Category: Sports

Story by Lawrence Phillips

SMTYFA Resumed 2019 action on the road at Tullahoma on Saturday September 7th.
Division 1 started the day with a touchdown by Avery Hodges and the 2 point conversion from Hodges to Hayes Shemwell.  This was followed up by a touchdown run from Kayleb Morris with the extra point added by Davion Dycus.
Shemwell and Karson Wimley added touchdowns to seal the victory as the Division 1 Red Raiders defeated the Division 1 Wildcats 27-0.

Division 2 was led by Levi Scott with two touchdowns and Trevion Mathis with one and Michael Palmer with the extra point following Mathis’s touchdown to hand Tullahoma Division 2 a 20-0 loss.

On the opening kickoff in Division 3 Gabriel Hambly of Manchester fielded the ball and ran for a 70 yard touchdown, followed by an extra point run by Caiden Martin.
On the next possession Manchester stopped Tullahoma on fourth down.
On the next play from scrimmage Caiden Martin sliced through the Tullahoma defense for a score, the extra point failed. On the ensuing kickoff the Red Raiders buried Tullahoma at the 8 yard line and forced a turnover which was followed up with s short yardage run by Landen Abellana. Hayden Lowery tossed the two point conversion to Tyler Martin and the MYFL Raiders took a 21-0 lead into halftime.
Manchester’s defense got even more stingy in the second half and scores were added with a pass from Kaysen Lowery to Jase Cashion.
Caiden Martin had a 4 yard touchdown run. Kaysen Lowery to Tyler Martin for a two point conversion and with six minutes remaining in the third quarter the Red Raiders went into victory mode with a continuous clock and a stifling defense and cruised to a 35-0 win over Tullahoma.

The SMTYFA Manchester Red Raiders will be at home at Carden -Jarrell field against Warren County Saturday September 14th with Division 1 starting at 2:00 pm.

The Tri County Manchester Red Raiders will have their opening game of the season at Gordonsville at 4:00 pm on September 14th.

Please come out and support these young men and women at home or on the road, they are Coffee County’s future, and you are guaranteed to see some good football.

The Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball team welcomed Madison Baptist Academy to the E.C. Bailey Gym on Friday night.  The Lady Eagles, playing their first match in more than 2 weeks, were looking to keep their perfect record intact against the visitors from Alabama.  After taking a 2 to 1 lead, the Lady Eagles saw Madison roar back to win the match.

After Temple dropped the first set 23 to 25, the Lady Eagles bounced back to capture the 2^nd and 3^rd sets by scores of 25-15 and 25 to 11.  Madison knotted the match at 2 sets apiece with a 19-25 win to force the 5^th set tiebreaker.  In the tiebreaker, Madison got the 15 to 10 set victory to claim the match.  The JV Lady Eagles also fell to the Madison JV in 3 sets.  After winning the first set 25 to 23, temple dropped the final 2 sets 18 to 25 and 9 to 15 to suffer the defeat.

The Lady Eagles next home game on Tuesday has been postponed.  Temple will return to the court on Thursday and Friday when they host the 8th Annual Eagles Invitational Classic Volleyball Tournament.  Pool play games will take place on Thursday with the championship brackets set to be played on Friday.  The Lady Eagles open play in the 12 team tournament at 10:40 AM on Thursday.

The Coffee County JV volleyball team competed in a 12 team tournament in Watertown on Saturday.  The Lady Raiders finished 2 and 2 in pool play before dropping the first match in the elimination tournament bracket.

The JV Lady Raiders opened the day with a pair of losses as they fell to Wilson Central in 3 sets 23-25, 25-22 and 13-15.  The host Lady Tigers of Watertown beat the Lady Raiders in the 2^nd match but also needed 3 sets to do it.  Coffee County fell 25-15, 13-25 and 8-15.  The Lady Raiders broke through against Mt. Juliet as they claimed a 2 set win 25 to 12 and 25 to 15.  Coffee County also dropped McEwen in straight sets 25-14 and 25-17.  The Lady Raiders earned a rematch with Watertown in the single elimination bracket opener.  After winning the first set 25-15, Coffee County was swept 17-25 and 13-15 to end their day.

The Lady Raiders are back at home on Monday night when they welcome non-conference foe Oakland.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast of the varsity match as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  Opening serve is set for 6:00 PM.

A late Saint Louis FC goal foiled Nashville SC’s chance to climb to the top of the table. Nashville fell 1-0 in Fenton, Mo. on Saturday night. It is Nashville’s second 1-0 loss to Saint Louis FC in the 2019 USL Championship season.

After the teams went into the locker room at halftime scoreless, Nashville SC asserted its dominance in the second half, controlling possession and the chances. Despite the run of play, Saint Louis found the net first, as STLFC midfielder Russell Cicerone made a move near the top of the box to lose two Nashville defenders and fired past keeper Matt Pickens for the lone goal of the match.

Here are three takeaways from the unlucky loss.

1) Chance Missed to Go First

For the second time in three weeks, Nashville SC could have gone to the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a victory. And for the second time, Nashville couldn’t find the win it needed. Adding insult to injury, was the other results that transpired around the Eastern Conference. Teams ranked 5th through 8th in the conference either lost or drew on Saturday night, meaning Nashville missed a chance to widen the gap between itself and other playoff teams.

2) Not a Favorable Scoreline

After a 2018 season in which Nashville won four of six matches that finished with a 1-0 scoreline, the one-goal match has not been friendly to the Boys in Gold in 2019. Nashville SC is 0-4 in matches that have finished 1-0 this season, with two of the four losses coming to Saint Louis FC.

3) Home Dominant Schedule

Hope is not lost as Nashville SC will look to its loaded home schedule the rest of the season to continue its push to the top of the Eastern Conference. Five of the final six matches for Nashville will be in the Music City starting on September 17. Four of those home matches are against current Eastern Conference playoff teams.

Up Next

Nashville SC returns to First Tennessee Park following a bye weekend for a rare Tuesday night tilt on September 17. Nashville will welcome USL Championship newcomer Birmingham Legion FC for the first time to Nashville. Tickets to the match are available at NashvilleSC.com.

Joely Sain of WMS volleyball

The Westwood volleyball team welcomed North Franklin to the Joel Vinson Gym on Thursday.  Hosting the visiting Lady Gators in a doubleheader, Westwood looked to continue to show improvement.  The Lady Rockets did exactly that and gave head coach Kinda Baxter her 1^st(and 2^nd) career wins in the process as they swept North Franklin.

Zowee Dilliard led the team in kills.  Mattalyn Goney, Lilee Scott, Allie Sullivan, Rylee Clark and Joely Sain all had great service games for the Lady Rockets.  Kadience Medley was the team leader in digs.

In the JV match, Maggie Brei and Soraida Barrera led the team in aces with 3 apiece.  Barrera, Haley Brown and Ziya Dillard all finished with kills and Maddy Carter was the team leader in assists.

The Lady Rockets will be back at home on Monday night as they play host to South Franklin.  Opening serve is set for 4:30 PM.

Sydney Gilley of CCMS soccer

The Coffee County Middle School soccer team welcomed Tullahoma to the CCMS pitch on Thursday.  In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders were looking to keep their 2 game winning streak intact.  Despite playing a strong 2^nd half, the Lady Raiders fell 3 nil.

Tullahoma dominated the play in the first half as they controlled the time of possession and outshot Coffee Middle 6 to 0 in the opening half.  The Lady Cats scored in the 11^th and 18^th minutes to carry a 2 nil into the half.  In the 2^nd half, the Lady Raiders managed 4 shots on goal but a long Tullahoma through ball netted the Wildcats their 3^rd score in the 45^th minute to ice the game.  Sydney Gilley had 7 saves in net for the Lady Raiders.

The Lady Raiders travel to Shelbyville on Tuesday for a crucial conference match with Harris.  Opening kick is set for 5:30 PM at Shelbyville Central High School.

Download the broadcast at: https://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/

Lexi Bryan of CHS volleyball

Coffee County CHS volleyball team hosted district foe Franklin County on Thursday at “The Patch”.  Needing a crucial win to stay in the hunt in the district race, the Lady Raiders got it.  Coffee County swept the visiting Rebelettes in straight sets 25-13, 25-20 and 25-16.

Coffee County had an outstanding 34 kills on the night while serving 11 aces.  Lexi Bryan led the Lady Raiders in aces with 5 while getting 9 kills.  Kiya Ferrell led Coffee County in kills with 10 while Abigail Parker added 7 kills.  Parker led the team in digs with 5 and Amanda Mukai led the Lady Raiders in assists with 16.

The Lady Raiders are back at home on Monday night when they welcome non-conference foe Oakland.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you that broadcast as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  Opening serve is set for 6:00 PM.

Izick Sierra – Westwood football

Hitting the road on Thursday night, the Westwood football team traveled to Unionville to take on Community.  The Rockets got their 2^nd road win of the year in a 22 to 10 victory of the Vikings.

Westwood jumped out to an early lead on a 60 yard TD run on the first play of the game.  After missing the 2 point conversion, the Rockets led 6 to 0.  Brayden Dixon added a 2^nd touchdown in the 1^st quarter and after converting the 2 point conversion, Westwood led 14 to 0.  The Rockets tacked on a 3^rd touchdown in the 2^nd quarter as Carter scored his 2^nd touchdown of the game.  Izick Sierra added the 2 point conversion to give Westwood a 22 to 0 lead at the half.

Community scored a touchdown on a trick play in the 2^nd half and Westwood took a safety to get out of bad field position in the 4^th quarter and preserve the win.  Defensively, Sierra was the driving force behind the Rocket win as he led Westwood in tackles from his linebacker position.

Westwood is back at home on Thursday night when they play host to Cascade.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you that broadcast as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  Opening kick is set for 6:30 PM.   Coach Chad Dyer will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the win.  The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast each Saturday morning at 10 AM from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln.  The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast live exclusively on Thunder Radio.

Kyleigh Harner of CHS soccer

The Coffee County CHS soccer team hit the road on Thursday as they traveled to Shelbyville.  Hoping to move to 4 and 0 in district play, the Lady Raiders battled a dangerous Eaglette team on their home pitch.  After an 80 minute, back and forth physical battle; Coffee County and Shelbyville settled for a 3 to 3 draw.

Shelbyville got on the board first with a goal in the 12^th minute.  The Lady Raiders leveled the match with a Katie Cotten goal in the 23^rd minute with an assist from Reyna Flores.  Kyleigh Harner gave Coffee County a lead 2 minutes later after an assist from Marley Perry.  Shelbyville knotted the score at 2 in 32^nd minute to send the match to the half tied at 2.  In the 2^nd half, Jayda Wright scored on a free kick in the 60^th minute to put Coffee County up 3 to 2.  The Eaglettes scored in the 69^th minute to secure the draw.

The Lady Raiders are back at home on Tuesday night when they welcome conference rival Lincoln County.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you that broadcast as part of the 1^st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.  Opening kick is set for 6:30 PM.  Coach Lee Xixis will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the game and the season thus far.  The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast each Saturday morning at 10 AM from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln.  The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast live exclusively on Thunder Radio.