Category: Sports

Raiders and Cats Split Games

Addison Carter hits a tough shot in the game at Tullahoma

Katie Reid lays in two for the Lady Raiders... Photos by Barry West

Cross county rivals tangled in Tullahoma last night as Coffee County took on the Wildcats of Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders struggled in the first half with the tenacious Cat defense and trailed at the break 17 to 12. A series of turnovers early in the 3rd quarter allowed Tullahoma to stretch the lead to 10 points. A Coffee County timeout sparked an 11 – 0 run for the Raiders to give them a short lived 25-24 lead late in the 3rd quarter. The two teams battled back and forth before Katie Reid nailed two Al White Motors free throws with 13 seconds remaining to give Coffee County the come from behind 39 to 36 win. Coffee County was led in scoring by Katie Reid and Ginny Clayborne who each had 11 points. Alaina Lusk also finished in double figures with 10. The win upped Coffee County’s record to 5 and 4 for the season. The Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game was Katie Reid.

 

In boys action, Tullahoma roared out to a 13 to 2 lead early in the game only to watch the Raiders carve that deficit to 3 points at halftime, 22 to 19. Turnovers and missed shots in the first 4 minutes of the 3rd quarter allowed Tullahoma to race out to a 14 point lead which they never relinquished. Coffee County was led in scoring by Lance Crismond who poured in 14 points. Lucas Crismond added 11 points and Anthony Jackson added 8 points. The Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game was Anthony Jackson. Coffee County’s record fell to 3 and 5.
Coffee County will be at home on Friday night as they host Lincoln County. The game will tip off at 6 with pregame coverage starting at 5:50 on Thunder Radio.

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Motlow In 1st Place

The Motlow Bucks (9-2, 7-0) stand alone at the top of the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) standings, the only team undefeated in conference play. Head coach Jerry Nichols knows there are still plenty of games to play, but he is happy with where his team is at the break.
“We played well in stretches this past weekend,” said Nichols. “We could have been better because we had slow starts in both games. We found a way to win though and right now we are where we need to be. We have a great chance to get to the national tournament for the first time in school history if we can keep playing well.”
Like all other junior and community college teams, the Bucks will now take their holiday break. Nichols expects his team to enjoy their break and the holidays, but he also expects them to return in January with their eyes on the prize, the NJCAA tournament.

Fund Raiser For CCCHS Basketball

The Coffee County Red Raider basketball teams would like to invite you to a chili supper and silent auction on Dec. 14. The cost of the chili supper is $5. Also that same night the basketball teams will be giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the MTSU basketball on Dec. 18 against Tennessee St. in Murfreesboro. The tickets will be given away during the 2 halftimes of the Lincoln County games at Joe Frank Patch Gymnasium.

Westwood Players Receive Honors

Westwood Boys's basketball team and coaches

Two of the Westwood Rockets boys basketball team members earned high honors from the DRVC coaches.
7th grader Carlos Medina was named to the DRVC all tournament team for his performance in the 2012 DRVC tourney.
8th Grader Stephen Sullivan was named to the DRVC all conference team for his strong play through the entire 2012 season.
These awards were voted on by the coaches in the DRVC that faced the Rockets this season.
Head Coach Will Pannell said, “These two young men are very deserving of these awards. I am very proud of them. Pannell added, “Stephen has been with the program for the last 3 years and has improved greatly and I am so happy to see him win such a great award in his last season in the DRVC before he moves on to the high school”. Pannell said that Carlos has done a wonderful job this year and he is very excited to see what he is capable of accomplishing in the future, luckily he is only a 7th grader so he will have another season at Westwood.

TSSAA Forced to Open Books

A Davidson County chancery court judge has ruled that the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is subject to the Tennessee Open Records Act in a lawsuit filed by The City Paper.
Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman ruled in favor of the newspaper in a summary judgment delivered in oral remarks on Friday and agreed that the association was the functional equivalent of a governmental agency.
The Nashville newspaper filed a lawsuit after the athletic association did not provide records pertaining to Montgomery Bell Academy and records pertaining to violations of financial aid rules.
John Williams, the attorney representing the newspaper, said the case sets a precedent in Tennessee regarding the public’s right to access records from TSSAA.
TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress said on Monday that they intend on appealing the ruling.

Tough Time For Red Raiders

Sara Brown hits a three at Smyrna... Photos by Milton Stanley of the Manchester Times

In non district action in Smyrna on Friday night, the Coffee County Lady Raiders fell to Smyrna 43 to 40 in girl’s action. Coffee County led 13 to 10 after the first quarter on early 1st National Bank 3 pointers from Katie Reid and Sarah Brown. Smyrna roared back in the 2nd quarter to lead by 2 at the half; a lead they stretched to 7 points with 3 minutes to go in the 3rd period. Coffee County found their scoring touch to tie the game in the 1st minute of the 4th quarter at 34. Before falling by the final score of 43 to 40. Coffee County was led in scoring by Katie Reid with 9. Sarah Brown finished the game with 8 points and played some great defense to earn the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.

In boy’s action, Coffee County held the pace down in the 1st quarter to lead after one 10 to 6. Smyrna’s athleticism and Coffee County foul trouble gave the Bulldogs the momentum as they led at the half 24 to 19, but a Coffee County rally tied it at 26 with 6:20 to go in the 3rd. The Raiders stayed with the bigger Bulldogs eventually tying the game for the final time on a 3 point basket from Lucas Crismond with 4:40 left in the game. But turnovers and free throws allowed Smyrna to pull out to a 9 point lead late in the game and hang on to win 57-50. Coffee County was led in scoring by Lance Crismond who finished the night with 23 points. Lucas Crismond had 17 points including three 1st National Bank 3 pointers to earn the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game.
Coffee County will be on the road at Tullahoma on Tuesday night for the 4th road game in a row. We will have that broadcast on Thunder Radio beginning at 5:50 with the opening tip at 6:00 PM.

Lucas Crismond drives down the court against the Bulldogs

Motlow Splits Weekend Games

Perrin Buford powers his way for bucket in the Motlow win on Saturday

Chelsey Wiseman scores two of her 10 points on Saturday... Photos by Barry West

The Motlow Bucks got the weekend started off right with a win over Walters St. 74-53 on Friday night. In ladies action the 7th nationally ranked Lady Senators defeated the Lady Bucks fell 78-33.
On Saturday the Lady Bucks led by as many as 20 points but saw Roane St roar back to take the TCCAA game 55-53. Lekera Taylor had a nice game for Motlow leading her team with 17.
The Motlow Bucks improved to 9-2 overall and 7-0 in conference play with an 81-59 win over the Roane St Raiders. The Bucks hit 12 3-pointers and had 10 different players score, led by DJ Jones with 17, Mike Tomlin with 12, Kerrell Davis had 11, and Perrin Burford 10.
Motlow will not play again until Jan. 9 when Snead St visits the Copperweld Arena.

Fun Event At Willowbrook

After the 5k, participants enjoyed a pancake breakfast at WillowBrook golf course.

Some of the participants in the Santa Sleigh 5k

Could it be Santa? Maybe not.....? Pictures by Tiffany Clutter

The Santa Sleigh 5k and Long John Open Golf Tournament was a tremendous success Saturday, at the Willow Brook golf course. This is the 2nd Annual event that benefits the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center and Coffee County Cares for Families. Brad Costello, David Costello, David Vinson and Joe Covington –foursome took the trophy in the golf match.
90 Runners took part in the Golf-cart-path 5k, with Chaz Miller and Lana Sain taking male and female best timed runs.
Thunder Radio received reports that Santa Claus and multiple elves attended the event, but only reindeer participated in the actual run.

Luck and Colts Beat Titans

Jared Cook makes a great catch for a TD against the Colts... Picture from Titans Facebook

Andrew Luck led Indianapolis back from a 13-point second-half deficit and Adam Vinatieri made two fourth-quarter field goals as the Colts rallied for a 27-23 victory Sunday over the Tennessee Titans.
Rob Bironas kicked 3 field-goals and Jared Cook caught the offensive touchdown for the 4-9 Titans.
Next Monday night Tennessee will host the New York Jets.

Vols Get Their Man

Butch Jones

Tennessee introduced Butch Jones on Friday as its successor to Derek Dooley, who was fired Nov. 18 after going 15-21 in three seasons. Jones called Tennessee his dream job and said he was taking over “the best college football program in America.”
The 44-year-old Jones has a 50-27 record in six seasons as a head coach. He went 27-13 in three seasons at Central Michigan and was 23-14 at Cincinnati the last three years. He now faces the task of rebuilding a former Southeastern Conference power that has posted three consecutive losing seasons.
Jones agreed to a six-year contract worth $18.2 million, ending a tumultuous couple of days for both himself and his new school. Colorado had offered him a five-year deal worth at least $13.5 million.