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Women Fall But Bucks Win In Record Breaking Game

Clint Nwosuh

In college basketball action on Saturday in Gallatin Vol St hosted Motlow College.
In the women’s game Vol St had 4 players score in double figures as they defeated Motlow, 70-59. The Lady Bucks (2-15/1-9) were led by former Coffee County Lady Raider Lauren Brown who scored 13.
In a wild game in men’s action the Bucks got past the Pioneers 116-104. Clint Nwosuh was unbelievable as he set a new school record with 11 3-pointers on his way to a career high 37 points. Jaylen Barford and DeQuan Miller added 21 each.
Motlow will host Cleveland St on Friday and Chattanooga St on Saturday. The Saturday is also the 2015 Homecoming game.

Basketball Uniforms and More Stolen From Huntland Basketball Team In Manchester

The Huntland basketball team stopped in Manchester Friday afternoon for a meal at Logan’s. While they were inside their team bus was burglarized. Team uniforms and equipment were stolen around 3:30pm plus some of the parents’ cars were also burglarized.
The boys and girls teams from Huntland High School were on their way to Murfreesboro for games at Middle Tennessee Christian.
About $7,000 worth was stolen, including five laptops, two iPads and the team uniforms.
Without the jerseys, the team had to cancel their games Friday night against Middle Tennessee Christian School.
Huntland Athletic Director Bob Robertson said they plan to reschedule their games against MTCS sometime soon.
If you have any information relating to this case, please contact Chief Investigator Billy Butler at the Manchester Police Department at 931-728-2099.

Tullahoma Woman Facing TennCare Fraud Charges

A Tullahoma woman was arrested Jan. 21 on TennCare Fraud charges after she was indicted by the January term of the Coffee County Grand Jury.
Amanda D. Billings, 25, of Freeman circle was charged with knowingly selling, delivering or aid and abetting another in the sell or delivery of Hydrocodone.
She was booked in at the Coffee County Jail under a $5,000 bond. She is to appear in Coffee County Circuit Court on Feb. 18.
The case was presented to the grand jury by an agent of the Office of Inspector General.

Unemployment Rate Down In Tennessee

Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips has announced the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for December was 6.6 percent, two-tenths of one percentage point lower than the November revised rate of 6.8 percent. The U.S. preliminary rate for December was 5.6 percent, also falling two-tenths of one percentage point from the prior month.

Economic Summary

Over the past year, Tennessee’s unemployment rate decreased from 7.7 percent to 6.6 percent while the national rate declined from 6.7 percent to 5.6 percent.
Total nonfarm employment increased 12,500 jobs from November to December. The largest increases occurred in trade/transportation/utilities, manufacturing, and mining/logging/construction.
Over the year, nonfarm employment increased 66,200 jobs. The largest increases occurred in professional/business services, trade/transportation/utilities, and mining/logging/construction.

ACT Prep Classes To Be Held At Motlow In March

Area high school students planning to take the ACT can prepare for the test by enrolling in an ACT preparation class at Motlow’s Moore County campus. Classes will meet on each Monday in March (2, 9, 16, 23, and 30) from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Simon Hall, room 130.
The registration deadline is Feb. 25, and the course is limited to 30 students. Registration forms can be obtained on Motlow’s web site at www.mscc.edu/cpes/extended_services.aspx. Completed forms can be mailed or faxed to the address indicated on the form. However, registration is not complete until payment is received.
The cost is $60, plus $30.95 for a textbook, with each to be paid separately. Those signing up should write a check for the registration fee to Motlow College. For a textbook, checks should be written to the Motlow College Bookstore. Textbooks will be available only on the first night of class. Those wishing to purchase a book with cash are asked to have the exact amount.
The ACT prep class focuses on four areas of the ACT: English, mathematics, reading and science. Emphasis will be on test-taking skills, logical analysis and pacing oneself. Practice tests in each of the four areas will be administered during and at the conclusion of each course.
The ACT prep classes are designed to prepare students for the national ACT on Apr. 18, but taking the prep class does NOT register a student to sit for the actual ACT. Students must register separately with ACT to take a national exam; the registration deadline is March 13. For more information visit, www.ACT.org.
For more information, call Motlow’s Office of Extended Services at 931-393-1760 or 1-800-654-4877, ext. 1760.

Westwood Elementary Receives Honor

Photo by Rob Clutter

On Friday, State Collaborative Reforming Education, or SCORE’s Dr. Jared Bigham presented a banner in recognition of Westwood Elementary being a SCORE prize finalist.
The SCORE Prize is the hallmark, data-driven recognition program for public schools and school districts that are leaders in student learning in Tennessee.
SCORE supports Tennessee’s work to prepare students for college and the workforce. SCORE is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan advocacy and research institution, founded by Senator Bill Frist, M.D., former U.S. Senate Majority Leader.
Westwood Elementary was a top 3 school out of 983.

Coffee County Youth Basketball League Crowns Champions on Saturday

The Westwood Lady Eagles celebrate their 2015 CCYBL championship on Saturday

A near capacity crowd packed the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday for the final day of the Coffee County Youth Basketball League. The day began with a pair of consolation games as the boys and girls divisions sought to crown a 3rd place finisher. In girls play, the Lady Chargers of North Coffee stretched a 10 to 4 halftime lead into a 24 to 13 win. North Coffee was led in scoring by Lucy Riddle who notched 6 points while Samantha Brown scored 5 points. New Union was led offensively by Haley Horton who scored 5 points. Callie Garrett added 4 points for the Lady Rebels.

The College Street Cougars boys basketball team celebrates their 2015 CCYBL championship on Saturday

In the boys consolation, Deerfield had a huge 4th quarter comeback to stop New Union 29 to 26. The Bucks’ Kohlton Strange scored five 4th quarter points to lead all scorers with 14 points on the game. Aiden Abellana added 11 points for Deerfield. New Union was paced by Dayne Crosslin who netted 9 points while Paul Zuzich and Body Todd each finished with 6 points.
In the girls championship game, the top seeded Lady Eagles raced out to an 10 point 1st quarter lead on their way to a 25 to 12 win over Hillsboro. Elli Chumley and Kasen Holt each scored 9 points for Westwood in the winning effort. Hillsboro’s Marley Perry scored 5 points for the Lady Tigers.

In the boys championship, College Street gained their 2nd consecutive title as they dropped Westwood by a final score of 48 to 10. Joseph Duncan was high scorer for the Cougars with 12 points while Conner Shemwell added 9 points. Westwood was led in scoring by Kevin Peregrino and Keiton Sherrill who each had 4 points.

The College Street Elementary cheerleaders celebrate with their trophy after winning the 2015 CCBYL cheer competition

In the always popular cheer competition, the College Street Cougar cheerleaders continued their recent cheer division domination as they won a very competitive and impressive cheer competition. The Tiger cheerleaders of Hillsboro finished in 2nd place while the Buck cheerleaders on Deerfield finished in 3rd place.

Coffee County Falls Twice In District Games

Tyger Fenton hits a 3-pointer against Lincoln County on Friday night.. Photo by Barry West

Friday night in high school basketball Coffee County traveled to Fayetteville to take on Lincoln County. The Lady Raiders fell behind after one quarter 17-5 but battled back to get within 7 at halftime, 31-24. The Lady Falcons would hold Coffee County to just 3 points in the 3rd on their way to a 57-41 district win.
Tyger Fenton led the Lady Raiders with 15 and earned the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
Coffee County drops to 13-11 overall and 2-6 in district.
In boys play the Raiders jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first quarter only to see Lincoln County grab the lead with 3:10 left in the 2nd. The Falcons never looked back as they held a 27-21 advantage at the half. Lincoln County continued their good shooting as they extended the lead to 16 at the end of the 3rd and went on to a 68-44 District 8-AAA win.
Peyton Talley was the player of the game with 14 points for the Raiders and J.P. Duncan added 12.
Coffee County fell to 4-19 and 0-8 in 8-AAA play.
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The two Raider teams travel to Franklin County on Tuesday night for the district games beginning at 6pm. Thunder Radio’s broadcast starts at 5:50pm with Dennis Weaver.