Ellie Graham of CCMS Basketball(file photo)
Once again, the defense of Coffee County powered the Lady Raiders to their 15th straight win in a 36 to 10 defeat of West Tullahoma on Thursday night in middle school basketball action at CCMS. The Lady Raiders held the Lady Bobcats to a single field goal in the 1st half as they carried a 22 to 4 lead into the halftime break on 8th Grade Night. Coffee County was led in scoring by a pair of 8th graders as Julia Duncan finished the night with 18 points while Ellie Graham added 5 points. Bella Vinson and Keelie Hillis chipped in 4 points apiece as Coffee County improved to 15 and 0 on the season.
Blanton Brown of CCMS basketball(file photo)
The Red Raiders took a 1 point lead into the final minute before a turnover and a defensive lapse allowed the West boys to drop Coffee County 37 to 36. Trailing by 4 entering the final period, Coffee County looked poised to rally for the comeback win as they managed to rebound for a 3 point lead. The Bobcats late game heroics allowed them to garner a season sweep over Coffee County. The Red Raiders were also led in scoring by a pair of 8th graders as Blanton Brown scored 10 points on the night, including 5 during the 4th quarter comeback. Brandon Jernigan finished with 9 points. Seventh graders Jaxon Vaughn and Hayden Hullett each had a pair of 3 pointers to finish with 6 points apiece. Coffee County closes out the regular season on Thursday night when they travel to Shelbyville to take on Harris. The CTC postseason tournament is slated to get underway on Monday, January 25th and will be held at Coffee County Middle School.
