Category: Sports

The Central High School volleyball team remains perfect on the 2020 season.

The Lady Raiders of CHS got four service aces from Lauren Brandt and 10 kills from Keri Munn on the road Wednesday to pick up a 3-0 win over Eagleville in a non-district tilt. CHS won 25-19, 25-12 and 25-22.

The win moves CHS to 8-0 on the year. The Lady Raiders have yet to lose a single set, going 23 for 23.

Brandt led CHS in assists with 16, followed closely by Kiya Ferrell with 14. Ferrell added seven kills at the net and Lexi Bryan added nine. Brandt picked up six digs.

The Lady Raiders return to their home court for senior night, hosting rival Lincoln County in a district match Thursday. It will be senior night. Junior varsity is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. with varsity to follow.

Westwood and Fayetteville battled to what was a scoreless tie all match long Wednesday in Lincoln County.

But Lady Rocket Soraida Barrera stepped up with five minutes left in the second half. Barrera took a penalty kick and drilled it into the back of the net to give Westwood a 1-0 win over Fayetteville.

Lady Rocket Rylee Clark drilled eight service aces in the second set to power the Westwood volleyball team, but it wasn’t enough to force a third and deciding set against Tullahoma Wednesday in Manchester, as the Lady Rockets fell 2-0.

Clark served up those aces, had a block and a kill all in the second set as WMS pushed Tullahoma to the brink, but eventually fell 27-25 in the second set. Tullahoma had dominated the first set 25-5.

The junior varsity Lady Rockets had a solid night, dropping the Lady Cats 2-0, winning 25-21 and 25-17.

Maggie Brei had four service aces for the JV Lady Rockets and Claire Lemmons added two. Paisley Dyer had an ace and a kill.

Westwood has a week off before a rematch with Tullahoma, traveling to take on the Lady Cats on Sept. 16.

Thursday prep sports schedule

4 p.m. – CHS golf AT Tullahoma

5 p.m. – CMS soccer HOSTS Warren County

5 p.m. – CMS volleyball AT White County

5:30 p.m. – CHS JV volleyball HOSTS Shelbyville

6:30 p.m. – CHS Volleyball HOSTS Shelbyville * Senior Night

6:30 p.m. – WMS Football HOSTS Eagleville**First National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast on Thunder Radio

Coffee Middle School’s football team remains perfect on the season, now 4-0 after a dominating 42-7 win over North on Homecoming Tuesday night at Carden-Jarrell Field (A game you heard broadcast on Thunder Radio. To hear the podcast, click here.).

The Raiders got off to a quick start behind a Caiden Martin 8-yard touchdown, followed by a 27-yard dash from Cole Pippenger, 12-yard score from Martin, 7-yard run from Pippenger and an 18-yard interception return for a score by Brennan Young to take a 35-0 lead.

Pippenger returned a punt 67 yards early in the third quarter to cap the scoring for the Raiders, who substituted liberally for the remainder of the game.

Pippenger finished with 67 yards on six carries and a pair of scores. He was 2-of-4 through the air for 27 yards. Martin had 40 yards on three carries and two scores to go along with a 15 yard reception.

The Raiders will be at Warren County on the 15^th and then host White County to wrap up the regular season on Sept. 22. With an undefeated record, CMS controls its destiny to play in the CTC Championship game, which will be held Oct. 3.

Coffee County’s Lady Raider soccer team was going goal-for-goal with visiting Siegel Tuesday night, but Siegel had too much firepower and ended up leaving Manchester with a 5-4 non-district win over the Lady Raiders.

Both teams went back-and-forth early. Katie Cotton scored two quick goals within the first 20 minutes, the first on an assist by Anna Amado and the second unassisted. But Siegel tied the score at 1-1 and then at 2-2. CHS freshman Jorja Waggoner scored in the 30^th minute on an assist by Cotton before Siegel knotted the game at 3-3. The Stars took a 4-3 lead into halftime on an own goal.

The stars then pushed the lead to 5-3 in the 65^th minute before Waggoner scored her second goal of the night – again on an assist by Cotton to pull CHS to within one with 10 minute to play. But the Lady Raiders ran out of time before they could complete the comeback.

Siegel bombarded CHS goalie Lucy Riddle all night, firing off 23 shots and 13 shots on goal compared to Coffee County’s five shots on goal.

The Lady Raiders (3-3 overall) travel to Warren County for a 7 p.m. start Thursday, Sept. 10.

The second half made all the difference for the Coffee County Freshman Red Raider football team Tuesday night at Shelbyville.

After scoring to take a 13-12 lead late in the third quarter, Red Raider Blayne Myers pounced on a fumble to set up the decisive score.

Freshman quarterback Jackson Shemwell connected with Brendan Sheppard on a 40-yard wheel rout and then found Jacob Barlow in the end zone to put the Raiders up 20-12 – a score that would hold for the final.

The freshman Raider defense pitched a shutout in the second half and the Raiders improved to 2-1 on the season.

The Central High School cross-country runners had five top 10 finishers Tuesday at Henry Horton State Park.

For the Lady Raider runners, Patricia Barrera took second overall with a time of 22:36. Kailee Rossman wasn’t far behind, taking seventh with a time of 23:46.

For the Raider runners, Jacob Rutledge was second overall at the meet with a time of 17:04. Garrett Masters took fifth at 19:13 and Landon Kenney ninth at an even 20 minutes.

The Central High School Red Raider football team has an open week this Friday, with no opponent. The Raiders return to action on Friday, Sept. 18 when they host Siegel. If you plan to attend that game, below is important ticket information to consider.

*There will be no tickets sold at the gate the night of the game – Friday, Sept. 18.

*Tickets will be on sale at the Central High School main office, 100 Red Raider Dr. in Manchester.

*Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday, Sept. 16, tickets will be sold only to the varsity football team, cheer squad, dance team and band. Each student may purchase no more than two tickets. Students can purchase these or a parent of a student can purchase during the school day between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 17, any remaining tickets will be sold to the public at the CHS main office from 8 a.m. until noon.

Digital tickets can be purchased anytime using the GoFan app. There is a convenience fee to use this app that does not go to the school athletic program. Iphone users can download the GoFan app. Android users should visit www.gofan.co (not .com) to purchase tickets.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. Preschool children are free. TACA and TSSAA cards will be accepted at the pass gate.

COVID-19 related procedures remain in place – temperatures will be checked for all coaches, players, team personnel, officials, administrators and fans. Masks and facial coverings will be required while on site. Social distancing is strongly encouraged. Concessions will sell only pre-packaged, sealed food and drinks.

If you can’t go

If you cannot attend the game, you can always listen to every Red Raider football game on the home for all Red Raider and Lady Raider athletics – Thunder Radio. Pregame coverage begins at 6 p.m. with kickoff at 7 p.m. and postgame to follow.

Coffee County Central looked to be going into halftime within striking distance of Blackman and possession of the ball coming to start the second half Friday night in Murfreesboro.

But on the final play of the first half, Blackman quarterback Drew Beam scrambled and found a wide open Todd Lark standing in the end zone from 32 yards out as time expired to send Coffee County into the locker room trailing 28-6 and deflated.

Coffee County was unable to recover, falling 44-6. The loss drops the Raiders to 1-2 on the season, 0-1 in Region 3-6A play.

Coffee County’s only points came on field goals from Ian Weldon, who connected from 36 yards out to make the score 14-3 at the end of the first quarter and connected again from 24 yards out late in the first half.

Unofficially, Raider quarterback Conner Shemwell was 5-of-15 through the air for 112 yards. The Raiders were missing two key weapons offensively – starting receiver and backup tailback Matthew Pittman, along with starting tailback Marshall Haney. Third string running back Konor Heaton picked up the majority of the carries for the Raiders, going 20 yards on 10 carries.

It was a late game sub – sophomore Tristan Galey – who sparked the Raider offense. Galey ripped off 29 yards on four carries, all of them tough yards. Galey was named Mid Tenn Turf Player of the Game.

Coffee County has an open week with no opponent on Sept. 11. The Raiders return to the field Friday, Sept. 18 to host Siegel in a region game.