CHS basketball player Grant Sadler
Trailing by as many as 15 points in the 2nd quarter, the Coffee County Red Raiders stormed back in the 2nd half to drop Smyrna on Monday night 61 to 56 in an overtime thriller at Coffee County’s Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. A Grant Sadler free throw with 5.8 seconds left in the game sent the 2 teams to an overtime period dominated by Coffee County. The Red Raiders zone defense frustrated the visiting Bulldogs as Coffee County nearly eliminated 2nd half turnovers to shut off the transition offense that Smyrna used to build a 31 to 23 halftime lead. Coffee County held Smyrna to 6 points in the 3rd quarter to earn a season sweep over the Bulldogs.
Coffee County’s Wyatt Day
Coffee County was led in scoring by senior Wyatt Day who finished with a season high 27 points to earn the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game award. Sadler finished with 13 points, 7 of those coming in the last 12 minutes. Kohl Young was huge on the defensive glass and netted 10 points for Coffee County. The Red Raiders are back in action on Tuesday night as both Coffee County teams welcome Fayetteville to “The Patch” for a non-district doubleheader. The girls’ game tips off at 6 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you exclusive coverage of that contest beginning with the Powers Storage Pregame Show at 5:50. Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
