Bella Vinson of Coffee County CHS basketball
The Coffee County CHS basketball teams started their 2nd rotation through the district at home on Friday night. The Raider cagers welcomed Lawrence County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym in their 2nd matchup of the season. The Raider teams each captured their 6th win in a row as the Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Cats 64 to 42 while the Red Raiders won 60 to 57.
The Lady Raiders raced out to a 16 to 0 lead in the first quarter after hitting five 1st National Bank 3 pointers in the first 8 minutes. Lawrence County battled back to cut the lead to 7 at the half, but Coffee County opened the 2nd half on a 23 to 10 run to roll to their 7th straight district win. Bella Vinson led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 23 points as she was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Abby Morgan added 17 points and Jacey Vaughn and Ellie Graham each dropped in 9 points. The win is the 21st on the year for Coffee County.
Rod Brinkley of Coffee County CHS basketball
The Red Raiders struggled early as Lawrence County opened the game on a 12 to 2 run. Coffee County cut the deficit to 2 at the end of the 1st quarter and trailed by 1 entering the 2nd half. In the second half, Coffee County caught fire as they scored the first 8 points of the 3rd quarter and never trailed again. Darius Rozier led the Raiders in scoring with 17 points. Kyle Farless added 11 points and Andrew Mahaffey scored 10. Rod Brinkley came off the bench to add 7 points as Mahaffey and Brinkley were named the Crazy Daisies co-players of the game.
The Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams will be back at home on Tuesday as they host Columbia. Tip-off for the girls’ game is set for 6 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you live coverage beginning with the Char-El Apartments and Home Rental Pregame show at 5:50.
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