Thursday Prep Schedule
4:00 PM – CCMS Cross Country in Webb MSCCA Meet at Bell Buckle
4:00 PM – WMS Cross Country in Webb School at Bell Buckle
4:00 PM – CHS Cross Country in Webb School at Bell Buckle
4:00 PM – CHS Golf HOSTS Shelbyville
4:30 PM – WMS Volleyball HOSTS North Franklin(DH)
5:00 PM – CCMS Girls’ Soccer HOSTS Tullahoma – 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast on Thunder Radio
6:30 PM – CHS Volleyball HOSTS Franklin County
6:30 PM – WMS Football at Community
7:00 PM – CHS Girls’ Soccer at Shelbyville

Keri Munn of CHS volleyball

In an annual tradition, the Coffee County CHS volleyball team traveled to Eagleville on Wednesday afternoon to take on the Lady Eagles in front of the Eagleville student body.   The Lady Raiders used a strong service game to get the straight set win.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25-21, 25-21 and 25-22.

With a serving effectiveness of 93.2% and 15 aces, the Lady Raiders controlled the tempo of the match.  Defensively, Coffee County had 8 blocks and 37 digs as they were able to thwart the Eagleville offensive attack.

Coffee County was led at the net by Keri Munn who had 5 blocks and 6 kills.  Kiya Ferrell led the Lady Raiders in kills with 7.  Abigail Parker had the team lead in aces as she served up 6.  Amanda Mukai was right behind her with 5 aces and had the team lead in assists with 8.  Sarah West led Coffee County in digs with 12.

The Lady Raiders will return home on Thursday night for a district contest with Franklin County.  First serve is set for 6:30 PM.

Hosting a match for the second day in a row, the Coffee County Middle School volleyball team welcomed South Franklin to the CCMS gym on Wednesday.  The Lady Raiders rode a strong service game to a dominating win over the Lady Trojans.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25-8 and 25-8.

The Lady Raiders will hit the road on Monday as they travel to Flintville.  That non-conference match will get underway at 5:30 PM.

Lillian Call of WMS soccer

In a match originally scheduled for August 27^th, the Westwood soccer team welcomed Fayetteville to Dyer-Bouldin Field on Wednesday night.  The young and improving Lady Rockets gave their best effort of the season but fell to a strong Lady Tigers team.  Fayetteville defeated Westwood 7 to 2.

Lillian Call had a first half goal for the Lady Rockets.   Leonor Moreno-Rivera scored on a penalty kick in the second half.  The Lady Rockets will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Shelbyville.  Westwood will take on Liberty in the conference matchup.  Opening kick is set for 4:30 PM.

Wednesday Prep Schedule
1:30 PM – CHS Volleyball at Eagleville
4:30 PM – CCMS volleyball HOSTS South Franklin

Gracie Campbell of CCMS volleyball

The first sports matchup of the year between cross-town rivals Coffee County Middle School and Westwood took place on Tuesday. The Lady Rocket volleyball team visited the Lady Raiders at CCMS in a match heard here on Thunder Radio. In a match that featured numerous momentum changes, the Lady Raiders prevailed in straight sets 25-18 and 27-25.

Westwood took an early 8 to 4 lead in the first set only to see Coffee County roar back take the lead at 10. After Coffee County built a 19 to 11 lead, Westwood rallied to cut the deficit to 20 to 18. Coffee County closed the game out with 5 straight points to win the set. In the 2nd set, Coffee County roared out to an 11 to 0 lead before Westwood fought all the way back to reach a set point at 25 to 24. Coffee County got the final 3 points to claim the match.

The Lady Raiders were led in kills by Katie Lawrence who had 4 while Kurry Neel finished with 3 kills. Madison Pruitt led Coffee Middle in aces with 6. Gracie Campbell and Savannah Cooper each finished with 2 aces. Campbell led the Lady Raiders in assists with 6 while Pruitt finished with 3 assists.

Lilee Scott of Westwood volleyball

The Lady Rockets were led in kills by Zowee Dillard who had 4. Lilee Scott added 3 kills and led the team in aces with 4 and assists with 4. Allie Sullivan added 3 assists for Westwood.

The Lady Raiders will be back at home on the court on Wednesday as they host South Franklin. That match gets underway at 4:30 PM. The Lady Rockets will be back at home on Thursday as they host North Franklin for a doubleheader. That match also gets underway at 4:30 PM.

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Maddy Jones of CHS soccer

Hosting their first home match of the year, the Coffee County CHS soccer welcomed Columbia to the Raider Soccer Field on Tuesday. After a tough defensive 1st half, Columbia notched a goal 2 minutes into the 2nd half to take a 1 nil lead. From that point forward, the Lady Raiders dominated the game scoring 6 goals in the final 33 minutes to claim a 6 to 1 win.

Trailing 1 nil, Jayda Wright crushed a free kick from 35 yards out into the upper right corner of the goal to level the match in the 48th minute. One minute later, Maddy Jones drove a shot off the Columbia keeper’s hand to give Coffee County a lead they would not surrender. Jones finished the night with a hat trick as she added goals in the 62nd and 69th minutes. Jenna Garretson finished with a brace as she had a goal in the 57th minute off an assist from Katie Cotten. Her second score came in the 60th minute.

The win gives the Lady Raiders a record of 5 and 1 on the season and 3 and 0 in district play. The Lady Raiders will hit the road again on Thursday as they travel to Shelbyville for a district match with the Eaglettes. Opening kick is set for 7 PM.

Jackson Shemwell of CCMS football

Coffee County Middle School football team celebrated homecoming on Tuesday night as they welcomed South Franklin to Carden-Jarrell Field.  The Red Raiders used big plays to score touchdowns on their first offensive play of each half as they rolled to a huge win over the Trojans.  Coffee County won by a final score of 40 to 0.

After forcing a punt on the first South drive of the game, Cole Pippenger raced 42 yards around right end to give Coffee County the 7 to 0 lead.  In their 2^nd possession, Jackson Shemwell ripped off a 14 yard touchdown run and Blayne Myers added the 2 point conversion to make it 14 to 0 just 5 minutes into the game.  Jacob Barlow fell on a South fumble in the endzone 17 seconds later as Coffee County led 21 to 0 going to the 2^nd quarter after Ethan Hargrove hit the extra point kick.  Shemwell hit Jaiden Foster on a 68 yard touchdown pass and rushed for a 2 yard touchdown to send the game to the half with the Raiders on top 34 to 0.  On the first play of the second half, Shemwell threw for his 2^nd TD pass as he hit Hargrove on a 48 yard strike to make the score 40 to 0 and set off the running clock for the remainder of the game.

Shemwell finished with 13 yards rushing on 4 carries for 2 scores and was 2 for 2 through the air for 116 yards as both passes were completed for touchdowns.  Pippenger finished with 63 yards rushing on 3 carries and Barlow had 23 yards on the ground on 2 carries.  Coffee County finished the night with 234 yards of total offense on 18 plays from scrimmage. The win moves the Raiders to 2 and 1 in conference play.

The Red Raiders will travel to Winchester on Tuesday night as they square off against North Franklin.  Kick-off is set for 6:30 PM.