Category: Sports

Coffee County did a lot of things right Friday night against Cookeville.

But in the end, the Cavaliers made one more play than the Raiders and escaped with a 20-19 in at Eddie Watson Stadium in Cookeville.

Cavalier quarterback Stockton Owen scored his third touchdown of the night with 1:56 to play, scampering into the end zone from five yards out to give Cookeville the 20-19 lead. Coffee County’s last ditch effort to drive the field came up short when a Conner Shemwell pass was intercepted by Owen.

Cookeville was able to take the lead just 2 minutes after the Raiders jumped in front. Konor Heaton put CHS in front with 4:40 to play on a one-yard score. Heaton’s touchdown was set up by a 38 yard completion from Shemwell to Andrew Hite on fourth and nine. The Raider two point conversion failed, putting CHS up 19-14.

The Raider defense seized all of the momentum from Cookeville late in the first half. With Cookeville driving the field at the Raider 18, Owen fumbled a snap and Derrick Scott picked it up and rumbled 80 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was no good after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Raider bench, but the score put Coffee Count up 13-7 at the half. Coffee County’s first score came with four minutes to play on a 1-yard touchdown plunge from Marshall Haney.

Owen led both teams on the ground, finishing with 192 yards on 21 carries for the Cavaliers – he accounted for all three Cookeville scores.

For Coffee County, Haney had 49 yards on 17 touches. He also caught two passes for 11 yards. Six different Red Raiders caught passes from Shemwell, who was 10-for-22 for 104 yards. He also rushed for 22 yards on four carries.

The loss drops Coffee County to 2-3 on the season and 1-2 in Region 3-6A competition. CHS travels to Rockvale on Friday, Oct. 2. That game will be broadcast on Thunder Radio, beginning with Friday Night Thunder Pregame at 6 p.m. You can listen at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, stream on the Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com

Miss the game? Listen to the first half call on Thunder Radio HERE. Listen to the second half HERE.

The Coffee County Middle School Cross Country girls team had three runners qualify for the TMSAA State Meet after standout performances at the TMSAA Regional qualifier on Thursday.

Sophie McInturff, Jaydee Nogodula and Ava McIntosh all qualified for the state meet with their times.

Meanwhile, Ella Arnold set a personal record with a time of 15:55 and Chloe Hensiek set a personal record with a time of 15:08. The girls team finished seventh overall out of 16 teams.

Meanwhile, on the boys side, Everett Masters set a personal record time of 17:48.

The state meet is set for Saturday, Oct. 3 in Clarksville.

Coffee County Central High School’s Lady Raider volleyball team put a beating on Warren County Thursday, winning 25-12, 25-15 and 25-13 for a 3-0 sweep in McMinnville.

Lauren Brandt served five aces and piled up 20 assists for the Lady Raiders. Lexi Bryan was the beneficiary of most of those assists, picking up 9 kills. Kiya Ferrell added seven kills and Keri Munn 6. Brandt also added six kills.

Maddie Husted led CHS in digs with 7. She also had three kills and an ace.

The win improves the CHS volleyball team to 17-3 on the season. Coffee County’s only three losses came in a weekend tournament.

Coffee County and Franklin County battled on the soccer field Thursday, remaining tied all the way down to the final minute.

In the 79^th minute Rebellette Kara McDaniel was able to find the back of the net to give Franklin County a 1-0 win over CHS in a game you heard broadcast live on Thunder Radio.

Franklin County outshot Coffee County all night – getting off 21 shots to Coffee County’s 12, and getting 10 shots on goal to the Lady Raiders six.

CHS keeper Lucy Riddle was solid in goal, picking up eight saves.

The Lady Raiders return home on Tuesday, Sept. 29 to host Shelbyville in a district match. That game will also be broadcast live on Thunder Radio.

Coffee County Central’s Red Raider football team travels to Cookeville Friday (Sept. 25) to take on the Cavaliers in a Region 3-6A contest.

Coffee County (2-2 overall / 1-1 Region 3-6A) is looking to remain in the thick of the playoff hunt with back-to-back region wins. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers are 0-2 in region play.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast as we do for all Red Raider football games. The Friday Night Thunder pregame show begins at 6 p.m. and the postgame continues well after the final whistle. Thunder Radio – your home for all Red Raider and Lady Raider sports (107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM, Manchester Go app, thunder1320.com)

The Lady Raider volleyball team improved to 16-3 on the season with a clean 3-0 sweep of rival Tullahoma Wednesday night at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. The win also completed the season sweep of Tullahoma thanks to an earlier season road win for CHS.

Wednesday, Coffee County won 25-16, 25-15 and 25-23.

Junior Lauren Brandt led the Lady Raiders at the service line with 7 aces. She also added three kills and 18 assists.

Around the net CHS got 10 kills from Lexi Bryan and nine apiece from Kiya Ferrell and Keri Munn.

The volleyball Lady Raiders will be on the road Thursday to take on Warren County at 6 p.m.

Thursday night you can hear Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider Soccer on Thunder Radio.

Coffee County will be at home to take on Franklin County. Match is set to start at 7 p.m. and Thunder Radio will be on the air at 6:50 p.m. with Brandon Crosslin on the call.

Broadcast brought to you by First National Bank of Manchester.

The Westwood Middle School Rockets and Coffee Middle School Red Raiders have released their basketball schedules for the upcoming winter season.

Coffee County Middle School will open the season on the road against East Tullahoma on Oct. 26.

Meanwhile, Westwood will open up a bit earlier, hosting Tracy City on Oct. 15. One of the highlights of both schedules is the return of Coffee Middle playing Westwood in basketball this year. This will be the first time the two team have matched up in basketball since 2006. Both boys teams will play each other twice. The girls are not scheduled to play.

CMS head girls coach George Pearson and WMS head girls coach Angela Houck will be guests on this week’s Coffee Coaches Show live from Al White Ford Lincoln at 10 a.m.

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It was clear within the first few minutes that Coffee County was more physical than White County on Tuesday.

The Coffee Middle School Raiders dominated the visiting Warriors, putting up 35 first half points and cruising to a 42-22 win over White County on eighth grade night to finish the regular season undefeated at 6-0 and claim the CTC regular season championship.

Caiden Martin got the Raiders on the board early with a dominating stiff arm and an 11-yard sprint into the end zone.

Martin also scored on a run from 22-yards out with 6:31 left in the first half to put the Raiders up 21-0, and again late in the first half when he got outside and rumbled 31 yards for a score.

Cole Pippenger was the other key piece to the Raider offense. Pippenger showed out, scoring on a 10-yard run, a quarterback sneak that he managed to take 46-yards untouched and a 2-yard power run.

The Raiders will host the CTC Championship game on Saturday, Oct. 3. Game-time and opponent are not yet determined.

The Central High School Lady Raider volleyball team completed their regular season district schedule with a perfect record, dropping Franklin County 3-0 in a best-of-five match Tuesday night in Manchester (a match you heard live on Thunder Radio as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series).

CHS dropped Franklin County 25-22, 25-6 and 25-16.

The Lady Raiders return to action in a non-district tilt Wednesday when they host Tullahoma at 6 p.m. before traveling to Warren County at 6 p.m. Thursday. The final home match of the regular season will be Sept. 28 against Eagleville.