Bella Vinson of Coffee County CHS basketball
In a pair of games decided at the free throw line, Coffee County welcomed Cookeville to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Saturday night. A huge crowd witnessed the Lady Raiders hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 5 seconds to claim a 45 to 41 win. The Cookeville Cavaliers hit 9 of 10 free throws late in the 4th quarter to hold off a Raider rally and win 56 to 39.
The Lady Cavaliers used stout defensive pressure to keep the Lady Raiders out of rhythm for most of the game. Coffee County was held to 4 points in the 2nd quarter as they trailed at the half 23 to 18. The Lady Raiders cut the lead to 1 in the 3rd before Cookeville went on a 5 to 0 run. In the 4th quarter, Bella Vinson keyed a huge Coffee County rally as she scored 10 points in the frame to give the Lady Raiders a 42 to 41 lead in the final seconds. A defensive stop by the Lady Raiders resulted in a Cookeville foul and a technical foul on the Cookeville bench. With 3 seconds on the clock, Coffee County drained 3 of 4 free throws to run their record to 11 and 0. Vinson led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 18 points as she was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Jacey Vaughn added 13 points and Abby Morgan notched 5 points.
Darius Rozier of Coffee County CHS basketball
The Red Raiders started out red hot as they built a 7 to 0 lead over the Cavaliers. But Cookeville found their range from 3 point land as they hit a trio of 1st quarter 3 pointers to take a 1 point lead into the half. Leading by 3 points with 6 minutes remaining, Cookeville finished the game on a 15 to 1 run to hand Coffee County their second straight loss. Darius Rozier was the leading scorer for the Red Raiders as he had 19 points to claim the Crazy Daisies player of the game award. Kyle Farless came off the bench to add 9 points and Harley Hinshaw netted 5.
The Raiders and Lady Raiders return to the hardwood on Friday night when they travel to Cookeville for a rematch with the Cavaliers. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM, Thunder Radio will begin live coverage with the Powers Storage Pregame Show at 5:50.
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