Category: Sports

Below is this week’s local prep sports schedule. If something is missing, email josh.peterson.wmsr@gmail.com

** indicates a Thunder Radio broadcast (107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM, Manchester Go app, thunder1320.com)

A season sweep over any team is good.

But two wins over White County tastes just a little bit sweeter for Coffee County.

Coffee County’s Lady Raiders hit 16 free throws in a row and were perfect at the charity strip in the fourth quarter to pick up a 52-43 win over the Warriorettes in Sparta Friday night (a game you heard live on Thunder Radio).

“We executed so well down the stretch, and that is a challenge I gave them this week,” said Lady Raider head coach Joe Pat Cope.

The Lady Raiders trailed 22-20 at the half and 32-20 entering the final quarter. Execution was nearly flawless in the fourth quarter for Coffee County.

Sophomore guard Jalie Ruehling didn’t score in the first three quarters and was forced to sit with foul trouble in the second half, but she stepped up and perfectly handled pressure in the 4th quarter and went 8-for-8 at the free throw line.

“I knew what I had to do for the team,” said Ruehling.

Lady Raider senior Bella Vinson was steady throughout for Coffee County. Vinson finished with 22. She also dropped 8 consecutive free throws in the second half.

Junior Elli Chumley scored 10 of her 12 in the second half – including 4 at the free-throw line.

“Coach (Rece) Chumley identified a mismatch and we were able to really use Elli in the second half,” explained Cope.

Vinson, Chumley and Ruehling were named tri-players of the game by Thunder Radio.

Chloe Gannon added 6 points and Aliia Reel 4. The Lady Raiders attacked the paint all night. In fact, they didn’t hit a single 3-pointer.

Defensively, Coffee County smothered the Warriorettes most of the night. Star outside shooter Gracie Dodgen was limited to 2 points. Nia Powers scored 15 for White County off the bench.

The loss was just the third of the season for the Warriorettes – two coming at the hands of Coffee County. The Lady Raiders first beat the Warriorettes on Nov. 24 in Manchester (69-65 in overtime).

The win improves Coffee County to 13-1 on the season. The Lady Raiders will host Goodpasture at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 in a girls only game. You can hear that game live on Thunder Radio.

Coffee County’s game plan to limit touches for White County star Grant Slatten and control the pace of the game worked in the first half Friday night in Sparta.

But the final two quarters were a different story.

The Raiders led 8-0 early and led most all of the first half, but Slatten ripped off 19 in the second half and the Warriors picked up a 70-55 win over the CHS Red Raiders.

Coffee County led for the entire first half but a late Warrior field goal put White County up 27-25 with 15 seconds left in the half and sparked a 16-0 run that lasted well into the third quarter and was ultimately the Raiders’ demise.

The Raiders didn’t pick up a field goal until 5 minutes into the third period.

Despite giving up the big run and battling foul trouble, the Raiders cut the score to an 8 point game in the fourth quarter twice, but the Warriors kept their distance.

Jaxon Vaughn finished with 11 for CHS despite battling foul trouble all night before eventually fouling out. Kyle Farless also fouled out and finished with 11 points.

Connor Shemwell with 9 points was named Stone Fort Mortgage player of the game by Thunder Radio.

Hayden Hullett scored 8 and played strong defense against Slatten – holding the Ole Miss signee to 9 first half points. Hullett had to sit much of the third quarter with foul trouble.

CJ Anthony and Trenton Scrivnor scored 7 for CHS and Tyler Taylor 2.

The loss drops Coffee County to 5-5 on the season. The Raider boys will be back in action Tuesday night when Lawrence County comes to town – 6 p.m. tip for the girls and the boys to follow. As usual – these games will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app, thunder1320.com.

Scheduling notes

The Raiders will host Franklin County in a boys only contest on Thursday, Jan. 14. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio.

Down two starters, the Coffee Middle School Red Raiders withstood a 16-point fourth quarter onslaught and picked up a 39-36 CTC win Thursday night at Warren County.

Evan Kirby was able to navigate foul trouble and still pace Coffee County with strong play in the paint – finishing with 15 points. Brady Wright added two big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep Coffee County in front. Wright finished with 8 points.

Courtland Farrar added 8 points for the Raiders, Brennan Young 4 and Jase Cashion 2. The Raiders were minus starters Colter Neel and Cole Pippenger for the night.

The win improves the Red Raiders to 7-3 on the season (all conference games). The Raiders will host North Franklin on Monday, Jan. 11.

Seven different Lady Raiders scored points – including two in double digits – as Coffee Middle pulled away from Warren County in a 51-17 win Thursday night over Warren County in McMinnville.

The win improves the Lady Raiders to 11-1 overall and  keeps a perfect 10-0 Central Tennessee Conference record.

CMS led 15-7 after the first quarter and really pulled away in the second – outscoring the Lady Pioneers 14-0 to take a 29-7 halftime lead.

Eighth graders Channah Gannon and Olivia Vinson paced the Lady Raiders with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Vinson hit a 3-pointer in the first quarter and finished 4-of-6 at the free-throw line. Gannon dominated in the paint and also stepped outside to knock down a 3-pointer.

Ava McIntosh picked up 9 points for the Lady Raiders – all coming in the second and third quarters – including a 3-pointer. Sophie McInturff added 7 points, Natalie Barnes 5, Kaylee Mason 5 and Ella Arnold 2.

The Lady Raiders will host North Franklin on Monday, Jan. 11.  

Coffee County Central High School head football coach Doug Greene has released the 2021 football schedule for the Red Raiders.

Remaining on the schedule are familiar non-region foes such as Franklin County and Tullahoma, which are the first two games on the schedule Aug. 20 and 27.

However – gone from this year’s slate are all of those old Region 3-6A powerhouses such as Riverdale, Oakland and Blackman.

New to the 2021 schedule are Shelbyville, which is now a region opponent, Page, Lebanon (region game), Spring Hill and Rhea County.

Rockvale remains on the schedule but is now a non-region game. Also remaining on the schedule from prior years are Warren County and Cookeville, which remain as region opponents.

Doug Greene – who is entering his third season as the Red Raider head coach – will join Thunder Radio on the Coffee Coaches Show Saturday (10-11 a.m.) to discus the new schedule. You can hear the Coffee Coaches show at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, on the Manchester Go app or online at thunder1320.com. You can also join the show in person at Al White Ford-Lincoln (2002 Hillsboro Blvd.)

The season kicks off on Aug. 20. You can listen to the Red Raiders live on Thunder Radio – your home for Red Raider football for 64 years.

Schedule:

Aug. 20 AT Franklin County – 7 p.m.

Aug.. 27 vs. Tullahoma – 7 p.m.

Sept. 3 AT Shelbyville * 7 p.m.

Sept. 10 vs. Page – 7 p.m.

Sept. 17 AT Lebanon* 7 p.m.

Sept. 24 – AT Spring Hill – 7 p.m.

Oct. 1 – vs. Warren Co.* – 7 p.m.

Oct. 8 – OPEN

Oct. 15 – vs. Cookeville – 7 p.m.

Oct. 22 – vs. Rockvale – 7 p.m.

Oct. 29 AT Rhea County – 6:30 p.m.

An * denotes region game.

Bold games at home.

Previous version of this story showed two open dates. That has been corrected.

Coffee County Central High School welcomed Franklin County and Cookeville to Manchester on Tuesday night, Jan. 5. Results are below:

Franklin Co. (FRCO) 36.0 Coffee County (COFF) 33.0

106: Double Forfeit 113: Daniel Martinez (FRCO) over   (COFF) (For.) 120: Double Forfeit 126: Hunter Walker (FRCO) over   (COFF) (For.) 132: Adin Watters (FRCO) over   (COFF) (For.) 138: Samuel Saylor (FRCO) over Caleb Boothe (COFF) (Fall 0:45) 145: Jacob Barlow (COFF) over Will Swiger (FRCO) (Fall 0:25) 152: Gavin Prater (COFF) over Xanter Brammer (FRCO) (Fall 0:55) 160: Nazario Flores (COFF) over Matthew Swiger (FRCO) (Dec 7-5) 170: Chris Hollis (COFF) over   (FRCO) (For.) 182: Parker Thompson (FRCO) over   (COFF) (For.) 195: Zachary Galy (COFF) over Matthew Ratcliffe (FRCO) (Fall 0:43) 220: Michael Triolo (FRCO) over   (COFF) (For.) 285: Blayne Myers (COFF) over Marshall Jones (FRCO) (Fall 0:36)

Cookeville (COOK) 60.0 Coffee County (COFF) 16.0

106: Trenton Houston (COOK) over   (COFF) (For.) 113: Charles McAlpin (COOK) over   (COFF) (For.) 120: Owen Hadlock (COOK) over   (COFF) (For.) 126: Joelle Reed (COOK) over   (COFF) (For.) 132: Jamison Harville (COOK) over   (COFF) (For.) 138: James Strong (COOK) over Caleb Boothe (COFF) (Fall 0:12) 145: Jacob Barlow (COFF) over Julius Unzueta (COOK) (Dec 6-0) 152: Gavin Prater (COFF) over Lucas Starkey (COOK) (Dec 5-0) 160: Nazario Flores (COFF) over Eli Hull (COOK) (Fall 3:44) 170: Haden Williams (COOK) over Chris Hollis (COFF) (Fall 1:12) 182: Gabe Hopkins (COOK) over   (COFF) (For.) 195: Zachary Galy (COFF) over Sean Cox (COOK) (MD 11-1) 220: Calyton Barrett (COOK) over   (COFF) (For.) 285: Samuel Harness (COOK) over Blayne Myers (COFF) (Fall 0:22)

Thunder Radio and FirstBank of Manchester have teamed up this basketball season to host the Coffee County Basketball Coaches Show every Wednesday night at Praters BBQ in Manchester.

In doing so, the two organizations have also made a $450 contribution to the Coffee County Central High School basketball programs. Checks were presented at the show on Wednesday, Jan. 6.

The Coffee County Basketball Coaches Show can be heard every Wednesday night at 6 p.m. on Thunder Radio. Everyone is welcome to attend, meet and learn more about the coaches and various player guests in attendance.