Kiya Ferrell of CCMS basketball
In their last contest before the Christmas holiday break, the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams welcomed Harris Middle to the CCMS gym on Thursday night for a conference doubleheader. In a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Coffee County teams each captured wins to enter the new year on a positive note. The Lady Raiders held off a late charge by the Eagles to capture a 30 to 22 win while the Red Raiders pulled away in the 4th quarter to win 34 to 26.
Despite struggling at the free throw line, Coffee County staved off a late charge from the Eaglettes to capture their 11th win of the year. The Lady Raiders hit 6 of their 13 free throws in the 4th quarter to power to the win. Coffee County was led in scoring by Bella Vinson who finished with 19 points. Marley Perry added 5 points and Kiya Ferrell finished with 4.
Trenton Scrivnor of CCMS basketball
After building a double digit lead in the 2nd quarter, the Raiders held off Eagle rallies in the 2nd and 3rd quarters to take a 25 to 24 lead into the final period. In the 4th quarter, Coffee County held Harris to one field goal while draining 9 free throws for the win. Jaxon Vaughn was the leading scorer for the Red Raiders as he finished with 14 points. Trenton Scrivnor added 8 points and Conner Shemwell finished with 6 points for Coffee County.
Coffee County will be off until January 5th when Warren County visits the Coffee County Middle School gym. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series. The opening tip will be at 6 PM, Lucky Knott will bring you all the action beginning with the pregame show at 5:50.
You can download a copy of the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
