Julia Duncan of CCMS Basketball
The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider defense held White County to single digit points in all four quarters in a 37 to 15 win on Monday night in CTC basketball action. After a slow offensive start, the Lady Raiders reeled off 10 second quarter points to take an 11 point lead into intermission. The Lady Raiders were able to stretch their lead to 19 points in the 4th quarter as Coach George Pearson emptied his bench. Julia Duncan led Coffee County in scoring with 19 points. Bella Vinson added 6 points and Jenna Garrettson finished with 4. The Lady Raiders record now stands at 12 and 0 on the season.
Brandon Jernigan of CCMS basketball
A tenacious White County defense forced several turnovers in the boys’ game as White County beat Coffee County 47 to 34. Coffee County was able to keep it close in the first quarter before White County’s full court press generated a 6 point run in a 55 second span of the 1st quarter helping the Warriors built a 14 point halftime lead. Brandon Jernigan led Coffee County in scoring with 10 points while Hayden Hullett added 8 points. Blanton Brown and Kyle Farless each finished with six points. Coffee Middle travels up Highway 55 on Friday night for a non-conference game with Morrison. The girls game will tip off at 6 PM.
