Raider Basketball Teams Down Warren County on Tuesday Night

Abby Morgan of CHS basketball [Photo by Demarco Moore – Manchester Times]

How sweep it is! The Coffee County CHS basketball teams got a doubleheader sweep over Warren County on Tuesday night as each team raised their season record to 6 and 1 on the year. The Lady Raiders needed a jumper with 3 seconds to go to claim a 51 to 50 win at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The Red Raiders outscored the Pioneers 23 to 14 in the 4th quarter to take a season split with their McMinnville rivals.
With 9.9 seconds remaining in the game, Coffee County coach Herb Horton called a timeout with his team trailing by 1 point. The play call was drawn up for Abby Morgan to take the game’s final shot and the sophomore did exactly that burying a 10 foot jumper with 3 seconds left to give the Lady Raiders the dramatic win. Coffee County, which led most of the game, saw Warren County take a 5 point lead with 6 minutes remaining. But the Lady Raiders hit eight of their ten 4th quarter free throws to capture the dramatic win and a season sweep over the Lady Pioneers. Alliyah Williams led the Lady Raiders on scoring with 19 points. Holli Smithson added 10 points and Abby Morgan finished with 9. Williams and Morgan were named the Crazy Daisies co-players of the game.

Garrett Booth of CHS basketball [Photo by John St. Clair – JohnStClairPhoto.com]

The Raiders and Warren County battled back and forth for 3 quarters in a tight boys’ game. Neither team could build more than a 4 point lead until the Red Raiders used a 10 to 3 run to open the 4th quarter to build a 7 point cushion. After holding off a late Warren County rally, the Red Raiders hit 7 of their 10 free throws in the 4th quarter to capture the win and a season split with the Pioneers. A balanced Raider attack saw 4 Red Raiders reach double figures led by Grant Sadler’s 13 points. Garrett Eldridge, Tyrese McGee and DeAaron Rozier all ended the night with 12 points. Garrett Booth was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game for his outstanding play from the point guard position.
Coffee County is back in district action on Friday when they travel to Lawrenceburg to take on Lawrence County. Thunder Radio, as always, will be on hand to bring you the broadcast. The girls game will tip off at 6 PM, we begin our live coverage with the Char-El Apartments and Home Rental pregame show at 5:50.

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