Category: Sports

Caitlyn Moore of CHS soccer

A hat trick from Caitlyn Moore helped carry the Coffee County High School soccer team to a 5 to 0 win over Wilson Central on Saturday. Coffee County dominated the match from the onset as they held Wilson Central to 1 shot all game long as they outshot the visitors 18 to 1. Moore scored 2 first half goals, in the 10th and 18th minutes, to give Coffee County a 2 to 0 lead at the half. Andrea Vasquez added a goal in the 46th minute before Wilson Central got their first shot at the 56 minute mark. A pair of late goals were icing on the cake as Moore got her 3rd tally in the 68th minute and Anna Gann drilled a winner home in the 77th minute. The Lady Raiders finish the regular season with a pair of non-district friendlies. On Tuesday, the travel to Unionville for a 7 PM match with Community before celebrating Senior Night on Thursday night at home in a 6 PM contest as they host Cascade.

Peyton Nicoll of CHS volleyball

Hosting the most competitive field of teams in the history of the Southern Slam, the CHS volleyball team swept the final 2 matches on Saturday to take the title in the tournament’s Silver Bracket. After inconsistent play all day long, the Lady Raiders turned it up late as they avenged a loss to Tullahoma in the semifinals before sweeping Cumberland County in 2 sets in the finals. Eagleville defeated Lincoln County in teh gold bracket finals. In the silver bracket finals, the Lady Raiders got 22 kills against the talented Lady Jets front line as their offense worked to near perfection. Senior Peyton Nicoll had a great performance in the final match as she led the Lady Raiders in kills with 8, aces with 3 and blocks with 2 while adding 6 assists and 4 digs. Diana Davis also had 3 aces for the Lady Raiders while leading the team in digs with 10 and adding 6 kills. Maddie Taylor led the team in assists with 9 while adding a kill and 6 digs. The Lady Raiders host 2 pivotal district games this week as they welcome the top 2 teams in the district to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. 2nd place Lincoln County visits on Tuesday while district leading Columbia comes to town on Thursday. A pair of wins could vault Coffee County from 3rd place to a first place tie. The Lady Raiders warm up with a 3 way match on Monday as they take on Warren County at 4:30 and Tullahoma at 5:30 at Warren County High School.

CCMS volleyball team

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team finished their season with a straight set win at Eagleville on Friday evening.  The Lady Raiders finished the season with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and a tie.  Coffee County made the most of their opportunities at the service line as they served up 10 aces on the match.  Abigail Parker had 3 aces and a kill for the Lady Raiders.  Amanda Mukai and Macie Head each added a pair of aces.

Cancer survivors served as honorary captains for Friday’s Pink Out Game(photo by John St. Clair – JohnStClairPhoto.com)

“Football is a game of inches” those are the words of Coffee County CHS football coach Ryan Sulkowski following Friday night’s 21 to 20 loss to Riverdale. Those inches showed up over and over again, but in hindsight, none were as big as the a 49 yard field goal attempt at the end of the first half that hit the upright and crossbar before falling harmlessly to the Carden-Jarrell Field turf. With the tough luck miss, Riverdale took a 21 to 14 lead into the locker room at halftime. At the half, the Red Raiders(decked out in pink for Cancer Awareness) made the necessary defensive adjustments to hold Riverdale scoreless in the 2nd half and limit them to 130 yards of offense in the half. A Tyrese McGee touchdown in the 3rd quarter cut the deficit to 1, but a missed extra point made the score 21 to 20. Two more scoring opportuniesin the 2nd half came up short as Coffee County fell to 2 and 3 on the year and 0 and 2 in Region 2-6A play.

Tyrese McGee (#3) goes in motion during Friday’s game against Riverdale (photo by John St. Clair – JohnStClairPhoto.com)

McGee rushed the ball 14 times for 114 yards and a touchdown to earn the Thunder Radio/Farm Bureau Player of the Game honor. Alontae Taylor was 6 for 13 passing for 93 yards and rushed 20 times for 59 yards and a rushing TD. Boone Riddle caught 4 passes for 74 yards as the leading receiver for Coffee County. Friday’s game was the annual “Pink Out” game and several cancer survivors served as honorary game captains. Coffee County returns to region action on Friday night as they travel to Murfreesboro to take on Oakland. That game is set to kick off at 7:00 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you all the action.

A 99 yard touchdown run by Blanton Brown right before the half lifted the CCMS football team to a 36 to 8 win over Grundy County on Thursday night in Tracy City. A pair of interceptions by stalled 2 Yellow Jacket drives including a pick at the goal line by Kyle Farless on the play before Brown’s 99 yard gallop. Hayden Skipper scored 2 touchdowns for the Raiders and had a 2 point conversion. Tanner Hulvey and Brandon Jernigan each had a touchdown and a 2 point conversion. With the win, the Raiders improved their record to 5 and 1 on the season as they prepare to take on CTC foe Warren County on Tuesday night in a 6:30 PM game to be held at Carden-Jarrell Field. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of that game as part of its Hometown Tuesday series.

Carden-Jarrell Field will be the site of the 2nd Coffee Pot football battle this fall as former Tullahoma and Coffee County Central football players will get the opportunity to “strap it on” one more time in the inaugural Battle for the Coffee Pot Alumni Game on Saturday night.
Alumni Football USA is sponsoring the full-contact game and the contest will adhere to the high school rules. Alumni Football has been in charge of organizing the event and will be supplying the equipment for both squads. Tickets to Saturday’s game will be $10 and can be purchased at the gate the night of the game. Former Red Raider player and coach Jamie Norris is heading up the Red Raider squad and all proceeds from the game go to benefit the Coffee County football program.
Since 2012, Alumni Football USA has raised over $1.8 million for high school football programs. Those wanting to learn more about the organization can visit its website or check out footage from previous games on YouTube at youtube.com/alumnifootball17.

Caitlyn Moore of CHS soccer

A pair of second half goals by Caitlin Moore lifted the Coffee County CHS soccer team to a 3 to 0 win over Franklin County on the Lady Raiders home pitch Thursday night. Izzy Huddleston got the scoring started with a goal in the 29 minute to give Coffee County a 1-0 halftime lead. Moore got her first goal in the 59th minute off a pass from Abby Morgan to make it 2 to 0 with 21 minutes remaining. Moore added an unassisted insurance goal in the 69th minute. The Lady Raider defense was spectacular on the night as they held the Lady Rebels to only 4 shots on frame, all of which keeper Ali Shelton handled to preserve the shutout. With the win, the Lady Raiders improved to 2-3-1 in district play. The JV team was also victorious by a score of 4 to 3. Coffee County will be at home on Saturday as they host Wilson Central for an 11 AM match.

Jenna Garretson (#21) of Coffee County soccer (file photo)

Facing a 1 to 0 deficit in the second half, the CCMS Lady Raider soccer team got a pair of 2^nd half goals to drop Tullahoma 2 to 1.  Tullahoma, who had given Coffee County their only blemish on the season with a 1 to 1 tie back on September 3^rd, got a goal at the 5 minute mark to take a 1 to 0 lead into intermission.  Jade Arnold and Jenna Garretson notched the tying and winning goals respectively to lift the Lady Raider’s record to 7-0-1 on the season.  The Lady Raiders host Warren County on Monday in a 5:00 PM match.

Andy Rosson of CHS Cross Country(Photo by G.B. Reid)

Running in their 2^nd meet in 3 days did not seem to bother the CHS Cross Country teams on Thursday at St. Andrews-Sewanee as the Red Raiders came in 1^st place in the 5 team meet.  James Lynn finished in 3^rd place followed closely by teammates Andy Rosson in 4^th, Edgar Marceleno in 6^th, Bradley Kishbaugh in 7^th and Neil Slone in 17^th.  For the girls, Byanka Woods finished in 4^th place, Makenzie Morgan in 5th, Katie Folke in 13^th and Jasmine Farrar in 14^th place.  The Raiders and Lady Raiders travel to Normandy on Tuesday to compete in a meet at Arrowhead Ranch.