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Cross Country teams compete well at Warren County

The Westwood Cross Country team competed in their first meet ever on Tuesday in McMinnville. The boys team won the meet as Samuel Workman and Andres Cavalie finished 1^st and 2^nd in the race outdistancing the other 34 runners in the meet. Workman finished at 14:05 with Cavalie on his heels at 14:06. Cory Walker finished in 11^th place and Jacob Moore , Eric Randolph and Aiden Stovall all finished in the Top 20. For the girls, Mary Elizabeth Spradley was the top finished for Westwood as she finished in 11^th place at 18:24. Katherine Hills came in 15^th place, Sunshine Mai finished in 20^th place while Aiden Widner was 21^st and Zoe Mills was 23^rd. Those 5 runners gave Westwood a score of 67 which was not enough to knock off Cannon County in the team competition. The Westwood Cross Country team’s next meet is set for September 22^nd at Old Stone Fort.

The CHS Cross Country team competed at Warren County on Tuesday.
Photo courtesy of Pascale Randolph

The CHS Cross Country team continued their improvement on Tuesday in McMinnville as all the Red Raider runners lowered their personal best times. As a team, the Red Raiders finished 3^rd out of 6 teams competing. Individually; Andy Rossom was the top finisher for Coffee County finishing in 8^th place, out of 62 runners, at 19:29. Scott Randolph finished in 12^th place, Maxwell Nicoll was in 15^th place and Caleb Buck finished in 26^th place. For the girls, junior Makenzie Morgan was the top finisher as she finished in 13^th place. Kayla McCormick had a personal best of 30:36 to finish in 22^nd place. The Raider thinclads are back in action next Tuesday as they will host a home meet at Old Stone Fort.

Tuesday Prep Sports Roundup

The Coffee Middle School Soccer team got a season sweep over Tullahoma on Tuesday with a 2 to 1 win at Coffee Middle. After a scoreless first half; Tullahoma broke through on a penalty kick in the 33rd minute by Cassidy Conner. The Lady Raiders fought back leveling the score in the 45th minute on a goal by Reagan Ellison. The Lady Raiders got the winning goal by Lindsey Perry in the 49th minute as she redirected a corner kick from Morgan Henley for the game winner. Perry led Coffee County in shots with 3 to earn the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game honors. With the win, the Lady Raiders improved their record to 7-0-1 on the year. Download the radio broadcast They will play host to South Franklin on Thursday in a match set to kick off at 4:30.

The Westwood soccer team dropped a hard fought 2 to 0 decision in Huntland on Tuesday. The Lady Rockets held the Hornets to single goals in each half but could not get a shot past the keeper. The Lady Rockets travel to Bell Buckle on Thursday to take on The Webb School. Kickoff is at 4:30 PM.

The CHS Volleyball swept Franklin County on Tuesday night to stay perfect in District 8-AAA play. The Lady Raiders dominated play from the service line and the net to win 25 to 17, 25 to 11 and 25 to 11. The Lady Raiders had 23 aces on the match as Cameron Davis had 7 and Brittany Williams served 6. Sydney Pearson and Valiana Barger each had 7 kills. Maddie Taylor had 5 digs and Tyger Fenton added 4. Brittany Williams led the team in assists with 12. Coffee County will play host to Fayetteville on Thursday night beginning at 6:00 PM.

After a scoreless first quarter, Coffee County Middle School football scored four 2nd quarter touchdowns en route to a 42 to 8 defeat of South Franklin on Tuesday night. Josh Sanders got an 8 yard touchdown run with 7:30 left in the half followed by a 60 yard TD run from Weston Hargroves 2 minutes later. Andrew Mahaffey added a 36 yard TD run and then a 50 yard TD pass to Trace Bryant to close out the 1st half scoring at 28 to 0. The Raiders got 2nd half touchdowns from Tanner Hulvey and Hayden Skipper to close out the scoring. With the win, Coffee County improved to 4 and 1 on the year and keeps their hopes alive for a berth in the conference championship game. The Red Raiders will be at home next Tuesday night as they play host to North Franklin. That game is set to kick off at 6:30 PM.

In high school District 8-AAA soccer last night the Lady Raiders lost at home to Shelbyville Golden Eagles 8-0. Next up for Coffee County is a road trip to Cascade on Thursday beginning at 7pm. On Tuesday September 18th the Lady Raiders play host to Lawrence County and Thunder Radio will broadcast that game live with Dennis Weaver.

Middle School Volleyball Picks Up 10th Win

The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team brought home their 10th win of the year as traveled to Eagleville on Monday night for a non-conference match with the Lady Eagles. The Lady Raiders gutted out a tough 2 set victory winning each game by a score of 25 to 21. Haley Richardson led the Lady Raiders with 7 aces and a kill. Shannah Frame had 2 aces and an assist while Skylar Bell had 4 aces. Jacey Vaughn recorded a dig and an ace for Coffee Middle. The win moves the Lady Raiders record to 10 & 3 on the year as they take a week long break. Their next match will take place on September 16th as they travel to take on South Lincoln.

Raiders Split Golf Matches With White County

Senior Justin Hall rolls a putt at a recent golf match.

The Coffee County girl’s golf team pushed their record to 60 and 3 on Monday with an 81 to 83 victory over White County. Jacque Crossland led the Lady Raiders with a 40 and Savannah Quick adding a 41. Teagan Perry shot 39 on the day in JV action.
The boys slid to 35 and 29 on the year with the one-stroke loss to White County. Seniors Jacob Prater and Justin Hall had the low rounds of the day with a 40 and 41 for the Red Raiders.
The Coffee County golf teams will wrap up the regular season with a match at Shelbyville on Thursday.

Coffee Middle Battles To Tie Warren County In Soccer

The Coffee County Middle School soccer team remains undefeated, but a Saturday draw with Warren County provided the first blemish in 7 matches this season. The Lady Raiders and Lady Pioneers battled to a scoreless tie in the 1st half before The Lady Raiders got on the early in the 2nd half. Jenna Garretson fed Julia Duncan on a beautiful cross and Duncan’s goal gave the Raiders a lead they would protect until the 55th minute. The Lady Pioneers got the tying goal in the final 5 minutes to spoil the Lady Raiders Saturday morning party. The Lady Raiders will play host to Tullahoma on Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 and Home Town Tuesday will bring you all the action beginning with a 4:20 pregame show on Thunder Radio
The CHS freshman volleyball had a strong performance in the Soddy Daisy tournament on Saturday as they came home with 4 wins. The Lady Raiders got strong performances from everyone on the roster. Alliyah Williams led the team in blocks, Tyanna Fenton led in aces, Lexi Medley and Alexis Baker made the most digs while Karlyssa Meadows was the assist leader.

WOW!! Thrilling Coffee County vs Columbia Football Game

Freshman QB Alontae Taylor breaks loose on one of his long runs.. Photos by Barry West

Coffee County came up just short on Friday night in high school football. The Raiders hosted 11th ranked Columbia in District 8-AAA play. In the very high scoring game the Lions took the lead at 50-42 with 27 seconds left.
Senior Jimmy Hollandsworth, who started at quarterback the first two games of the season switched to TE against Columbia. Hollandsworth was called upon to return to QB for the final drive of the game. After throwing an incompletion on his first throw the senior found Boone Riddle over the middle on the next play. Riddle made a great catch for 43 yards to set the Raiders up at the Columbia 27 with 10 seconds left. On the next play Hollandsworth used his strong arm to find Riddle again at the Lions 3-yard line with four seconds left in the game. On the final play Hollandsworth scrambled to find an open receiver but he could not and he took off running and dove for the goal-line coming up just short as the incredibly exciting game ended.
Freshman QB Alontae Taylor rolled up 227 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns on only 13 carries and was 6-of-9 passing for 100 yards and another score.
Cody Howes scored 4 times on the night three times on the ground and he caught a TD pass.

Kicker Cole Hawkins booted 6 extra points on the night.

The difference maker for Columbia was Mario Williams who rushed for 295 yards and five touchdowns.
Both teams combined for 900 yards of offence.
The Gateway Tire and Service Center Co-players of the game were Riddle and Taylor.
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Coffee County will travel to McMinnville on Thursday night, that’s right Thursday for a 7pm kickoff. Join Thunder Radio for a special pre-game show at 6pm followed by game action.

Westwood football falls to Cascade

The Westwood Rockets got 2 touchdown passes from 7^th grade quarterback Jake Hollandsworth but it was not enough to overcome Cascade as the Rockets fell 30 to 12. Cascade scored on their first 2 drives of the game to race out to a 14 to 0 lead on a game heard here on Thunder Radio.

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The Rockets responded quickly as Marcus Pendleton ripped off a 61 yard run before Hollandsworth connected with Joey Rhea on an 18 yard touchdown pass with 5 minutes remaining in the first half. Trailing 14 to 6 at the half, the Rockets were set to receive the kick to begin the second half. A turnover on the 2^nd half kickoff was the first of 3 second half turnovers which spelled doom for a Westwood comeback. Hollandsworth did connect on his second TD pass in the 3^rd quarter as he hit Byron Sullivan on a post route for a 73 yard TD completion. Sullivan finished 106 total yards to earn the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game honors. With the loss, Westwood’s record falls to 3 and 2 on the season. The Rockets travel to Unionville on Thursday for a 6:30 PM kickoff against Community.

Thursday Prep Roundup

CCMS Volleyball team got a 2 set win over Fayetteville on Thursday afternoon. The Lady Raiders won by set scores of 25-11 and 25-20. Amanda Mukai led the way for Coffee Middle as she scored 7 aces and 2 kills. Skylar Bell served up 8 aces while Shannah Frame had 3 assists, 1 kill and 2 aces. With the win, Coffee County’s record improved to 9 and 3 on the season. The Lady Raiders will travel to Eagleville on Monday for a 5 PM match with the Eaglettes.

The CHS volleyball team won a pair of matches in Lawrence County on Thursday night. The JV team got a 2 to 1 win while the varsity Lady Raiders dropped the first set before rebounding for the 4 set victory. After losing the first set 20-25, Coffee County found their rhythm sweeping the next 3 games 13, 19 & 12. Coffee County got strong serving from Tyger Fenton, Cameron Davis and Maddie Taylor. Brittney Williams led the red & black in assists while Cursten Vaughn and Sydney Pearson led in kills. Ariel Williams was the team leader in blocks while Fenton and Sara Brown led in digs. With the win, Coffee County is now 3 and 0 in district play and 9 and 5 overall. The Lady Raiders host Franklin County on Tuesday night at 6 PM at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium.

The Tullahoma Lady Cats soccer team spoiled the Coffee County district opener on Thursday night behind Shannon Reagan’s hat trick. The Cats got 5 first half goals, including the 3 Reagan goals, in the 7 to 0 defeat of Coffee County. The loss evened the Lady Raiders district record at 1 & 1. The Lady Raiders host Shelbyville on Tuesday in an important district match that begins at 7 PM.

Raiders Host District Golf Match

The Coffee County girl’s golf team beat Tullahoma 148-211 Thursday at WIllowbrook. Hollee Sadler shot even-par 72 and Savannah Quick carded a 76 to lead the Lady Raiders to their 59th win of the season.
In boys action the Red Raiders played well but not as well as defending region champ Lawrence County or rival Tullahoma. The final score Lawrence County 310, Tullahoma 320 and Coffee County 322.
Jacob Prater and Hayden Profitt led the Raiders with a 77 and 78 respectfully.

CCCHS Volleyball Drops Match At Eagleville

On Wednesday afternoon the Coffee County volleyball team traveled to Eagleville to take on the Lady Eagles. Eagleville picked up the win three sets to one, 25-15, 25-17, 11-25 and 27-25.
Cameron Davis played well with 6 aces to go along with 2 kills. Sydney Pearson had 7 kills and Valiana Barger added 6.
The Lady Raiders will back on the road Thursday as they travel to Lawrence County for a District 8-AAA match.

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