Jalen Morris of CCMS Basketball
The Coffee County Middle School Raiders and Lady Raiders got a huge conference sweep on Monday night in Cowan as they downed South Franklin in a pair of middle school basketball games. Trailing 25 to 19 at the half, the Red Raiders outscored South 18 to 2 in the 3rd quarter to stun the home standing Trojans and lift Coffee County to a 48 to 32 win. Brandon Jernigan led Coffee County in scoring with 13 points. Jalen Morris had 6 points in the pivotal 3rd quarter and finished with 11 on the night. Larson Meltzer hit a pair of 3 pointers to finish with 10 points.
Bella Vinson of CCMS Basketball
The Lady Raiders saw South match them score for score in the first quarter before Coffee County snagged the 34 to 24 win. Knotted at 12 after the opening quarter, Coffee County got 5 points from Bella Vinson in the 2nd quarter to take a 4 point lead into the halftime break. The Lady Raider defense stepped up big in the 2nd half holding South to 7 points and earning Coffee County their 9th win of the season. The Lady Raiders were led in scoring by Julia Duncan who had 10 points. Vinson added 9 points while Keri Munn netted 8 points for the Lady Raiders. Coffee County returns home on Thursday night as they host North Franklin. The girls game leads off the doubleheader as it begins at 6 PM.
