Category: Sports

Marley Perry of CCMS basketball

A series of transition baskets in the 2nd quarter lifted the CCMS Lady Raider 6th grade basketball team to a 24 to 12 win over the Lady Gators of North Franklin on Thursday night. Defensively, the Lady Raiders were able to hold North to 3 points in each quarter with their stifling pressure. Coffee County was led in scoring by Marley Perry who finished with 7 points while Kiya Ferrell added 5 for the Lady Raiders. The win improved the Lady Raiders record to 7 and 0.

Joseph Duncan(#1 in white) battles for a rebound against 2 White County defenders from earlier in teh season

At least a half a dozen missed shots in the paint spoiled the Red Raiders chance at completing the sweep as Coffee County fell 37 to 33 to North Franklin. Coffee County trailed by as many as 12 points in the 4th quarter before closing out the game on a 10 to 2 run. The Raiders were never able to hit the clutch basket to cut the deficit to one possession as they fall to 5 and 2 on the year. Joseph Duncan scored 18 points for Coffee County while Conner Shemwell added 8 points. The 6th grade teams are back at home on Wednesday as they play host to West Tullahoma. Game time is set for 6 PM.

CCMS basketball player Bella Vinson(file photo)

The Coffee County Middle School varsity basketball teams advanced to the tournament finals of the Woodbury Border War preseason tournament on Thursday night with a pair of wins in the semifinals. The Lady Raiders blew open a close game in the 2nd quarter in beating North Elementary of Altamont 55 to 16. After taking a 10 to 7 lead after the first quarter, the Lady Raiders held North to 9 points the rest of the way. Julia Duncan led Coffee County in scoring with 16 points and Bella Vinson added 11. Coffee County will take on Woodland on Friday night in the scrimmage tournament championship game beginning at 7 PM.
The Red Raiders had no trouble in their semifinal as they posted a 36 to 7 halftime lead to rout Auburntown 56 to 16. Trenton Scrivnor was the leading scorer for Coffee County as he had 13 points. Brandon Jernigan added 9 points for the Raiders. The Raiders advanced to the finals where they will take on Swiss Memorial from Gruetli-Laager. That game is set to tip off at 8:15. The Raiders and Lady Raiders open the regular season on Monday at home as they welcome South Franklin to the CCMS Gym.

Bodey Nugent of Westwood basketball

Coming off a heartbreaking loss on Tuesday, the Westwood Rockets 6th grade team traveled to Tullahoma to take on the 6th graders of West Middle School. The Rockets used a 17 point second quarter to drop the Bobcats 26 – 23. Westwood got a pair of 3 pointers in that 2nd quarter rally from Bodey Nugent and Keiton Sherrill to carry them to a seven point halftime lead. Nugent led Westwood scoring with 9 points and Sherrill finished with 5.

The varsity Rockets and Lady Rockets are back in action on Thursday night as they travel to Fayetteville for conference games with the Tigers. The 6th grade teams will be back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Shelbyville to take on Harris Middle School’s 6th grade teams.

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Pekka Rinne

Eric Nystrom scored early, Calle Jarnkrok scored late and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 Wednesday night.   ”We’re checking the top line and there’s nothing better when the game ends you keep a line like that off the scoresheet,” Nystrom said. ”That’s the way we look at it. Scoring a goal is a nice bonus.”   Pekka Rinne stopped 20 of 21 shots for the win. He had lost four of his previous five games against the Sharks.  ”Once we started taking care of the puck we started playing a little bit better game,” Predators defender Barret Jackman said. ”They were getting some chances and that was because of our turnovers.”

The Predators rebounded from an overtime loss against Pittsburgh on Saturday.  ”We played a great road game against a good team,” Nystrom said. ”We executed very well. We kept them to the outside for the most part. Pekka made some good saves. It was a huge road win for us.”

Nystrom scored on a breakaway, squeezing the puck past Jones to his stick side. The goal, less than four minutes into the contest, snapped Nashville’s two-game shutout streak in San Jose.  ”I do like the way we started,” Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. ”I think we’re ready when the puck drops and that’s a big part of getting out of the gates the right way. It’s led to good first periods.”  Pavelski scored his fourth goal on a rebound to tie it about 1 1/2 minutes into the third. He was knocked down twice in front of the net and got up just in time to slip the puck past Rinne.  ”You feel good about scoring. At the moment you move on and work for the next one,” Pavelski said. ”They got the next one and that takes away from it a little bit.”  The Predators certainly tried to keep Pavelski off his feet during the game.  ”We were knocking him around pretty good but we lost him for a second and he put one in,” Laviolette said. ”We talked about that line and how dangerous it is on rebounds and second shots. But for the most part, I thought we did a good job.”

Jankrok, who missed Saturday’s game against the Penguins due to illness, went top shelf to beat Jones at 8:52 of the final period. It was his first goal of the season and his first point since the season opener.  Nashville plays at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon and Thunder Radio will bring you that broadcast beginning at 3:00 PM.

The College Street Elementary Lady Cougar Cross Country team had a strong showing in the Knoxville Youth Cross Country State Championship on Saturday. Greenlee Woods had the best time for College Street as she finished in 13th place with a time of 6:19. Jorja Waggoner finished at 7:10.2 for a 103rd place finish. Auburn Johnson raced home in 7:45.93, Rylee Clark had a time of 8:19.08 and Katie Lawrence finished at 9:37.55. With the placement, the Lady Cougars finished in 12th place in the state. For her performance, Woods was named to the All State Team.
For the Cougars, Christopher Adkins had a time of 6:30.19 to finish in 106th place. Clayton Bryant finished with a time of 7:51.20.
Complete results can be found at: http://knoxvilleyouthathletics.org/meetsraces/tennessee-state-middle-school-cross-country-championships

Leigha Insell(in white) battles for a rebound

The Coffee County Middle School 6^th grade teams swept a pair of games against Harris on Tuesday night.  In the girls’ game, The Lady Raiders raced out to a 20 to 4 halftime lead as they defeated Harris 34 to 7.  Leigha Insell led Coffee County in scoring with 8 points as 9 different Lady Raiders scored on the night.  Olivia Evans added 6 points.

Conner Shemwell of CCMS basketball

In a fast and physical boys’ game, the Red Raiders battled their way to an 18 to 5 halftime lead on their way to a 30 to 13 win over the Eagles.  Joseph Duncan led the Raiders in scoring with 13 points.  Aiden Abellana added 7 points while Conner Shemwell finished with 5 points.   The Raiders and Lady Raiders return home on Thursday night as they welcome North Franklin to CCMS.  The girls’ game tips off at 6.

Kasen Holt of Westwood basketball

The Westwood 6^th grade teams welcomed North Franklin to the Joel Vinson Gym on Tuesday night.  In the girls’ game, North Franklin turned up the defensive pressure in the 2^nd half to extend a 3 point halftime lead into a 30 to 16 victory over Westwood.  Westwood was held to 6 second half points as North’s physical play wore down the Lady Rockets.  Kasen Holt led Westwood in scoring with 6 points while Gracie Morris added 4 points.

Will Partin of Westwood basketball

Three lead changes in the final 90 seconds finished an exciting boys’ game, unfortunately, the Westwood Rockets came up on the short end of a 43 to 42 final score to North.   Westwood took an early lead, but North closed the half with a pair of 3 pointers to take a 25 to 18 lead into the locker room.  The Rockets clawed away at the deficit before taking the lead 42 to 41 with 1:30 remaining in the game.  North came back with a basket 14 seconds later and hung on for the 43 to 42 win.  Westwood was led in scoring by Will Partin who had 14 points.  Trent Thompson finished with 13 for the Rockets while Body Todd added 7 points.  The Rockets are in action on Wednesday night at 6 PM as they travel to West Tullahoma.  The Lady Rockets will have the night off

Coffee Middle’s Julia Duncan(file photo)

The Coffee County Middle School varsity teams opened preseason play in the Woodbury Grammar School Border Battle on Tuesday night.   The Lady Raiders built a 24 to 2 halftime lead on their way to a 44 to 10 win over Dibrell.  Julia Duncan led Coffee County in scoring with 18 points.  Ellie Graham and Keelie Hillis added 8 points each.  The Lady Raiders will advance to the semifinals of the preseason tournament as they will take on North Elementary Thursday night at 7:00 at Woodbury Grammar.

Blanton Brown of CCMS basketball(file photo)

The Red Raiders raced out to a 23 to 3 halftime lead as they dispatched the Dibrell boys 49 to 13.  Eleven different Red Raiders scored points for Coffee County.  Blanton Brown netted 8 points in the Raider win while Trevor Horne, Brandon Jernigan and Kyle Farless each scored 6 points.  The Red Raiders return to Woodbury on Thursday night for the semifinals of this preseason tournament as they will take on Auburntown.  That game is set to get underway at 8:15.

Morgan Jones of Westwood basketball

A hot shooting performance in the 2nd half propelled the Huntland Lady Hornets to a 36 to 34 defeat of Westwood on Monday night. The Lady Rockets built a 19 to 13 halftime lead, only to see Huntland pour in 17 points in the 3rd quarter to take a 3 point lead into the 4th quarter. Westwood was led in scoring by Morgan Jones who finished with 13 points. Ashley Starks added 8 points while Beatris Barrera scored 7.

Roderic Brinkley of Westwood basketball

The Rockets got their 2nd straight win on the season as they dropped the Hornets by a final score of 49 to 28. Westwood worked its offense well to get good quality shots on the night and limited the turnovers that plagued them in the first week of the season. Roderic Brinkley had another huge game for the Rockets as he led the team in points with 16 and rebounds with 14. With the win, Westwood improves their record to 2 and 3 on the season. The Rockets and Lady Rockets will be back in action on Thursday night as they travel to Fayetteville. The Westwood 6th grade teams will be in action at home on Tuesday night beginning at 6 PM as they welcome North Franklin to the Joel Vinson Gym.

Marley Perry of CCMS basketball

Trailing by 7 points entering the 4th quarter, the 6th grade Lady Raider basketball team used a 15 point 4th quarter and a 6 point overtime to stun White County in Sparta on Monday night by a final score of 34 to 28. The Lady Raiders, who were held scoreless in the first quarter, got 15 points in the 4th quarter, led by 7 points from Marley Perry. Coffee County held White County scoreless in the overtime period to improve to 5 and 0 on the year. Perry led Coffee County in scoring with 12 points and Leigha Insell added 8 points.

Aiden Abellana of CCMS basketball

In the boys’ game, White County used a 10 point 3rd quarter to hand the Red Raiders their first loss of the year 27 to 24. Joseph Duncan led Coffee County in scoring as he had 17 points. Aiden Abellana added 4 points for the Red Raiders. With the loss, Coffee County is now 4 and 1 on the year. The Raiders and Lady Raiders will travel to Shelbyville on Tuesday night for a battle with Harris. The girls’ game will tip off at 6:00 PM