Jesse Smith(top) of Coffee County CHS wrestling
Hosting their final home matches of the year, the Coffee County CHS wrestling team played host to Oakland and Eagleville for Senior Night on Tuesday night. The Raiders won their match with Eagleville by a score of 54 to 20 before dropping their match with state-ranked Oakland 68 to 6. The Lady Raider wrestlers fought to a draw with Eagleville.
Against Eagleville, Coffee County got pinfall wins from Hunter Massey(at 113 pounds), Gavin Prater(138), Jesse Smith(145), Dakota Chalker(160), Ray Reyes(182) and Zachary Galy(195). The Red Raiders captured forfeit wins from Christopher Speegle(220), Cardin Stump(285) and Hunter Waring(132).
Against Oakland, the Raiders got a pair of decision wins. Brett Francis(120) won his match by a score of 9 to 3. Jesse Smith(145) fought his way to a 6 to 0 decision. In the girls’ match with Eagleville, MaryAnne Walker got a pinfall win over her opponent.
The Raider grapplers return to action on Thursday as they travel to Shelbyville for a tri-match. Weigh-in is set at 5 PM, the first match is scheduled for 6 PM.
