The Warrenton football team opened up conference play with a 40-15 win tonight in a road game against Winfield Sept.19. 

Starting off the game strong, the Warrenton Warriors quickly added six points on the board after quarterback Christian Blondin threw a 54-yard pass to Deadrick Forrest. 

 Warrenton went for two-points but did not convert. 

The momentum did not stop there as the special teams forced a turnover in the next play to put Warrenton at the 30-yard line. 

Forrest kept pressuring the defense and added another touchdown — this time on a 23-yard run. 

Again, Warrenton went for two but they were unable to convert. 

 The defense made a big play after Javon Jones sacked the quarterback which led to a fumble that Jake Mincher recovered deep in Winfield’s territory. 

Winfield later took it to the red-zone. However, Hayden Johnson put a stop to any hope Winfield had with a pick in the end zone. 

The first quarter ended with Warrenton leading 12-0. 

 Starting the second quarter, Blondin rushed for a two-yard touchdown. The two-point conversion was no good. 

 Defensively, Jones, Keegan Mellegaard, JaMarion Fulton and Eli Schneider each collected a sack in the second quarter. 

Forrest came up with a huge play with a 91-yard touchdown reception. 

 Less than a minute to go, Forrest collected a 14-yard touchdown reception and Isias Hernadez scored on the two--point conversion to put the Warriors up 32-0 at halftime.

In the third, Jay Sanders collected a sack, and Blondin and Forrest connected once again for another touchdown. Bradley Tucker scored the two-point conversion. 

Winfield broke up the shutout on two rushing touchdowns -- a 29-yard run and a three-yard run.

Warrenton improved to a 1-0 record in the GAC North and a 3-1 overall record. 

They will play at St. Charles West next Thursday at 7 p.m.