Category: Sports

The Coffee County High School basketball teams will play Warren County on Thursday @ Tullahoma High School in the Russell Barnett Hall of Fame Games. The game times have been switched. The boys will play at 3:00 and the girls will play at 4:30.

On Friday the two teams will also play @ Tullahoma against Grundy County. The girl’s game will start at 3:00 and the boys at 4:30. Tickets for both days can be purchased from a Varsity girls or boys basketball player for $5.00.

The CCMS Lady Raider soccer team end of season banquet was held Tuesday night.  Awards were presented and the team was recognized for its successful season.  Pictured are the award winners in order:

Most Improved Player Award – Emilee Roberson

Co-Offensive MVP – Sam Ellison

Enforcer Award – Abby Morgan

Defensive MVP – Meagan Jones

Co-Offensive MVP – Julia Duncan

Lady Raider Award – Morgan Henley

Team MVP – Allie Amado

Co-Rookie of the Year – Reagan Ellison

Coach – Travis O’Kelley

Asst Coach – Ali Crowley

Not pictured Utility Player Award – Jenna Garretson

The CCMS Lady Raider soccer team had an undefeated regular season.  The varsity team had a 10-0-1 season.  The JV had a 9-0 season.  The varsity team outscored their opponents 49-9 during the season.  The JV outscored their opponents 45-4.

A score of 39 to 0 at halftime is pretty good no matter what sport you play.  But when it comes in the middle school girls basketball, it probably represents an offensive and defensive performance rarely matched at any level. The Lady Raiders used a 25 point first quarter to stake themselves to the huge lead and coasted home to a 58 to 6 win over the Lady Panthers from East Tullahoma. Julia Duncan led all scorers with 14 points while Jacey Vaughn had 11 points and Lindsey Perry netted 10.  The win improved the Lady Raiders record to 6 and 0 on the season and 3 and 0 in conference play.

The Raiders did not have such fortune falling to the Panthers 22 to 15.  Nathaniel Horne had 6 points in the paint while Harley Hinshaw added 3 points.  The loss was the first for the Raiders in conference play as they dropped to 2 and 1 in the CTC.  Their season record stands at 4 and 2.
The Raiders and Lady Raiders travel to Sparta on Thursday night for a conference game with White County. The girls game will tip at 6.
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A cold shooting 3rd quarter doomed the Lady Rockets to a 40 to 31 defeat at the hands of Cascade on Monday night at Joel Vinson Gym. The Lady Rockets, who trailed by 7 at the half, could only score 2 points in the 3rd quarter. Ashley Starks led the Lady Rockets with 10 pints while Karen Medina added 6. Sandra Ramirez and Beatris Barrera each added 4 points off the bench for Westwood.
The Rockets dropped a heartbreaking 49 to 36 decision to the Champions. Marcus Pendleton, the leading scored for Westwood with 16 points, suffered an injured shoulder and was forced to sit out the 4th quarter. Chase Simpkins scored 7 for Westwood while Isaiah Owens added 5 points off the bench. Westwood will travel to Huntland on Thursday night for a conference game with the Hornets. The girls game will tip off at 6 PM.

2014 Coffee County Golf Team Awards Banquet

Gateway Tire & Service Center–MVP- Hollee Sadler
Gateway Tire & Service Center–Horizon Award- Hayden Proffitt

Male Player of the Year- Jacob Prater
Female Player of the Year- Hollee Sadler
Commitment to Excellence Award- Savannah Quick
Most Improved- Sophie Vinson
Rookie of the Year- Jacque Crossland

Coaches Award- John Parigger
Teagan Perry
Captain’s Award- Jacob Prater
Hollee Sadler

All-District Plaques: Jacob Prater

Hollee Sadler
Savannah Quick
Jacque Crossland
Sophie Vinson

STATE RUNNER-UP Plaque: Girl’s team

The TSSAA released its proposed football regions ahead of this week’s Board of Control meeting. Rutherford County’s five largest schools (Blackman, Oakland, Riverdale, Siegel and Smyrna) will be in Region 2-6A with Coffee County, Cookeville and Warren County.
LaVergne, Stewarts Creek, Columbia, Franklin County, Independence, Lincoln County, Shelbyville and Summit will be in proposed Region 5-5A.
Region 4-4A is looking like it will be Giles County, Lawrence County, Marshall County, Page, Spring Hill, and Tullahoma.
The TSSAA will meet Thursday morning in Murfreesboro for their Board of Control meeting, where proposed football regions will be discussed and finalized for next year.

If Thursday night’s crowd is any indication, the Coffee County Middle School varsity basketball teams should expect to play in front of packed gyms all season. The Raiders and Lady Raiders hosted North Franklin in their home opener and came away with a pair of convincing wins.
In the girl’s game, the Lady Raiders shook off a shaky start to tie the Gatorettes at 6 with 1:20 left in the 1st quarter prompting North to take a time out. From that point, Coffee County held North to 3 points over the next 12 and a half minutes of game time in route to a 30 to 13 win. Abby Morgan carried a hot shooting touch all night netting 20 points to lead Coffee County. Alisha Jennings and Julia Duncan each added 6 points as the Lady Raiders improved to 5 and 0 on the young season.

The Red Raiders got off to an even shakier start as they struggled to find the bottom of the net from the field or the free throw line in the 1st half. Trailing 8 to 3 after 1 quarter, the Red Raiders limped into the half as they missed a layup at the halftime buzzer to trail 12 to 7 at the intermission. The halftime adjustments of Coach Jonathan Oliver seemed to pay immediate dividends as Briggs Haithcock culminated a comeback rally with a 3 pointer to tie the game with 3:45 left in the 3rd quarter. Harley Hinshaw gave Coffee County their first lead of the game with a put back off an offensive rebound as the Red Raider defense held North scoreless in the 3rd quarter. North battled back to tie the game with 2:21 remaining on a 4 point play, but the Coffee Middle defense got layups on successive possessions off of steals to put down the pesky Gators by a final score of 27 to 22. Weston Hargrove had 7 points for Coffee County while Harley Hinshaw came off the bench to add 6 points. With the win, the Red Raiders improved to 4 and 1 on the year.

Getting off to a strong start is a long accepted recipe for victory in middle school basketball. The Lady Rockets of Westwood Middle followed that recipe to perfection on Thursday night as they roared out to a 14 to 4 lead after 1 quarter of play as they rolled up Liberty by a final score of 30 to 12. The Lady Rocket defense shut out Liberty in the 3rd quarter and held them to 4 points in the other 3 quarters as they improved to 4 and 3 on the season. Ashley Starks led the Rockets in scoring with 10 points while Morgan Jones added 8 points and Karen Medina scored 5 points.
The Rockets were not as successful in getting the hot start as they saw the visiting Patriots roar out to a 16 to 2 after the first 6 minutes. A furious 2nd half rally could not erase the cold shooting start as the Rockets fell by a final score of 42 to 32. Marcus Pendleton led the Rockets in scoring with 16 points while Isaiah Owens came off the bench for a pair of 3 pointers to finish with 6 points.
Westwood welcomes Cascade to the Joel Vinson Gym on Monday night for a conference doubleheader. The girl’s game is set to tip off at 6:00 PM.

You might think that a 10 game season would not allow a lot of information for an in-depth analysis of a basketball team. However, it is safe to say that the 6th grade Raiders and Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School provide a strong indication of bright days ahead for area basketball fans. The Raiders and Lady Raiders closed out the season on Friday night at Morrison with a pair of wins over their Warren County rivals. In girl’s action, the Lady Raiders got their 9th win on the season as they dismantled Morrison 46 to 8. The Lady Raiders held Morrison to 2 points in the 2nd half as their defense shut out the hosts in the 4th quarter. Bella Vinson scored 25 points on the night for Coffee Middle as Kylie Phillips and Kaitlin Zuzich each added 6 points.
The boys, who lost the earlier matchup to Morrison, got some sweet revenge as they held Morrison to 5 field goals on the night in route to a 26 to 17 win. Kyle Farless paced the red and black with 9 points while Jaxon Vaughn and Trenton Horne each added 6. With the win, the Red Raiders finished the season with a record of 7 and 3 as they won six of their last seven games.

Girls Games
Hillsboro beat North Coffee – 18 to 8
Westwood stopped East Coffee – 48 to 2
College Street overcame Deerfield – 19 to 3
New Union dropped Hickerson – 22 to 2

Boys Games
North Coffee tamed Hillsboro – 14 to 4
Westwood spilled East Coffee – 18 to 8
College Street raced past Deerfield – 54 to 9
New Union grounded Hickerson 21 to 5

Girls Standings (unofficial)
Hillsboro 3 – 0
Westwood 3 – 0
New Union 2 – 1
College St 2 – 1
North Coffee 1 – 2
Hickerson 1 – 2
East Coffee 0 – 3
Deerfield 0 – 3

Boys Standings (unofficial)
College St 3 – 0
Westwood 3 – 0
Deerfield 2 – 1
New Union 2 – 1
North Coffee 1 – 2
East Coffee 1 – 2
Hickerson 0 – 3
Hillsboro 0 – 3

The Motlow College Lady Bucks and Bucks basketball teams hosted Jackson St on Friday and Columbia St on Saturday.
On Friday the Lady Bucks defeated Jackson St 75-66 in conference play. Motlow was led in scoring by Chloe Neil, Bree Horner and Sabrina Jackson with 12 points each.
On Saturday the ladies of Motlow College jumped to a 32-29 advantage at halftime only to see Columbia St roar from behind to pick up a 77-63 win. Chloe Neil led the way for the Lady Bucks with 15 on 5 3-pointers. Sabrina Jackson added 13 points and she had 18 rebounds.

In men’s play Motlow improved to 4-0 on the season with 2 wins. On Friday the Bucks knocked off Jackson St 104-95. Jaylen Barford had 33 in the victory.
On Saturday Motlow held off the defending TCCAA champions, the Chargers of Columbia St, 97-84. Barford again led the way with 22 followed by All-American DeQuan Miller’s 18.
The Lady Bucks play at Gadsden St on Tuesday and the Bucks travel to Martin Methodist.