Warren County senior Dashawn Adams is ready to bring the noise this season, and he is carrying last year’s frustrations with him as fuel.
Adams said the four game losing streak to end last season has not stopped bothering him and it’ instead is driving the team’s mentality heading into his final year.
“I took away last year that we were a better team than how we ended,” Adams said. “We shouldn’t have lost the last four games we lost and it’s just been itching at us to get back [to state.]”
Adams enters his senior season as one of Warren County’s most versatile players. Once a center growing up, he shifted positions when he reached the high school level. With Chance Whitlock already anchoring the post, head coach Danny Fish pushed Adams to expand his game.
“Coach Fish told me I had to play like a forward,” Adams said. “So I had to learn how to dribble.”
That transition came early, as a freshman, and has shaped Adams into a hybrid guard-forward threat. Adams said the community support around the program has only amplified his motivation.
“Whenever I was a freshman and I couldn’t play and I used to go to the games, they used to always pack the Dalt out,” Adams said. “And whenever last year when we played against Coffee County, every seat was taken so they’re pretty good.”
Warren County’s rivalry with Coffee County will highlight the schedule this season. The teams play twice yearly, with their second matchup doubling as a fundraiser. The Pioneers won two games out of three last season, with Coffee County’s lone victory coming in the district consolation round.
Now, with a seasoned roster and unfinished business, Adams said the goal is simple: Avoid another late season slide and make the noise he believes the Pioneers are capable of.
