Tuesday was a busy day and, by most accounts, a successful one for area sports teams.
CHS Lady Raider Soccer
In their first home match of the season, Coffee County put the hammer down early and never let up on its way to a 7-0 win over visiting Cascade.
Katie Cotten and Ellie Fann each had goals in the first 6 minutes of play to put CHS up early. Cotten went on to pick up a hat trick, scoring 3 goals in the win.
CHS volleyball
Senior Kiya Ferrell led the Lady Raiders with 12 kills and with 7 digs as CHS cruised past Warren County 3-0 in Manchester Tuesday. CHS picked up wins 25-15, 25-12 and 25-20.
Maddy Sussen and Madison Pruitt each served up 3 aces. Lauren Brandt was quite the distributor on the evening, putting up 24 assists to go along with six digs and 8 kills. Camry Moss added 6 kills and Anna Johnson and Sussen 5 apiece.
The Lady Raiders return home on Thursday for senior night.
Westwood Volleyball
Westwood got 5 service aces from Maggie Brei and one from Maddy Carter but couldn’t pull out a win, falling to Eagleville 0-2 by scores of 18-25 and 19-25.
The Junior Varsity Lady Rockets also dropped a match 0-2, losing 20-25 and 23-25. Danica Fleenor had a pair of service aces for WMS.
CHS football
The freshman Raiders went on the road and dropped Shelbyville 27-12.
FOOTBALL: Coffee Middle thumps Tullahoma to win Coffee Cup
Coffee County Middle School put the hammer down early and never let up Saturday morning, smashing Tullahoma Middle 48-14 and winning the “Coffee Cup” trophy – the middle school version of the Coffee Pot.
CMS recovered a pooch kick to start the game and that was the start of the Caiden Martin show – as he rumbled in from 26 yards out to put CHS up 7-0. Martin scored again from 16 yards out after a forced Tullahoma turnover. Martin finished with 146 yards on 7 carries and 4 scores. He was 2-of-2 through the air for 17 yards. Debroussard added 2 touchdowns on tow carries and Yancer had a score for CMS.
The Raiders led 41-0 before beginning to substitute liberally. The Raiders are now 2-0 on the year.
Lady Raider softball kids camp is this weekend
Coffee County Lady Raider softball program – last season’s TSSAA State Runner Up – will be hosting a kids camp this Saturday, Sept. 11 for aspiring softball players from ages four through eighth grade.
Camp will run from 9 a.m. through noon and will cost $40.
Campers will have the opportunity to learn hitting, defense, base running, slapping, bunting and catching from the Lady Raider softball team and coaching staff.
Everyone who pre-registers will get a t-shirt. You can pre-register by emailing Brandon McWhorter at mcwhorterb@k12coffee.net. You can also preregister by clicking here.
FOOTBALL: Raiders drop heartbreaker in Shelbyville
With one second left on the clock, CHS quarterback Connor Shemwell connected with Ian Welden inside the 5-yard line on a play that would have set up a chip shot field goal for a Red Raider win.
But it wasn’t meant to be. A flag for offensive pass interference was thrown on the play, pushing the Raiders back near midfield and one final pass attempt was incomplete as the Coffee County Central Red Raider football team lost 28-26 at Shelbyville Friday night.
It ended a night of frustration for the Raiders who made big defensive stops over the final two periods, but couldn’t get enough offense to pick up the win. In fact, the only Shelbyville score over the final two quarters was an interception returned for a touchdown.
The Raider defense came up big, even forcing a safety in the second half. Jaiden Foster, Tristan Galy and Jackson Shemwell all had interceptions on the night for the Raiders. Defensive end Derrick Scott and middle linebacker Jacob Barlow were named Mid Tenn Turf Co-Defensive Players of the Game by Thunder Radio.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE BROADCAST REPLAY OF THE FIRST HALF BY CLICKING HERE ….. LISTEN TO THE REPLAY OF THE 2ND HALF BY CLICKING HERE.
Trailing by 9, Coffee County cut the deficit to 2 points with under 4 minutes to play when Shemwell connected with Jahlin Osbourne on a beautiful pass in the corner of the end zone from 9 yards out. It was the second touchdown pass from Shemwell to Osbourne – the two connected in the first half from 17 yards out. Osbourne hauled in 7 passes for 58 yards.
The Raider defense held strong and forced a Shelbyville punt to set up one final effort with 1:35 left. The questionable offensive pass interference called on Welden effectively killed the Raider drive. Had the play stood, Elijah McCoy would have had an extra-point length field goal for the win. McCoy connected on a field goal earlier in the game and was 3-for-3 on extra points.
Shemwell finished 24-of-41 for 256 yards – 2 touchdowns to Osbourne and an interception that Shelbyville returned for a score. Shemwell also scrambled and ran in a touchdown from 14-yards out.
Travis Martin caught 8 passes for Coffee County for 78 yards to be named offensive player of the game.
Kelby Walker had 24 yards on three catches and Welden 1 for 10.
Konor Heaton had 24 carries for 72 yards and caught 5 passes for 62 yards out of the backfield.
The loss drops the Raiders to 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in Region play.
CHS will host Page in a non-district tilt at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10 at Carden-Jarrell Field.
CROSS COUNTRY: Raiders take title at John Freeman Invitational
The Coffee County Central Cross Country teams were in action Saturday, Sept. 4, competing in the John Freeman Invitational at The Webb School. The Raider boys took the championship, while the girls placed third.
The Raider runners were led by Fletcher Barnard with a time of 18:03. Garrett Masters was close behind at 18:09, Jacob Slabaugh 19:03, Emmanuel Rodriguez 19:04 and Cayden Miller 19:47.
Meanwhile, the Lady Raiders were paced by Maddie Sullivan at 25:01, Ava McIntosh 25:08, Kailee Rossman 25:47, Rylea McNamara 26:05 and Raygan Dubler at 30:18.
Coffee Middle XC competed in its first match of the season, running a two mile event. CMS boys were led by Ty Deaton at 15:37, Gunner Dnerk 15:41, and Everett Masters 16:24. Chloe Hensiek took top honors for the Lady Raiders at 14:48, Madison Miller 15:02 and Jaydee Nogodula 15:02.
Both teams will return to action at the Warrior Invitational hosted by Riverdale next weekend.
FOOTBALL: Raiders drop heartbreaker in Shelbyville
With one second left on the clock, CHS quarterback Connor Shemwell connected with Ian Welden inside the 5-yard line on a play that would have set up a chip shot field goal for a Red Raider win.
But it wasn’t meant to be. A flag for offensive pass interference was thrown on the play, pushing the Raiders back near midfield and one final pass attempt was incomplete as the Coffee County Central Red Raider football team lost 28-26 at Shelbyville Friday night.
It ended a night of frustration for the Raiders who made big defensive stops over the final two periods, but couldn’t get enough offense to pick up the win. In fact, the only Shelbyville score over the final two quarters was an interception returned for a touchdown.
The Raider defense came up big, even forcing a safety in the second half. Jaiden Foster, Tristan Galy and Jackson Shemwell all had interceptions on the night for the Raiders. Defensive end Derrick Scott and middle linebacker Jacob Barlow were named Mid Tenn Turf Co-Defensive Players of the Game by Thunder Radio.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE BROADCAST REPLAY OF THE FIRST HALF BY CLICKING HERE ….. LISTEN TO THE REPLAY OF THE 2ND HALF BY CLICKING HERE.
Trailing by 9, Coffee County cut the deficit to 2 points with under 4 minutes to play when Shemwell connected with Jahlin Osbourne on a beautiful pass in the corner of the end zone from 9 yards out. It was the second touchdown pass from Shemwell to Osbourne – the two connected in the first half from 17 yards out. Osbourne hauled in 7 passes for 58 yards.
The Raider defense held strong and forced a Shelbyville punt to set up one final effort with 1:35 left. The questionable offensive pass interference called on Welden effectively killed the Raider drive. Had the play stood, Elijah McCoy would have had an extra-point length field goal for the win. McCoy connected on a field goal earlier in the game and was 3-for-3 on extra points.
Shemwell finished 24-of-41 for 256 yards – 2 touchdowns to Osbourne and an interception that Shelbyville returned for a score. Shemwell also scrambled and ran in a touchdown from 14-yards out.
Travis Martin caught 8 passes for Coffee County for 78 yards to be named offensive player of the game.
Kelby Walker had 24 yards on three catches and Welden 1 for 10.
Konor Heaton had 24 carries for 72 yards and caught 5 passes for 62 yards out of the backfield.
The loss drops the Raiders to 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in Region play.
CHS will host Page in a non-district tilt at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10 at Carden-Jarrell Field.
FOOTBALL: Rockets get road win at Eagleville
Westwood took advantage of big plays and made a big defensive stop late to drop Eagleville 20-16 Thursday night – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio as part of the Capstar Bank Hometown Sports Series.
Westwood took the lead early when Kane Dixon got loose and rumbled 45 yards for a touchdown. It was the first of two scores for Dixon, who scored twice and totaled 155 yards on 7 totes.
The other Rocket touchdown came in the second half with WMS trailing 16-14, Kaysen Lowery put the ball across the goal line from 2 yards out to put Westwood in front. Joel Barrera made a big tackle on a fourth down pass for a turnover on downs to seal the win for Westwood.
Barrera also had 45 yards on the ground offensively. Isaiah Deadman had 41 yards on 6 touches.
Coffee Co XC has strong showing at Voyles Classic
Coffee County Cross Country team had a strong showing at the Voyles Classic last weekend in Hendersonville.
The Raider boys team finished 10th out of 38 teams. Meanwhile, the Lady Raiders took 21st out of 31.
The top boys finishers were:
Jacob Rutledge (16:37.45)
Garrett Masters (18:16.23), Fletcher Barnard(18:21.26)
Jacob Slabaugh (19:19.70) and Cayden Miller (19:58.27)
The top girls were Patricia Barrera (20:34.19),
Ava McIntosh (25:20.18), Maddie Sullivan (26:16.38),
Kailee Rossman (26:58.22) and Rylea McNamara (27:14.47)
SOCCER: Lady Raiders get 5-2 win at Columbia
Coffee County Central’s Lady Raider soccer team went on the road Wednesday night and picked up a 5-2 road win at Columbia.
Junior Katie Cotten had herself a night – racking up 4 goals in the win.
Thursday Prep Sports Schedule
Local Sports Action for Thursday:
The CHS Golf Team will be in action against Tullahoma and Lincoln County at Lakewood Country Club. Tee off at 1 pm.
Meanwhile, the Westwood Rocket football team is at Eagleville. Kickoff at 6:30 p.m. and that will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio as part of the Capstar Bank Hometown Sports Series.