The Coffee County Red Raider basketball team played
host to Marshall County on Saturday night at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial
Gym. Looking to break a 2 game losing streak, the
Red Raiders jumped out to a huge halftime lead.
Nine different Red Raiders scored on the night as Coffee County blew
away Marshall County 61-36.
After surrendering the 1st basket of
the game, Coffee County reeled off 12 straight points to seize a lead they
would own for the rest of the game.
Coffee County forced 7 turnovers in the 1st quarter an 11
point lead into the 2nd quarter.
The Red Raiders got the first 9 points of the 2nd quarter and
never allowed Marshall County to cut that lead to single digits the rest of the
night.
Coffee County was led in scoring by C.J. Anthony
and Jaylon Wooten as each netted 9 points.
Hayden Hullett added 8 points.
Hullett, by virtue of his defense and scoring, was named the Stone Fort
Mortgage player of the game. Jaxon
Vaughn finished with 6 points and Connor Shemwell, Kyle Farless and Shawn Anderson
all chipped in 5 points.
The Raider teams return to the court on Monday when
they travel to Coalmont to take on Grundy County. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you
all the action. The girls’ game will tip
off at 6 PM; our live coverage will begin with the Powers Storage pregame show
at 5:50.
Coffee County Lady Raider wrestlers at Saturday’s meet in Clarksville. From left to right, Lyra Leftwich, Alana Coker, Coach Randall Jennings, Mary Wolfrum and Mary Anne Walker. Photo by Shelia Steele
Four Coffee County Lady Raider wrestlers traveled
to Clarksville on Saturday to compete in the Coyote Classic at West Creek High
School Individually, Coffee County’s
grapplers came home with a 1st place and 2 3rd place
finishes. Competing against full squads,
the 4 Lady Raiders managed to come home with a 16th place team
finish out of 30 teams.
Alana Coker led the Lady Raiders with a 1st
place finish in the 119 division. Coker
was 4 and 0 on the day as she grabbed 3 pinfall wins and an 8 to 5 decision
win. Coker grabbed the title with a
pinfall win on the championship match.
Mary Wolfrum grabbed a 3rd place finish
in the 125 division. Wolfrum finished
with a 4 and 1 record as she got a 1 to 0 decision in the 3rd place
match. Wolfrum finished with a bye, 2
decision wins and a pinfall win.
Mary Anne Walker grabbed a 3rd place
finish in the 132 division. Walker
finished the day with a record of 5 and 1.
Walker grabbed a pinfall win in the 3rd place match in a mere
33 seconds. Walker finished the day with
a win in a bye and 4 pinfall wins.
Lyra Leftwich finished the day with a record of 1
and 2. Leftwich got a pinfall win in her
lone victory in n impressive 50 seconds.
The Titans left the Black Hole like a fast-moving object with a lot of momentum.
And the Raiders couldn’t escape their wrath.
On their final visit to Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, the Titans turned in a performance to remember in a 42-21 win over the Raiders.
The team scored over 30 points for the fourth game in a row on a day when quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw for 391 yards, running back Derrick Henry ran for over 103 yards and receiver A.J. Brown had 153 receiving yards.
It all added up to the team’s fourth win in a row, and sixth win in the past seven games. The Titans improved to 8-5 with the win, and the team is now tied with the Texans for first place in the AFC South.
Tannehill completed 20-of-26 passes for 391 yards in the contest, with three touchdown passes and a passer rating of 140.4.
Titans running back Derrick Henry went over the 100-yard mark for the fourth game in a row. Henry’s 103 yards came on 18 carries on Sunday, along with touchdown runs of 10 and 12 yards.
Henry scored his second touchdown of the day with 5:36 remaining in the third quarter to give the Titans a 28-21 lead. The score capped off a six-play, 89-yard drive for the Titans.
Then came back-to-back touchdowns – including one on defense — as the Titans blew things open.
Tannehill connected with tight end Jonnu Smith for a 17-yard touchdown to make it 35-21 with 14:29 left in the contest.
Barely a minute later, linebacker Jayon Brown picked up a fumble caused by cornerback Tye Smith and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown to make it 42-21 with 13:12 left.
After three quarters, the Titans had already racked up over 500 yards of offense.
It was shootout early.
Tannehill guided the Titans down the field on the team’s first possession, but his tipped pass was intercepted by Raiders defensive lineman Maurice Hurst and returned 55 yards to the Tennessee 21-yard line. Three plays later, Raiders running back DeAndre’ Washington scored on a 14-yard touchdown run to give Oakland a 7-0 lead.
But the Titans quickly responded with an eight-play, 74-yard touchdown drive that was capped off with the 12-yard touchdown run by Henry. Fullback Khari Blasingame made a nice 24-yard catch on the drive, and a 10-yard catch by Smith preceded the touchdown run by Henry to make it 7-7.
On the team’s next possession, the Titans jumped ahead 14-7 on a 91-yard touchdown pass from Tannehill to Brown, who got behind Oakland defender Daryl Worley.
But the Raiders responded with a long touchdown pass of their own – quarterback Derek Carr to receiver Rico Gafford for 49 yards – to make it 14-14 with 10:43 left in the second quarter.
The Titans then surged ahead 21-14 on another long drive, and another Tannehill-to-Brown touchdown. On a third-and-goal from the 16, Brown caught a pass across the middle and made three defenders miss while bouncing into the end zone to cap off an eight-play, 77-yard drive with an exclamation point.
The Raiders had some answers of their own, however. Carr capped off a long time with a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Foster Moreau to make it 21-21 with just 24 seconds left before halftime.
The Titans had a chance to take the lead at the half, but a 42-yard field goal by kicker Ryan Succop hit the left goalpost and the game was tied at halftime.
Tannehill completed 13-of-15 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns and an interception in the first half, with a passer rating of 130.6. By halftime, Brown had four catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns.
Then came the game-deciding second half, when the Titans turned things up, and shut the Raiders down.
The Texans (8-5) and Colts (6-7) both lost on Sunday, creating an opportunity for the Titans in the AFC South.
Now, it’s time for what should be an exciting finish to the season.
The Titans face the Texans next Sunday at Nissan Stadium.
Yakov Trenin’s first NHL goal wasn’t the prettiest he’s ever scored, but it still counts just as much.
In his second NHL game, the rookie’s first tally was one of six the Predators potted on Saturday night, as they defeated the New Jersey Devils by a 6-4 final at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville’s 13th victory of the season gives them points in six of their last seven outings and sees them collect a point in their ninth-straight outing against the Devils.
The Preds scored twice in each of the game’s three periods, and from Daniel Carr’s first in Gold only 46 seconds into the contest to Rocco Grimaldi’s exclamation point on the breakaway, it was a satisfying Saturday in Smashville.
“The offense was good. I didn’t like the way the game unfolded a little bit… but I do like the fact as they pushed back, because they do have a lot of skill in their lineup, as they pushed back there was always a response and we were able to grow the lead,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “I did like the way the game played out with regard to that. Defensively, I don’t think we gave up a whole bunch, but we made a couple of mistakes and [Pekka Rinne] made a couple of big saves as well.”
“There’s always things you can improve on, but I like the way the guys battled through the little things,” Preds defenseman Dante Fabbro, who record his first-career, multi-point game, said. “You don’t want to give up a lead like that [in the first four minutes], but we found a way to get back on top and finish the job.”
The game’s first four minutes brought the first four goals of the night, and it was the home team that got it going. To start, Carr redirected a Dan Hamhuis point shot for his first as a member of the Preds and a 1-0 lead. Moments later, Fabbro made it 2-0 when he deposited a feed from Nick Bonino past Devils goaltender Louis Domingue and into the twine.
But it wasn’t long before the Devils responded, and in a matter of minutes, Jesper Bratt and Travis Zajac had tied the game at the 3:59 mark. The offensive outburst marked just the 14th instance in NHL history of two teams combining for at least four goals in the opening four minutes of a game.
In the second stanza, the Preds got their lead back, and it was Trenin, who saw the puck deflect off his leg and into the cage for his first in the NHL.
“It feels incredible,” Trenin said of scoring the first of his career. “I didn’t see how the puck went in, I just saw the red light behind the net and I started celebrating. I felt it hit me and I was hoping and said, ‘go, go in the net!'”
“It was awesome,” Grimaldi said of Trenin’s goal. “I played with him a little bit last year [in Milwaukee], and I played a lot on the power play with him and he’s always in front of the net. I remember that from last year, so I was just trying to put a shot on the net and hit him and went in. Just seeing the excitement on his face was awesome, so it was really fun.”
A few minutes later, Filip Forsberg pounced on a loose puck in the blue paint and tallied his team-leading 11th of the season to put the Preds up by two.
New Jersey cut the lead to one before the middle frame was out, but Nick Bonino made a slick move and went top shelf for Nashville’s fifth of the night to tie Forsberg’s 11 on the season. The Devils made it interesting again when Taylor Hall scored midway through the third, but Grimaldi’s patented breakaway move worked once more, as he went to the forehand to finish off the evening.
With a goal and an assist on the night, Grimaldi set a career high with his 14th point of the season.
In the case of Carr and Trenin, who have both led the Milwaukee Admirals in scoring at separate times this season, their first goals with the Preds came as a result of hard work going to the net, and Laviolette was pleased to see the two players capitalize.
“Yak has had such a good year, a strong year,” Laviolette said of Trenin. “In Milwaukee, he was tearing it up offensively… so it was nice to see him get rewarded.
“[Carr], for me, has been extremely hard working the whole time that he’s been up here… He’s playing with the right players to produce, and I think he’s working really hard and he’s gotten some chances, so it is nice to see him get rewarded.”
The Predators would have preferred to not give up four goals, and they pointed to some defensive lapses they’d like to correct. However, it has also been a while since the high-powered offense had put six in that back of the net, and that final tally was something to be proud of.
“It’s a big confidence boost for our team,” Fabbro said. “If we just continue to work hard and pursue offense, it’s going to keep coming. We’ve got a talented group here; we just have to keep working hard.”
Notes:
Daniel Carr’s first-period goal was his first in Nashville, as he became the 183rd player in franchise history to score a goal.
Yakov Trenin then followed to become the 184th in club history to find the back of the net.
Mikael Granlund missed his second-straight game with a lower-body injury.
Nashville’s three-game homestand concludes on Tuesday night (at 7 p.m. CT) when the San Jose Sharks come to town. The first 8,000 fans in attendance will receive a 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic Roman Josi bobblehead.
The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams hit the road on Thursday taking on East Middle in Tullahoma. In a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio, Coffee County grabbed a huge conference sweep over the Panthers. The Lady Raiders erupted in the middle 2 quarters to get a 54 to 32 win. The Red Raiders held off a 4th quarter rally by the Panthers to grab a 54 to 42 win.
In the girls’ contest, the Lady Raiders went on a 13 to 4 run in the 2nd quarter to gain the upper hand in the rivalry match-up. Coffee Middle scored 16 points in each of the 2nd and 3rd quarters as they rolled to the conference win. Olivia Vinson led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 20 points. Channah Gannon added 11 points while Addie Sartain chipped in 8.
Cooper Reed of CCMS basketball
For the boys, 1st half foul trouble for the Raiders looked like it would doom Coffee County. But after making some halftime adjustments, the Raiders pushed their 5 point halftime lead to 14 entering the 4th quarter. East opened the 4th quarter on a 7 to 0 run to cut into the deficit before Coffee County got their offense back on track to claim the win. Ethan Hargrove led the Raiders is scoring with 19 points. Cooper Reed added 16 points as the Red Raiders improved to 6 and 2 in conference play.
The Raider teams return to the court on Monday when
they travel to Winchester to take on South Franklin at Franklin County High
School. The girls’ game will tip off at
6 PM.
Seven members of the Coffee County CHS football team were named to the Region 3-6A All-Region team in an announcement this week. The selections were made based on a vote by the region coaches. Selected to the team for Coffee County were: Matthew Pittman, Shane Speakman, Zack Galey. Collin Ward and C.J. Anthony. Cardin Stump and Kelvin Verge were named honorable mention.
Doug Greene will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the selections and next week’s Toyota East/West All Star Game. The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast live each Saturday morning from 10 to 11 AM from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard exclusively on Thunder Radio.
Friday Prep Schedule 6:00 PM – CHS basketball at White County – Thunder Radio broadcast
Saturday Prep Schedule 9:00 AM – CHS Wrestling(Girls) in Coyote Classic at West Creek 9:00 AM – CHS Wrestling(Boys) in Bear Duels at Mt. Juliet 10:00 AM – CHS Claybusters in AIM Team Shoot at Big Springs 6:30 PM – CHS Basketball(Boys) HOSTS Marshall Co(Boys only) – Thunder Radio broadcast
Saturday’s Coffee County Elementary Basketball League Quarterfinals at CHS 9:00 – College Street vs East Coffee – Girls 10:00 – Westwood vs East Coffee – Boys 11:00 – North Coffee vs Hillsboro – Girls 12:00 – New Union vs Hillsboro – Boys 1:00 – New Union vs Hickerson – Girls 2:00 – North Coffee vs Deerfield – Boys 3:00 – Westwood vs Deerfield – Girls 4:00 – College Street vs Hickerson – Boys
It’s official: Nashville Soccer Club will compete in the Western Conference for its inaugural Major League Soccer season in 2020, the league announced Monday morning. Fellow expansion side Inter Miami CF will be placed in the Eastern Conference to ensure both conferences have an equal 13 clubs.
Each club will play a 34-game regular season with 17 home matches and 17 away matches. Every team will play their 12 intra-conference opponents twice – once home and once away for a total of 24 matches – with the other 10 regular-season matches coming against the opposite conference. Those inter-conference opponents will be revealed with the full 2020 schedule release.
Three more expansion clubs are set to join the league in the coming years: Austin FC (2021), Sacramento Republic (2022) and St. Louis (2022). As a Western Conference side for its inaugural season, Nashville SC is guaranteed to host some of the top clubs in MLS at Nissan Stadium, including defending MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders and defending Supporters’ Shield winners LAFC. Here is the official 2020 MLS conference alignment:
Eastern Conference (13 clubs) Atlanta United Chicago Fire FC Columbus Crew SC D.C. United FC Cincinnati Inter Miami CF Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference (13 clubs) Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LAFC LA Galaxy Minnesota United Nashville SC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps
The Coffee County CHS wrestling team opened their season on Tuesday night with a tri-match in Whitwell. The Raider grapplers captured a dominant win over Brainerd by a score of 72 to 6. Against the host Tigers of Whitwell, Coffee County was edged 41 to 30.
Against Whitwell, the Raiders got pinfall wins from Jeremiah Wardell(at 113 pounds), Gavin Prater(145), Zac Galey(182) and Chris Speegle(220). Coffee County’s Dalton Long won with a forfeit at 126 pounds.
Against Brainerd, the Raiders got 10 forfeit
wins. Capturing the forfeit points were:
Jeremiah Wardell(106), Gabriel Westbrook(120), Dalton Long(126), Hunter
Massey(132), Caleb Boothe(138), Gavin Prater(145), Hunter Waring(152),
Terreance Taylor(160), Zac Galey(182) and Chris Speegle(220). Capturing pinfall wins were Zachary
Speegle(170) and Cardin Stump(285).
Coffee County returns to the mat on Saturday. The Lady Raider wrestlers will travel to Clarksville to compete in the Coyote Classic at West Creek High School. The Red Raider wrestlers will visit Mt. Juliet High School to compete in the prestigious Bear Duals.
Eighty-eight of Tennessee’s top senior football players have been selected to play in this year’s Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic, scheduled to be played at Austin Peay State University on December 13. Additionally, Coffee County CHS head football coach Doug Greene has been selected as the Defensive Coordinator for the East All Star team.
“We’re very excited for the players and coaches who have accepted an invitation to be a part of Tennessee’s premier all-star event,” stated Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association Executive Director Bill Marbet.
“This year, more players than ever have already committed to continue their education by playing football at numerous Power 5 Conference schools. Our list of player commitments is very impressive,” he added.
Four practice sessions, a half-day at famed Ft. Campbell, home of the famed 101st Airborne Division, and walk-through sessions the day of the game help make up the agenda for those involved in the game.
“Not only does this game showcase much of Tennessee’s high school football talent, it also gives a number of other players an opportunity to show colleges coaches from smaller division schools that they are worthy of consideration for scholarship offers,” continued Marbet.
“In previous years, we’ve had college coaches from more than two-dozen colleges attend our practice sessions. As a result, additional players in the game who did not already have college scholarship offers before the event walked away from All-Star Week with a firm offer to continue playing football at the next level,” he added.
Marbet was also very complimentary for those in Clarksville who make All-Star Week such a memorable event. “All of us involved in staging this event are most appreciative of the support that people at Austin Peay, Visit Clarksville and Ft. Campbell have shown us,” he continued. “The memories our players and coaches take away from this game will last a lifetime.”
Kickoff for the game is set for 7 o’clock at Fortera Stadium. Area high school football players who are wearing their high school jersey and are accompanied by one of their coaches will be admitted free to the game.
Doug Greene will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the All-Star Game. The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast live each Saturday morning from 10 to 11 AM from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard exclusively on Thunder Radio.
