2016 CTC Regular Season and Conference Tournament champion Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School
For the Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle, scoring a lot of points has been the secret to an 18 and 0 record on their way to a berth in Saturday’s CTC Tournament finals. On Saturday night, a stingy and physical White County defense forced the Lady Raiders to grind out a 25 to 16 win.
(Left to Right) Julia Duncan, Bella Vinson, Keelie Hillis, Ellie Graham and Jenna Garretson were named to the CTC All-Conference team.
Coffee County led the game from wire to wire, but the Warriorettes were within 3 points with 3 minutes remaining in the contest. Julia Duncan was 6 of 6 at the free throw line in the final 61 seconds to seal the victory and lift the Lady Raiders to their 2nd consecutive conference championship. Duncan ended the night with 20 points. Bella Vinson added 3 points and Ellie Graham added 2 points for Coffee County who advances to Monday’s TMSSA Sub Sectional against Rockvale Middle out of Murfreesboro. That game will be played at Coffee County Middle School and will tip off at 6 PM. A win in that game will advance the Lady Raiders to the state tournament. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of Monday’s game beginning at 5:50 with the Powers Storage pregame show.
Brandon Jernigan(left) & Blanton Brown(right) were named to the CTC All-Conference Team
After the boys’ championship, the Lady Raiders were awarded the Conference title trophies for the regular season and the tournament. Additionally, 5 Lady Raiders and a pair of Red Raiders were recognized as members of the CTC All-Conference team. For the Raiders, Blanton Brown and Brandon Jernigan were named to the squad. For the Lady Raiders, Julia Duncan, Ellie Graham, Bella Vinson, Jenna Garretson and Keelie Hillis were selected.
