CHS forward Breyer Taylor strikes a free kick against Columbia on Friday night

If a team is to be remembered by how they close out their season, then the 2015 Red Raider soccer team of Coffee County Central High should be remembered as a band of tenacious and talented gentlemen who gave it their all on the pitch on Tuesday night at Oakland.  The Raiders battled through 80 minutes of regulation, and 20 minutes of overtime against an undefeated Oakland squad, only to see a header sail just over the outstretched hands of Raider keeper Lafredo Ramirez and give Oakland a 2 to 1 win.  Even at nil at the half, Coffee County opened the 2^nd half in attack mode and were rewarded with a Breyer Taylor goal in the 49^th minute.  The goal by Taylor was his 20^th of the season giving him the single season record for goals by a Red Raider player.  Oakland battled back and knotted the score 4 minutes later off of a corner kick.  Each team fielded scoring chances in the final 27 minutes, to send the match to a 20 minute overtime period.  During the first 10 minutes, Coffee County failed to convert 3 excellent scoring opportunities, 2 by Ernesto Gomez and a shot wide of goal by Taylor.  Oakland pushed the attack in the 2^nd 10 minutes driving a shot off the crossbar in the 94^th minute, before finding the back of the net in the 96^th minute on a header off a long throw-in.  The goal was initially waved off by the line judge, but after consultation with the referee, the goal was allowed.  Oakland dropped all 11 players deep in the final 4 minutes and the stunned Raiders battled to the final whistle, but could not drive home the equalizer.   With the loss, the Raider season came to a close marking the end for the 7 CHS seniors: Lafredo Ramirez, Abelen Barrera, Cole Hawkins, Max Nicoll, Krishna Patel, Scott Randolph and Cody Howes; and 2 exchange students: Ernesto Gomez and Sergio Iriondo.
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2015 CHS Soccer seniors

Due to the possible threat of severe weather; the Coffee County CHS Red Raiders will be moving their football scrimmage with Franklin County from Friday night to Thursday night at 5 PM at Westwood Middle School. Withe the impending threat of bad weather there was no make up date beyond Friday that both teams could agree on.
Admission will be free for the game which will mark the conclusion of the spring practice session for the Red Raiders.

Abby Morgan(left) hands the baton to Morgan Henley(right) in the final leg of the 4×400 meter relay on Tuesday a the CTC Meet

The Lady Raider track team of Coffee County Middle School won their 3rd straight CTC Conference Track Meet on Tuesday as they held off a late charge from the combined Tullahoma Middle School squad. The CCMS Red Raiders got several great performances in the field events, but were no match for the depth of the Tullahoma squad in the running events as they were unable to capture their 4th straight conference title. The final score in girl’s competition was 55 to 49 for the Lady Raiders, while Warren County finished a distant 3rd. For the boys, Tullahoma won the meet 66 to 45 over the Raiders while Warren County finished in 3rd.
Individual finishers for Coffee County were:
Girls
Discus-Faith Floyd 1st, Lindsey Perry 3rd
Shot Put-Carlie Barnes 1st, Haley Richardson 3rd
High Jump-Julia Duncan 4th
Long Jump-Marissa Douglas 1st, Julia Duncan 3rd
4x100m Relay- 1st: Gracie Pippenger, Laura Bogard, Mady Gravitt, Marissa Douglas
1600m-Kaytee Christian 2nd, Karie Wooten 3rd
100m-Mady Gravitt 4th
4x200m Relay- 1st: Abby Morgan, Ryan Green, Kayla Johnson, Marissa Douglas
400m-Gracie Pippenger 1st, Julia Duncan 2nd
800m-Willow Hobbs 3rd, Morgan Henley 4th
200m-Ryan Green 4th
4x400m Relay-1st Laura Bogard, Chloe Spry, Abby Morgan, Morgan Henley

Trace Bryant clears a new personal best of 5’3″ in the high jump at the CTC Meet on Tuesday

Boys
Discus-Trace Bryant 1st, Andrew Mahaffey 2nd
Shot Put-Drake Medina 3rd, Chase Davis 4th
High Jump-Trace Bryant 1st, Weston Hargrove 2nd
Long Jump-Weston Hargrove 1st, Andrew Mahaffey 2nd
4x100m Realy-2nd: Trace Bryant, Andrew Mahaffey, Zach Morgan, Weston Hargrove
4x200m-1st: Zach Morgan, Marcos Garcia, Tucker Anderson, Trace Bryant
400m-Jalen Morris 4th
800m- Marcos Garcia 2nd, Clinton Ferrell 4th
4x400m Relay-1st: Larson Meltzer, Andrew Mahaffey, Tucker Anderson, Weston Hargrove

Coffee County Middle School Track is coached by Travis O’Kelley

CCMS Lady Raider Track team celebrates their CTC Conference Title

Taylor Deberry competes in the 100M hurdles(file photo)

Taylor Deberry and Kani Johnson punched their ticket to the TSSAA Spring Fling on Tuesday as they each qualified in their hurdle events at the TSSAA Section 2 sectional at Rhea County.  Deberry, running in the 100M hurdles finished in 3^rd place in her heat with a time of 16.64 which qualified her for the state meet.  Johnson, competing in both the 110M high hurdles and the 300M hurdles finished in 3^rd place in the 110 with a time of 15.32 and 4^th in the 300M hurdles with a time of 40.66.  Both finishes were good enough to advance him to the state meet next week in Murfreesboro.  Also competing for the Raider thinclads was Cameron Davis in the discus.  Davis finished in 7^th place and that did not qualify her for state.  Next week at the TSSAA Spring Fling state meet, Sarah Pearson will compete in the pentathlon on Monday(May 18) beginning at 9:30 AM.  Taylor Deberry will compete on Thursday(May 21) in the 100M hurdles in the 3:00 PM session.  Kani Johnson will compete in the 110M hurdles and the 300M hurdles on Friday in the afternoon session which is set to begin at 4:00 PM.  The state track meet is held at the MTSU Track and Field Complex in Murfreesboro.