Category: Sports

On Friday night The Motlow Bucks and Lady Bucks had their first home games of the year. The Bucks beat defending conference champion Columbia State 77-56 and The Lady Bucks beat Columbia State 65-42.
On Saturday the two teams hosted Jackson State. The Lady Bucks had four players score in double-figures in a 70-48 win. Presley Owen led the Lady Bucks with 15 points followed by Chelsey Wiseman with 14, LeKera Taylor scored 13 and Bianca Mason added 10.
In men’s action the Bucks also saw four players hit double-figures in the TCCAA 85-65 victory. Sean Gardner pumped in 15 points followed by JC Bonny off the bench with 13. Perrin Buford looked good with 14 and Kerrell Davis adding 10.
Both Motlow teams are 3-0 on the season and travel to Snead St in Boaz, Ala tonight.

Jordan Rodgers hit Chris Boyd for a 26-yard touchdown pass with 52 seconds remaining and Vanderbilt rallied for a 27-26 victory over Mississippi on Saturday night.
The Commodores (6-4, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) are now bowl eligible for the second straight season for the first time in school history.
Vanderbilt trailed 23-6 early in the third quarter, but Rodgers found Jordan Matthews for a 52-yard touchdown minutes later to start the Commodores rally.
Rodgers completed 20 of 35 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns. Matthews caught nine passes for 153 yards and a touchdown.
Vandy will host Tennessee this Saturday at 6pm on Thunder Radio.

Vanderbilt rolled to an 80-65 win over Nicholls State on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gym in the Commodores 2012-13 season-opener.
Vanderbilt has now won six-straight season-openers, dating back to the 2006-07 season. The Commodores (1-0 overall) are now 3-0 all-time versus Nicholls State (0-1 overall).
Behind a career day from Kedren Johnson, the Commodores took complete control of the game at the start of the second half. Johnson set new career-highs in points (25), rebounds (6) and assists (6). The Lewisburg, Tenn., native was an efficient 8-of-14 from the field, including 3-of-7 from three-point range.

The Tennessee Titans now (4-6) rebounded yesterday from a 51-20 defeat a week ago against the Bears with a 37-3 thrashing of the home-standing Miami Dolphins.
Chris Johnson would become the first rusher to gain 100 yards against Miami in the past 23 games. He reached the milestone late in the third period and finished with 126 yards in 23 carries and one score.
Jake Locker, back after missing five games with a dislocated non-throwing shoulder, went only 9 of 21 for 122 yards but threw for touchdowns covering 9 yards to Kendall Wright and 26 yards to Jared Cook.
Colin McCarthy had a 49-yard interception return for a touchdown.
The Titans are off this week before traveling to Jacksonville on the 25th.

Tennessee coach Mike Munchak says quarterback Jake Locker will start against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday barring any setbacks.
Locker worked with the starters on Wednesday, and Munchak says the Titans will see how he responds to practicing with the first-team offense. Matt Hasselbeck also took snaps during Wednesday’s practice.
Locker has missed five straight games after injuring his left, non-throwing shoulder Sept. 30 against Houston. He had been practicing with the scout team. Munchak says Locker will have to be honest with how he feels now that doctors have said the quarterback’s shoulder has healed as much as it can.
The second-year quarterback will have to quickly shake off any rust if he plays; Munchak says the Titans (3-6) need to beat Miami (4-4).

The Manchester Chiefs 10U Football team and Cheerleaders were honored by the Manchester Board of Mayor and Alderman on Tuesday night (11-6-2012). Vice Mayor Ryan French presented the team certificates of apparition from the board signed by Mayor Lonnie Norman and Vice Mayor French, for the team showing such great sportsmanship and representing the community well.
“This is a great group of kids that have accomplished a lot, and their talent has been recognized across the state. It is an honor to honor these young men and women and show them just how proud their community is of them. This goes to show what a collected dedication from the kids, coaches, and parents can lead to”, said French after the meeting.
The Vice Mayor recognized a list of accomplishments the team has achieved during the meeting that include:

– 42-4 win loss record over the past 3 season

– 2 straight undefeated seasons

– giving up only one score (6 points) all season long

– being selected to participate in a tournament at LP Field on 11-4-2012 after the Tennessee Titans game, which they went on to finish 2-0 as winners of the Tournament.

Roster:

2 Jake Hollandsworth

3 Jacob Floyd

7 Hunter Mann

8 Hayden Skipper

10 Ryan Wells

11 Ja’Quez Johnson

13 Cailen McLean

15 Ben Fulton

28 Samari Layne

30 Colton Tucker

34 Jaylon Wooten

40 Shawn Anderson

44 Dylan Koon

50 Bailey Chance

73 Cameron Bates

74 Blake Wexler

75 Collin Ward

78 Andrew Holt

79 Slade Samuels

82 Niklas White

88 Blanton Brown

CL Alise Clark

CL Alexis Clark

CL Taylie Beth Goines

CL Addie White

CL Brianna Baker

CL Sydney Belt

CL Brooke Gwinn

Coaches:

Jimmy Hollandsworth

Chris Koon

Sherman White

Donnie Wooten

Richard Skipper

Cheer Coach: Tara Goines

The Motlow Bucks and Lady Bucks will play their first home games and their first conference games this weekend when they host both Columbia State and Jackson State at Copperweld Arena.

Friday night brings Columbia State to Copperweld Arena for a 6 p.m. tipoff. The Chargers and Lady Chargers are always highly-competitive in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association. The Chargers are the defending TCCAA tournament champions.

The Chargers are 2-0 on the young season with a pair of lopsided victories under their belt. They have been very balanced, with seven players averaging at least six points per game. The Lady Chargers have dropped their first two games to quality opponents Faulkner State and Lawson State.

Saturday brings Jackson State to Moore County, with tipoff scheduled for 2 p.m. The Lady Generals won their opening game 72-61 over Mid-South Community College, while the Generals are 2-0 and have averaged 85 points in their two victories.

Admission to all Motlow College regular athletic contests is free and a fully-stocked concession stand is always open. Saturday’s contests will be broadcast on WHMT radio 105.1 FM in Tullahoma, as well as Tullahomaradio.com and LightTUBe channel 11. The video will be replayed on Tullahoma LightTUBe channel 23 next week.

The All-District 6-AAA football team has been announced and it features several Red Raiders. On First-team offence 3 players made it; QB Peyton Meeker, WR Jesse Brown and Center Tyler King. Earning honorable mention, Deangelo Rozier. On defense 2 players were named; DB Hunter Smithson and LB Jordan Brown. Nathan Henderson was named to the All-Academic.

The Motlow Lady Bucks handed new head coach Aaron Holland his first victory while enjoying the sixth-largest win in school history as they traveled to Dayton, Tenn. and beat the Bryan College team 89-41 Friday night in their season opener.
The domination was complete from start to finish for Motlow as they jumped out to a 41-18 lead at intermission. Every player on the roster scored and every player got at least one rebound.
Freshman Chelsey Wiseman had a double-double in her first collegiate contest, leading the team with 15 points, 14 rebounds and five steals. Wiseman added four assists and a blocked shot to her impressive stat sheet.
Joining her in double figure scoring was sophomore Presley Owen with 14 points, Kinashia Russell with 12, and LaShaundra Rice with 10.

The Motlow Bucks turned a seven point halftime lead into a 34 point rout as they opened the 2012-13 basketball season with a 96-62 win over the Bryan College Lions in Dayton, Tenn., Friday night.
The Bucks will open Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) play this Friday when they host defending conference champion Columbia State at 8 pm, women’s game at 6pm at Copperweld Arena.
The home game weekend will continue on Saturday, Nov. 10, with Jackson State scheduled to visit for a 4 p.m. tipoff, women’s game at 2pm. Saturday’s contest will be broadcast live on our sister station WHMT radio at 105.1 FM, 740AM, TullahomaRadio.com, and LightTUBe channel 11.
Sophomore Sean Gardner led the Bucks with 24 points, including six of nine from behind the three-point line, with most coming in the second half. Gardner connected on nine of his 13 total shots, dished out three assists, and pulled down three rebounds.
Sophomore Michael Tomlin and freshman Perrin Buford joined Gardner in double figure scoring. Tomlin hit all six of his field goal attempts and finished with 12 points and three rebounds. Buford scored 10 points in his first game as a Buck, and also added four assists, seven rebounds, and a pair of steals.