Coffee County High School boys basketball coach Andrew Taylor and Lady Raider basketball coach Joe Pat Cope will be hosting a 2-day basketball skills camp Feb. 20-21.
The camp is open for grades K-8 and is for boys and girls.
Campers will learn important basketball skills – ball handling, shooting techniques, dribbling, defense, footwork and agility. Cost is $50 for both days or $30 for one day and includes a camp shirt and other awards.
Register from 1-2 pm Feb. 20 at Coffee County Central gymnasium. Camp hours are 2-4 pm Feb. 20 and 9am-11 am Feb. 21.
WRESTLING: CHS takes District 9 runner up at region duals
Coffee County Central wrestling took runner up in District 9 after hitting the mat with Oakland in the Region 4 Duals Thursday, January 27.
Results below:
Oakland (OAKL) 65.0 Coffee County (COFF) 18.0
220: Theron Gaines (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 285: Blayne Myers (COFF) over Luke Ellis (OAKL) (Fall 1:47) 106: Jon Hall (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 113: DeShawn Miller (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 120: Nathan Barbee (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 126: Jeremiah Wardell (COFF) over Colin Romans (OAKL) (Fall 1:48) 132: Preston Christiansen (OAKL) over Ryan James (COFF) (Fall 1:05) 138: Sam Harvat (OAKL) over Gabriel Westbrook (COFF) (Fall 2:36) 145: Jaxsen Nicuwimer (OAKL) over Jamie Norris (COFF) (Fall 1:13) 152: Mabry Needham (OAKL) over Zachary Warrick (COFF) (Fall 0:53) 160: Owen Kates (OAKL) over Tommy Miller (COFF) (TF 17-2 3:10) 170: Chandler Cook (OAKL) over Nazario Flores (COFF) (Fall 5:31) 182: Devin Judge (COFF) over Joshua Tobin (OAKL) (Fall 2:52) 195: Nicholas Jenkins (OAKL) over Ian Walker (COFF) (Fall 2:57)
Lady Raiders edge Oakland
Coffee County High School (Girls) (COFG) 6.0 Oakland (Girls) (OAKG) 3.0
145: Lyra Leftwich (COFG) over Bryel Ward (OAKG) (Fall 0:54) 152: Alexa Powers (OAKG) over Sara Crosslin (COFG) (Dec 7-4)
Westwood closes basketball season with two wins, sweeps North Grundy on 8th grade night
Westwood worked hard just to have an 8th grade night.
The Lady Rockets and Rockets didn’t let the opportunity pass them by when it finally arrived, sweeping North Grundy Wednesday night at Joel Vinson Gymnasium to close the 2021-22 basketball season with a pair of wins.
Westwood cruised in both games. The Lady Rockets won 53-16 to end a remarkable season at 21-2.
Appropriately, 8th grade Audri Patton led the charge for Westwood with 16 points. She was 5-of-6 at the charity stripe. Jules Ferrell added 15, with 12 of those coming in a dominant second quarter.
Meanwhile, the Rocket boys closed their season with a 48-10, powered by 11 3-pointers. Davis McKenzie had 12 points and knocked down three 3-pointers. The Rockets finish their season 7-11.
Swimmers head to regional meet this weekend
Coffee County & Westwood Swimmers head to Nashville for the MTHSSA Regional Swim meet at the Centennial Sportsplex this weekend.
Coffee County High School swimmers Ansley Beachboard, Abby Gilday, Kasen Holt, Elsie Lazalier, Ellie Masters, Kennedy Norman-Young, Clancy Sand & Emily Williams will compete on Friday, January 28th at 10 am in a timed final event.
In addition, Our Homeschool group Grace Academy will send several swimmers to Regionals as well.
Issac Lee, Matthew Howlett, Jaci Howlett, Alex Skalicky, TJ Skalicky, Jack Stowe, Ryan Brown, Addison Yates, Rosalea Buchanan, Braeden Buchanan, Maddie Dewolfe, Gavin Seabolt Pictured, not pictured Reagan Miller
Brayden Kesling, Jacob Bolin, not pictured Christian Bourn will swim on Saturday, January 29th in a prelim/ finals meet. These swimmers have worked really hard to achieve their Regional cuts.
Westwood Middle School swimmers, Sydney Shelton & Karysn Riddle will also swim in Saturdays meet
DISTRICT SWEEP: Coffee County picks up two big wins over Warren County Tuesday
With each passing night, Coffee County Central’s basketball programs continue to get stronger. That was evident Tuesday night in Manchester when the Raiders swept visiting Warren County.
Warren County 37, Coffee County Central 62
If you go back and look at the first game between these two teams on January 14, you’ll be shocked at the similarities.
Coffee County led by two points at halftime Tuesday night in Manchester, then took off on a 19-4 run in the third quarter behind the Gannon sisters on their way to win number 16 in a row. CHS hit an eerily similar 19-4 run in the third quarter two weeks prior.
This time Coffee County finished strong and didn’t let Warren County make any late runs, pulling away in a 62-37 dominating victory.
Coffee County was powered in the second half by a 6-0 run inside by Chloe Gannon, who finished with with 16 points. She took off on a run after little sister Channah Gannon buried a 3-pointer to loosen up the Pioneer defense.
“They didn’t want to leave and (extend their defense),” said CHS Lady Raider head coach Joe Pat Cope. “Once Channah hit that 3, that really opened it up for Chloe.”
Channah Gannon joined Chloe in double figures with 11 points off the bench. Junior point guard Jalie Ruehling had excellent command of the Lady Raider offense and scored 12 points in the win – her second double-figure scoring night against Warren County. Elli Chumley added 10 and Olivia Vinson 9. Vinson hit a pair of big 3-pointers, the first to get Coffee County on the board early in the first quarter.
“We are becoming a complete team where on any give night anyone can hurt you,” said Cope. “We have the potential to be a really special basketball team.”
Coffee County led 14-4 early over the Lady Pioneers but a 11-0 Warren County run put WC in front briefly. Coffee County pulled back ahead and took a slim 2-point halftime lead.
The Lady Raiders improve to 19-3 overall with the win and 5-0 in District 6-4A, where they are in the driver’s seat for a regular season title. Warren County falls to 18-4, 3-2 in District play. Two of the Lady Pioneers losses have come to Coffee County.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE BROADCAST REPLAY.
Coffee County will return to action on Friday, Jan. 28 at Shelbyville. Tip is set for 6 p.m. and you can hear it live on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com.
Warren County boys 38, Coffee County 50
Warren County tied up the Red Raiders at 24-24 early in the third quarter. It was all CHS from there as Connor Shemwell poured in 16 points and Dayne Crosslin 17 to lead the Raiders to a big home district win.
For the most part, Coffee County controlled the pace against the Pioneers and led throughout with the exception of a few brief Pioneer runs.
Crosslin continued his hot play against the Raiders’ new district rival with 17 points; he had 19 when the two teams met 11 days ago in McMinnville.
Perhaps a by product of hot outside shooting in McMinnville two weeks ago and some good outside shooting early Tuesday night, Connor Shemwell found more room to work in the paint than he has had in a while and made the Pioneers pay. CHS finished 18-25 at the free throw line and only turned the ball over 7 times in the win.
Coffee County improves to 14-7 overall and now has sole possession of first place in the District 6-4A standings with a 4-1 district record.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE BROADCAST REPLAY.
CHS returns to action Friday night at Shelbyville at 7:30 and you can hear it live on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com.
BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders climb to no. 5 in state AP poll
With an 18-3 record, the Coffee County Central Lady Raider basketball team continues its ascent in the Tennessee Associated Press polls.
In a new poll released late Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, the CHS basketball team moved up one spot to no. 5 in the Girl’s Basketball AP poll
1 — Blackman. 16-0
2 — Cookeville. 21-0
3 — Bradley Central. 18-2
4 — Bearden. 18-3
5 — Coffee County. 18-3
6 — Farragut. 16-5
7 — Bartlett. 18-5
8 — Arlington. 16-3
9 — Lebanon. 17-5
10. Rossview. 16-2
10tie — Heritage 17-4
Coffee County has lost just 3 games this season and all 3 are to top ranked teams. CHS lost to Blackman back in November by 9 and again in December by 1 in a tight game in Murfreesboro. Blackman is the no. 1 team in 4A basketball. The Lady Raiders’ only other loss, a home loss on the season’s opening weekend by 9 points to Page. The Lady Patriots are 19-1 and the no. 1 ranked team in 3A basketball by AP voters.
Coffee County returns to action Tuesday night against visiting Warren County. Tip set for 6 p.m. and tickets are available at the gate. If you can’t attend, listen on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com.
Kiya Ferrell signs volleyball scholarship with Cumberland
Kiya Ferrell was in a unique position.
The Coffee County Central senior three-sport athlete is talented enough that she could have chosen several different schools and a few different sports to play at the collegiate level. She has known for a while volleyball was what she wanted to do, and on Monday she chose Cumberland University.
In front of about 100 friends, family, coaches and teammates in the CHS library, Ferrell signed her letter of intent to play collegiate volleyball at Cumberland University in Lebanon.
“We have been to several of their team camps and seen their campus and coaches and the way they do things,” Ferrell explained to Thunder Radio Sports. “It is closer to home than some of the schools I looked at. And the offer they made me was really good, plus the education program is really good and I want to be a math teacher.”
Ferrell has long been an athletic sensation on the basketball court, softball field and the volleyball court. But once she started playing volleyball in middle school, it just felt different.
“I just love it,” she explained. “It is so much fun and I feel like I excel at it. I started showing interest in higher level of volleyball my freshman year and I knew this is what I wanted to keep playing (beyond high school).”
Ferrell has been an instrumental part of the volleyball programs success over the past four years – leading the Lady Raiders to their first ever state sectional game in 2020, and being part of multiple district championships.
“I really want to thank all my coaches and especially my parents. They have supported me in everything. I have taken them everywhere for softball and volleyball and playing three school sports. And they make enough time for me and my siblings and I’m forever appreciative.”
Ferrell is currently a key part of the CHS Lady Raider basketball team that is ranked no. 5 in the state. This spring, she returns to the diamond for the Lady Raider softball team in hopes of repeating a deep run in the TSSAA state tournament.
Lady Raiders hang 90 Monday night; Raiders roll for senior night sweep
Twelve different Lady Raiders got into the scoring column, led by 19 from senior Kiya Ferrell in a 90-22 blowout win over Lighthouse Christian Monday night in Manchester.
Ferrell piled up 16 points in the first half, followed by 10 points from fellow senior Elli Chumley on senior night as CHS led 57-9 at the break.
Also hitting double figures for CHS were Alivia Reel with 14, Olivia Vinson with 12, Channah Gannon with 11.
CHS got deep into its bench – Kaylee Suggs and Ava McIntosh each scored 3 points on deep shots, Remi Benjamin 6 points, Chloe Gannon 6, Jalie Ruehling 2, Addi Sartain 2 and Bryleigh Bray 2.
The win improves Coffee County to 18-3 overall. The Lady Raiders will host Warren County in district 6-4A play Tuesday night in Manchester. Tip is set for 6 p.m. for the girls, boys to follow. Tickets are available at the gate and the game can be heard live on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com
RAIDER HOT START LEADS TO 62-37 WIN
The final wasn’t even as close as it looked. The Raiders led by as many as 34 early in the fourth quarter in a blowout of visiting Lighthouse Christian.
Phineas Rollman and Connor Shemwell each scored 10 points in the win. Brady Nugent and Jahlin Osbourne each scored 9 for the Raiders.
Dayne Crosslin pitched in 8. Coffee County led 53-19 after three quarters.
The Raiders move to 13-7 with the win.
John Dobson 
Jahlin Osbourne 
Andrew Taylor 
Brady Nugent 
Brady Wright 
Ava McIntosh 
Addi Sartain 
Bryleigh Gray 
Jalie Ruehling 
Kiya Ferrell 
Elli Chumley 
Connor Shemwell 
Phineas Rollman 
Brady Nugent 
Aidan Abellana 
Brady Nugent 
Kiya Ferrell 
Elli Chumley and Matt Vinson 
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Lady Raiders advance; Westwood falls in semi-finals
COFFEE MIDDLE LADY RAIDERS
Coffee County overcame a slow start and blew past Warren County 50-20 in the TMSAA Area Tournament in Manchester Monday night.
CMS was led by 17 from Natalie Barnes, 13 from Ella Arnold and 9 from Jaydee Nogodula. The Lady Raiders will play in the tournament finals Friday night in Manchester.
COFFEE MIDDLE RAIDERS
Too many 2nd chance buckets hurt CMS in the opening round of the TMSAA area tournament Monday night in Manchester. CMS lost to 34-26 to end the Raiders’ season.
David Lewis led the Raiders with 11 points. Tallan Crosslin pitched in 8.
WESTWOOD LADY ROCKETS
Westwood led by one at halftime but never could create any separation, falling 38-34 to Walter J. Baird in the James C. Haile Tournament semi-finals Monday night.
The loss ends Westwood’s run for the tournament championship and just marks the Lady Rockets’ 2nd of the year as they fall to 20-2.
Jules Ferrell led WMS with 17 points, followed by Audri Patton with 12.
Westwood will play one final game on Wednesday – at 6 p.m. tip at home for 8th grade night. Boys will follow.
CMS LADY RAIDERS TAKE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Coffee Middle School’s Lady Raider basketball team completed a conference championship sweep with a win over South Middle School early Saturday afternoon, a game you heard live on Thunder Radio.
CMS beat South Middle 43-28 to win the CTC tournament championship, after winning the regular season title as well. They finished 13-1 in conference play.
Five Lady Raiders were named CTC All-Conference: Kaysen Morgan, Jaydee Nogodula, Adalyn Clark, Ella Arnold and Natalie Barnes.
The Lady Raiders will move on to the TMSAA Area Tournament, which will be held in Manchester. They will play Warren County at 5 p.m. Monday. A win there puts the Lady Raiders in the Area Championship on Friday at 5 p.m. All games at CMS.
The CMS boys will also participate in the area tournament. They play Harris at 6 p.m. Monday in Manchester.
5 Lady Raiders were named all-conference. They are, from left, Kaysen Morgan, Natalie Barnes, Adalyn Clark, Ella Arnold and Jaydee Nogodula.