Brianna Jones swings the stick for Coffee County against Tullahoma on Monday night
Monday was a great day for Brianna Jones as Brianna threw a one-hit shutout to carry the Coffee County Lady Raiders to a 1-0 victory over Tullahoma. Coffee County’s only run came on a Lady Cat error.
Brianna racked up 14 strikeouts in win as the Lady Raiders improved to 18-11-1 on the season and 7-2 in District 8-AAA play. Jones kept Tullahoma hitless until the seventh inning when a single by Megan Grenier broke up her no-hit bid. Brianna was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
Bethany Baker led the offence with two hits.
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Coffee County will host Columbia Tuesday night at 7pm.
The Red Raider soccer team hosted Columbia in a big district match at Carden-Jarrell Field on Monday night. The Lions got a goal in the 5th minute off a deflected save from Lafredo Ramirez and made it stand up in a 1 to 0 win over Coffee County. The Raiders played even with Columbia in the first half and even dominated the time of possession in the 2nd half but could never find the back of the net. Ramirez made 3 sterling saves in goal to keep Coffee County close, but shots off frame plagued the Red Raiders all night. Coffee County will play host to Warren County on Tuesday night in a no-district match. The kickoff will take place at 7:00 PM at Carden-Jarrell Field.
Westwood soccer punched their ticket to the conference tournament finals with an exciting 5 to 0 win over Fayetteville on Monday night. Paco Barrera had 2 goals for Westwood while Tyler Walker, Leo Botello and Julio Guzman each found the back of the net for the Rockets. Westwood advances to the Championship game at Riverside Christian in Fayetteville next Monday. Kick off will be at 7:15 PM.
Westwood softball traveled to Eagleville on Monday night and came home with a doubleheader sweep. In game #1, Raven Rogers struck out 10 batters and Danielle Baker was 3 for 3 on the night as the Lady Rockets softball team dumped Eagleville 12 to 2. Baker finished the game with 4 RBI for Westwood as Haley Miller was 2 for 3 with a double and Byanka Woods was 2 for 3 with 2 singles for the Rockets. In Game #2, Carlee Sullivan went the distance in the circle striking out 3 as Westwood stopped the Eagles 12 to 8. Avery Whitsett was 1 for 1 with 3 walks for the Lady Rockets, Byanka Woods had a triple and scored 3 times and Haley Miller was 1 for 2 with a double for Westwood. Westwood welcomes Community to Lady Rocket Field on Tuesday afternoon in a huge conference battle at 4:30 PM.
CHS Tennis had their best showing of the year as they traveled to Smyrna on Monday to face Stewarts Creek. In boys action, the Raiders claimed a 5-4 victory over Stewarts Creek. Kyle Johnson, Andrew Henley, Andy Stout and Trevor Ivey-Bodman were winners in singles play. The doubles team of Matt and Kyle Johnson were victorious in doubles play. In girls play, Coffee County blanked Stewarts Creek 9-0. Karlee Reed, Abby Ferrell, Alex Crossland, Maddie Taylor, Audra Schaffer and Kristen Shelton were winners in both singles and doubles play. The Tennis team will host their final home match of the year on Tuesday against White County at 4:00 PM.
Coffee County Central’s Haley Banks got personal bests in the shot put, long jump and 800M to finish in 2nd place in the sectional Pentathlon on Monday night at Riverdale. Banks’ finish qualified her for the state track meet as she compiled 2694 points. Karson Young finished in 8th place with 2,077 points and Lexee Miller came in 13th place with 1,946 points as 25 track athletes competed in the event. Banks threw 37’5” in the shot put, 14’ 8” in the long jump and 2:48 in the 800M.
Samuel Prater drains a putt on the 7th hole for CCMS
Westwood and Coffee Middle welcomed Warren County to Willowbrook Golf Club on Monday for a 3 way match. In girls play, Coffee County edged Westwood by 1 stroke for 2nd place 121 to 122. Jacque Crossland of the Lady Raiders was low scorer with a 41. Jordan Green shot a 51 for Westwood. In boys play, Samuel Prater of Coffee Middle shot a 40 to lead all scorers but Warren County defeated the Raiders 184 to 194. Austin Farris had a 46 for Coffee County and Josh Perry finished with a 51. Dalton Maccanone and Jacob Garms each shot a 53 for Westwood. Westwood and Coffee Middle will travel to McMinnville Country Club to take on Warren County on Thursday in a match. The teams will tee off at 3:30.
The Coffee Middle baseball team sent 11 batters to the plate and scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning in route to a 10 to 0 win over White County on Monday night in the first round of the CTC baseball tournament. Alontae Taylor threw the 5 inning no-hitter as he struck out 4 batters and walked 7. The Raiders got a 2 RBI single from Cody Miller and RBI singles from Hunter Mann and Garrett Booth in the pivotal 3rd inning as the Warriors committed 3 errors and walked 2 Red Raiders to add to the misery. Nathaniel Tate finished with a double, a triple and 3 RBI to lead a 7 hit Raider attack. Coffee County will play in the second round on Wednesday night at 5 as they will take on the winner between South and North. That game will be played in Winchester.
