Alexis Rayman(in pink) attacks the net against 2 Harris defenders on Saturday
A pair of shutouts by the CCMS varsity and junior varsity soccer teams highlighted a strong performance for the home teams in Saturday’s Kickin’ Cancer Play Day. The varsity team had a win and a scoreless draw on the day while the JV team won a pair of shutouts. The Lady Raiders strong play, coupled with a huge turnout, gave Coach Travis O’Kelley a lot to be pleased about with Saturday’s scrimmage event.
The varsity team opened the day against Rockvale with a draw in a match where they dominated the time of possession. The Lady Raiders managed 9 shots on the game but could not get a ball past the Rockvale keeper. Against Harris, the Lady Raiders managed a goal on 8 shots as Alexis Rayman drilled home a rebound resulting from a scrum in front of the net.
The JV team got a pair of 2 to 0 wins defeating DeKalb County 2 to 0 as Katie Cotton had a pair of goals and Alyssa Gipson added an assist. The Lady Raiders dominated play as they had 7 shots on goal and forced 4 corner kicks. In the second game, Rayman and Cotton scored the goals for Coffee County.
“From an attendance standpoint, this was definitely the biggest day in tournament history; due in no small part to the involvement of so many teams” said Coach O’Kelley. He went on to say, “As a result, I expect that we will be making a sizable donation to the Middle Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition this year. On behalf of the boosters, players, coaching staff, school and administration, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all those who took part in making this our most successful Kickin’ Cancer play day to date.”
The Lady Raiders will open the regular season on Tuesday when they travel to McMinnville to take on Warren County. The varsity match is set to begin a 5:30 PM. Thunder Radio will be on hand for the Lady Raiders home opener on August 25th when Harris visits the Lady Raiders’ home pitch. That game will be broadcast as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series.
