CHS junior basketball player Holli Smithson
A cold shooting spell in the 2nd quarter, coupled with an injury to Coffee County sophomore post player Alliyah Williams, combined to lift the Lincoln County Lady Falcons to a come from behind, 61 to 43 win on Tuesday night in high school basketball. Williams injured her knee 2 minutes into the game as she collided with a Lady Falcon player and missed the remainder of the contest. She will be evaluated on Wednesday to attempt to determine the severity of the injury. Following her injury, Coffee County put together a 10 – 0 run as they built a 7 point lead in the 1st quarter on Lincoln County. The Lady Falcons turned up tempo in the 2nd quarter outscoring the Lady Raiders 17 to 9 to give Lincoln County a halftime advantage they would not relinquish. Holli Smithson led Coffee County in scoring with 13 points as the junior also added 5 steals to be named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game. Bailey Morgan and Lindsey Perry each finished with 6 points as the Lady Raiders dropped to 6 and 7 on the year and 0 and 3 in district play.
CHS basketball player Grant Sadler
The Red Raiders also had trouble finding their shooting touch as they shot an abysmal 27% from the field in a 53 to 33 defeat at the hands of the Falcons. The Falcons raced out to an 11 to 0 lead 3 minutes into the game as they held Coffee County to 4 points in the 1st period. The Raiders committed just 12 turnovers in the game but were outrebounded 35 to 22 by Lincoln County. Junior Grant Sadler led Coffee County in scoring as he netted 12 points and was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game. Seniors Wyatt Day and Kohl Young each finished with 5 points. The loss drops Coffee County’s record to 7 and 7 on the year and 0 and 3 in district play.
Coffee County travels to Columbia on Friday night as they take on the Lions and Lady Lions in district action. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM, we will begin our broadcast with the Powers’ Storage Pregame Show at 5:50.
