The Coffee County football team celebrated Senior
Night and Breast Cancer Awareness on a rainy Friday night. The Red Raiders welcomed the state’s top
ranked Oakland Patriots to Carden-Jarrell Field for their final home game of
the season. The defending state
champions showed why they are the state’s top team as they crushed the Red
Raiders 80 to 6.
After the Coffee County defense stopped Oakland and made them settle for a field goal in their first possession, the Patriots got 4 touchdowns in the 1st quarter and 4 more in the 2nd quarter to take a 59 to 6 lead into the half. Coffee County got a touchdown on a 50 yard halfback pass from Matthew Pittman to Andrew Hite with 1:08 left in the 2nd quarter. Oakland added a punt return a kickoff return and rushing touchdown in the second half as they scored 21 points on 4 offensive plays.
Coffee County was led in rushing by Marshall Haney
who had 47 yards in 23 carries. Haney
also caught 2 passes for 5 yards. Hite
was the leading receiver with the 1 catch for 50 yards and a touchdown. Injuries forced Kelvin Verge to return kicks
for Coffee County as he had 5 kickoff returns for 97 yards. For their efforts, Hite and Verge were named the
Mid-Tenn Turf Co-Most Valuable Players of the game.
Coffee Count traveles to Murfreesboro on Friday for the season finale at Riverdale. Kickoff is set for 7 PM at Riverdale High School.
Westwood Lady Rockets with their Morrison Tournament Championship trophy[Photo provided]
The Westwood basketball teams traveled to Morrison on
Friday night for the final night of the Morrison Ruritan Preseason Tournament. The Rockets shook off their jitters from Thursday
night to get a 37 to 18 win over Dibrell in the tournament’s consolation
game. The Lady Rockets continued their tournament
dominance with a 36 to 18 win over Morrison.
In the boys game, the Rockets held Dibrell scoreless in the 3rd quarter to push a 9 point halftime lead to 17 points entering the 4th quarter. Jayden Carter led Westwood in scoring as he finished with 12 points. Jaiden Warren added 10 points and Caiden Warren netted 9 points. Caiden Warren and Jayden Carter were named to the All-Tournament Team.
In the girls’ game, the Lady Rockets held Morrison to 5 first half points with their man to man defense allowing them to build an 18 point halftime lead. Westwood stretched that lead to 24 points going into the 4th quarter as they rolled to the championship win. Bryleigh Gray had four 3 point baskets to lead the Lady Rockets in scoring as she finished with 12 points. Keena Seivers added 8 points while Leonor Moreno netted 7 points for Westwood. Gray, Moreno and Princess Penaloza were all named to the All-Tournament team from Westwood. Keena Seivers was selected as the tournament Most Valuable Player.
Westwood will hit the road again on Monday as they
travel to Dibrell. The girls’ game will
tip off at 6 PM.
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club was in action on
Saturday in a Central Tennessee Region Bass Nation Tournament. Six Raider high school boats were in action
competing on Center Hill Lake in the rain.
Four of the Coffee County teams, out of 69 boats, finished in the Top 20.
The boat of Jacob Garms and Jase Rice were the top
finishing Coffee County boat as they caught 4 fish totaling 8.23 pounds with a
big fish of 2.52 pounds. The team of Kaden
Freeze and Briley Sain finished in 12th place as they caught 3 fish
totaling 5.61 pounds with a big fish of 3.42 pounds. The brother tandem of Branson and Dawson
Wells finished in 16th place as they had 3 fish totaling 5.1
pounds. The team of Logan Floyd and
Brent Boehman came in 18th place as they caught 2 fish totaling 4.88
pounds. The team of Colby Thurmond and
Paul Zuzich finished in 24th place as they caught 3 fish totaling
4.47 pounds. The duo of Garrett Davis
and Isaiah Owens finished in 44th place as they landed one keeper
that tipped the scale at 2.8 pounds.
The Coffee County anglers will be back in action on Saturday at Percy Priest. The Raiders will compete in another region bass tournament blasting off from Fate Sanders Boat Ramp at first light.
The Coffee County Elementary Basketball League was
in action on Saturday with a full slate of 8 games. Four girls’ games and 4 boys’ games filled
the day of games at Coffee County Middle School.
In girls’ play, East Coffee dropped Hickerson 16
to 5; New Union rolled over North Coffee 30 to 14; Westwood caged Hillsboro 28
to 7 and College Street blanked Deerfield 17 to 0.
In boys’ play, East Coffee grounded Hickerson 23
to 8; North Coffee got past New Union 27 to 16; Westwood tamed Hillsboro 27 to
11 and College Street shot down Deerfield 23 to 4.
The league will be back in action on Saturday. Saturday’s Schedule:
Flag Division (5-6-7 year olds )The A Team lost to Gordonsville 33-0. The B-Team also lost to Gordonsville 23-12. The Manchester Red Raiders flag division closed out the 2019 season 3-3. 0-1 in the playoffs.
JR Division (8-9 year olds) The Manchester Red Raiders JR Division also faced Gordonsville in the play offs and could not find their way to the end zone. The Bulldogs offense managed two scores along with two 2 point conversions to upend the Raiders 16-0. The Raiders finish the 2019 season at 4-2, 0-1 in the playoffs.
MYFL would like to recognize and thank the TCYFL coaches for doing a great job.
Flag Coaches: Danny Strickland Brian McKnight Allen Nesselrodt Johnny Lovelace Kerry Norris
JR Division Coaches: John Nicoll Adam Daugerty Johnny Henley
SR Division Coaches: Gary Melton Zach VanMeter Chris Wofford Kevin Duncan Phil Vernon
SMTYFA action was postponed due to weather. Those playoff games will be next Saturday in Franklin Co with Division 1 scheduled to begin at 10:30 am against Fayetteville, Division 2 at 12:30pm against Giles County and Division 3 at 4:30 pm against Liberty. Come out to Winchester and check out your Red Raiders as they battle for league supremacy. “Go Big Red”
Nashville’s top defensive pair combined to give the Predators a 3-2 overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at Amalie Arena. The victory boosts Nashville’s win streak to three games, and two power-play goals on the night – with a third that came just after another man advantage had expired – gave the Preds their seventh win in 11 tries.
It was the first time this season the Preds have scored two power-play goals in a single game, and goaltender Juuse Saros also collected his first win on the campaign, a well-earned victory for the Nashville netminder.
“We’ve kind of struggled in front of [Saros] and left him out to dry at times, so it was about time we put a full 60 minutes in front of him,” Ellis said. “Tonight, he made some saves and got rewarded and won the game.”
Nashville’s first marker on the man advantage came in the first period, and it was Calle Jarnkrok who fired a shot off of a Lightning defender and behind goaltender Curtis McElhinney to give the Preds a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.
Tampa Bay scored twice in the second stanza with goals from Steven Stamkos and Tyler Johnson, but just as they have so many times already this season, the Preds found a way to even things up in the third period.
With less than six minutes to play in regulation, Preds Captain Roman Josi blasted a shot from the point that found a way through traffic and tied the game at 2-2.
“Both units were moving it really well tonight,” Ellis said of the power play. “[Josi’s] unit was moving really well, a big goal at the end for that unit. It’s the timely ones that matter, and we got the two points.
In the extra session, it was Ellis who walked in and snapped a shot to the top corner to send the visitors home happy.
Josi ultimately finished the night with a goal and two assists for his first three-point game of the season, an impressive showing from the captain with both Matt Duchene and Filip Forsberg out of the lineup with lower-body injuries.
Saros made 28 saves in total, and the Preds extended their winning streak in Tampa Bay to four games.
Overall, the Preds have now earned a point in 12 straight (10-0-2) and 15 of their last 16 games (12-1-2) against the Lightning. It’s their longest active regular-season point streak against a single opponent.
Notes:
Forward Matt Duchene missed Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury. Filip Forsberg also remained out of the lineup with a lower-body injury as well. Duchene did participate in the morning skate on Saturday, and Forsberg has resumed skating on his own as well.
Prior to Saturday’s game, Nashville recalled forward Anthony Richard from AHL Milwaukee. Richard skated in his second-career NHL game and posted two shots.
The Preds will now return to Nashville to begin another three-game homestand, and it starts on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena with the Chicago Blackhawks in town (at 7 p.m. CT).
It was another heart-stopping finish at Nissan Stadium on Sunday. And another Titans win.
Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw three touchdown passes and the Titans defense got another big stop on defense late to record a 27-23 win over the Buccaneers.
The Titans took the lead with 6:55 left on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Tannehill to rookie receiver A.J. Brown, which capped a 12-play, 90-yard drive.
The Titans appeared to be on the verge of extending their lead, but punter Brett Kern was stopped short on a fourth-down run late on a fake punt try, and the Buccaneers got the ball back.
Then, with the Buccaneers facing a fourth-and-one at the Tennessee 32-yard line, Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey stuffed the Tampa Bay runner for a loss.
Later, cornerback Logan Ryan intercepted Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston with 18 seconds left to seal it.
The Titans improved to 4-4 with the win.
The Titans scored a pair of touchdowns early by forcing a pair of turnovers and led 17-15 at the half.
The Buccaneers took a 23-17 lead early in the third quarter, however, on a two-yard touchdown pass from Winston to receiver Mike Evans.
The Titans cut the lead to 23-20 on a 42-yard field goal by kicker Cody Parkey, who also made a 51-yard kick in the first half, and that was the score after three quarters.
Then came the memorable finish.
The Titans took a 7-3 lead with 8:55 left in the first quarter on a five-yard touchdown pass from Tannehill to tight end Jonnu Smith. Moments earlier, Titans rookie defensive lineman Isaiah Mack recovered a mishandled snap by Winston at the 10-yard line.
Later in the first quarter, Tannehill connected with receiver Tajae Sharpe for a six-yard touchdown pass to give the Titans a 14-3 lead. The second score was set up by an interception by cornerback Malcolm Butler, who returned it to the Tampa Bay six-yard line.
The Buccaneers kicked three field goals in the first half, as Matt Gay made kicks of 22, 24 and 48 yards, along with a nine-yard touchdown pass from Winston to Evans.
The Titans travel to face the Carolina Panthers next Sunday.
Two first half goals and a late game clincher were more than enough to seal Nashville SC’s first-ever playoff victory, a 3-1 win over Charleston Battery at First Tennessee Park on Saturday night. Lebo Moloto, Daniel Ríos and Derrick Jones all scored their first playoff goals in Nashville SC gold to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals next weekend.
Moloto got the scoring started for NSC in the 10’ minute when a Matt LaGrassa pass found the South African midfielder running free in the box. A shot around Charleston keeper Joe Kuzminsky by Moloto gave NSC the lead 1-0. It took a penalty by Charleston to equalize in the first half. Nashville defender Forrest Lasso barely missed a ball and inadvertently kicked a Charleston player in the box. That led to Zeiko Lewis converting a PK to knot the game at 1-1.
Nashville retook the lead immediately when it’s star forward Daniel Ríos scored with a header off a short corner from Justin Davis in the 43’ minute. That goal was Ríos first in the USL Championship Playoffs and sent NSC into the locker room up 2-1.
That scoreline stuck until the 88’ minute when Jones found the back of the net to seal the win. The goal from the midfielder signed midseason was his first as a member Nashville SC. While being dragged down in the box, Jones managed to get a shot away that snuck past Kuzminsky and inside the far post.
Here are three takeaways from the exciting win.
1) Ríos and Moloto Again
Nashville’s top two offensive threats delivered in a big way in the club’s first home playoff match. Each scored in the first half to give Nashville a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. In his fifth USL Championship season, Moloto finally found his first playoff goal. As Nashville’s offensive orchestrator for its two USL Championship seasons, it was fitting for him to find the net. For Ríos, he has scored 40 USL Championship regular season goals in two seasons, but finally got his first in the playoffs for what ended up being the match-winner.
2) Jones Finds his First
As one of three Nashville SC MLS signings playing on the USL Championship team, it has been a long 2019 season for Derrick Jones. Just two week after coming to Nashville SC in May, Jones was injured and missed almost five months recovering following ankle surgery. The capping goal of the 3-1 win was a pretty payoff for the hard word Jones has put in to make it back on the pitch to supplement Nashville’s title run. The midfielder nearly had a second in stoppage time, but his highlight reel goal will surely give Jones confidence heading deeper into the postseason.
3) Survive and Advance
The name of the game in any single elimination playoff format is to survive and advance and Nashville SC did just that for its first postseason victory. Playing a tired Charleston Battery team that itself advanced after 120 minutes on Wednesday night, Nashville took advantage of the full week of rest and looked strong throughout the 90 minutes on Saturday. The Boys in Gold had a deserved lead at halftime after outshooting Charleston 9-1 in the first 45 minutes. Now Nashville will stay at home for an Eastern Conference Semifinal against Indy Eleven.
Up Next
Nashville SC will see rival Indy Eleven next Saturday at First Tennessee Park at 7 p.m. Nashville and Indy have played twice this season, drawing in Indianapolis 0-0 before Nashville took a 2-0 victory in July at Nissan Stadium. Tickets to playoff match will go on sale to the public on Monday, but current Season Ticket Members can check their inbox for a special presale starting tonight.
The Westwood basketball teams squared off against
Centertown on Thursday night in the semifinal round of the Morrison Ruritan
Tournament. With each team matched up
against the 3rd seeded Warriors of Centertown, both Rocket teams
would have their hand full in their inaugural year in the Warren County
Conference. The Lady Rockets used their
strong defense to earn a 38 to 17 win.
The Rockets pushed their game to overtime before falling 19 to 18.
In the girls’ game, Westwood used a strong defense
to hold Centertown scoreless for the first 9 minutes and 48 seconds. Despite an effective passing game, the Lady
Rockets had a cold shooting touch from the field as they led 14 to 4 at the
half. In the 3rd quarter,
Westwood caught fire and outscored the Warriors 15 to 6 to pave their path to
Friday’s championship. Leonor Moneno(on
her birthday) and Remi Benjamin led the Lady Rockets in scoring as each had 9
points. Princess Penaloza added 6
points.
Jaiden Warren of Westwood basketball
In a hard-fought defensive boys’ game, the Rockets got a buzzer beating basket from Jaiden Warren to cap a 4th quarter comeback and send the game to overtime. In overtime, the young Westwood squad was held to a single free throw in overtime to drop to the consolation game on Friday. Caiden Warren led the Rockets in scoring with 7 points. Jaiden Warren added 4 points.
Westwood will return to Morrison on Friday night
for the conclusion of the tournament. The Rockets will take on the loser of the
Eastside/Dibrell game in the consolation game at 6 PM. The Lady Rockets will match up against
Morrison in the girls’ championship game at 7 PM.
The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade
basketball teams visited Winchester on Thursday night for a double header with
North Franklin. The Lady Raiders routed
the Lady Gators 32 to 8. The Red Raiders
finished off a sweep with a 23 to 10 win.
The Lady Raiders help North to 2 points in the 2nd
half as they improved to 4 and 2 on the season.
Ella Arnold was the leading scorer for Coffee County as she scored 16
points. Natalie Barnes added 11 points
and Morgan Spears chipped in 4.
Landon Abellana of CCMS basketball
The Red Raiders held North scoreless in the 3rd
quarter as they stretched a 7 to 4 halftime lead to 13 going into the 4th
quarter. Jace Cashion and Alex Kilgore
led Coffee Middle in scoring as they each finished with 6 points. Landon Abellana added 4 points for the
Raiders.
The Raider hoopsters will return to action on
Tuesday when they travel to McMinnville to take on Warren County. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM.
