The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team dropped its
first match of the year Monday, falling 2-1 to White County in a home match.
In the best of three match, CMS won 25-20 before dropping
the second set 14-25 and the third 7-15.
It was the first loss of the 2020 season for CMS after
starting 5-0. The Lady Raiders return to action Wednesday when they travel to Tullahoma
to take on a team they beat earlier this season.
Raider special teams lines up to attempt to block an extra point against Franklin County. -Photo by Holly Peterson. Thunder Radio.
The
Raider defense showed up to play Friday night and the offense put together
enough production for the Central High School Red Raiders to drop visiting
Franklin County 21-19 Friday night at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester
After giving up
two long touchdown passes in the second quarter of 85 and 53 yards,
respectively, the Raider defense left the locker room and pitched a shutout in
the second half.
Franklin
County’s only score in the second half came on a interception return for a
touchdown by Anthony Seno in the second half. Seno was in the right place in
the right time when a Connor Shemwell passed went through the hands of CJ
Anthony on a wide receiver screen, setting the stage for Seno to pluck it out
of the air and walk into the end zone.
That Franklin
County score cut into the Red Raider lead and made the score 21-19. But Raider
linebacker Jalen Williams snuffed out the two-point conversion attempt to
maintain the Raiders’ 2 point lead. That lead held through the remainder of the
second half thanks to a stingy defense and a defensive stand in the last five
minutes when Franklin County crossed the 50 yard line looking to take the lead.
For the
Raiders, Shemwell finished the night 8 of 15, including a 51 yard touchdown
pass to Kelvin Verge in the second quarter.
Shemwell put
the Raiders on the board first in the opening quarter, capping a 13 play drive
with a four-yard quarterback sneak thanks to a big push from the offensive line
and some help from tailback Marshal Haney.
“These boys are
out there trying out their new bodies,” said CHS head coach Doug Greene,
speaking about the physicality the Raiders played with Friday. “And they are
doing it at the expense of someone else. And that’s a lot of fun to see.”
Haney crossed
the 100 yard mark, finishing with 106 yards on 19 totes, including a 21 yard
touchdown run.
Perhaps Haney’s
most important carries came late in the fourth quarter, when he stayed between
the tackles and helped the Raiders melt the clock away.
Notebook
*The lights cut
out in the third quarter and forced an approximate 40-minute delay. Head coach
Doug Greene said he used that time to “pump more water” into the players.
The Raider
defense was flawless after the extra intermission.
*The Raiders are now 1-0 on the season. They will now travel to Tullahoma to take on the Wildcats in the annual Coffee Pot Rivalry at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29. That game broadcast can be heard on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM
Kelvin Verge (no. 2) hauls in a pass Friday night. – Photo by Holly Peterson, Thunder RadioCHS cheerleaders honored Dennis Weaver Friday night with special bows. Weaver, the play by play voice for the Red Raiders, passed away suddenly on July 24. – Photo by Holly Peterson, Thunder Radio
The annual Coffee Pot football rivalry is set for Friday, Aug. 28 at Wilkins Stadium in Tullahoma. As Thunder Radio sports reported to you last week, due to stadium capacity limitations due to COVID-19 restrictions, Coffee County has only been allotted 500 tickets to sell.
Tickets are $7
each and there is no student discount.
On Tuesday,
Aug. 25, and Wednesday, Aug. 26, tickets will only be sold to the varsity
football team, cheer squad, dance team and band. Each student may purchase no
more than two tickets. Students or a parent of a student can purchase tickets
at the Central High School main office between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
On Thursday,
Aug. 27, any remaining tickets will be sold to the public in the CHS main
office from 8 a.m. until noon. There will be no tickets sold on Friday or at
the stadium.
TACA and TSSAA
passes will be accepted at the Pass Gate.
If you can’t
attend the game, you can listen to every Red Raider football game all season
long on Thunder Radio. Game broadcasts begin with the Friday Night Thunder
pregame show at 6 p.m. and kickoff at 7 p.m. on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 106.7
FM, 1320 AM and streaming at www.thunder1320.com and the Manchester Go
smartphone app.
All Red Raider football players have a “DW” sticker on their helmets in memory of Dennis Weaver, the voice of the Red Raiders who passed away July 24, 2020.
The Raider defense showed up to play Friday night and the
offense put together enough production for the Central High School Red Raiders
to drop visiting Franklin County 21-19 Friday night at Carden-Jarrell Field in
Manchester
After giving up two long touchdown passes in the second
quarter of 85 and 53 yards, respectively, the Raider defense left the locker
room and pitched a shutout in the second half.
Franklin County’s only score in the second half came on a interception
return for a touchdown by Anthony Seno in the second half. Seno was in the
right place in the right time when a Connor Shemwell passed went through the
hands of CJ Anthony on a wide receiver screen, setting the stage for Seno to
pluck it out of the air and walk into the end zone.
That Franklin County score cut into the Red Raider lead and
made the score 21-19. But Raider linebacker Jalen Williams snuffed out the
two-point conversion attempt to maintain the Raiders’ 2 point lead. That lead
held through the remainder of the second half thanks to a stingy defense and a
defensive stand in the last five minutes when Franklin County crossed the 50
yard line looking to take the lead.
For the Raiders, Shemwell finished the night 8 of 15,
including a 51 yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Verge in the second quarter.
Shemwell put the Raiders on the board first in the opening
quarter, capping a 13 play drive with a four-yard quarterback sneak thanks to a
big push from the offensive line and some help from tailback Marshal Haney.
“These boys are out there trying out their new bodies,” said
CHS head coach Doug Greene, speaking about the physicality the Raiders played
with Friday. “And they are doing it at the expense of someone else. And that’s a
lot of fun to see.”
Haney crossed the 100 yard mark, finishing with 106 yards on
19 totes, including a 21 yard touchdown run.
Perhaps Haney’s most important carries came late in the
fourth quarter, when he stayed between the tackles and helped the Raiders melt
the clock away.
Notebook
*The lights cut out in the third quarter and forced an
approximate 40-minute delay. Head coach Doug Greene said he used that time to “pump
more water” into the players.
The Raider defense was flawless after the extra
intermission.
*The Raiders are now 1-0 on the season. They will now travel to Tullahoma to take on the Wildcats in the annual Coffee Pot Rivalry at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29. That game broadcast can be heard on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM
The CHS Red Raider cheerleaders had special bows in their hair Friday against Franklin County, honoring Dennis Weaver – the play-by-play voice of Raider athletics who passed away July 24, 2020. – Photos by Holly Peterson
Coffee County Central High School’s Red Raiders open the season Friday night, Aug. 21 when Franklin County visits Carden-Jarrell Field.
Thunder Radio will be on hand for the radio coverage as we begin our 63rd year celebrating athletes at Central High School.
Coverage begins with The Friday Night Thunder pregame show (delivered by Riddle Trucking) at 6 p.m., with interviews from both head coaches and a tribute to Dennis Weaver, the voice of Coffee County athletics who passed away less than a month ago as he was getting set to call play-by-play action again this season.
Thunder Radio will have the pregame, game broadcast and the postgame show (Friday Night Thunder) on 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM and streaming at www.thunder1320.com and on the Manchester Go smartphone app.
After three matches of the 2020 season, the Central High School Lady Raider volleyball team remains perfect.
In fact, the team has yet to lose a single set.
Coffee County swept visiting Riverdale 3-0 Thursday night at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium (25-10, 25-21 and 25-16.) The win comes after the Lady Raiders dropped Warren County 3-0 and Shelbyville 3-0 earlier this week.
Junior Lauren Brandt and her three aces led CHS at the
service line Thursday against the Lady Warriors of Riverdale. Brandt also led
the Lady Raiders in kills with seven and was second on the team in assists with
nine. Kiya Ferrell put together 10 assists for CHS and had three kills on the
night. Keri Munn added six kills and Lexi Bryan five as the Lady Raiders spread
out the production around the net.
The Lady Raiders will return home Tuesday, Aug. 25 to take
on Columbia at 6:30 p.m. That match will be broadcast on Thunder Radio as part
of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series
Coffee County Middle School’s Lady Raider soccer team
dropped to 1-1 on the season Thursday afternoon with an 8-1 loss to Tullahoma.
In a game you heard on Thunder Radio as part of the First
National Bank Hometown Sports Series, Coffee County fell behind 4-1 at half.
The Lady Raiders trailed 2-0 when seventh grader Sadie Moore launched a perfect
corner kick that Jasmine Norris connected on to find the back of the net and cut
the deficit to 2-1.
But the Tullahoma offense was too powerful, pulling ahead
4-1 by halftime and 8-1 with the final goal coming with 25 seconds to play.
The Lady Raiders have a week off before traveling to North
for a 5:30 p.m. start on Aug. 27.
The annual Coffee Pot football rivalry is set for Friday, Aug.
28 at Wilkins Stadium in Tullahoma. Due to stadium capacity limitations due to
COVID-19 restrictions, Coffee County has only been allotted 500 tickets to
sell.
Tickets are $7 each and there is no student discount.
On Tuesday, Aug. 25, and Wednesday, Aug. 26, tickets will only
be sold to the varsity football team, cheer squad, dance team and band. Each
student may purchase no more than two tickets. Students or a parent of a
student can purchase tickets at the Central High School main office between 8
a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Aug. 27, any remaining tickets will be sold to the
public in the CHS main office from 8 a.m. until noon. There will be no tickets
sold on Friday or at the stadium.
TACA and TSSAA passes will be accepted at the Pass Gate.
If you can’t attend the game, you can listen to every Red Raider football game all season long on Thunder Radio. Game broadcasts begin with the Friday Night Thunder pregame show at 6 p.m. and kickoff at 7 p.m. on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM and streaming at www.thunder1320.com and the Manchester Go smartphone app.
