Reynaldo Ramirez of Westwood football

An undersized, but undaunted Westwood Rockets football team went toe to toe with an undefeated Moore County on Thursday night at Dyer-Bouldin Field.  Westwood took the game into the 4^th quarter before got 2 touchdowns in the final 5 minutes helped Moore County claim a 22 to 8 win over the Rockets.  “The best team probably won tonight, but we gave them a battle” said a proud but disappointed Westwood coach Chad Dyer.

Westwood took the opening kickoff and marched 65 yards in 16 plays as they ate up 9:58 off the first half clock to take an early 8 to 0 lead.  Reynaldo Ramirez rolled over from 1 yard out on his 12^th carry of the drive to give Westwood the touchdown.  Trenton Thompson converted the 2 point conversion.  Moore County knotted the game with 2:08 left in the half and threatened to take the lead before intermission.  A stingy Rocket defense stopped Moore County twice at the 1 yard line as the first half expired to keep the game knotted at 8.

In the 2^nd half, Moore County fumbled in their first possession, but Westwood’s drive stalled entering the 4^th quarter.  From there, the visiting Blue Raiders added a pair of touchdowns after Westwood turned the ball over on downs in their final 2 possessions to seal the victory.  Ramirez led Westwood in rushing with 83 yards on 17 carries and the touchdown.  Thompson added 30 yards on 8 carries.

Coach Dyer will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show broadcast live at 10 AM from Al White Ford/Lincoln.  The Rockets will be back in action next Thursday when they travel to Eagleville for a conference game with the Eagles.  Kickoff is set for 6:30 PM.

You can download the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast at:  http://www.thunder1320.com/audio/HOMETOWN090816.mp3

Alliyah Williams of CHS volleyball

The CHS volleyball team bounced back in a big way on Thursday night as they claimed a straight set win over Shelbyville at “The Patch.” Coffee County put together a strong effort in all aspects of the win as they rolled up Shelbyville by set scores of 25-10, 25-17 & 25-10.
Coffee County had an amazing 17 aces on the match led by Alliyah Williams who had 6. Baylee Nester and Rachel Henley each added 4. Williams also led the team in kills with 8 as Bailey Morgan added 7. Henley had 7 assists while Tyana Fenton led the team in digs with 10.
The win improves Coffee County’s record to 12 and 9 overall and 5 and 2 in district play. The Lady Raiders are back in action on Monday when they travel to Fayetteville for a non-district match with Fayetteville. First serve is set for 6 PM.

Maddy Jones(in black) of CCMS soccer

A first half hat trick by Maddy Jones helped lift the CCMS Lady Raider soccer team to a 5 to 1 win over South Franklin on Thursday. Coming off a disappointing loss on Tuesday, the Lady Raiders were back to full strength in the bounce back win. The Lady Raiders used 3 goals in a 15 minute span of the first half to power to the win.
Jones got the first score of the game in the 5th minute with an unassisted goal. South answered 10 minutes later to tie the match and ignite the Lady Raider offense.  Coffee County scored 3 times in the final 15 minutes of the half to take a 4 to 1 lead into the half. Jones added another unassisted goal in the 17th minute and got her 3rd in the 29th minute off an assist from Katie Cotton. Reagan Ellison added a goal in the 25th minute and Anna Amado notched a goal in the 40th minute off a feed from Alexis Rayman to close out the scoring.
The win raises the Lady Raiders record to 4-1-1 and 3-0 in conference play. The Coffee County will travel to Winchester on Monday to take on North Franklin. That match gets underway at 6 PM.

Kiya Ferrell of CCMS Volleyball

The CCMS volleyball team got their 4th straight win as they dropped Harris on Thursday night in straight sets in Shelbyville. The Lady Raiders won by set scores of 25-23 and 25-22. Kiya Ferrell led Coffee County in winners with 7. Maci Head added 6 aces for the Lady Raiders to complete the season sweep over the Eaglettes.
The win improves the record of Coffee County to 4 and 3 on the season and 3 and 2 in conference play. The Lady Raiders return to the court on Monday when they play host to Eagleville. First serve is set for 5 PM.

Coffee County’s James Lynn(in white) races a Warren County runner to the finish on Thursday in Sewanee(Photo by Pascale Randolph)

The Coffee County Cross Country teams had another strong showing on Thursday in a meet at St. Andrew’s. While official results are yet to be released, the Red Raiders won the boys division barely edging out Warren County. The Lady Raiders had 3 finishers in the top 10 as their final standing is not yet know. The Coffee County Middle School teams got top 6 times from all 4 of their runners but were unable to compete for team titles.

Unofficial Results – high school boys – 5K [Name, Place, Time]
James Lynn – 3 (19:13)
Bradley Kishpaugh – 5 (19:36)
Andrew Godwin – 6 (19:38)
Andrés Cavalié – 8 (20:15)
Renato Ayala – 17 (20:55)
Reuben Chaput – 33 (21:50)
Neil Slone – 37 (22:19)
Larson Melzer – 43 (22:47)
Aiden Stowe – 44 (22:47)
Samuel Workman – 48 (23:07)
Eric Randolph – 56 (24:17)
Moises Ramirez- 62 (24:47)
Christian Alvarez – 71 (27:15)
Jacob Melton – 82 (30:28)
Jackson Jacobs – 87 (33:01)
Nicholas Johnson – 88 (33:09)

Unofficial Results – high school girls – 5K [Name, Place, Time]
Sarah Pearson – 2 (24:09)
Emily St. John – 5 (24:57)
Makenzie Webb – 7 (25:15)
Byanka Woods – 18 (28:34)
Chiara Gisinti – 27 (33:27)
Shyanna Rader- 33 (38:13)

Unofficial Results – middle school boys – 2 mile [Name, Place, Time]
Ethan Welch – 4 (13:33)
Jacob Rutledge – 5 (13:35)

Unofficial Results – middle school girls – 2 mile [Name, Place, Time]
Shelby Watkins – 5 (18:38)
Jasie Willis – 6 (18:38)

The Raider thinclads are back in action on Tuesday when they will host a home meet at their course at the Raider Academy. The meet will feature middle school and high school divisions. The meet is set to get underway at 4 PM.

The Oklahoma City Dodgers got home runs from O’Koyea Dickson and Jack Murphy in a series-tying 5-2 win over the Nashville Sounds Thursday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

The homers backed a strong performance by Dodgers’ starter Logan Bawcom who limited the Sounds to one run on three hits in six innings.

Nashville’s lone run against Bawcom came right away in the first inning. Franklin Barreto sparked a rally with a one-out double to the gap in right-center. Colin Walsh walked to put runners at first and second, and Matt Olson delivered Barreto with a sharp single to left field to give the Sounds a 1-0 lead.

The lead for Dillon Overton and the Sounds didn’t last long as Oklahoma City came back with the tying run in the home half of the opening inning. A sacrifice fly from Dickson scored Micah Johnson to even the game at 1-1.

Overton and Bawcom turned in a scoreless second inning, but the Dodgers took the lead for good in the third. Johnson got it going with a one-out single and quickly swiped second base. Dickson’s big night continued when he clocked a two-run homer just over the glove of a leaping Colin Walsh at the left field wall.

The lead continued to grow in the fifth when Murphy started the inning with a solo blast to left-center to make it a 4-1 game. Johnson followed with a triple and scored when Chris Taylor lifted a sacrifice fly to center to give the Dodgers a 5-1 lead.

It was plenty of offense for Bawcom who retired 12 of the final 13 batters he faced. It didn’t get any easier for the Sounds when Bawcom departed after six. Sam LeCure struck out the side in the seventh and Joe Broussard wiggled out of a two-on, two-out jam in the eighth by retiring Renato Nunez on a groundout to short.

Nashville’s bullpen did their job by keeping the Dodgers off the board after Overton’s exit. The trio of Andres Avila, Carlos Navas and Angel Castro kept it a 5-1 game.

The Dodgers turned to closer Jacob Rhame in the ninth. Matt Olson started the frame with a single to right field but Rhame came back to get Matt Chapman on a pop up for the first out. After Bryan Anderson flied out, Josh Rodriguez singled and BJ Boyd legged out an infield single that scored Olson to make it 5-2.

Rhame finished the job by getting Jaycob Brugman to fly out to left field. Bawcom picked up the win and Overton was tagged with the loss.

Game three of the best-of-five series is set for Friday night at First Tennessee Park. Right-hander Daniel Gossett (1-0, 1.98) starts for the Sounds against right-hander Chase De Jong (1-0, 1.69) for the Dodgers. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Tickets for the 2016 Pacific Coast League playoff dates at First Tennessee Park are now available for purchase at the Nashville Sounds box office and online at www.nashvillesounds.com. The 2016 season is the Sounds’ 19th year in the Pacific Coast League and their second as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate.