Matt Hasselbeck
Alaina Lusk was named Homecoming Queen and Dallon Lush, King
The Raider defense gets set for a play. The D played well all night.
Rozier turns it loose on one of his long runs... All photos by Barry West
Homecoming was special for Coffee County football fans as a large M greeted everyone at mid-field. The M was in remembrance of the former name of Coffee County Central High School when it was called Manchester Central High School. Homecoming 2012 became even more special by the end of the night as the Red Raiders defeated Franklin County in a great ballgame 21-20.
With only 50 seconds gone in the 1st quarter Coffee County would take the lead on a Deangelo Rozier 78 yard run and Peyton Meeker 2-point conversion it was 8-0. The Rebels would come right back and score but Justin Smith would block the extra point making it 8-6 Raiders. Rozier who finish the game with 3 TD’s and 230 yards would score again to make the score 15-6 Coffee County at halftime.
In the 2nd half things did not look good for the Red Raiders when Franklin County would score twice and take a 20-15 lead. Coffee County would not quit as they kept fighting, and an inspired defense would keep the score at 20-15 until Rozier got loose again on a 72 yard run for his third touchdown.
The defense led by Jonathon Lyda and Ben Hosea would stop the Rebels from scoring again helping the Raiders win their 2nd win in a row. Lyda, Hosea and Rozier earned Tri-Gateway Tire Players of the Game.
Alaina Lusk was named Homecoming Queen and Dallon Lush King.
Coffee County will host Cookeville this Friday for Senior Night.
Action from the District 6-AAA soccer championship... Photo by Jeff Cox
The Warren County Lady Pioneers defeated the Coffee County Lady Raiders 4-1 in the District 6-AAA Soccer Championship last night in McMinnville. Coffee County’s Katie Reed scored on a penalty kick for the Lady Raiders lone goal. Coffee County will play next week in the region tournament.
The 47th Annual Semmes-McKenzie Lions Bowl freshmen football game will be played on Tuesday October 23rd, 2012 at Wilkins Stadium in Tullahoma. This will be a doubleheader featuring four of the top freshmen football teams in the mid-state area. The first game will start at 6:00 pm when the Hendersonville Commandos will play the Ninth Grade Academy Falcons from Fayetteville. The second game will begin at 8:00 pm and feature the Riverdale Warriors from Murfreesboro and the Shelbyville Golden Eagles.
Proceeds from the game received by the Tullahoma Lions Club will be used to support the club’s Sight Conservation Program which purchases eyeglasses and provides surgery for needy citizens of the local area. The participating schools keep funds from their sale of advanced tickets.
Westwood traveled to Eagleville Tuesday night to take on a very good Eagle team. The Rockets fell behind early in the first but battled back to take a 1 point lead going into half. After the break the Rockets were unable to get on track and slowly lost their hold of the lead. Westwood lost to Eagleville by 8 points, 37-29. The Rockets were led by Jakota Alexander with 13. Stephen Sullivan and Breyer Taylor added 6 points each.
Will Pannell head coach of the Rockets said after the game, “I know the boys took this loss hard but I feel that we will be able to learn from this loss and improve. The boys have been working hard and I believe we will be able to work on some things that hurt us tonight to improve for the rest of the season.”
The Rockets will look to rebound from this loss tonight when they will travel to Moore County.
The Coffee County Lady Raiders soccer team is headed to the region tournament and will play for the District 6-AAA championship. Coffee County defeated Cookeville last night on the road 4-2. The Lady Raiders jumped to a 3-0 lead before Cookeville came back to cut it to one goal. Later in the match Coffee County would score one more to seal the win.
Katie Reed scored twice; Tasha Anderson and Anna Nickels had a goal each.
The district championship will be played Thursday night in McMinnville.
Westwood Rocket boys and coaches
Class 6A
Record Pts Prv
1. Maryville (17) 8-0 199 1
2. Siegel (1) 8-0 170 2
3. Whitehaven (1) 8-0 157 3
4. Kingsport Dobyns Bennett (2) 8-0 144 4
5. Brentwood 8-0 123 5
6. Science Hill 8-0 105 6
7. Mt. Juliet 7-1 75 7
8. Bearden 7-1 67 8
9. Dickson County 9-0 55 10
10. Oak Ridge 7-1 46 9
Class 5A
Record Pts Prv
1. Beech (20) 8-0 208 1
2. Jackson Northside 8-0 180 2
3. Lenoir City (1) 7-1 168 3
4. Powell 8-1 138 4
5. Knoxville West 6-2 119 5
6. Henry County 6-2 93 6
7. Daniel Boone 6-2 84 8
8. South Doyle 7-1 33 NR
9. Columbia 6-2 29 T9
10. Clarksville NE 5-3 24 7
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Giles County (15) 8-0 198 1
2. Covington (2) 8-0 183 2
3. Knoxville Fulton (3) 7-1 168 3
4. East Hamilton (1) 7-1 145 4
5. DeKalb County 9-0 134 5
6. Lexington 7-1 97 6
7. Greeneville 5-3 73 7
8. Dyersburg 7-1 61 8
9. Livingston Academy 7-1 51 9
10. Mitchell 7-1 37 10
Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Alcoa (9) 7-1 198 2
(tie)CAK (12) 8-0 198 1
3. CPA 8-0 161 3
4. Cheatham County 8-0 140 4
5. South Gibson 8-0 116 5
6. Milan 7-1 105 6
7. Elizabethton 7-2 78 8
8. Sullivan North 8-1 73 7
9. Polk County 6-2 48 9
10. Fairview 6-3 29 10
Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Boyd Buchanan (17) 8-0 202 1
2. Dresden (1) 9-0 183 2
3. Grace Christian (2) 7-1 164 3
4. Friendship Christian (1) 7-1 148 4
5. Oneida 7-1 114 5
6. Adamsville 8-1 110 6
7. Hampton 7-1 95 7
8. Cascade 6-2 47 9
9. Westwood 7-1 31 T10
10. Houston County 6-2 18 8
Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Gordonsville (11) 7-1 190 2
2. Moore County (6) 8-0 187 3
3. South Pittsburg (2) 6-2 170 1
4. Greenback (2) 8-1 159 4
5. Huntingdon 7-2 119 7
6. West Carroll 7-2 88 8
7. Coalfield 7-1 80 5
8. Clarksville Academy 7-2 62 9
9. Copper Basin 6-2 43 6
10. Union City 5-3 34 10
Division II
Record Pts Prv
1. Ensworth (19) 8-0 190 1
2. Brentwood Academy 7-1 168 2
3. MUS 7-1 149 3
4. CBHS 7-1 119 5
5. Knoxville Webb 6-1 117 4
6. University-Jackson 9-0 88 7
7. Baylor 5-3 75 8
8. MBA 5-3 55 10
9. St. George’s 7-1 50 6
10. Briarcrest 7-2 23 9
Lady Raiders score a point in a game earlier this year