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Red Raider Football Falls to Oakland on Homecoming
Marshall Haney of Coffee County football
Celebrating Homecoming on a beautiful night on Friday, the Red Raider football team welcomed Oakland to Carden-Jarrell Field. The visiting Patriots entered the game as the #2 ranked team in the state in this week’s 6A AP Top 10 and lived up to their billing. Oakland spoiled the Homecoming spirit in a 53 to 0 defeat of the Red Raiders.
Oakland rolled up a 50 to 0 halftime lead as they held Coffee County to 8 yards in the first half. Marshall Haney led the Raiders in yardage as he rushed 4 times for 25 yards. Haney had the highlight of the second half as he had a long, bruising run that was called back due to a penalty. For his heroics, Haney was named the Crazy Daisies Player of the Game. Tanner Hulvey rushed 6 times as he also finished with 25 yards. Freshman quarterback Conner Shemwell was pressed into action when starting quarterback Matthew Pittman went down with an injury. Shemwell completed one pass for 7 yards.
Coffee County will be on the road for the next 3 weeks. The Raiders travel to Lebanon on Friday night for a non-region tilt with the Blue Devils. That game will kick off at 7 PM with Lucky Knott and Dustin Murray will bring you all the action here on Thunder Radio beginning at 6:45. Thunder Radio’s live coverage begins with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame Show at 6 PM.
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Temple Baptist Volleyball Claims 2nd Place in Alabama Tournament
After beating the pre-tournament favorite Clays Mill in pool play, the Temple Baptist volleyball advanced to Saturday’s tournament finals against the ladies from Kentucky. In the finals, Clays Mill rallied to beat the Lady Eagles twice and send Temple back home as the 2nd place team in the Madison Baptist Academy Tournament in Madison, Alabama.
The Lady Eagles plowed through pool play with a 4 and 0 record on Friday as they captured wins over the host Madison Baptist Academy, Anchored Christian School of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Victory Baptist Academy of Shelbyville and Clays Mill Christian Academy of Lexington, Kentucky.
Entering the double elimination tournament on Saturday as the number 1 seed, the Lady Eagles opened with a straight set win over Madison to secure a rematch with Clays Mill in the semifinals. In that semifinal match, Clays Mill dropped Temple by set scores of 22-25 and 23-25. In the elimination bracket, the Lady Eagles swept Victory 25-16 and 25-14. In the finals, Temple came up short to Clays Mill 10-25 and 24-26.
Temple returns home on Monday when they play host to Victory Baptist Academy of Shelbyville. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series. First serve will be at 5:30 PM.
Coffee County Cross Country Teams Have Strong Showing at Sewanee on Friday
Patricia Barrera of CHS cross country
The cross country teams from Coffee County Middle School and Coffee County Central High School traveled to Sewanee on Friday for a meet at St. Andrew’s. Coffee County athletes captured race wins in 3 of the 4 races. The middle school boys team got a 2nd place team finish while the high school boys team won their division and the high school girls came in 2nd place.
The middle school girls’ race was won by Greenlee Woods with a time of 10:56. Eleanor Rollman finished in 12th place with a time of 15:00. Elizabeth Young was Coffee Middle’s 3rd runner as she finished in 22nd place with a time of 17:44.
The Coffee Middle boys were led by Lucas Beaty who clocked a time of 10:32 to finish in 4th place. Bradley Escue came in 6th place with a time on 10:43. Breyton Anderson came in 8th place at 10:56 while Brady Wright came in 19th at 11:37. Manny Gonzalez(with a time of 11:42) finished in 20th place and Clayton Bryant(13:05) came home in 35th place. Westwood’s Aiden Smith ran as an independent and finished in 34th place with a time of 12:57.
In the high school races, Jacob Rutledge won the boys’ race wearing the red and black while Patricia Barrera gave Coffee County a sweep as she captured the girls’ race. Rutledge covered the 5K course in a time of 18:55. Barrera hit the tape at 23:15. For the Red Raiders, Renato Garcia(with a time of 20:21) finished in 4th place, Bodey Todd(20:31) was 6th, Ethan Welch(20:45) finished in 8th and Christian Alvarez(21:15) finished in 10th place to lift Coffee County to the team win. Other Red Raider finishers were Jacob Melton(21:23) in 12th, Landon Kenney(21:27) in 13th, Garrett Masters(21:34) in 14th, Rueben Alvarez(22:31) in 18th and Wesley Swiger(26:55) came home in 41st.
For the Lady Raiders, Trava Brown(27:08) finished in 11th place, Jayda Wright(27:21) came home in 14th, Beatrice Barrera(28:16) had a 16th place finish, Zoe Mills(29:18) finished in 19th place, Madison Dubler(30:20) was 21st and H.K. Sherrill(30:46) had a 24th place finish.
Coffee County Middle School Soccer Season Comes to a Close
Ellie Fann of CCMS soccer
The Coffee County Middle School soccer came to a close on Friday as they fell in the opening round of the CTC conference tournament. The Lady Raiders dropped a 7 to 2 decision to North Franklin in Winchester to end their season.
Trailing 4 nil at the half, the Lady Raiders rallied for a pair of goals in the second half. Ellie Fann converted an assist from Katie Cotton to earn a goal. Coffee County’s offense created pressure in from of the Lady Gators goal to earn an own goal for the other tally.
Coach Travis O’Kelley will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the season. The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast each and every Saturday morning LIVE from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard exclusively here on Thunder Radio beginning at 10 AM.
Manchester Youth Football Sweeps Warren County on Saturday
A pair of Manchester Youth Football League teams earned playoff berths on Saturday as the Red Raiders traveled to McMinnville to take on Warren County. All 3 MYFL teams came away with wins on the day in the final road games of the year for the Raiders.
The Division 1 Raiders beat Warren County 46 to 0. The Division 2 Raiders blanked the Pioneers 13 to 0 and the Division 3 Raiders won a 13 to 6 decision. With the wins, the Division 1 and Division 2 Raiders secured berths in the playoffs slated to begin on October 12th.
The Raiders return home on Saturday for the final regular season games of the year. Manchester will welcome Marshall County to Carden-Jarrell Field for a tripleheader beginning at 2 PM. The Raiders welcome everyone out for the Homecoming festivities. There will be games and activities for the whole family.
Titans Win Overtime Thriller Over Eagles
The Titans kept swinging on Sunday against the Eagles, and the defending Super Bowl champs went down.
Quarterback Marcus Mariota completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to receiver Corey Davis to win in in overtime, and Nissan Stadium went wild as the Titans pulled out a 26-23 win over the Eagles.
Mariota connected with receiver Tajae Sharpe for an 11-yard touchdown to give the Titans a 20-17 lead with 5:01 left, capping off a string of 17 straight points for the Titans.
But the Eagles tied the game at 20-20 on a Jake Elliott field goal with 16 seconds left, and the game went to overtime. In overtime, Elliott booted a 37-yard field goal on their first possession to make it 23-20.
But the Tians fought back and won it, 26-23.
The Titans took the opening drive, and moved the ball in Eagles territory, with the big play coming on a 28-yard completion from Mariota to receiver Corey Davis, who had a monster day. The drive ended with a 42-yard field goal by kicker Ryan Succop, which made it 3-0.
The Eagles took a 7-3 lead with 4:04 remaining in the second quarter on a 56-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Carson Wentz to receiver Jordan Matthews, who got behind Titans cornerback Malcolm Butler.
The Eagles stretched the lead to 10-3 at the half on a 27-yard field goal by kicker Jake Elliott on the final play of the half. The score came after the Titans held following an interception thrown by Mariota.
The Titans pressured Wentz early, but he moved around and made some plays.
The Eagles extended their lead to 17-3 in the third quarter on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Wentz to receiver Alshon Jeffery, with cornerback LeShaun Sims defending on the play.
But the Titans answered back with an eight-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off with a two-yard touchdown run by Mariota, who dropped back and then raced into the end zone to make it 17-10 with 2:51 left in the third quarter.
The Titans then made a big play on defense, as rookie edge rusher Harold Landry sacked Wentz, who fumbled. Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan jumped on the loose ball, and the Titans turned it into three points on a 33-yard field goal by kicker Ryan Succop, which made it 17-13 with 9:18 left.
And the Titans kept coming before a fired up crowd at Nissan Stadium.
The Titans travel to Buffalo to face the Bills next Sunday.
Murder Suspect Caught
Jesse Laurin
Jesse Ray Laurin, 32, was wanted by Shelbyville Police on a charge of second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing on Sept. 26, according to the TBI.
Officers responded to the scene on Choctaw Drive just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. They attempted to perform life-saving measures on the victim, 25 year-old William Prater, but he later died from his injuries.
County Unemployment Rates Drop
Unemployment rates improved across a vast majority of Tennessee in August. 86 of the state’s 95 counties experienced lower unemployment, according to numbers from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Coffee County’s unemployment rate for August went down from 3.9 percent in July to 3.7 percent.
Bedford County dropped from 4.6 percent to 4.2.
The unemployment rate in Franklin County fell from 3.9 percent in July to 3.7 percent in August.
Down in Moore County the rate dropped from 3.6 to 3.3 percent.
Warren County’s unemployment rate for August was 4.1 percent-which is down from the July rate of 4.8 percent.
Grundy County went from 5.6 to 4.6. Cannon County went from 3.7 to 3.5 percent.
Williamson County had the state’s lowest unemployment at 2.8 percent, while Lauderdale County had the highest at 6.7 percent.
Report: TN Missing Chance to Support Young Parents and Kids
A new report finds that young parents of color face additional challenges as they work to raise their children and stay ahead financially. (Twenty20)
That’s according to a report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, called “Opening Doors for Young Parents.” The study underscored the need for increased programs to support people between the ages of 18 and 24 who have children.
Rose Naccarato, Kids Count director with the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, said if they’re not supported, the odds are stacked against them.
“It’s a big transition to become a parent. And when you’re in that 18 to 24 age range, you’re going through a lot of other transitions,” Naccarato said. “You’re taking care of yourself financially for the first time and trying to figure out what you’re going to do after graduation.”
In Tennessee, 13 percent of people aged 18 to 24 are parents, placing the state above the national average of 10 percent. There are 99,000 children living in young-parent households and 75,000 such parents.
The report recommended states provide increased access to child care, housing and employment opportunities.
The Casey Foundation report emphasized the importance of a father’s involvement in a child’s life and their development. But Rosa Maria Castaneda, senior associate at the foundation, said men often are left out of programs that support young families.
“They want to be involved in their children’s lives, however they’re less likely to be supported through many of our programs and policies to be able to be involved and to be able to provide for their children,” Castaneda said. “They are really neglected. We should support their involvement.”
Tennessee has programs such as Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect that help some young parents pursue post-secondary education. But Naccarato said there are other needs going largely unaddressed.
“There’s also additional challenges of being able to find someone to take care of children and just generally the finances of supporting a household when you’re that young,” she observed.
She added that numerous bodies of research indicate better economic situations for families improve the healthy development of children and their ability to succeed.
City Leaf Vaccum Service begins again Oct. 8, 2018
Leaves ready for pickup. http://freestock.ca/
City Leaf Vacuum Service will resume again this fall on October 8. All leaves and grass must be recycled under State and Federal regulations.
All leaves placed out to be vacuumed must be free of any sticks, rocks, limbs, etc. or any other debris that would obstruct or harm the equipment.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Street Department office at 728-6903 Monday thru Friday, 6:00 am to 4:00 pm.