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Coffee County Elementary Basketball Season Tips Off
The Coffee County elementary basketball league got underway on Saturday with a slate of 6 games. Six of the seven schools were in action in 3 boys games and 3 girls games held at CCMS. New Union enjoyed a bye week this week.
In girls’ action, North Coffee defeated East Coffee 35 to 5. Hillsboro tripped up College Street 18 to 13 and Westwood downed Deerfield 22 to 2.
In boys’ action, North Coffee won a hard fought 26 to 14 decision. College Street ran past Hillsboro 30 to 20 and Westwood held off Deerfield 34 to 15.
Next Saturday, league games return to Coffee County Central High School beginning at 9 AM. Deerfield will open up with a girls contest at 9 against Hillsboro followed by the boys game at 10. At 11, Westwood will take on College Street in a pair of games and at 1 PM it will be East Coffee tangling with New Union.
Coffee County Youth Bass Club Has Big Day on Tims Ford
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club took to the friendly waters of Tims Ford on Saturday for a South Central Tennessee Region BASS Nation High School tournament. Fishing against more than 80 boats, the Red Raider anglers fared well as 3 teams finished in the top 12 in the standings. Additionally, Coffee County grabbed a 7th place finish in the junior division.
For the high schoolers, Coffee County was paced by Ceygan Thomas and Cameron Bates who landed a 5 stringer limit weighing in at 6.84 pounds. Their biggest fish tipped the scales at 2.59 pounds which was good enough for a 5th place finish. Garrett Davis and Isiah Owens caught 2 fish weighing in at 4.97 pounds with a big fish of 4.22 pounds which was good enough for 10th place. The team of Hunter Sanders and Blake Mangrum came in 12th as they caught a stringer of 4.56 pounds.
Others catching fish for Coffee County were Hunter Haley and Garrett Fellers who caught one fish for 1.91 pounds and 34th place. Branson Wells and Dawson Wells had 1 fish for 1.83 pounds and 36th place. Shannah Frame and Jase Rice finished in 40th place with 1 fish weighing 1.77 pounds. Joe White and Christopher Wise came in 43rd with one fish weighing 1.68 pounds. Jacob Garms and Hogan Scott finished in 45th place with 1 fish weighing in at 1.65 pounds and Colby Thurmond and Braeden Thurmond came in 49th place with 1 fish weighing 1.08 pounds.
Delainee Driver and Grayson Mangrun finished in 7th place in the junior division as they landed a 1.93 pound bass in their first ever tournament. The Coffee County Youth Bass Club will be back in action on Saturday, November 11th at Percy Priest. Boats will push off from Fate Sanders at sunrise.
Manchester Youth Football League Report
This Saturday October 21, the Manchester Peewee Division were at home to finish the regular season.
The first game the Red Raiders faced the Franklin County Rebels. The Raiders scores were made by #9 Boogie Morris, and on the defence the Raiders tackles were mostly made by Boogie Morris, and #33 Hayes Shemwell. In the end the Raiders came to victory 25-13.
In the second game, Raiders went against the Fayetteville Tigers. Though the game came to a 6-26 loss. The Red Raiders pushed their way forward. Raiders touchdown was made by Morris, but the offense led on with Hayes Shemwell rushing.
This week concluded the Raiders regular season, but the peewee Raiders will continue to the playoffs. Come out and support our Red Raider football team
Darryn Strickland’s Report
Titans Beat Browns 12-9 in Overtime
The Titans made plenty of mistakes by the lake, but they survived.
Kicker Ryan Succop’s 47-yard kick with 1:55 remaining in overtime gave the Titans a 12-9 win over the Browns.
Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota completed 21-of-34 passes for 203 yards in the contest, with a passer rating of 78.4.
The Titans continued to struggle in the red zone and on third down in this one, and the team relied on Succop for three field goals.
Titans safety Kevin Byard saved the day time and again with three interceptions.
The Titans improved to 4-3 with the win.
The Titans jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter on Succop’s 43-yard field goal, which capped an 11-play, 45-yard drive. Mariota connected with receiver Rishard Matthews on an 18-yard completion to set the drive in motion.
The Browns tied the game with 8:31 remaining in the second quarter on a 31-yard field goal by kicker Zane Gonzalez. A fumble by Titans tight end Delanie Walker gave Cleveland the ball at the Tennessee 40.
The Titans reclaimed the lead on a 23-yard field goal by Succop, which made it 6-3 with 1:37 left in the second quarter. The kick capped a 14-play, 70-yard drive that took 6:54 off the clock.
Byard made a big play near the end of the first half, and the Titans led 6-3 at the break.
With the Browns driving, Byard stepped in front of a pass thrown by quarterback DeShone Kizer and intercepted it, and the game went to halftime.
Byard came up with another interception in the third quarter, setting the Titans up at the Cleveland 32. The Titans then drove the ball to the Cleveland one-yard line, where they had it first-and-goal. But the Titans couldn’t get it in on four straight plays, as running back Derrick Henry was stuffed for no gain on fourth-and-goal.
After Cody Kessler replaced Kizer at quarterback, the Browns then drove 70 yards on 10 plays, and tied the game at 6-6 with 4:25 remaining.
Succop’s third field goal of the game, from 46 yards, capped a nine-play, 47-yard drive and it gave the Titans a 9-6 lead with 14:50 remaining in the game. The kick extended Succop’s streak of successful field goals inside the 50 to 54. Succop missed a 53-yard field goal with 8:44 left. His game-winner made it 55 in a row.
Byard ended another Cleveland drive when he intercepted Kessler at the Tennessee eight-yard line midway through the fourth quarter. But the Browns tied it with a 54-yard field goal from Gonzalez with 47 seconds left, and the game went to overtime.
The Titans have a bye next weekend before returning to action on November 5 against the Ravens at Nissan Stadium.
Hillsboro Elementary Honored
Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced Tennessee’s 2017 Reward schools on Friday, which include the top 5 percent of schools for academic achievement and the top 5 percent for student growth. These 169 schools span 60 districts across Tennessee.
“These schools represent what is possible for students in Tennessee as they exemplify excellence in performance or progress and in some cases, both,” Commissioner McQueen said. “We want to replicate this success across the state and continue to celebrate the hard work of our educators and students happening in classrooms every day.”
Of the 2017 Reward schools, 59 are being recognized for performance, 85 are recognized for progress, and 25 schools are Reward schools both for performance and progress.
Hillsboro Elementary in Coffee County was listed as Reward Progress.
Former Tullahoma Co-Band Director Pleads Guilty
Martin McFarlane, former co-director of bands at Tullahoma City Schools, who was charged in August with one count of transportation of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography recently pled guilty to a charge.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office he could be headed to prison for up to 20 years.
According to court documents, McFarlane pled guilty Thursday to one count of transportation of child pornography.
Because of the plea agreement, McFarlane will have a possession of child pornography charge against him dropped.
The transportation charge comes with a mandatory minimum prison sentence of five years with a possible maximum sentence of 20 years. The charge also carries a possible maximum fine of up to $250,000 and a mandatory term of five years of supervised release.
Alabama Man Arrested for Drugs on I-24 in Manchester
Charlie McGillis Jr… Photo from the CCSD.
McGillis was booked at the Coffee County Jail for unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, schedule II drug violation and schedule VI drug violation. His bond was set at $17,000 and his court date is November 28, 2017.
Attempted Murder Charge Against Monteagle Man
U.S. Marshals, THP and Monteagle Police arrested a man for a shooting earlier in October.
Michael Godsby, 44, was arrested about 3:30pm Thursday at a home in Monteagle, and charged with attempt to commit murder, aggravated assault, convicted felon with a weapon charge and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.
Police say Godsby has been on the run since the shooting of his daughter’s boyfriend.
Godsby is now in the Marion County Jail.
Drug Bust in Moore County
Drugs found during Moore County bust
On Wednesday October 18, 2017, while on routine patrol in Moore County, Deputy Dustin White initiated a traffic stop for failure to come to a complete stop at a traffic control device.
The incident happened at Carr Creek road and 41-A intersection, and upon contact with the Driver, William Larry Nelson of Moore County, Deputy White detected a strong odor of what was believed to be Marijuana coming from the vehicle. Deputy White was joined by Deputy Ruslan Tucker and upon further investigation, the deputies discovered that Nelson was in possession of a large quantity of Methamphetamine, Marijuana and several items of paraphernalia.
Nelson was arrested and booked into Moore County Jail and is awaiting court date.
TBI Warning
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Drug Investigation Division (DID) is urging public caution, especially among recreational drug users, following recent evidence submissions to two TBI crime laboratories.
Several samples of cocaine, submitted by law enforcement agencies in Middle and East Tennessee in recent months, also tested positive for fentanyl, a powerful, narcotic painkiller, or one of its dangerous analogs. Previously, fentanyl had primarily been identified in samples of heroin or in pills compounded to resemble legitimate prescription opioids. The recent submissions mark the first-time samples of cocaine have tested positive in a TBI laboratory for fentanyl. The investigation into the origins of the submitted samples remains active and ongoing by the local law enforcement agencies.
In certain doses, fentanyl can be 50 to 100 times as potent as morphine. The drug doesn’t necessarily need to be ingested to have an effect. It can absorb through the skin, so touching the substance can quickly put an individual at risk of opioid overdose.
The submission of substances submitted to TBI’s laboratories testing positive for fentanyl and its analogs continues to increase. In 2013, the TBI processed just 12 samples that tested positive for fentanyl. In 2016, the TBI’s Forensic Scientists tested 209 samples that tested positive for fentanyl or one of its analogs. With more than two months remaining in 2017, lab submissions of samples testing positive for fentanyl or one of its analogs total 320.
Anyone struggling with drug addiction issues should contact the Tennessee REDLINE at 1-800-889-9789.