CCMS Basketball Teams Sweep Woodbury Border Wars Titles
CCMS Lady Raiders with the Border Wars championship trophy[Photo provided by Matt Vinson]
For the 2nd year in a row the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams captured the Woodbury Border Wars tournaments. The Lady Raiders defeated Woodland in the semifinals before capturing a come from behind win over DeKalb County in the finals. The boys drubbed Westside in the semifinals before holding off Swiss Memorial in the finals.
The Lady Raiders opened the day on Saturday as they took out Woodland 39 to 22. Bella Vinson led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 15 points and Keri Munn added 10. In the finals, the Lady Raiders needed a 4th quarter comeback to defeat DeKalb County 31 to 27.
CCMS Lady Raiders named to the Border Wars All-Tournament team (left to right) Keri Munn, Bella Vinson, Kiya Ferrell & Marley Perry[Photo provided by Matt Vinson]
Trailing 24 to 21 entering the final 6 minutes Keri Munn and Kiya Ferrell each netted 4 points in the 4th quarter to capture the championship. Bella Vinson again led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 12 points while Ferrell added 11 points and Munn finished with 6 points. Munn, Vinson, Ferrell and Marley Perry were all named to the All-Tournament team.
The Red Raiders blasted Westside in their semifinals by a score of 45 to 18. The Raiders held Westside to 6 points in the second half as they coasted to the win. Ten Red Raiders scored on the afternoon led by Jaxon Vaughn and Trenton Scrivnor who each netted 11 points.
CCMS Red Raiders with the Border Wars championship trophy[Photo provided by Kyle Harris]
After trailing 16 to 13 after the first quarter of the finals, Coffee County held off a hot shooting Swiss Memorial team to capture the tournament title by a final of 44 to 36. Swiss hit nine 3 pointers in the game, including 5 in the 4th quarter, but it was not enough to overcome the 11 made free throws by the Raiders in the 4th quarter. Jaxon Vaughn led Coffee County in scoring with 11 points while Marshall Haney and Kyle Farless each added 8. Vaughn, Haney, Farless and Hayden Hullett were named to the All-Tournament team.
CCMS Red Raiders named to the Border Wars All Tournament team. (left to right) Hayden Hullett, Jaxon Vaughn, Kyle Farless & Marshall Haney. [Photo provided by Kyle Harris]
The Raiders and Lady Raiders will be off this week as their next game will be on Monday, November 7th at White County. The girls’ game will get underway at 6 PM.
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