Coffee County Sweeps Fayetteville on Tuesday in High School Basketball Action

Hitting the road for the last time together in 2016, the Coffee County Lady Raiders and Red Raiders traveled to Fayetteville on Tuesday night.  Both teams got off to first quarter leads to bring home a pair of victories over the Tigers.  The Lady Raiders routed Fayetteville 69 to 40 while the Red Raiders needed a full 4 quarters to put down the tenacious Cats 62 to 54.

The Lady Raiders raced out to a 21 to 4 lead early in the 2^nd quarter and led by as many as 25 points in the 3^rd quarter to capture their 7^th win on the season.  Lady Raider coach Herb Horton was able to empty his bench as 11 different Lady Raiders scored on the night.   Abby Morgan had a phenomenal game scoring 25 points while barely playing in the 2^nd half.  Aerial Williams also finished in double figures with 11 points.  Freshman Ellie Graham came off the bench to add 7 points in the 4^th quarter.  Graham also had prvided a defensive spark with steals and rebounds in the 2^nd half and was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game for her efforts.

A nip and tuck first half saw missed shots from close range for the Red Raiders and second chance points for Fayetteville put Coffee County in a 5 point hole late in the 2^nd quarter.  After a Red Raider timeout, Coffee County scored 11 points in the last 2 and a half minutes of the half to close the deficit to 1 at intermission.  The Red Raiders captured the lead early in the 2^nd half and pulled away for their first ever win in Fayetteville’s gym.  Tyrese McGee was the leading scorer for Coffee County as he netted 19 points to be named the Crazy Daisies player of the game.  A quartet of Red Raiders came just shy of reaching double digits as Garrett Eldridge, DeAaron Rozier, Garrett Booth and Stephen Sullivan all finished with 9 points.

Now the 2 Coffee County teams go their separate ways to compete in Christmas tournaments.  The Lady Raiders, who were supposed to begin play in the Hixson Tournament beginning Friday, found out the tournament is cancelled.  The Lady Raiders are scrambling to attempt to schedule a possible makeup game or two this weekend.  The Red Raiders will begin play in their own tournament on Monday when they welcome Community to The Patch for a 7:30 PM battle.  Thunder Radio will bring you that broadcast and keep you updated on the Lady Raiders next contest.

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