Coffee County Finishes 6th in Inaugural Red Raider Invitational

CHS senior basketball player Addison Carter

CHS senior basketball player Addison Carter

CHS senior basketball player Peyton Talley

CHS senior basketball player Peyton Talley

Playing with a depleted lineup due to illness, the Red Raiders dropped a 55 to 42 decision to Franklin County on Tuesday afternoon at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  Addison Carter scored 7 points in the 1st quarter to stake the Red Raiders to a 13 to 8 lead after the 1st quarter.  The Rebels found their shooting touch in the 2nd quarter hitting three 3 pointers  to capture a halftime lead of 29 to 24 that they would never relinquish.   Carter led the Raiders in scoring with 12 points while Peyton Talley scored 10.  Grant Sadler added 7 points and Caleb McKenzie notched 6 for Coffee County.  Peyton Talley was named to the All-Tournament team for Coffee County.  The Raiders will be off until January 2nd when Warren County will visit “The Patch”.   The girls game will begin at 6:00 PM.