CHS Wrestling Defeats Lawrence County; Claims Lead in District

Gavin Prater of Coffee County CHS wrestling

The Coffee County CHS wrestlers made the long trip to Lawrenceburg on Tuesday night.  After capturing a victory over Lawrence County, the Raider grapplers came home with the lead in the district.  Coffee County also dropped a non-district match to Huntsville High in the tri-match.

Against Lawrence County, Coffee County got 4 forfeits, 3 pin falls and a technical fall to beat the Wildcats 47 to 36.  The Red Raiders got pins from Brett Francis(at 126 pounds), Reynaldo Reyes(182) and Christopher Speagle(220).  Gabriel Westbrooke(113), Jesse Smith(145), Devin Judge(152) and Dakota Chalker(160) all won via forfeit.

Against Huntsville, Coffee County got a pair of decision wins and a pinfall but lost 53 to 12.  Jonathan Cable(138) got a 3 to 0 decision win and Jesse Smith(145) wrestled to a 5 to 2 win.  Gavin Prater(152) got the lone pinfall win.

The Raiders return to the mat on Thursday night when they travel to McMinnville for a tri-match.  The Raiders will take on Warren County and LaVergne.  Weigh-in is at 5, the first match begins at 6 PM.