Category: Sports

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed 15 teams to Manchester on Saturday for their annual Southern Slam Tournament.  The Lady Raiders were 2 and 1 in pool play to qualify for the Gold Bracket.  Coffee County fell in the 1^st round of bracket play by eventual tournament champion Lawrence County.

The Lady Raiders opened up with a 2 set win over Fayetteville.  Coffee County won by set scores of 25-20 and 25-13.  Coffee County then dropped Franklin County in straight sets 25-8 and 25-11.  They closed out pool play with a hard fought loss to Columbia Academy losing by set scores of 24-26 and 21-25.

In the Gold bracket, took eventual tournament champion Lawrence County to 3 sets before falling 25-22, 13-25 and 10-15.  In the consolation contest, the Lady Raiders dropped a 3 set decision to White County.  Coffee County fell 25-20, 23-25 and 13-15.

The Lady Raiders will hit the road on Monday as they travel to Tullahoma for a rivalry matchup with the Lady Cats.  First serve is set for 6 PM.

Written By Lawrence Phillips

MYFL returned to action on Saturday with 3 games on the road and three games at Carden-Jarrell.
The Manchester Red Raiders of SMTYFA traveled to Fayetteville to battle the Fayetteville City Tigers. The Division 1 (5-6-7) year olds took an undefeated team, which has also not given up a point all season, into Fayetteville to face the Tigers who were also undefeated, to contend for sole possession of first place. The Tigers had no answer for the Raiders dominating offense and defense. Avery Hodges lead the scoring with two touchdowns. Karson Wimley and Hayes Shemwell added a touchdown each. Shemwell caught a pass for a two point conversion and also added two extra point runs. Davion Dycus contributed an extra point. The Raiders, now 4-0 and alone in first place with still no points allowed, took the victory over the Tigers. – Manchester 28 Fayetteville City 0.
In Division 2 (8-9) year olds. The Raiders took their potent offense and defense to the Tigers with the same results. Levi Scott ran for three touchdowns and Treyvion Mathis added a scoring run. Easton Hinson ran for an extra point and his brother Cooper made an amazing grab on a two point conversion. The Raiders now 3-1 and in 2nd place, posted another win. – Manchester 28 Fayetteville City 0.
The Division 3 ( 10-12 ) year olds went to Fayetteville one point behind the Tigers in points allowed with the number one ranking on the line. However, five touchdown runs later by Caiden Martin and a two point conversion by Tyler Martin and three extra point runs from Landen Abellana lifted teh Raiders to the win. The Raiders, with a convincing win are now in first place by themselves. – Manchester 35 Fayetteville City 7.
The SMTYFA Manchester Red Raiders have a bye on September 28th and will resume action at home at Carden-Jarrell on October 5th with Division 1 play beginning at 2:00 pm against Giles County.

In Tri County action, the Manchester Red Raiders hosted the Trousdale County Yellow Jackets. In Flag (5-6-7) year olds.  The B team had 6 touchdown runs by Trey Stevens. Ethan Proctor added also added a touchdown run. B Team final:
Manchester 44 Trousdale County 51
The A team rundown: Trip Trussler with a touchdown and a Walker Lovelace extra point. Kyson Norris scored but no extra point. Lovelace scored and the extra point failed.  Norris scored the next touchdown and Lovelace added the extra point. Norris scored one more time and the extra point failed.  The Raiders came up just a bit short and are now 0-2. – Manchester 32 Trousdale County 46.
In the Junior Division (8-9) year olds. AJ Whitman paced Manchester with two touchdown runs and the Red Raiders held the Yellow Jackets scoreless and took home the win and evened their record at 1-1. – Manchester 12 Trousdale County 0.
In the Senior Division (10-12) year olds Isaiah Deadman lead the offense with two touchdowns. Tristan VanMeter and Kaedan Jones added a score each but in the end the Raiders were unable to contain the Yellow Jackets and fell to a record of 0-2. – Manchester 20 Trousdale County 51
The TCYFL Manchester Red Raiders next games are on the road Saturday at Jackson Co.   Flag Division begins play at 10:00 am in Gainesboro.

The Coffee County Middle School JV soccer team completed their season on Saturday in the CTC JV Tournament at Tullahoma.  The Lady Raiders fell in both of their contests on the day.  They Lady Radiers dropped decisions to North Franklin in the semifinals and Harris in the consolation game.

The JV Lady Raiders opened up against North and played well in the first half trailing 1 nil at intermission.  North found their scoring touch in the 2^nd half as they powered to a 6 to 0 win.  Coffee County was led in shots by Jasmine Norris who had 2.  Andrea Lopez added a shot as well while Lady Raider keeper Hailey Campbell finished with 6 saves.  Against Harris, Coffee County was blanked again in a 5 to 0 decision.  Campbell finished with 11 saves.

The varsity Lady Raiders will open CTC post season play on Monday when they return to Tullahoma for a quarterfinal matchup.  That match will get underway at 5 PM at East Middle School.

Two defensively sound clubs each kept their net clean as Nashville Soccer Club and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC played to a 0-0 draw at First Tennessee Park on Saturday night. With the point earned, Nashville is just one point behind a trio of clubs in first place in the East and remains in the top four of the conference.

Nashville was the dominant team throughout the 90 minutes as a red card shown to Pittsburgh defender Tobi Adewole in the 40’ minute changed the course of the match. Up a man, Nashville SC controlled more than 75% of the possession and searched for a winner. The Riverhounds ‘parked the bus’ making it nearly impossible for Nashville to break them down.

The backline of the Boys in Gold was just as impressive, limiting Pittsburgh to just five shots and none on target. Nashville defender Forrest Lasso was not in the lineup after a late week leg injury, but the trio of Jimmy Ockford, Bradley Bourgeois and Ken Tribbett shut the Hounds down for all 90 minutes.

Here are three takeaways from Nashville’s third consecutive home result.

1) Ríos Returns to the Starting Lineup

The Eastern Conference’s leading scorer, Daniel Ríos, made his return to the Starting XI following a substitute appearance on Tuesday night. Ríos missed three matches prior to that with a groin injury, but was impactful in his 73 minutes on Saturday, registering two shots including the match’s best look in the 11’ minute. Ríos chested down a flicked on ball from Matt LaGrassa and deked around a defender. His low shot was saved by the Riverhounds keeper, denying the forward his 18th goal of the season.

2) Pickens Gets Clean Sheet No. 101

One match after registering his 100th career shutout, NSC keeper Matt Pickens earned clean sheet 101 in the 0-0 draw. It will be one of the least stressful shutouts for Pickens who didn’t register an official save as Nashville’s defense held Pittsburgh to no shots on goal. It’s the 11th clean sheet for Pickens on the season, the second most of any USL Championship keeper in 2019.

3) Tighter at the Top

One single point now separates the top four teams in the Eastern Conference standings after the results on Saturday night. Louisville City’s 5-3 win over New York Red Bulls II means that New York, Indy Eleven and Tampa Bay Rowdies are all tied at the top with 56 points. Nashville SC is just one point behind with 55. Nashville has four matches remaining, three at home, to solidify its status as a top four team. One of those four spots would mean Nashville SC hosting a home match in the playoffs.

Up Next

Nashville SC will have a full week to prepare for its final road match of the season at Loudoun United FC. Nashville beat Loudoun in its season opener 2-0 at First Tennessee Park in March. Loudoun remains outside the playoff race with a 6-15-6 record this year. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Segra Field in Leesburg, Virginia.

The Coffee County CHS soccer team traveled to Tullahoma on Thursday night looking to recapture the coveted Coffee Cup Trophy, sponsored by First Vision Bank.  Despite playing short-handed for the last 8:30 of regulation, the Lady Raiders overcame an early Tullahoma lead and won the match in penalty kicks.  Coffee County captured the 2 to 1 win.

Tullahoma got on the board first when they scored in the 19^th minute on a breakaway goal when the Lady Cat forward appeared to be offside.  Maddy Jones tied it in the 27^th minute when she converted a long through pass off a free kick from Jayda Wright to level the match at 1.  The 2 teams battled inside the final 10 minutes totally even before a red card foul on Lady Raider keeper Lucy Riddle was assessed for a slide tackle outside the 18 yard box.  Alana Coker came off the bench to play in goal but the Lady Raiders were forced to survive the final 8:30 while being 1 player short.

With the score tied at the end of regulation, a PK shootout was initiated to award the trophy given annually to the winner of the rivalry match.  The Lady Raiders hammered home their first 4 penalty shots and back-up goal keeper Madison Rooker stopped a pair of Tullahoma shots, to give Coffee County the win.  Jayda Wright, Katie Cotton, Reyna Flores, and Jenna Garretson had the PK goals for the Lady Raiders.

The win moves the Lady Raiders record to 8-1-2 on the season.  The Lady Raiders will be back at home on Monday and Tuesday as they welcome Warren County and Shelbyville to the Raider Soccer Field at the Raider Academy.  Both games will get underway at 7 PM and Thunder Radio will be on hand BOTH nights to bring you the action as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.

The JV Lady Raiders will take part this week-end in a JV Tournament at Franklin County.  Coffee County will take on Walker Valley at 10 AM, Tullahoma at 12:30 and Franklin County at 1:10 PM.  All those games will take place at Franklin County High School.

The Coffee County CHS volleyball team welcomed Columbia to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Thursday night.  Looking to avenge their only district loss of the year AND lock up the regular season district title, the Lady Raiders were primed for the match-up.  Coffee County played nearly error-free volleyball as they swept Columbia in straight sets 25-17, 25-23 and 28-26.

Coffee County finished the night with a phenomenal 41 kills and 6 ½ blocks as they dominated at the net.  On a night where Lexi Bryan was 7 kills away from becoming the Lady Raider career leader in kills, the tall junior finished the night with 8 kills to bypass former Coffee County great Haley Banks in the record books.  Keri Munn and Kiya Ferrell each finished with 9 kills to lead the Lady Raiders.  Amanda Mukai led Coffee County in service aces with 5 and assists with 19.  Keelie Hillis had 8 kills, 17 assists and 6 digs.  Munn added 4 blocks while Ferrell led the team in digs with 16.

The Lady Raiders return to the court on Saturday when they host the Southern Slam Tournament.  Coffee County will play 3 pool games before finishing with a single elimination tournament.  The Lady Raiders will play Fayetteville at 9 AM, Lead Academy at noon and Columbia Academy at 2 PM.  Bracket play begins at 3:30 PM.

The Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball team welcomed Dogwood Christian Academy to the E.C. Bailey Gym on Thursday night for a varsity and Junior Varsity doubleheader.  The varsity Lady Eagles swept the visitors in straight sets to win 25-13, 25-6 and 25-20.  The JV team needed 3 sets to grab a 25-17, 11-25 and 15-12 win.

The Lady Eagles are back at home on Tuesday night when they welcome Shelbyville rival Victory Baptist to the E.C. Bailey Gym.  That match will get underway at 5:30 PM.

The Coffee County CHS golf team traveled to Tullahoma on Thursday to take part in a 3 team match on Thursday.  The Raiders squared off against Tullahoma and Shelbyville at Tullahoma’s Lakewood Country Club.  Both the Red Raiders and Lady Raiders finished in 3^rd place on the day.

The Red Raiders fired a 9 hole team score of 199.  Shelbyville won the match with a score of 154.  Tullahoma came in 2^nd with a 184. Logan Hale shot the low round for the Raiders as he carded a 42.  Chase Hancock was right behind him with a 46.  David O’Connor scored a 51 and Avery Hill came in at 60.

The Lady Raiders finished with a score of 133.  Maggie Crouch shot a 63 and Cadie Prater carded a 70 for Coffee County.   Tullahoma won the match with an 81 while Shelbyville came in 2^nd place with an 89.

Coffee County will hit the links again next Thursday when they travel to Franklin County for a 4 team match at The Bear Trace at Tims Ford.  Tee time is scheduled for 1 PM for the 18 hole match.

Story by Jim Wyatt, TitansOnline.com

Rain fell from the Florida sky here on Thursday night, but it didn’t wash away the Titans’ sins.

And on this night, there were plenty.

A primetime game against the Jacksonville Jaguars produced disappointing results here at TIAA Bank Field – a 20-7 loss when not many things went right.

Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota was sacked nine times in the contest and has now been sacked 17 times in the team’s first three contests.

Running back Derrick Henry couldn’t get going, as he was contained by Jacksonville defense nine months after racking up 238 yards and four touchdowns against the Jaguars.

The Titans had beaten the Jaguars four straight and six of seven games heading into the contest.

But the streak ended, as the Titans dropped to 1-2.

It was a dreadful start for the Titans, and things never really got a whole lot better.

Return man Adoree’ Jackson muffed a punt after the Titans defense got an early stop, and the Jaguars recovered at the Tennessee 10-yard line. On the very next play, Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew connected with tight end James O’Shaughnessy for a 10-yard touchdown to give Jacksonville an early 7-0 lead.

It became 14-0 not long after, as Minshew directed another drive and capped it off with a 22-yard touchdown pass to DJ Chark. Titans cornerback Malcolm Butler was in coverage on a pair of big completions on the drive.

Meanwhile, the Titans couldn’t get anything going on offense.

Mariota completed just 6-of-16 passes for 62 yards in the first half, as the Titans managed just five first downs.

The Titans put together their best drive of the game on their opening drive of the second half. But the Titans turned the ball over on downs after failing to convert a 4th and 6 from the Jacksonville 11 as Mariota was sacked. On the drive, Mariota connected with receiver Tajae Sharpe for a 47-yard gain, but the Titans couldn’t take advantage of it. A pair of passes to tight end Delanie Walker from the 11-yard line fell incomplete.

The Jaguars then drove the field and extended their lead to 17-0 on a 40-yard field goal by kicker Josh Lambo.

The Titans finally got on the scoreboard with 12:04 left in the contest on a one-yard touchdown run by Henry, which capped a six-play, 66-yard drive. Mariota connected with Walker and receiver Corey Davis for big plays on the drive to set up the score.

Lambo added a 48-yard field goal with 7:34 left, however, as the Jaguars stretched their lead to 20-7.

The Titans travel to Atlanta to face the Falcons on September 29.

Thursday Prep Schedule

4:00 PM – CHS Golf at Tullahoma

6:00 PM – TBCS Volleyball HOSTS Dogwood Christian

6:30 PM – CHS Volleyball HOSTS Columbia

7:00 PM – CHS Girls’ Soccer at Tullahoma