Coming off a stinging loss to North on Monday afternoon, the Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School opened up the CTC postseason basketball tournament against Harris on Tuesday night. As it turns out, it appears that the Lady Raiders play pretty well when they are mad. Coffee County jumped out to a big lead early as they dropped the Eaglettes 39 to 17.
The Lady Raiders held Harris to one field goal and one free throw in the first half as they built a 20 to 3 lead at the intermission. Despite emptying the bench in the 4th quarter, Coffee County was able to stretch their lead in the second half to close out the opening round win.
Coffee County was led in scoring by Kiya Ferrell who had 25 points. Marley Perry added 6 points while Alivia Reel, Aly Harris, Lucy Riddle and Hayley Horton each added 2 points in the win. The Lady Raiders now advance to Friday’s semifinals where they will take on the winner of Thursday’s game between West Tullahoma and East Tullahoma. Tip off on Friday is set for 4:30 PM.
The Red Raiders will open up the CTC postseason tournament on Thursday at 5:45 PM at CCMS as they take on North Franklin. Both games will be held at the Coffee County Middle School Gym. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring the broadcast of BOTH games. Lucky Knott will bring you all the action as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series.
Yanni Gourde scored the winner in overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning came back to defeat the Nashville Predators by a 4-3 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result sees Nashville’s five-game win streak come to an end, but still gives the Preds points in seven straight and nine out of a possible 10 points on their five-game home stand.
In a game that went back and forth all night between two of the League’s best, Nashville lost a 3-2 lead late before surrendering the winner in OT.
“I think it was full throttle throughout the entire game,” Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis said. “They were coming at us getting chances. We were going at them getting chances. At different times in the game, we played better. At different times in the game, they played better. At the end of the day, I think that’s natural for two really good hockey teams.”
“There were times they owned it and I thought there were times we owned it,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “In the end, for me, for us, it’s probably disappointing the way we finished it. We had a lead with three minutes to go and we sit here with only one point.”
The opening period saw Chris Kunitz and the Lightning strike first, but tallies from Ellis and Viktor Arvidsson less than two minutes apart gave Nashville their first lead of the night. Vladislav Namestnikov tied the game for Tampa Bay before the period was out, and after much of the second stanza went scoreless, another power-play marker found its way into the Lighting net.
Preds defenseman P.K. Subban blasted home his 11th of the season for his 35th point of the campaign, good for the club lead in scoring. Furthermore, Subban now has a six-game point streak against Tampa Bay (4g-3a-7pts) dating back to March 16, 2015.
Nashville carried that lead into the third period, but Steven Stamkos tied the game with just over two minutes to play in regulation before Gourde ended it in overtime.
“I thought we played a pretty good game,” Ellis said. “That’s the best team in the League and good teams find a way to win. But for us personally, I think just execution. At different times in the game and obviously at the end, we just lacked a little execution there and it cost us obviously the tying goal. After that, overtime is 50-50 from there.”
Juuse Saros took the loss in net for the Preds, but still remains unbeaten in regulation in his last nine starts, carrying a 5-0-4 record during that span.
“We have to be better than that in front of [Saros],” Laviolette said of his team. “We can’t fault him on those and just mistakes we made. At that point I thought we had gotten our rhythm and were going a little bit, but when we made a mistake, it was in the net and point-blank chances.”
The loss certainly stings, but closing out a home stand that saw the Preds collect 90 percent of the available points isn’t to be taken lightly, especially at this juncture of the campaign with plenty of competition for the top spot in the division.
“You win a game and seem to not move at all and you lose a game and seem to take three steps backward,” Ellis said. “I think that’s just the point system and it keeps every team really competitive almost until the end.”
Notes:
The Preds have now earned a point in eight straight and in 11 of their last 12 games against the Lightning.
Defenseman Mattias Ekholm returned to the lineup on Tuesday after missing Saturday’s game due to illness.
With Nashville’s five-game home stand over, they’ll now head on the road for one game – a date in New Jersey on Thursday night – their final contest before 2018 NHL All-Star Weekend in Tampa Bay.
Forced to make up Thursday’s conference games with North Franklin, the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams tangled with the Gators and Lady Gators in a pair of home and home matches on Monday night. The Lady Raiders played host to the Lady Gators falling 36 to 30. The Red Raiders traveled to North and captured a 44 to 32 win.
Leading by 2 points entering the 4th quarter, the Lady Raiders were held to 4 points in the final frame as they suffered their 2nd conference loss of the season. Coffee County trailed 16 to 15 at the half in the tightly contested game. Kiya Ferrell led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 14 points. Marley Perry added 11 points as the Lady Raiders finish the regular season with a record of 16 and 3. Coffee County will be the 2nd seed entering this week’s CTC postseason tournament.
The Red Raiders jumped out to a red hot start as they controlled the rebounds and shot well enough to build a 26 to 13 halftime lead. After both teams had a sluggish 3rd quarter, Coffee County was able to keep pace with North in the 4th quarter to grab the huge win. Connor Shemwell led Coffee County in scoring with 21 points. Dayne Crosslin added 12 while Jacob Holder chipped in 7 points. The win gives the Red Raiders the 6th overall seed entering this week’s CTC postseason tournament.
The Lady Raiders will open CTC tournament play on Tuesday at 5:45 PM as they will tangle with Harris. The Red Raiders will open the tournament on Thursday night as they play at 5:45 in a rematch with North Franklin. Both games will be played at the CCMS gym. The tournament finals are scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
CHS senior wrestlers Andrew Lawson and Alicean Stottlemyer, surrounded by family and coaches, are honored prior to Monday’s match
Celebrating Senior Night on Monday night, the Coffee County Raider Wrestling team welcomed Eagleville and Smyrna to “The Dojo” at the Coffee County Raider Academy for a 3 way duals match. Celebrating the careers of seniors Andrew Lawson and Alicean Stottlemyer, Coffee County got a split on the night. Opening up with Eagleville, the Raiders won 39 to 36. Coffee County fell to Smyrna by a score of 65 to 18.
In the Eagleville match, Coffee County got off to a hot start. The Raiders got 7 wins in the first 10 matches losing only 3 matches to forfeit. Braeden Massicotte opened up at 138 pounds with a pin, followed by Evan Jaynes(145 pounds) and Josh Fournier (152) who each got pinfall wins. Dakota Chalker (160) won a decision before Andrew Lawson(170) and Nick Martinez(182) won forfeit decisions. Coffee County ended the scoring in the heavyweight class as Tyler Loren got a forfeit win. Following the duals matches, Stottlemyer earned a decision win in an exhibition match against a Lady Eagle.
Against Smyrna, Evan Jaynes(145) and Dakota Chalker(160) got pinfall wins to help the Raiders build a 12 to 5 lead. From that point, the experience and depth of the Bulldogs saw Smyrna score 60 or the next 66 points to claim the duals win. Tyler Loren(285) got the only other points for the Raiders via a forfeit.
The Raider team is back in action on Monday when they travel to Wartrace to take on Nashville Christian and Cascade in a 3-way duals match. The first match will get underway at 6 PM. Alicean Stottlemyer will take part on the Girls’ Region Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Stottlemyer will need to finish in the top 4 in the region tournament to assure a spot in the TSSAA state tournament.
Due to numerous schedule conflicts, the Coffee County Youth Basketball League has moved up the dates for their post season tournament. The tournament semifinals will now be held on Thursday evening with the finals to take place on Saturday. Attached is the new schedule.
The Coffee County CHS freshmen basketball teams traveled to Shelbyville on Monday night for a doubleheader with the Eagles. The Lady Raiders fell 50 to 21. The Red Raiders clipped the Eagles by a final score of 68 to 48.
The Lady Raiders were held scoreless in the 2nd quarter as they fell behind 31 to 8 at the halftime break. Jade Arnold led Coffee County in scoring with 8 points. Keelie Hillis added 6 points for the Lady Raiders.
The Raiders opened up a 41 to 14 halftime lead in the boys’ game and held off a 2nd half charge from Shelbyville to get the win. C.J. Anthony led the Raiders in scoring with 20 points. Jaxon Vaughn duked in 17 points while Kyle Farless finished with 10.
The freshman Red Raiders are back in action on Monday when they travel to Fayetteville to take on the Ninth Grade Academy. Tipoff is set for 6 PM.
Playing a rare afternoon district game, Coffee County traveled to Lawrenceburg on Friday to take on Lawrence County. With the girls’ game tipping off at 4 PM, a small crowd was on hand to watch Coffee County fight to a split of the district doubleheader. The Lady Raiders rolled to a 56 to 27 win while the Red Raiders fell 54 to 40.
After leading by 4 points at the end of the first quarter, the Lady Raiders outscored Lawrence County 44 to 19 in the final 3 periods to claim the season sweep over the Lady Cats. The win was the first for the Lady Raiders in Lawrenceburg since 2003.
Jacey Vaughn led Coffee County in scoring with 16 points while Jenna Garretson added 12. Abby Morgan chipped in 5 points as the win improves the Lady Raiders to 17 and 2 on the season and 5 and 1 in district play. Vaughn and Garretson were named the Crazy Daisies co-players of the game.
The Red Raiders held a 38 to 36 lead with 2:10 left in the 3rd period. From that point, Lawrence County scored the next 13 points to seize control of the game and hand Coffee County its first district loss. Coffee County was held to 2 free throws in the final 10 minutes of the game.
Darius Rozier led Coffee County in scoring with 13 points. De’Aaron Rozier added 7 while A.J. Rollman and Garrett Booth each chipped in 6. Rollman was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. The loss drops the Raiders record to 12 and 5 overall and 5 and 1 in district play.
Coffee County will hit the road on Tuesday when they travel to Columbia. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM. Thunder Radio begins live coverage at 5:50 PM with the Char-El Apartments and Home Rental Pregame Show.
Coffee County Middle School basketball and cheerleading 8th graders.
Celebrating 8th Grade Night on Saturday night, the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams welcomed Harris to the CCMS Gym. After a slow start, the Lady Raiders finished strong in a 32 to 13 win. The Red Raiders executed their game plan to near perfection but ending up falling 32 to 24.
After being held to 8 points in the first half and 2 points in the 2nd quarter, the Lady Raiders owned a lead of 8 to 5 at the half thanks to their defense. After trading baskets to begin the 3rd quarter, the Lady Raiders went on a 20 to 4 run to salt away their 16th victory of the season. Marley Perry led the Raiders in scoring with 14 points while fellow 8th grader Kiya Ferrell added 12. The Lady Raiders will now take on North Franklin at 3:30 on Monday afternoon at CCMS in a 1 game playoff for the regular season conference title and the #1 seed in next week’s CTC Tournament.
Controlling the pace and limiting turnovers, the Red Raiders frustrated the Eagles in the first half and Connor Shemwell scored all 16 points as Coffee County led 16 to 13 at the half. Harris opened up the 2nd half on a 12 point run to build a 7 point cushion entering the 4th quarter. Aiden Abellana hit a 3 pointer and a layup to cut the deficit to 4 with 2:31 left but Coffee County could get no closer. Shemwell finished with 17 points while Abellana added 7 points for the Raiders. The Red Raiders will open up the CTC postseason tournament on Thursday at 5:45 PM at CCMS as they take on North Franklin.
Below are the brackets for this week’s tournament:
Mich Gloden of Temple Baptist Christian School basketball
The Temple Baptist Christian School Eagles traveled to Cleveland on Friday afternoon for a JV/varsity doubleheader with Shenandoah Baptist Academy. The junior varsity team fell 29 to 15. The varsity team came up short 75 to 37.
The junior varsity team was held to a single free throw in the first half as they fell behind 13 to 1. The Eagles played even with Shenandoah but could not overcome the first half deficit. Temple was led in scoring by Alex Gloden who had 9 points.
In the varsity game, Shenandoah got off to a blazing hot start scoring 40 first half points. Temple suffered from foul trouble in the second half preventing the monumental comeback. Cody Swayze led the Eagles in scoring with 26 points before fouling out. Mich Gloden added 5 points and Trace Woodard added 4.
Temple will travel to Tunnel Hill, GA on Friday to take on Dogwood Christian, The Eagles will be back at home on Thursday, February 1st when they play host to Faith Christian School of Jamestown. The varsity game will tip off at 6 pm at the E.C. Bailey Gym. There will be no JV game.
The Coffee County Youth Basketball League opened up their postseason tournament on Saturday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The quarterfinal round consisted of 3 boys and 3 girls’ games. Following Saturday’s action, the semifinals will take place on Saturday with the Finals being held on February 3rd.
In girls’ action, North Coffee blasted Deerfield 31 to 2. East Coffee held off College Street 16 to 10 and Hillsboro edged Westwood 19 to 18. In boys’ play, Westwood dropped East Coffee 29 to 12, Hillsboro clobbered North Coffee 42 to 9 and New Union held off Deerfield 31 to 25.
CCYBL action from Saturday, January 20, 2018
Coming up on Saturday, the semifinals will get underway at 9 AM at Central High School. The day opens with at 9 AM as North Coffee will do battle with East Coffee. Boys’ action gets underway at 10 AM as Westwood will take on Hillsboro. At 11 AM, New Union will take on Hillsboro in the other girls’ semifinal. At noon, College Street will play New Union in the other boys’ semifinal. The consolation games will begin at 9 AM on February 3rd for the girls and boys. At 11 AM there will be a cheerleading competition with the championship games getting underway around noon.
