The Coffee County high school and middle school swim teams competed at LaVergne on Thursday night in a meet featuring teams from Blackman, LaVergne and Middle Tennessee Christian. The Raiders won 2 of the 3 matchups on the night in the combined dual meet scoring.  Coffee County got wins over MTCS and Blackman and lost to LaVergne.

The Lady Raider relay teams captured a 1^st place finish in the 200M and the 400M freestyle relays. Swimming for the 200M freestyle team were Anna O’Connor, Alessandra Marlow, Andi Mae Clutter and Kaylee Williams.  The 400M freestyle relay team consisted of Anna O’Connor, Lacey West, Lindsey Cauble and Kaylee Williams.  The Lady Raiders also got a 3^rd place finish in the 200M medley relay;

The top individual performances for the high school Lady Raiders were:

• Kaylee Williams – 1^st, 200M IM(state qualifying time of 2:43.91); 1^st, 100M breaststroke(state qualifying time of 1:23.73)
• Lindsey Cauble – 1^st, 400M freestyle; 5^th, 50M freestyle;
• Anna O’Connor – 2^nd, 100M butterfly(region qualifying time of 1:19.59); 2^nd, 100M backstroke(region qualifying time of 1:21.44)
• Allyson Talley – 4^th, 200M freestyle
• Andi Mae Clutter – 5^th, 200M freestyle

For the middle school swimmers, Emily Williams swam a 2:47.02 in the 200M freestyle and a 1:44.22 time in the 100M breaststroke to give herself a region qualifying performance in each discipline.

The Red Raider relay teams captured a 2^nd place finish in the 200M freestyle relay and 3^rd in the 400M freestyle relay race.

The top individual performances for the high school Red Raiders were:

• Jack Beachboard – 1^st, 200M IM(state qualifying time of 2:23.23); 1^st, 100M breaststroke(with a region qualifying time of 1:14.27)
• John Michal – 4^th, 50M freestyle; 4^th, 100M freestyle;

William Tobitt of the middle school Raiders posted a time of 1:06.24 to qualify for the region in the 100M freestyle.

The swimmers will hit the water again on Thursday when they return to LaVergne for a meet with Stewarts Creek.  The first race will begin at 6 PM.

The CHS wrestling team traveled to Murfreesboro on Thursday for a duals tri-match at Siegel.  The Red Raiders fell to the host Stars 48 to 30.  Coffee County captured a 43 to 42 tiebreaker win over Franklin County.

Against Franklin County, Coffee County needed a pin in the heavyweight match to tie the score and force the tiebreaker criteria.  Ethan Pike pinned his opponent in 97 seconds to tie the match at 42.  In the tiebreaker, Coffee County had scored the first point in 10 of the matches to Franklin County’s 8 to give the Raiders the tiebreaker point. The Raiders also got pins from Reynaldo Reyes(at 195 pounds), Dakota Chalker(160), Josh Fournier(152) and Evan Jaynes(145).  Coffee County also got forfeit wins from Mary Wolfrum(120) and Mary Anne Walker(126).

Against the host Stars, Coffee County scored 3 pinfall wins.  Ethan Pike(285), Josh Fournier(152) and Evan Jayne(145) all captured wins via the pin.  Hunter Massey(106) and Mary Wolfram(120) received wins as a result of a forfeit.

The Raider grapplers are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Tullahoma for the Garner/Dyer Invitational duals tournament.  Matches are set to begin at 10 AM and will be held at Tullahoma High School.

Trent Thompson of Westwood basketball

The Westwood basketball teams closed out the regular season at home on Thursday as they welcomed Huntland to the Joel Vinson Gym.  In a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio, Westwood got a pair of double digit wins over Huntland.  The Lady Rockets won 33 to 22 and the Rockets captured a 46 to 24 victory.

Leading by 1 entering the final frame, the Lady Rockets exploded for 17 points in the 4^th quarter to grab the win.  Eight different Lady Rockets scored in the win.  Kennedy Young led Westwood in scoring with 7 points.  Haidyn Campbell and Alex Nelson each added 5 points for Westwood as they finish out the regular season with a record of 9 and 4.

Holding the Hornets to single digits until the 3^rd quarter, the Rockets raced to the convincing win.  Westwood carried a double digit lead throughout most of the game.  Trent Thompson led Westwood in scoring with 9 points.  Luke Beachboard and John Dobson each had 8 points and Will Partin finished with 7 points for the Rockets.  The Rockets finish the regular season with a record of 8 and 5.

Next up for the Westwood teams is the Duck River Valley Conference tournament at Community.  Westwood will find out their pairings and game times at Friday’s conference meeting.  Coach Angela Houck and Coach Will Pannell will be guests on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to fill us in on the tournament schedule and review the regular season.  The Coffee Coaches Show is heard live each Saturday from 10 to 11 AM here on Thunder Radio.  The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast live from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln in Manchester.

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Kiya Ferrell of CCMS basketball

Stepping out of conference on Thursday night, the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams traveled to Woodbury to take on Cannon County.  The Lady Raiders roared to a 33 to 22 win.  The Red Raiders were unable to complete the sweep with a 42 to 31 loss.

The Lady Raiders needed a big second half to break open a 1 point game at the half.  The Lady Raiders defense held the Lionettes to single digits in scoring in all 4 quarters in the win.  Kiya Ferrell led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 17 points.  Alyssa McClanahan added 7 points and Marley Perry finished with 5.

The Red Raiders came out flat on the night as they fell behind 20 to 10 at the half.  Coffee County  out scored Cannon County 13 to 8 in the 4^th quarter but it was not enough to get the road win.  The Raiders were led in scoring by Hayden Garr who had 9 points.  Connor Shemwell finished with 8 points and Phinehas Rollman added 5 points.

Coffee Middle will close out the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule on Monday when they travel to Shelbyville to take on Harris.  The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM.

Raven Rogers signs her NLI to Martin Methodist with family and friends looking on. Front Row(left to right) Terry Floyd, retired CHS softball coach; Lori Rogers, mother; Raven Rogers, Don Rogers, father; Anglea Houck, Westwood Middle School softball coach. Back Row(left to right) Glenn Bradley, Comets softball coach; Brandon McWhorter, Coffee County CHS head softball coach; Case Bradley, Martin Methodist assistant coach; Taylor Moore, Martin Methodist assistant coach; Ashley Jernigan, Coffee County CHS assistant softball coach.

Coffee County Central High School senior outfielder/pitcher Raven Rogers has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her softball career at Martin Methodist College.  In a ceremony at CHS, Rogers was surrounded by family and coaches from her career as she inked the scholarship with the Pulaski college.

When asked why she chose Martin, Rogers was quick to point out the facilities and her previous experience in playing for assistant coach Case Bradley and some of her future teammates in the Comets fastpitch travel organization.  “I really loved the campus and it is not too far from home” said Rogers as she is expected to compete for a starting position in the outfield.  Raven was quick to thank “God, my mom and dad, Haley Hinshaw and Coach Glenn Bradley” for helping her reach this milestone.

“Raven is a very versatile player and that versatility should benefit her at Martin” said Coffee County coach Brandon McWhorter.   Coach McWhorter went on to say that her offensive and defensive tool sets will be an asset to the Red Hawks program.  Rogers becomes the 2^nd Lady Raider softball player of the Class of 2018 to sign a letter of intent this school year.  When asked about that accomplishment, Coach McWhorter emphasized that high school athletics is part of the mission in preparing young people for life.  “Our goal is to help them develop athletically and help them in the recruiting process so they are able to achieve their reams” added McWhorter.

The Red Hawks of Martin Methodist are coached by Brandie Paul and compete in the Southern States Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics(NAIA).

C.J. Anthony of CHS basketball

The Coffee County CHS freshmen basketball teams welcomed Shelbyville to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Thursday night for a doubleheader.  The freshman Lady Raiders fell 25 to 13 to the Eaglettes.  The freshman Red Raiders kept their winning streak alive with a 47 to 33 win.

The Lady Raiders had trouble converting baskets in the paint as they fell behind 15 to 8 in the first half.  After a short flurry cut the deficit to 4 in the 4^th quarter, Shelbyville closed out strong to capture the 11 point win.  Coffee County was led in scoring by Baylee Haithcock who had 8 points including a pair of 3 pointers.  Jade Arnold finished with 7.

The Red Raiders jumped out to leads of 11 to 0 and 22 to 2 in the first quarter as they coasted to the win over the Eagles.  The Raiders led by 25 at the half in the blowout win.  Coffee County was led in scoring by C.J. Anthony and Kyle Farless who each scored 10 points.  Alex Esquivel added 9 points for the Red Raiders.

The freshmen boys will take the court on Monday at home when host Tullahoma.  The game will tip off at 6 PM.