open with a win over East Ridge SHANE SHOEMAKER Writer T he Marion County Warriors (1-0) de- feated the East Ridge Pio- neers (0-1) 40-0 in their season opener last Friday night. After the Pioneers went three-and-out, the Warriors wasted no time—41 seconds and two plays, in fact—before they put up six points on a Sam Pickett 34-yard run. That wouldn’t be the last time Pickett found the end zone in the evening. He scored two more times on 20-yard and 34-yard passes from quarterback Tilton Pickett, fi nishing with 126 yards of total o ff ense and three touch- downs. In their rout of the Pioneers, the Warriors stayed balanced, putting up 257 yards of total of- fense—146 rushing, 111 passing. Transfer tailback Mason Mays got in on the action, racking up 40 yards on the ground with one score, plus 23 receiv- ing yards. Zaiden Hum- phrey scored on a 25-yard punt return in the second quarter. Ashton Martin had 40 yards and scored the last Warriors touch- down in the third quarter. The Warriors’ defense looked as strong as ever and back in form from last season. Not only did they shut out the Pio- neers, they held them to just 72 yards of total of- fense, allowing them to convert only two of 11 third-down attempts. They forced the Pioneers to punt on all but two drives, one of those being the end of regulation. The other was Pickett making his presence known on defense with a late fi rst- quarter interception that eventually led to a War- riors score. The Warriors haven’t su ff ered a regular-season loss since Oct. 28, 2022, now winning 11 in a row. Theymake their home de- but of the 2024 season at 7 p.m. this Friday against 5A East Hamilton (1-0). –Photos courtesy of Marilyn Quarles