Warrenton debuts stunt team; Warriors beat Farmington 23-3 in home meet

Warrenton High School’s new stunt team made its public debut at Servant Heating and Cooling Gymnasium, with the Warrenton Warriors defeating the Farmington Knights 23-3 and later losing to Fort Zumwalt South, according to the game broadcast and public-address announcements.

The broadcast’s announcer, Coach Dee McDowell, said, “This is our first year of having Stunt. This is our first team we've ever had,” and described the format: two teams perform the same routine each round, judges score the performances and the winning team receives the point. McDowell told viewers there are four quarters in a match and the fourth quarter routines are worth three points, giving teams a chance to climb back in the score.

The crowd saw Warrenton take an early lead against Farmington and build a decisive advantage as the match progressed. The broadcast recorded a final score of 23 to 3 in favor of Warrenton. In the second match of the evening, Fort Zumwalt South defeated both Farmington and Warrenton; the announcer confirmed Fort Zumwalt South’s victories but did not provide a final point total for the Fort Zumwalt–Warrenton match in the broadcast transcript.

The broadcast included details about how rounds are scored with two judges on site and that a tie can result when judges’ scores are close; announcers explained that a third judge would normally be used to break ties when available. The announcer also explained that teams sometimes must “sit out” a routine when personnel or preparation prevents them from performing a particular routine, which can result in a forfeit of the point for that round.

The event served as a local showcase for stunt, an emerging high school sport in Missouri. The broadcast said there are roughly 20 high-school stunt teams in the state and called Warrenton one of the programs just beginning to offer the sport. The broadcast also named local sponsors on the PA: Servant Heating and Cooling (gym naming sponsor), Main Street Real Estate, and Hunter’s Sake of Jonesburg.

Coach Philip Peck was identified in the broadcast as Warrenton’s coach; the broadcast credited coaching staff for preparing the athletes but did not include a direct quote from Peck in the transcript. The announcer noted an athletic trainer responded to an injury during one routine; the trainer assessed the athlete and the match continued after the timeout.

The broadcast concluded by calling the evening a successful debut for Warrenton’s program and encouraging future attendance as the school’s stunt season continues. The announcer emphasized sportsmanship between teams and described the meeting as round-robin play (each team plays the others) rather than a tournament structure.