Coffee County Elementary Basketball Finals are Set

Landon Abellana(#3 in purple) uses a cross-over dribble against Brady Sizemore(#11 in gray) of College Street

The Coffee County Elementary Basketball League played the boys’ semifinal round of their postseason tournament on Thursday night.  This pair of boys’ semifinal games set up the boys’ championship and consolation match ups which will be held on Saturday.

In the first semifinal, Deerfield used a big 2^nd half to pull away for North Coffee for the 36 to 21 win.  With the Bucks leading 16 to 15 at half, Deerfield outscored the Chargers 10 to 1 in the 3^rd quarter to take the win.  Landon Abellana was the leading scorer for Deerfield with 24 points.  Jase Cashion added 8 points.  For North, the leading scorer was Presley Rooker who had 16 points.

Riley Evans (#10 in yellow) of College Street attacks the basket against Neyland Grant(#14 in blue) of Westwood on Thursday night.

In the second semifinal, College Street scored 8 points in the final minute of the 1^st quarter to build a double digit lead they would never surrender.  College Street rolled to the 36 to 16 win as 9 different players scored in the game.  The Cougars were led in scoring by Blake Cummings with 8 points.  Matt Moore and Kaysen Lowery both finished with 6 points.  Westwood was led in scoring by Lane Fann who had 10 points.

Semifinal Results and Finals schedule