Aerial Williams of CHS Basketball
A pair of halftime leads were not enough on Tuesday night as both Coffee County teams saw 2nd half rallies from Franklin County ruin the 1st home games of 2016 at the Joe Frank Patch Gymnasium. Six turnovers in a 7 possession stretch of the 3rd quarter erased a 9 point halftime lead for the Lady Raiders as they fell 41 to 40 to the Rebelettes. Coach Herb Horton’s young Lady Raider squad had trouble with the Franklin County press but committed a handful of unforced errors in a 3rd period that saw Franklin County score 19 points. Aerial Williams led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 10 points as she was named the Gateway Tire & Service Center Player of the Game. Holli Smithson added 7 points as Coffee County falls to 1 and 4 in district play.
Stephen Sullivan of Coffee County basketball
The Red Raiders saw a 7 point lead in the 4th quarter disappear thanks to critical misses at the free throw line and a controversial offensive foul call in the final 10 seconds. Franklin County tied the game at 37 with 2 seconds left in regulation before hitting a 3 pointer as the clock struck zero in overtime to hand the Red Raiders a heart breaking 44 to 41 district loss. Grant Sadler led Coffee County in scoring with 10 points while Wyatt Day and Boone Riddle each finished with 7 points. Stephen Sullivan was named the Gateway Tire & Service Center Player of the Game.
The Lady Raiders are off until Saturday when they play host to Siegel in a 4:15 PM game at The Patch. The Red Raiders will join the Lady Raiders on Tuesday night as both teams return to district action in Tullahoma. As always, Thunder Radio will be there to bring you the action both evenings. Tuesday’s doubleheader tips off at 6 PM from West Coffee. We begin our broadcast with the Powers Storage Pregame Show at 5:50.
