Playing nearly flawless basketball in the 2nd half, the Coffee County Middle School Lad Raiders got a 509 to 17 win over Warren County Middle School on Monday night at CCMS. In a game broadcast here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders ground out a 22 to 10 halftime lead before outscoring the Lady Pioneers 37 to 7 in the 2nd half. Nine different Lady Raiders scored for Coffee County led by Julia Duncan who had a game high 16 points to be named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game. Bella Vinson had 15 points while Journey Arnold finished with 11 points. The Lady Raiders improved to 14 and 0 on the season.
The Red Raiders led for much of the boys game with Warren County before the Pioneers finished on a torrid 4th quarter run to steal a 39 to 33 win. Leading by as many as 7 points in the first half, Coffee County frustrated Warren County’s interior offensive game plan. The Pioneers drained a trio of 2nd half 3 pointers to cap their late comeback and earn a series sweep on the year over the Raiders. Brandon Jernigan led Coffee County in scoring with 13 points as he was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game. Larson Meltzer and Hayden Hullett each added 7 points
Coffee County Middle School will be back at home on Thursday night as they play host to West Tullahoma in their final home game of the year. The CCMS 8th graders will be honored on the evening as well. The girls’ game is set to get underway at 6 PM.
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