Central High School cross country runner Jacob Rutledge is headed to the state cross country meet.
Rutledge finished third overall in the regional meet Tuesday to qualify for the state meet, which will be November 5.
The Raider team finished fourth overall – just 11 points shy from qualifying for the state meet as a team.
Garrett Masters placed 19th for the Raiders with a personal best time.
Meanwhile, for the girls Patricia Barrera placed 16th and Kailee Rossman 29th.
Westwood’s sixth grade Lady Rocket basketball team dropped a heartbreaker Tuesday night in Manchester.
Lady Rocket Jules Ferrell hit two free throws to tie the game with 1 second left in regulation, but the Rockets couldn’t keep up in overtime and fell to North 38-35.
Westwood was led in scoring by Ferrell with 16 points. Reece Finch added 14 points, Faythe Irons 4 and Anna Reed 2.
Westwood’s sixth grade team returns to the floor for a 6 p.m. game against Warren County Thursday in Manchester.
If you plan to attend the final Central High School football game of the 2020 season, you will need to purchase tickets in advance.
Paper tickets will be on sell Wednesday and Thursday between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the CHS main office – anyone can purchase tickets on either day. Cost is $7 per ticket.
If you would prefer to purchase tickets digitally, you can do so at www.gofan.co
No tickets will be sold at the gate.
Coffee County will host Riverdale at 7 p.m. Friday. It is senior night.
The game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio. Friday Night Thunder Pregame Show (delivered by Riddle Trucking) begins at 6 p.m.
Blowout is not a word that does justice to what the Coffee Middle School Lady Raiders did to East Tullahoma Monday night.
Absolute domination would be more appropriate.
Eighth grade Lady Raiders Olivia Vinson and Channah Gannon each racked up 20 points and the Lady Raiders rolled to a 66-2 beating of the Lady Panthers at Tullahoma High school.
Eight different Lady Raiders were able to score points in the season-opening win. Natalie Barnes put up 8 points for CMS, Ava McIntosh 2, Addi Sartain 4, Sophie McInturff 8, Peyton Graham 2 and Ella Arnold 2.
The Lady Raiders return to the floor Thursday in another CTC conference game at South. The Lady Raiders first home game will be Monday, Nov. 2. Tip is set for 6 p.m. and that game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio as part of the Hometown Sports Series on Thunder Radio, presented by Mid Tenn Turf.
Coffee County made a furious comeback, including 21 points in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t overcome a 19-point halftime deficit in a 54-50 loss to East Tullahoma Monday night at Tullahoma High School.
The Raiders spent most of the night at the free-throw line, hitting 16-of-27 at the charity stripe.
Cole Pippenger led the way for the Raiders with 15 points. Colter Neel added 8, including a perfect 4-for-4 night at the free-throw line. Evan Kirby added 12 points in the post, Brady Wright 9 and Brennan Young 6.
The Raiders actually outrebounded East on both ends of the floor, pulling down 14 offensive boards and 13 defensive boards to the Panthers’ 10 each. Turnovers were an issues for CMS, especially in the first half. The Raiders turned it over 16 times – 11 in the first two quarters.
CMS outscored East 34-20 in the second half. Keegan Taylor led both teams in scoring with 16 points for the Panthers.
The Red Raiders return to the floor Thursday in another CTC conference game at South. The Raiders’ first home game will be Monday, Nov. 2. Tip is set for 7 p.m. and that game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio as part of the Hometown Sports Series on Thunder Radio, presented by Mid Tenn Turf.
Tuesday’s prep sports schedule.
Westwood Middle School sixth grade basketball HOTS North Middle – 6 p.m.
Central High School Red Raider cross country runners AT Regional Meet
Coffee County’s defense held up well against the state’s top-ranked team Friday, but Oakland finally found some running room and storms cut the game short as the Raiders fell 22-3 at Oakland High School.
CHS Red Raider Ian Weldon split the uprights on a 29-yard field goal with 8:07 to play in the first half for the Raiders’ only points.
Weldon’s kick cut the Oakland lead to 7-3 and helped the Raiders recover after Oakland took a quick 7-0 lead just 45 seconds into the game. The Raider field goal was set up by a Matthew Pittman interception near mid field.
But Oakland proved too powerful offensively, scoring 7 plays after the Raider field goal on a 35-yard gallop from Patriot running back Antonio Patterson. Oakland scored again with just 28 seconds to play in the half and added a two point conversion.
The Raiders were set to return the second-half kickoff, but storms rolled into the area and officials agreed to stop the game with the score as it was.
Oakland improves to 9-0 on the season with the win, the Raiders drop to 4-5 and will host Riverdale next Friday – Oct. 30 It will be senior night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and you can listen to the game live on Thunder Radio, beginning with the Friday Night Thunder pregame show at 6 p.m.
This week’s local prep sports schedule is below:
Monday: Coffee Middle School basketball AT East Tullahoma. 6 p.m.
Tuesday: Westwood Middle School 6th grade basketball HOSTS North Middle. 6 p.m.
Thursday: Westwood Middle School 6th grade basketball HOSTS Warren County. 6 p.m.
Thursday: Coffee Middle School basketball AT South Franklin. 6 p.m.
Friday: Central High School football HOSTS Riverdale (Senior night. Broadcast on Thunder Radio.)
This time, the comeback fell short.
The Titans staged a furious second half rally on Sunday at Nissan Stadium, but in the end it wasn’t enough in a 27-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Kicker Stephen Gostkowski’s 45-yard field goal try in the closing seconds went wide right, which ended it.
The Titans weren’t making any excuses after the contest. Instead, they kicked themselves for falling behind by such a big margin early.
“We weren’t very good in all three phases – we just had too many mistakes,” Titans Coach Mike Vrabel said. “It was ….
You can hear the Titans all season long on Thunder Radio.
Coffee County’s defense held up well against the state’s top-ranked team Friday, but Oakland finally found some running room and storms cut the game short as the Raiders fell 22-3 at Oakland High School.
CHS Red Raider Ian Weldon split the uprights on a 29-yard field goal with 8:07 to play in the first half for the Raiders’ only points.
Weldon’s kick cut the Oakland lead to 7-3 and helped the Raiders recover after Oakland took a quick 7-0 lead just 45 seconds into the game. The Raider field goal was set up by a Matthew Pittman interception near mid field.
But Oakland proved too powerful offensively, scoring 7 plays after the Raider field goal on a 35-yard gallop from Patriot running back Antonio Patterson. Oakland scored again with just 28 seconds to play in the half and added a two point conversion.
The Raiders were set to return the second-half kickoff, but storms rolled into the area and officials agreed to stop the game with the score as it was.
Oakland improves to 9-0 on the season with the win, the Raiders drop to 4-5 and will host Riverdale next Friday – Oct. 30 It will be senior night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and you can listen to the game live on Thunder Radio, beginning with the Friday Night Thunder pregame show at 6 p.m.