The Westwood basketball teams hosted their first home games of the year on Friday as they welcomed Morrison to the Joel Vinson Gym.  Playing before a capacity crowd in a doubleheader heard here on Thunder Radio, both Rocket teams used great defensive performances to roll to impressive wins.  The Lady Rockets won by a final score of 40 to 18 while the Rockets rolled to a 41 to 15 victory.

The Lady Rockets ran out to a 10 to 0 win in the first 5 minutes before the Lady Eagles got on the scoreboard.  The Lady Rockets scored the first 7 points of the 2^nd quarter and Morrison could never get the deficit below double digits the rest of the night.  Nine different Lady Rocket players scored on the night led by Bryleigh Gray who had 12 points.  Princess Penaloza added 9 points while Leonor Moreno finished with 6 points.  The win improves Westwood to 7 and 0 on the season and 4 and 0 in conference play. 

After a sloppy 1^st quarter for both boys’ teams, Westwood got their offense on track in the 2^nd quarter to take a 15 point lead into the halftime intermission.  After an even 3^rd quarter, the Rockets held the Eagles to 2 points in the 4^th quarter to roll to the win.  Westwood was led in scoring by Jayden Carter who had 19 points.  Skyler Stinson added 10 points and Dylen Trail came off the bench to score 5.   The win improves the Rockets to 6 and 1 on the season and 4 and 0 in conference play. 

Westwood will return to action on Tuesday as the 6th grade teams host Irving College.  The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM at the Joel Vinson Gym. 

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The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider basketball squared off against Oakland Middle on Saturday in the Rockvale Tip-Off Tournament finals.  A 4^th quarter rally came up short by the Lady Raiders came up short against the taller Oakland squad.  Coffee County suffered their 1^st loss of the year as they fell by a final score of 38 to 32. 

Oakland built a 12 point lead entering the 4^th quarter behind strong performances in the 2^nd and 3^rd quarters.  Coffee County rallied in the 4^th quarter to cut into the deficit including hitting 6 of 8 free throws before running out of time.  Coffee County was led in scoring by Olivia Vinson who had 17 points.  Taylor Anthony added 8 points while Bella Lawson netted 4.  After the championship, Vinson was named to the All-Tournament team.

Coffee Middle will return to conference play on Monday when they travel to Shelbyville to take on Harris.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM, our live coverage will begin at 5:50. 

The Coffee County CHS Red Raider basketball team saw their first scrimmage action of the year on Saturday in a scrimmage playday event at Rockvale High School.  The Red Raiders went 1 and 2 on the day as they gained valuable experience in a trio of close games.

The Red Raiders opened up with a 46 to 37 loss to Walker Valley.  Jaxon Vaughn was the leading scorer for Coffee County.  In the second game, Coffee County got a 50 to 45 win over Rockvale as Jaylon Wooten led the team in scoring.   Coffee County closed the day with a hard fought 49 to 46 loss to Stratford.  Kyle Farless was the leading scorer in the finale. 

The Red Raiders will host an open practice on Friday night at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  The practice will get underway at 5:30 PM as Coach Williams will be mic’d for the duration of the practice as he leads his team through drills before ending with a controlled scrimmage.  Admission is free and folks are invited to stay after practice to eat with the team. 

Coffee County opens the season on Friday, November 22^nd and Saturday, November 23^rd as they host a series of Hall of Champions games at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.   As expected, Thunder Radio is the exclusive broadcast home for Red Raider basketball as we bring you all the action, home and away, on your Hometown Radio Station. 

The Titans pulled out an improbable win on Sunday over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Trailing late, Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill completed a 23-yard touchdown pass to receiver Adam Humphries with 23 seconds left to give the Titans a 35-32 win.

Defensive back Joshua Kalu blocked a would-be game-tying field goal by the Chiefs on the final play of the game and the Titans held on.

Running back Derrick Henry finished the game with 188 yards for the Titans.

The Titans fell down 10-0 early, but they battled back. And they kept battling back all day.

The Titans took a 20-19 lead in the third quarter on a 68-yard touchdown run by Henry, who busted up the middle and outraced defenders into the end zone.

The Chiefs reclaimed the lead 22-20 on a 43-yard field goal by kicker Harrison Butker. Then, the Chiefs jumped ahead 29-20 on a 63-yard completion from quarterback Patrick Mahomes to receiver Mecole Hardiman.

But the Titans didn’t fold. Another touchdown run by Henry, this one from one-yard out, cut the lead to 29-27 with just 6:26 left in the contest. It capped off a 10-play, 75-yard drive. Another field goal by Butler gave the Chiefs a 32-27 lead with 3:14 left in the contest.

The Chiefs had a chance to add to the lead, but botched a field goal try with 1:21 left.

The Titans improved to 5-5 with the win.

The Chiefs jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a three-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes to tight end Travis Kelce. The Chiefs extended their lead to 10-0 on a 30-yard field goal by Butker.

But the Titans cut the lead to 10-7 on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Tannehill to tight end Anthony Firkser, which capped off a four-play, 73-yard drive. The score was set up by a 52-yard bomb from Tannehill to receiver Kalif Raymond.

Then, the Titans took the lead on a 53-yard fumble return for a touchdown by linebacker Rashaan Evans, who picked up the loose ball and outraced everyone for a score. The fumble was caused by rookie linebacker David Long. The big play gave the Titans a 13-10 lead (kicker Ryan Succop missed the extra point).

The Chiefs tied the game on a 41-yard kick by Butker, and it was 13-13 at the half.

The Chiefs reclaimed the lead 19-13 on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes to receiver Tyreek Hill with 6:54 left in the third quarter, and that set up the back-and-forth finish.

The Titans have a bye next weekend before returning to action on November 24 against the Jaguars.

The polarizing judge that is the shootout determined the Predators contest in San Jose on Saturday, as Nashville fell in the seventh round of the extra-time decider for a 2-1 final score.

Preds goaltender Juuse Saros extended the shootout on four separate occasions as he denied multiple attempts to end the game and helped keep the event scoreless. But eventually, Timo Meier’s wrister ended the contest. The extra time loss gives Nashville a point in the standings, but puts their current road trip mark to a 1-1-1.

“It was tight, really tight out there, both ways,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said of Saturday’s game. “There wasn’t a lot of room to make plays for us. Speaking for us offensively, we’re trying to press, trying to get pucks to the net, there were a lot of blocked shots and nothing was really clean. There weren’t a lot of pretty looks, and we just had to fight for everything out there tonight.”

Filip Forsberg scored a highlight-reel goal in the second period, but the Sharks tallied 5:22 into the third to force overtime. The Preds had a 4-on-3 power-play chance late in OT, but couldn’t find the winning shot.

“It was two good teams working hard, and for us, it was a lot better effort than last game,” Forsberg said. “[Saros] played great, and then we had chances that we should have should have put in and should have won.”

Goaltender Martin Jones and the Sharks deserve penalty of credit for their spotless penalty kill and stout defensive efforts, but so do the Predators and Saros. A couple nights after a forgettable effort in Denver, the Preds held the Sharks to a single goal across 65 minutes.

“The one thing you always want and look for is just a good, working effort,” Laviolette said. “Lead with work ethic, and I thought the guys did that tonight. Their goalie played pretty well too. It just wasn’t a lot of room, so we had to compete for the space we needed out there. They were working hard, San Jose, and our guys were working hard. That’s what made it a low score and low-event game.”

Still, as aspiring Stanley Cup contenders, the Predators aren’t in the business of collecting moral victories. Their four-game road trip wraps up on Tuesday in Vancouver (9 p.m. CT), one more chance to collect a win before heading home.

“It was a better effort today than Thursday, but we had chances and should have capitalized,” Forsberg said.

Notes:

Preds defenseman Dante Fabbro left the game late in the second period after taking a puck up high in the face. Fabbro returned to action midway through the third period sporting a full cage, just as he did while skating for Boston University last season.

Miikka Salomaki and Matt Irwin were scratched for the Preds on Saturday night.

Nashville now heads to Vancouver in advanace of a date with the Canucks on Tuesday night.

The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams traveled to Rutherford County on Thursday night for their 2^nd night of competition in the Rockvale Tip-Off Tournament.  The Red Raiders got a win against Jim Satterfield of Trousdale County by a score of 42 to 25.  The Lady Raiders took care of business at the free throw line in a 34 to 24 win over Rockvale.

In the boys’ game, the Red Raiders built a 12 point lead in the 1^st half and rolled to the big win.  Jackson Shemwell and Ethan Hargrove finished as the leading scorers for Coffee Middle as each netted 13 points.  Cooper Reed added 7 points.

In the girls’ game, the Lady Raiders hit 15 of 22 free throws in the game to hold off the host Ravens.  After being held to 2 points in the 3^rd quarter, the Lady Raiders closed out the game with 11 points in the 4^th quarter to grab the win.  Channah Gannon led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 12 points.  Addi Sartain and Samantha Kirby each netted 6 points. 

The Lady Raiders will return to Rockvale on Saturday for the championship game.  The title game is set to tip off at 4 PM at Rockvale Middle School.  Coffee Middle will take on the winner of the other semifinal between Oakland and Whitworth-Buchanan.

The Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider basketball team hosted Richard Hardy Memorial of South Pittsburg on Thursday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.   The Hawks accepted the invitation to scrimmage the Lady Raiders after Coffee County’s previous game with Marshall County had to be cancelled on Wednesday.  The Lady Raiders rolled to a 91 to 16 win.

Coffee County scored at least 20 points in each quarter in the lopsided victory.  Thirteen different Lady Raiders scored on the night out of the fourteen who dressed out.   Youth was on display on Thursday for the Lady Raiders as freshman Alivia Reel led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 15 points.  Freshman Chloe Gannon netted 12 points and senior Morgan Jones added 11 points. 

Coffee County will travel to Spring Hill on Saturday, November 16^th to participate in a scrimmage play day at Summit.  The Lady Raiders will play East Hickman, Beech and Eagleville. 

Coffee County opens the season on Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd as they host a series of Hall of Champions games at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  As always, Thunder Radio is the exclusive broadcast home for Red Raider basketball as we bring you all the action, home and away, on your Hometown Radio Station.