The Westwood Lady Rocket volleyball team is now above .500 – sitting at 4-3 on the season with a 2-0 sweep over Forrest on Wednesday. The Lady Rockets took the best-of-three match with wins of 25-19 and 25-19.
Ziya Dillard served up four aces and had a pair of kills to go along with a dig. Audri Patton had an ace and a kill, Maddy Carter and Claire Lemmons each had two service aces and anna Reed had 3 aces and a pair of kills.
The JV Lady Rockets dropped their match 0-2, falling 25-19 and 25-20. Westwood will take on Columbia Academy on the road Monday, Aug. 30.
COFFEE POT RIVALRY: A look back over the years
Coffee Pot History
Manchester and Tullahoma have gotten together on the football field 95 times since 1924. Minus a two year break during WWII, it has been an annual tradition every fall in Coffee County.
After the rivalry originally began with the winning team tearing down the other team’s goalposts, the tradition of the Coffee Pot trophy was born. It now stands as one of the oldest, most storied rivalries in the state of Tennessee and has even been featured nationally as one of the top high school football rivalries.
TICKETS
Kickoff for the 96th annual Coffee Pot Rivalry is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27 at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester. Paper tickets are on sale from 9am-2pm Thursday and Friday at Coffee County High School. You can also purchase tickets digitally by clicking here.
There will be no tickets sold at the gate.
coffee pot history:
2020 THS 42, CHS 13
2019 THS 35, CHS 0
2018 THS 48, CHS 8
2017 THS 42, CHS 41
2016 CHS 49, THS 10
2015 CHS 42, THS 7
2014 THS 20 CHS 7
2013 THS 12 CHS 9
2012 THS 31 CHS 21
2011 THS 32 CHS 7
2010 THS 43 CHS 39
2009 THS 26 CHS 14
2008 THS 34 CHS 7
2007 CHS 42 THS 21
2006 THS 42 CHS 7
2005 THS 16 CHS 14
2004 THS 34 CHS 33
2003 CHS 14 THS 12
2002 THS 35 CHS 22
2001 THS 38 CHS 20
2000 THS 15 CHS 7
1999 THS 38 CHS 21
1998 THS 24 CHS 0
1997 THS 25 CHS 17
1996 CHS 18 THS 13
1995 THS 28 CHS 7
1994 THS 28 CHS 26
1993 THS 6 CHS 0
1992 THS 18 CHS 6
1991 THS 15 CHS 0
1990 THS 39 CHS 14
1989 CHS 10 THS 7
1988 THS 42 CHS 0
1987 THS 41 CHS 0
1986 THS 35 CHS 0
1985 CHS 17 THS 14
1984 THS 28 CHS 6
1983 THS 35 CHS 0
1982 CHS 28 THS 14
1981 CHS 20 THS 0
1980 CHS 14 THS 0
1979 THS 7 CHS 6
1978 THS 21 CHS 3
1977 CHS 12 THS 0
1976 CHS 10 THS 6
1975 CHS 14 THS 7
1974 CHS 14 THS 12
1973 CHS 28 THS 0
1972 THS 20 CHS 8
1971 THS 14 CHS 0
1970 CHS 28 THS 0
1969 CHS 6 THS 0
1968 THS 14 CHS 6
1967 CHS 27 THS 7
1966 CHS 20 THS 7
1965 THS 14 CHS 7
1964 THS 7 CHS 7 *
1963 THS 21 CHS 6
1962 THS 30 CHS 7
1961 THS 13 CHS 6
1960 THS 40 CHS 0
1959 CHS 26 THS 0
1958 CHS 10 THS 7
1957 THS 13 CHS 0
1956 THS 48 CHS 6
1955 THS 52 CHS 6
1954 THS 33 CHS 0
1953 CHS 13 THS 0
1952 CHS 34 THS 0
1951 THS 19 CHS 7
1950 THS 33 CHS 7
1949 THS 38 CHS 6
1948 CHS 32 THS 13
1947 THS 13 CHS 6
1946 THS 38 CHS 13
1945 THS 13 CHS 7
1944 NO GAME
1943 NO GAME
1942 THS 6 CHS 6*
1941 THS 6 CHS 0
1940 THS 20 CHS 0
1939 THS 19 CHS 6
1938 THS 24 CHS 19
1937 THS 12 CHS 0
1936 THS 8 CHS 7
1935 CHS 6 THS 0
1934 THS 13 CHS 0
1933 CHS 13 THS 0
1932 THS 6 CHS 0
1931 CHS 7 THS 6
1930 THS 15 CHS 12
1929 CHS 7 THS 6
1928 CHS 19 THS 0
1927 CHS 19 THS 0
1926 CHS 21 THS 0
1925 THS 6 CHS 0
1924 THS 6 CHS 0
Wins over 94 games
THS: 61 CHS: 31 *The 1942 and 1964 games ended in ties, and the game was not played in 1943 or 1944.
Most points scored
THS: 52 (1955) CHS: 49 (2016)
Most combined points 2017
THS 42, CHS 41 (83 total points)
Largest margin of victory:
THS 52-6 (1955) CHS: 49-10 (2016)
Shutouts
THS: 18 shutouts CHS: 14 shutouts
Westwood soccer pick up 3-1 win
Westwood went on the road and got 3 assists from Bailey Barsenas and a pair of goals from Abigail Bellamy as the Rockets put up a 3-1 win over Community Tuesday night.
The win improved the Lady Rockets to 3-0 on the season.
Carmen Barrett also picked up a goal for the Lady Rockets in the win.
VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raiders roll to 3-0 district win
Coffee County’s Lady Raider volleyball team went on the road and made quick work of Shelbyville Tuesday afternoon, winning in straight sets for a 3-0 district win.
CHS picked up wins of 25-14, 25-17 and 25-18 to improve to 4-4 on the season.
Zowee Dillard and Anna Johnson teamed up to lead CHS in kills with 6 apiece. Gia Perez added 5 kills. Lauren Brandt finished with 8 assists and Kiya Ferrell 6. As a team, CHS served up 16 aces with 7 different players with at least one ace.
CHS Cross Country gets two top 5 finishes at Siegel event
Coffee County Cross Country season got underway Saturday at the Siegel Under the Stars 2-mile race.
The Red Raider boys finished 4th out of 15 teams and the Lady Raiders 5th out of 15 – with both teams combining to have 7 runners post their personal best time over the 3200 meter course.
Top 5 finishers for the Red Raiders included: Garrett Masters (11:02), Fletcher Barnard (11:22), Landon Kenney (11:44), Jacob Slabaugh (11:47) and Holden Shew (12:01).
Coming in the top five for the Lady Raiders were: Patricia Barrera (12:19), Kailee Rossman (14:47), Ava McIntosh (14:56), Maddie Sullivan (15:02) and Raygan Dubler (17:41).
Both teams are set to be back in action Saturday at the prestigious Voyles Classic in Hermitage, Tennessee.
Maddie Sullivan and Ava McIntosh 
Clayton Bryant
VICTORY: Raiders open season with 21-14 win at Franklin County
It took three plays for the Coffee County Central Red Raiders to take the lead over Franklin County Friday night.
The Raiders never looked back.
Connor Shemwell connected with Kelby Walker down the sidelines for a 75-yard touchdown strike just minutes into the game and the Raider defense was stout as CHS left Winchester with a 21-14 win Friday night – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio.
MISS THE GAME? LISTEN TO THE REPLAY. CLICK HERE FOR THE FIRST HALF. . . . . . CLICK HERE FOR THE SECOND HALF.
It was the start of a solid night for Shemwell – the Raiders’ senior signal caller who was just one day removed from medical clearance to participate after tearing his ACL in early March. Unofficially, Shemwell went 14-of-20 through the air for 130 and a pair of touchdowns. He later connected with Jahlin Osbourne in the corner of the end zone from 6 yards out.
Coffee County’s other score came on a 17 yard rumble up the middle by Konor Heaton, who racked up 137 yards on 29 totes. Osbourne led the Raiders in receptions with 6 for 47 yards.
Coffee County led at halftime and had a 21-7 lead with just over 3 minutes to play before the Rebels cut into the lead on an 11 yard touchdown run by Manny Scott.
The Rebels had the ball in the waning seconds and go into Raider territory, but linebacker Kendall James picked off a Keandre Johnson pass to seal the win. The Raider defense was stout all night – intercepting Johnson three times. Cole Pippenger and Ian Welden also had interceptions.
The Raiders are 1-0 with the win and will host Tullahoma on Friday in the annual Coffee Pot Rivalry. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Carden-Jarrell Field. Paper tickets will be sold at CHS through the week and online at www.gofan.co. Tickets will not be sold at the gate.
Of Course the broadcast will be on Thunder Radio – Friday Night Thunder Pregame begins at 6 p.m: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com.
Addison Vanwinkle 
Konor Heaton 
Ian Welden 
Colby McCormick 
Jaiden Foster, Konor Heaton 
Jaiden Foster 
#5 Tristan Galy 
Kelby Walker 
Konor Heaton 
Connor Shemwell
COFFEE POT RIVALRY: ticket & broadcast information
Tullahoma and Coffee County will get together for the annual Coffee Pot rivalry on Friday, Aug. 27 at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester.
This will be the 96th time the two teams have gotten together.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and below is important information to keep up with the game:
paper tickets
You can purchase paper tickets between the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Coffee County Central main office. CHS is located at 100 Red Raider Dr.
Paper tickets will not be sold at the gate.
Digital tickets
Digital tickets will be available at www.gofan.co. Push here for you link for tickets.
Broadcast
Thunder Radio WMSR will be on hand for the broadcast as we continue our 64th year of Red Raider football coverage.
Friday Night Thunder Pregame show begins at 6 p.m. with the kickoff at 7 p.m. Friday Night Thunder Postgame will feature audio highlights and welcome your phone calls. Listen to it all at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, on the Manchester Go smartphone app and thunder1320.com.
VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raiders go 3-2 in weekend tournament
Coffee County Central Lady Raider volleyball team got win number one on the season and went 3-2 over the weekend at the MTCS Cougar Classic.
The Lady Raiders fell to Lipscomb 1-2 and MTCS 0-2; and picked up wins over Macon County 2-0, Creekwood 2-0 and Harding Academy 2-0.
The wins were a welcome sight for the Lady Raiders after dropping two matches in straight sets to open the season – falling to Cookeville and Rockvale.
The Lady Raiders will travel to Shelbyville for a 6:30 p.m. first serve Tuesday, Aug. 24.
Braves win 9th straight, increase lead in NL East
Rain fell for most of Atlanta’s series finale at Camden Yards, but it didn’t matter. The Braves knew they had business to take care of before returning home, which they will do riding a nine-game winning streak thanks to a 3-1 win over the Orioles on Sunday.
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The club swept the Nationals, Marlins and Orioles during its nine-game road trip, surging ahead in the race for the NL East title. The last time the Braves went undefeated on a three-city road trip was in 1992, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
In the top of the fourth inning, Jorge Soler smacked his 18th home run of the season to left-center field, breaking the scoreless tie. Four batters later, Adam Duvall knocked a two-RBI double into center field to give Atlanta a three-run advantage.
Every aspect of this Braves team was working in their ninth-straight win. Starting pitcher Touki Toussiant held the Orioles to one run on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings and Atlanta’s bullpen was lights-out, putting up zeros in the remaining innings.
VICTORY: Raiders open season with 21-14 win at Franklin County
It took three plays for the Coffee County Central Red Raiders to take the lead over Franklin County Friday night.
The Raiders never looked back.
Connor Shemwell connected with Kelby Walker down the sidelines for a 75-yard touchdown strike just minutes into the game and the Raider defense was stout as CHS left Winchester with a 21-14 win Friday night – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio.
MISS THE GAME? LISTEN TO THE REPLAY. CLICK HERE FOR THE FIRST HALF. . . . . . CLICK HERE FOR THE SECOND HALF.
It was the start of a solid night for Shemwell – the Raiders’ senior signal caller who was just one day removed from medical clearance to participate after tearing his ACL in early March. Unofficially, Shemwell went 14-of-20 through the air for 130 and a pair of touchdowns. He later connected with Jahlin Osbourne in the corner of the end zone from 6 yards out.
Coffee County’s other score came on a 17 yard rumble up the middle by Konor Heaton, who racked up 137 yards on 29 totes. Osbourne led the Raiders in receptions with 6 for 47 yards.
Coffee County led at halftime and had a 21-7 lead with just over 3 minutes to play before the Rebels cut into the lead on an 11 yard touchdown run by Manny Scott.
The Rebels had the ball in the waning seconds and go into Raider territory, but linebacker Kendall James picked off a Keandre Johnson pass to seal the win. The Raider defense was stout all night – intercepting Johnson three times. Cole Pippenger and Ian Welden also had interceptions.
The Raiders are 1-0 with the win and will host Tullahoma on Friday in the annual Coffee Pot Rivalry. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Carden-Jarrell Field. Paper tickets will be sold at CHS through the week and online at www.gofan.co. Tickets will not be sold at the gate.
Of Course the broadcast will be on Thunder Radio – Friday Night Thunder Pregame begins at 6 p.m: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app and thunder1320.com.
Addison Vanwinkle Konor Heaton Ian Welden Colby McCormick Jaiden Foster, Konor Heaton Jaiden Foster #5 Tristan Galy Kelby Walker Konor Heaton Connor Shemwell