Holli Smithson of CHS Basketball(Photo by Jay Bailey – Manchester Times)
Hitting an amazing 15 of their 17 second half free throws lifted the Coffee County Lady Raiders to a 40 to 32 win in high school basketball on Tuesday at Tullahoma. After taking a 2 point lead into the locker room at the half, the Lady Raiders scored the first 7 points of the 2nd half to build a lead they would not relinquish. Holli Smithson finished the night with 11 points to lead Coffee County in scoring. More importantly, Smithson had 7 Al White Ford/Lincoln free throws in the 2nd half as she was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game. Bailey Morgan and Aerial Williams each finished the night with 9 points.
Stephen Sullivan of Coffee County basketball
The Red Raiders could not muster double digit points in any quarter as they fell to the Wildcats 39 to 17. Although scoring only 6 points in first half, Coffee County’s defense still had the game close at intermission 15 to 6. Tullahoma scored the final 10 points of the game to hand the Raiders the stinging defeat. Stephen Sullivan led Coffee County in scoring with 8 points as he was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game
Coffee County returns home on Friday night as they welcome Shelbyville to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you exclusive coverage beginning at 5:50 PM with the Powers’ Storage Pregame Show.
