CCMS running back Marshall Haney(#12 in red) (Photo by John StClair – www.JohnStClairPhoto.com)
Three turnovers in the 4th quarter and a ferocious Tullahoma Middle School defense combined to drop the Coffee County Middle School football team on Tuesday night 20 to 0 in Tullahoma. The Wildcats capitalized on a 4th down conversion in each of their first half scoring drives and added a final touchdown in the last 2 minutes set up by a Red Raider fumble.
After swapping fumbles to begin the game, Tullahoma put together an 8 play drive highlighted by a 4th and 13 conversion with a 36 yard pass completion. That drive culminated in a touchdown with 1:48 left in the opening quarter. On their 2nd drive, Tullahoma converted a 4th and 3 with a 17 yard run and one play later connecting on a 30 yard touchdown pass. The ensuing 2 point conversion was good to make the score 14 to 0 at intermission.
The Tullahoma defense but huge pressure on the Raiders beginning in the 2nd quarter and at one point Coffee County ran 9 straight plays that did not generate positive yardage. The Red Raiders made some improvement in the 2nd half, but the turnovers kept Coffee County off the scoreboard.
Marshall Haney led Coffee County in rushing with 38 yards on 11 attempts. Quarterback Conner Shemwell was harassed all night in the pocket as he was sacked 3 times and knocked twice as much. Shemwell was 4 of 11 on the night with no interceptions. Each of the Raider completions were behind the line of scrimmage and each resulted in a loss of yardage due to the blitzing defense of the Wildcats.
The Red Raiders travel to Shelbyville on Tuesday night to take on Harris Middle School. That game will be played at Shelbyville Central High School. Kickoff is set for 6:30 PM.
