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Lady Raiders and Crossland Win District Golf Championships

L-R Hollee Sadler, John Parrigger, Jacque Crossland, Jacob Prater and Savannah Quick.

Freshman Jacque Crossland of Coffee County High School won the girls District 8-AAA individual golf championship Tuesday at Riverbend Country Club in Shelbyville. Crossland won the championship by one shot over teammates Hollee Sadler and Savannah Quick along with Malaya Stovall of Franklin County. After a playoff Stovall finished 2nd, Quick 3rd and Sadler finished 4th. The Lady Raiders won the team championship with a score of 153. This was the Lady Raider’s 2nd consecutive district championship. They will defend their 2013 Region 4-AAA trophy next week at Indian Hills in Murfreesboro with an overall record of 69-3.
Jacob Prater and John Parrigger of the boy’s team qualified for the region tournament. Prater shot 80 and Parrigger carded an 82. The boy’s team missed out playing in the region as a group by only 1 shot.

Coffee County Middle School Soccer Finishes with Perfect Conference Record

The Coffee County Middle School soccer team completed a perfect 6 and 0 conference schedule with a 4 to 1 win over North Franklin on Monday night in Winchester. The Lady Raiders raced out to a 3 to 1 halftime lead behind goals from Bailey Sherrell, Morgan Henley and Abby Morgan. Raider keeper Chloe Spry shutout the Gators in the second half and Allie Amado notched the final goal for the Lady Raiders. The JV Lady Raiders blanked North 4 to 0 to finish perfect in conference play as well. The Lady Raiders will open up the conference tournament as the number 1 seed when it begins on October 4^th in Shelbyville. The JV Lady Raiders will host a JV Tournament on September 27^th.

CHS Freshman Football falls to Warren County

The Coffee County Central High School freshmen football team dropped a 24 to 12 decision to Warren County on Monday night. Things looked good for Coffee County until late in the 3rd quarter as Warren County quarterback Isaiah Grayson scored his 3rd and 4th touchdowns of the night on runs on 43 and 64 yards. Those 2 scores, on back to back possessions, broke a 12 to 12 tie. Coffee County got their first touchdown on the opening kickoff as Austin Harmon raced 70 yards to put the Raiders on top 6 to 0. Grayson broke loose on a 69 yard keeper for Warren County in their first possession and added his 2nd score on an 8 yard keeper on Warren County’s second possession to give Warren County a 12 to 6 halftime lead. Coffee County tied the game on their first possession of the second half on a 6 yard QB keeper by Zach Vaughn. The freshmen Raiders will travel to Shelbyville next Monday as they take on the Shelbyville freshman in a 5:30 PM game.

College Softball Coming To Manchester

The Coffee County High School softball team will be hosting a college softball game on Thursday night. MTSU will play Vol State at the Lady Raider Field beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Former Lady Raiders that will be playing will be Cheyenne Wills for MTSU and Ginny Clayborne and Taylor Gullet will compete for Vol St.
There is a $3 admission with all proceeds going to the Coffee County High School softball team.

Lady Raiders Have Busy Weekend In Volleyball and Soccer

Tyger Fenton serves the ball in a match earlier this season.. Photo by Dennis Weaver

Three was the magic number for the Lady Raider volleyball team on Saturday as they finished in 3^rd place of the Lady Raider Southern Slam with a record of 3 & 3. The Lady Raiders got 2 wins on Saturday morning in straight set sweeps of Lincoln County and Fayetteville before their final 2 games of pool play to Santa Fe and White County. In the championship bracket, Coffee County got a straight sweep of Warren County before falling to eventual tournament champion Eagleville. Statistical leaders for the Lady Riders were: Payton Nicoll led the team in aces for with 8, Cursten Vaughn led in kills with 27, Aerial had 5.5 blocks, Brittany Williams had 34 assists and Sara Brown had 50 digs. The Lady Raiders will be on the road Tuesday as they put their perfect district record on the line against defending district champion Columbia. First serve will be at 6 PM.

Alex Ellison plays the ball forward for Coffee County in a recent soccer match… Photo by Dennis Weaver

The Coffee County Lady Raider soccer team finished 3^rd out of 6 teams this weekend in Franklin County’s Rebel Classic. The Lady Raiders finished pool play on Saturday with a 1 & 1 record which was good enough to earn a berth in Sunday’s consolation game against Ooltewah. In Saturday’s opener, the Lady Raiders got an inspired defensive effort plus goals from Alex Ellison and Mackenzie Anderson to defeat the host Franklin County Lady Rebels. After falling to Walker Valley in the 2^nd pool game, the Lady Raiders were slotted into Sunday’s 11:30 AM consolation match vs. Ooltewah. Maclay Brandon found the back of the Owls net as the Coffee County defense combined for the shutout in a 1 to 0 win. With the win, Coffee County has won 3 of their last 4 matches. The Lady Raiders will return to district play AND their home field on Tuesday as they play host to Lawrence County in a 6 PM match. The match will be played on the newly renovated soccer field behind the Raider Academy and will be broadcast on Thunder Radio.

High School Football

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THE STREAK IS OVER!!

Let the celebration begin. Coach Ryan Sulkowski won his first game as the Raider head coach. The team, coaches and fans celebrated after the OT win in McMinnville... Photo by Barry West

Let the celebration begin. Coach Ryan Sulkowski won his first game as the Raider head coach on Thursday night. The team, coaches and fans celebrated after the OT win in McMinnville… Photo by Barry West

The Coffee County football team had not won a game since the 9th game of the 2012 season until last night. After 14 losses in a row the Raiders came from behind on the road Thursday night at Warren County to win 28-27 in overtime.
The Raiders were down 21-13 with less than 2 minutes to go in the game when Freshman QB Alontae Taylor scrambled into the end-zone after a fumbled snap to cut the Pioneer lead to 21-19. Junior Mill Harner would get the ball on a 2-point conversion play and broke two tackles to score and tie the game at 21 each. Warren County was unable to score in the final couple of minutes, so the game headed to overtime.
Coffee County got the ball first in OT and only took two plays to score as Taylor scored his 3rd TD of the night. Cole Hawkins kicked his 3rd extra-point to give the Raiders a 28-21 lead.
QB Christian Wilkinson of Warren County threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to one. The Pioneer coaches decided to go for two and Mill Harner was able to stop Wilkinson’s run attempt just short of the goal-line to end the game and the losing streak at 14 games. Harner with 90 yards rushing and outstanding play on defense earned the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
Taylor rushed 29 times for 131 yards and scored 3 times and threw for another 60 yards. Cody Howes added 78 yards rushing and a TD.
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Coffee County will travel to Lawrence County next Friday night.

Prep Roundup For Thursday September 11

The Westwood soccer team got a forfeit win over Webb on Thursday which was to be their final regular season match of the year. The Lady Rockets will now have a break until September 23rd when they will open up play in the quarterfinals of the Duck River Valley Conference tournament. The game time and opponent will be decided at a later date. The DRVC Tournament will be held at Liberty School in Shelbyville.

The Coffee Middle School soccer team got a 7 to 0 win over South Franklin on Thursday in their final home match of the year. The 8th grade Lady Raiders were honored in a pregame ceremony and that momentum carried over into the first half. The Lady Raiders got 4 first half goals while the defense held South to one shot. Scoring for Coffee County was Morgan Henley, Sam Ellison and Abby Morgan, who scored 2 goals. Morgan, Allie Amado and Julia Duncan notched assists in the first half. In the 2nd half, Bailey Sherrill, Julia Duncan and Jenna Garretson all netted goals as Garretson and Duncan were credited with assists. The Lady Raiders close out the regular season on Monday as they travel to take on North Franklin in a 5 PM match in Winchester.

The Coffee County Central High School soccer team got a much deserved 5 to 1 win over Cascade on Thursday night. Alex Ellison, Caitlyn Moore, Izzy Huddleston and Eliza Masters all notched goals for the Lady Raiders. Ellison was also credited with an assist as she put 5 shots on frame for Coffee County. Coffee County got their 5th and final goal as the result of a Cascade own goal. The Lady Raiders will travel to Winchester this weekend for the Franklin County Tournament. The Lady Raiders return home on Tuesday as they welcome Lawrence County to the newly expanded soccer field behind the Raider Academy. That match is set to kick off at 6:00 PM and Thunder Radio will broadcast the game as part of our Hometown Tuesday series.

The Coffee County Central High School volleyball team swept Fayetteville on Thursday night in straight sets. The Lady Raiders were led in assists by Brittney Williams while Sydney Pearson led the Lady Raiders in aces and kills. With the win, the Lady Raiders improved to 11 and 5 on the season as they prepare to host the Lady Southern Slam this weekend. The tournament will feature matches at the high school and the Coffee County Middle School. Coffee County opens up pool play on Saturday morning at 9 AM as they will play White County at CHS. The Lady Raiders will also take on Grundy County, Eagleville and St. Andrews in pool play in matches starting at 11 AM, 2 PM and 4 PM respectively. Single elimination bracket play begins at 6:30 Saturday night with the championship set to get underway at 9:30 PM. Folks are urged to come out and see some great high school volleyball on Saturday and help support the CHS and CCMS volleyball teams.

The Westwood Rockets football dropped their 3rd straight heartbreaking game in a row on Thursday night in Unionville 30 to 20 to Community Middles School. The Rockets got touchdowns from Byron Sullivan and Marcus Pendleton but could not overcome a big 2nd half deficit. The Rockets will try to break the losing streak next Thursday in Shelbyville as they take on their old rival Liberty. Kickoff is set for 6:30 PM.

Regular Season Ends For Red Raider Golf–Next Up District Tournament

In high school golf Wednesday Coffee County traveled to Shelbyville for their final regular season match of the year.
The girl’s team picked up a win over Tullahoma. Hollee Sadler had the low score for the Lady Raiders with a 74.
Coffee County is now 64-3 on the year.
The boys dropped all 3 matches to Tullahoma, Shelbyville and Franklin County. Jacob Prater shot the low score for the Raiders with an 81. Coffee County falls to 35-32 on the season.
The two Raider golf teams travel back to Shelbyville for the District 8-AAA tournament on Tuesday.

Raider Basketball Team Hosting Golf Tournament

The Coffee County High School basketball team is hosting their 2nd annual Red Raider Scramble this Saturday at Willowbrook Golf Club. Cost to field a 4 man team is $300 or you can play as an individual for $75. Entry fee covers your green fees and cart fees, plus covers your lunch which will be served at noon. The scramble begins with a shotgun start at 1:00 PM and cash prizes will be awarded for 1st and 2nd place in 2 flights. There will also be a putting contest, long drive contest and closest to the pin awards. Mulligan packages are also available for purchase and all proceeds will benefit the Coffee County basketball program. Registration is closing NOW, so if you are interested in attending, please call Coach Ben Holl at 615-830-0286 or Head Coach J.D. Douglas at 931-723-5174.

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