Abby Morgan of Lady Raider Basketball
A broken water line left the Joe Frank Patch Gym without water on Tuesday night, forcing the Coffee County basketball teams to move their non-district game with Warren County to the Coffee County Middle School. The late afternoon venue changed seemed to have an effect on both Coffee County teams as they begin a 4 game home stand leading into the Christmas tournament season. The Lady Raiders were held to 3 points in the first quarter on their way to a 62 to 37 defeat at the hands of the Lady Pioneers. A tenacious Warren County pressure defense, coupled with a handful of shots that would not fall, saw the Lady Raiders miss 20 of their first 21 shots on the night. Abby Morgan led Coffee County in scoring as she netted 14 points to be named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game. Alliyah Williams finished with 8 points and Holli Smithson netted 7. The loss evens Coffee County’s record at 3 and 3.
Wyatt Day of CHS Basketball
The Red Raiders got a better start as they raced out to a 5 – 0 lead, only to see Warren County close out the first period on a 10 to 0 run. Trailing by 10 points going into the 2nd period, the Raiders cut the deficit to 5 points only to see Warren County crank up the defensive pressure to secure the 56 to 39 win over Coffee County. Wyatt Day led Coffee County in scoring with 9 points as he was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game. Kohl Young finished with 8 points and Garrett Eldridge chipped in 7. The loss drops the Raiders record to 3 and 4 on the year.
Coffee County returns to district play on Friday night as Lawrence County visits “The Patch.” The doubleheader gets underway at 6 PM. Thunder Radio begins our exclusive coverage of Raider basketball with the Char-El Apartments pregame show at 5:50.
