The Coffee County CHS soccer team traveled to Tullahoma on Thursday night looking to recapture the coveted Coffee Cup Trophy, sponsored by First Vision Bank.  Despite playing short-handed for the last 8:30 of regulation, the Lady Raiders overcame an early Tullahoma lead and won the match in penalty kicks.  Coffee County captured the 2 to 1 win.

Tullahoma got on the board first when they scored in the 19^th minute on a breakaway goal when the Lady Cat forward appeared to be offside.  Maddy Jones tied it in the 27^th minute when she converted a long through pass off a free kick from Jayda Wright to level the match at 1.  The 2 teams battled inside the final 10 minutes totally even before a red card foul on Lady Raider keeper Lucy Riddle was assessed for a slide tackle outside the 18 yard box.  Alana Coker came off the bench to play in goal but the Lady Raiders were forced to survive the final 8:30 while being 1 player short.

With the score tied at the end of regulation, a PK shootout was initiated to award the trophy given annually to the winner of the rivalry match.  The Lady Raiders hammered home their first 4 penalty shots and back-up goal keeper Madison Rooker stopped a pair of Tullahoma shots, to give Coffee County the win.  Jayda Wright, Katie Cotton, Reyna Flores, and Jenna Garretson had the PK goals for the Lady Raiders.

The win moves the Lady Raiders record to 8-1-2 on the season.  The Lady Raiders will be back at home on Monday and Tuesday as they welcome Warren County and Shelbyville to the Raider Soccer Field at the Raider Academy.  Both games will get underway at 7 PM and Thunder Radio will be on hand BOTH nights to bring you the action as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.

The JV Lady Raiders will take part this week-end in a JV Tournament at Franklin County.  Coffee County will take on Walker Valley at 10 AM, Tullahoma at 12:30 and Franklin County at 1:10 PM.  All those games will take place at Franklin County High School.

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed Columbia to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Thursday night.  Looking to avenge their only district loss of the year AND lock up the regular season district title, the Lady Raiders were primed for the match-up.  Coffee County played nearly error-free volleyball as they swept Columbia in straight sets 25-17, 25-23 and 28-26.

Coffee County finished the night with a phenomenal 41 kills and 6 ½ blocks as they dominated at the net.  On a night where Lexi Bryan was 7 kills away from becoming the Lady Raider career leader in kills, the tall junior finished the night with 8 kills to bypass former Coffee County great Haley Banks in the record books.  Keri Munn and Kiya Ferrell each finished with 9 kills to lead the Lady Raiders.  Amanda Mukai led Coffee County in service aces with 5 and assists with 19.  Keelie Hillis had 8 kills, 17 assists and 6 digs.  Munn added 4 blocks while Ferrell led the team in digs with 16.

The Lady Raiders return to the court on Saturday when they host the Southern Slam Tournament.  Coffee County will play 3 pool games before finishing with a single elimination tournament.  The Lady Raiders will play Fayetteville at 9 AM, Lead Academy at noon and Columbia Academy at 2 PM.  Bracket play begins at 3:30 PM.

The Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball team welcomed Dogwood Christian Academy to the E.C. Bailey Gym on Thursday night for a varsity and Junior Varsity doubleheader.  The varsity Lady Eagles swept the visitors in straight sets to win 25-13, 25-6 and 25-20.  The JV team needed 3 sets to grab a 25-17, 11-25 and 15-12 win.

The Lady Eagles are back at home on Tuesday night when they welcome Shelbyville rival Victory Baptist to the E.C. Bailey Gym.  That match will get underway at 5:30 PM.

The Coffee County CHS golf team traveled to Tullahoma on Thursday to take part in a 3 team match on Thursday.  The Raiders squared off against Tullahoma and Shelbyville at Tullahoma’s Lakewood Country Club.  Both the Red Raiders and Lady Raiders finished in 3^rd place on the day.

The Red Raiders fired a 9 hole team score of 199.  Shelbyville won the match with a score of 154.  Tullahoma came in 2^nd with a 184. Logan Hale shot the low round for the Raiders as he carded a 42.  Chase Hancock was right behind him with a 46.  David O’Connor scored a 51 and Avery Hill came in at 60.

The Lady Raiders finished with a score of 133.  Maggie Crouch shot a 63 and Cadie Prater carded a 70 for Coffee County.   Tullahoma won the match with an 81 while Shelbyville came in 2^nd place with an 89.

Coffee County will hit the links again next Thursday when they travel to Franklin County for a 4 team match at The Bear Trace at Tims Ford.  Tee time is scheduled for 1 PM for the 18 hole match.

Story by Jim Wyatt, TitansOnline.com

Rain fell from the Florida sky here on Thursday night, but it didn’t wash away the Titans’ sins.

And on this night, there were plenty.

A primetime game against the Jacksonville Jaguars produced disappointing results here at TIAA Bank Field – a 20-7 loss when not many things went right.

Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota was sacked nine times in the contest and has now been sacked 17 times in the team’s first three contests.

Running back Derrick Henry couldn’t get going, as he was contained by Jacksonville defense nine months after racking up 238 yards and four touchdowns against the Jaguars.

The Titans had beaten the Jaguars four straight and six of seven games heading into the contest.

But the streak ended, as the Titans dropped to 1-2.

It was a dreadful start for the Titans, and things never really got a whole lot better.

Return man Adoree’ Jackson muffed a punt after the Titans defense got an early stop, and the Jaguars recovered at the Tennessee 10-yard line. On the very next play, Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew connected with tight end James O’Shaughnessy for a 10-yard touchdown to give Jacksonville an early 7-0 lead.

It became 14-0 not long after, as Minshew directed another drive and capped it off with a 22-yard touchdown pass to DJ Chark. Titans cornerback Malcolm Butler was in coverage on a pair of big completions on the drive.

Meanwhile, the Titans couldn’t get anything going on offense.

Mariota completed just 6-of-16 passes for 62 yards in the first half, as the Titans managed just five first downs.

The Titans put together their best drive of the game on their opening drive of the second half. But the Titans turned the ball over on downs after failing to convert a 4th and 6 from the Jacksonville 11 as Mariota was sacked. On the drive, Mariota connected with receiver Tajae Sharpe for a 47-yard gain, but the Titans couldn’t take advantage of it. A pair of passes to tight end Delanie Walker from the 11-yard line fell incomplete.

The Jaguars then drove the field and extended their lead to 17-0 on a 40-yard field goal by kicker Josh Lambo.

The Titans finally got on the scoreboard with 12:04 left in the contest on a one-yard touchdown run by Henry, which capped a six-play, 66-yard drive. Mariota connected with Walker and receiver Corey Davis for big plays on the drive to set up the score.

Lambo added a 48-yard field goal with 7:34 left, however, as the Jaguars stretched their lead to 20-7.

The Titans travel to Atlanta to face the Falcons on September 29.

Thursday Prep Schedule

4:00 PM – CHS Golf at Tullahoma

6:00 PM – TBCS Volleyball HOSTS Dogwood Christian

6:30 PM – CHS Volleyball HOSTS Columbia

7:00 PM – CHS Girls’ Soccer at Tullahoma

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team headed to Cowan on Wednesday night to take on South Franklin in their final conference match of the season.  The Lady Raiders did a great job at the service line and passed the ball well in getting a straight set road win.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25-4 and 25-15.

Coach Tori Taylor praised the serving of Gracie Campbell and the passing of Savannah Cooper.  The JV team also claimed a 2 set win over the South JV.  The Lady Raiders will return to action on Monday when they travel across town to take on Westwood.  First serve is set for 4:30 PM.