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CHS Basketball Splits Doubleheader with Columbia

CHS sophomore basketball player Holli Smithson

CHS sophomore basketball player Grant Sadler

Needing a fast start against a dangerous Columbia team, Coffee County got exactly that on Friday night. The hot shooting Lady Raiders built a 10 point lead in the first 4 minutes and coasted home to a 56 to 42 win over the Lady Lions. Coffee County built the lead to 19 points entering the 4^th quarter before a Lion rally cut the deficit 7 with just under 3 minutes to play, but Coffee County hit their free throws down the stretch to improve to 11 and 8 on the year and 2 and 3 in district play. Holli Smithson and Bailey Morgan each had 11 points to lead the Lady Raiders in scoring. Cameron Davis finished with 10 points. Bailey Morgan was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.

The Red Raiders jumped out to a 5 to 0 lead in the first minute of the boys contest before Columbia went on a 17 to 0 run outscoring Coffee County 25 to 10 in the final 7 minutes of the 1^st quarter. The physical Lions turned away several Coffee County rallies as the Red Raiders could get no closer than 12 points. Coffee County was led in scoring by Peyton Talley who scored 16 points, Addison Carter and Grant Sadler each added 8 points as Sadler was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game. Coffee County travels to Tullahoma on Tuesday to take on the Wildcats. The game will begin at 6 PM with the Lawrence Family Motors pregame show beginning at 5:50 on Thunder Radio.

Westwood Basketball Sweeps Huntland on Thursday Night

Westwood’s Karen Medina shoots a free throw on Thursday night against HUntland

Closing out the regular season with momentum was the goal for the Rockets and Lady Rocket basketball teams on Thursday night as Huntland visited the Joel Vinson Gym at Westwood on Thursday night. In the girls game, the Hornets opened up an 8 point lead in the second quarter before the Lady Rockets closed the half out with a furious rally to trail by one at the half. That momentum carried over into the 2nd half as Westwood carried a 10 point lead into the 4th quarter. Huntland cut the deficit to 3 points after Karen Medina fouled out for Westwood, but the Lady Rockets hit their free throws down the stretch to get the 44 to 38 win to even their record at 9 and 9 on the season. Ashley Starks led Westwood with 14 points while Morgan Jones added 13 points and Medina finished with 11. The win gave Westwood a 5th place finish in the conference and will set up a rematch with Huntland in the first round of the conference tournament on Wednesday night at Forrest. The game will tip off at 4:00 PM.

Westwood basketball player Chase Simpkins

The Rockets struggled through a cold shooting first half to limp into the half trailing 18 to 12. Whatever magic Coach Will Perkins cooked up in the locker room worked as Westwood scored the first 7 points of the second half to give the Rockets a 19 to 18 lead with 4:10 left in the 3rd quarter on a 13 foot jumper from Chase Simpkins. The two teams entered the 4th quarter tied at 26 as the teams traded the lead until the 2:40 mark of the 4th quarter when Jake Hollandsworth nailed a 3 pointer to put Westwood on top for good. Huntland got an open look on a 3 pointer at the buzzer that bounced off the front rim to give Westwood the 34 to 32 win. Simpkins led Westwood in scoring with 13 points, while Hollandsworth added 12 points. Marcus Pendleton finished the night with 11 points, including 7 points in the critical 3rd quarter comeback. With the win, Westwood improved to 6 and 12 on the year and will begin DRVC tournament play on Saturday as they take on Huntland. The Rockets game will tip off at 4:45 PM and will be played at Forrest.

Coffee County Swim Team Members Headed To Region

This week the Coffee County high school swim team was in action and several swimmers have qualified for the region tournament. Thursday Sophomore Emily Warner joined 6 of her teammates in qualifying for region. Her time of 34.47 in the 50 meter freestyle is her personal best. She joins Kayce Scott, Hailey Franklin, Lili Harris, Ariah Tucker, Emma Allen and Daniel Larsen who will swim at the regional tournament in Nashville on January 30.

Coffee County Youth Basketball League Begins Saturday

The Coffee County Youth Basketball League tournament tips off on Saturday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym at CHS. Games will tip off at 9 :00 AM as the 4 quarterfinal games for boys and girls will determine the Final 4. Winners on Saturday will advance to the semifinals on January 17th with the championships being decided on January 24th.
Saturday’s schedule:
9:00 AM – Westwood vs. East Coffee(Girls)
10:00 AM – College Street vs. Hickerson(Boys)
11:00 AM – Hillsboro vs. Hickerson(Girls)
12:00 PM – Westwood vs. East Coffee(Boys)
1:00 PM – New Union vs. Deerfield(Girls)
2:00 PM – New Union vs. Hillsboro(Boys)
3:00 PM – North Coffee vs. College Street(Girls)
4:00 PM – Deerfield vs. North Coffee(Boys)

Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the Week 9 January 2015

The Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the week for 9 January 2015 is Justin Jacobs.

Justin is in fifth grade at Bel-Aire Elementary School in Tullahoma. He is the son of proud parents

Leslie and Keith. He was nominated for this award because he is helpful, attentive and

sets the example for all other students. He likes to hunt and fish and when he is not in

school you can find him hunting or fishing something somewhere. Justin’s favorite

subject is social studies because he enjoys learning about the civil war.. Justin was

presented with a plaque (courtesy of K&S Trophies of Tullahoma) and a set of tickets to an up-coming Nashville Predators game. Congratulations to

Justin Jacobs, the Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the Week.

The Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the Week – Justin Jacobs

Another Win For The Motlow Bucks

Dequan Miller.. Photo provided by Motlow College

The Motlow Bucks, ranked No. 26 in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association poll, shook off the rust of three weeks without a game by hosting and beating the Martin Methodist College JV team 128-89 Tuesday night at Copperweld Arena.
The Bucks (12-2, 6-1) will continue a stretch of three straight non-conference games when they join the Lady Bucks and travel to Hanceville, Ala., on Thursday, Jan. 8, to face national power Wallace State.
The non-conference stretch concludes on Saturday when the Bucks host the Shooting 4 Greatness Academy at 4 p.m. The Lady Bucks will be back on the road Saturday and back in the state of Alabama as they play Lawson State in Birmingham.
After Saturday, neither Motlow team will play a home game until Friday, Jan. 30, when TCCAA opponent Cleveland State visits at 5:30 p.m. The following day is homecoming at Motlow, with tipoff against Chattanooga State scheduled for 2 p.m.
Dequon Miller led a balanced Motlow scoring attack with 26 points. Jaylen Barford scored 22, Reggie Williams 19, Clint Nwosuh 16, Jordan Darden 14, and Terry Holt and D’Andre Downey each added 10.

CHS Wrestlers Sweep Tuesday Night Matches

CHS wrestler Austin Payne(top) in recent match action.

The Coffee County wrestling team hosted St. Andrews-Sewanee and Whitwell on Tuesday night at the Joe Frank Patch Gymnasium and came away with 2 wins. The Raiders got off to a slow start versus Whitwell as they dropped the first 2 matches before rolling off 7 straight wins to take a commanding 42 to 12 lead. Whitwell got a pair of wins in the middle weight classes of 145 pounds and 152 pounds, before Coffee County’s Matthew DeLong(at 160 pounds) and Austin Payne(182) got a pair of wins to make the final score 54 to 30. Getting forfeit wins for Coffee County were: Hannah Curtis(106), Joseph White(126), Owen Teague(132), David Tate(138) and DeLong(160). Getting pin fall wins for the Red and Black were: Dustin Seals(285), Brandon Baumstein(113), Nicholas Damron(120) and Payne(182).

Against the Mountain Lions from Sewanee, Coffee County won 10 of the 14 matches to capture a 57 to 24 win. Joel Singleton got a decision win at 126 pounds. The Raiders won 6 matches via the forfeit as Dustin Seals(285), Nicholas Damron(120), Owen Teague(132), David Tate(138), Chase Pruitt(152), and Trenton Garner(220) all claimed walk-overs. Brandon Baumstein(113), Austin Payne(182) and Joshua Tobitt(195) all claimed pin fall wins for the Raiders. The wrestling team travels to Shelbyville on Thursday night to take on Tullahoma, Franklin County and the host Eagles. Matches are set to begin at 6 PM.

Difficult Night For Raider Basketball

CHS senior basketball player J.P. Duncan makes a pass earlier this season

Shelbyville got off to a hot start on Tuesday night in high school basketball as they led Coffee County 21-3 during the first half before going on to lead 33-16 at halftime. In the 3rd quarter Shelbyville, playing on their home court extended its advantage to 33 points, 55-22. The Eaglettes pulled away even more in the final quarter with the mercy rule enforced as they defeated the Lady Raiders 72-25.
The biggest problem for Coffee County was committing 26 turnovers on the night.
Tyger Fenton was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
Coffee County stands at 10-8 overall and 1-3 in District 8-AAA play.

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In the boy’s game things did not go well for the Red Raiders as they fell behind the Eagles 38-18 at halftime. In the 2nd half Coffee County could not overcome their turnover problem or the Eagles, falling 80-46.
JP Duncan had 13 points to lead Coffee County and earn the player of the game honors.
Coffee County is now 4-9 and 0-4 in district action.
Friday night the Lady Raiders and Red Raiders will play host to Columbia beginning at 6pm with our broadcast starting at 5:50pm.

Westwood Drops a Pair at Cascade on Monday

Westwood’s Morgan Jones drives to the basket from earlier in the season

Playing your first game out of the Christmas break is tough enough, but doing it on the road makes winning an even tougher task. The Westwood Rockets opened the 2015 calendar year in Wartrace on Monday night as they took on the always tough Champions of Cascade. In the girls game, Cascade used a 16 point 4^th quarter to blow open a close game en route to a 44 to 29 win over the Lady Rockets. Seventh graders Morgan Jones and Ashley Starks each reached double figures for Westwood as Jones scored 12 points and Starks notched 11. Haley Miller added 4 points as the Lady Rockets record dropped to 9 and 8 on the season.

Westwood Rocket Chase Simpkins looks to pass the ball from the high post.

In the boys game, the Rockets got off to a slow start as they could notch only 3 points in the first quarter. From that point on, Westwood chased the Champions all night long getting as close as 2 points at the half before falling by a final score of 35 to 27. Chase Simpkins led the Rockets in scoring with 10 points while Marcus Pendleton added 8 points and Jake Hollandsworth scored 6 points.

Westwood will host Huntland on Thursday night as they close out the regular season at the Joel Vinson Gym. The Duck River Valley Conference tournament will tip off on Saturday at Forrest in Chapel Hill. The pairings for the Rockets and Lady Rockets will be determined following Thursday’s games.

Coffee County Middle Splits with White County on Monday

CCMS Lady Raider Julia Duncan prepares to shoot a 3 pointer

Showing the impact of a 3 week layoff, the Lady Raiders of Coffee Middle got off to a slow start before controlling the final 9 minutes to claw out a 27 to 14 win over White County on Monday night at Coffee County Middle School. The Lady Raiders grabbed a 6 to 0 1^st quarter lead on 3 pointers by Jacey Vaughn and Julia Duncan. White County scrambled back to tie it going into the 2^nd quarter. Coffee County took a 15 to 12 lead into the half, before White County tied the game with 3:21 left in the 3^rd quarter at 11. From there, Coffee County found their shooting touch as they outscored the visitors 16 to 3 in the final 9 minutes. Coffee County was led in scoring by Julia Duncan who had 13 points. Jacey Vaughn finished with 6 points while Abby Morgan and Alisha Jennings each finished with 4 points.

CCMS basketball player Andrew Mahaffey brings the ball up the floor

In the boys game, White County raced out to a 17 to 0 lead before Andrew Mahaffey drained a 3 pointer with 4:03 left in the first half to put Coffee County on the board. The visiting Warriors controlled the offensive and defensive boards to build a 26 to 5 halftime lead before winning by a final score of 42 to 14. Andrew Mahaffey scored 12 of the Raiders 14 points and Josh Perry added the other 2. The Raiders will travel to Warren County on Monday night to take the Pioneers. The girls game will tip off at 6 PM.

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