Alivia Reel of CCMS basketball
Welcoming conference rival White County to the CCMS gym on Monday night, the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams squared off in a pair of hard fought games. White County hit a last second shot to beat the Lady Raiders 28 to 26. The Red Raiders saw a 4th quarter rally come up short in a 47 to 37 loss.
In the girls’ game, Coffee Middle built a 12 to 4 lead in the first quarter to seize control of the pivotal contest. But White County roared back as the Lady Raiders cooled off to tie the game at 20 entering the 4th quarter. Tied at 26 with 3 seconds to go, White County was able to score on an offensive rebound just ahead of the final horn to get the win. Chloe Gannon led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 12 points as she was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Alivia Reel added 10 points and Olivia Vinson chipped in 4 points.
Hayden Garr of CCMS basketball
In the boys’ game, White County raced out to a big lead in the 2nd half and held off a late charge by the Red Raiders who had a trio of 3 point baskets in the final period. Hayden Garr led the Red Raiders in scoring with 17 points as he was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Jacob Holder added 7 points and Cooper Reed finished with 4 points.
The Raiders and Lady Raiders return home on Thursday night for a doubleheader with Harris. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM, Thunder Radio will begin live coverage as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series. Lucky Knott will have the pregame show beginning at 5:50.
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