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Raiders can’t hold down Slatten, Warriors in second half
Jaxon Vaughn fights through an apparent foul on his way to the basket Friday night, Jan. 8, 2021 in Sparta. Vaughn finished with 11 points for the Raiders — Thunder Radio photos by Holly Peterson Coffee County’s game plan to limit touches for White County star Grant Slatten and control the pace of the game worked in the first half Friday night in Sparta. But the final two quarters were a different story. The Raiders led 8-0 early and led most all of the first half, but Slatten ripped off 19 in the second half and the Warriors picked...
CHS spring softball schedule released
Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider softball coach Brandon McWhorter has released his teams 2021 schedule. DateTimeSchoolSportOpponentLocation3/15/217:00 PMCHSsoftballWarren Countyaway3/16/217:00 PMCHSsoftballColumbia*home3/17/215:00 PMCHSsoftballBrentoodAway3/19/21TBDCHSsoftballMary Vowell TournamentAway3/20/21TBDCHS softballMary Vowell TournamentAway3/23/217:00 PMCHSsoftballShelbyvilleAway3/24/217:00 PMCHSsoftballTullahomaHome3/25/21TBDCHSsoftballWarrior ClassicAway3/26/21TBDCHSsoftballWarrior ClassicAway3/27/21TBDCHSsoftballWarrior ClassicAway3/29/217:00 PMCHSSoftballFranklin Countyaway3/30/216:30 PMCHSsoftballLincoln Countyaway4/5/216:00 PMCHSsoftballLawrence Countyaway4/6/217:00 PMCHSsoftballColumbia away4/9/21TBDCHSsoftballGibbs Tournamentaway4/10/21TBDCHSsoftballGibbs Tournamentaway4/12/217:00 PMCHSsoftballWarren Countyhome4/13/217:00 PMCHSsoftballShelbyvilleHome4/15/216:30 PMCHSsoftballNashville Lady KnightsHome4/16/216:30 PMCHSsoftballsiegel girls onlyAway4/19/216:30 PMCHSsoftballTullahomaAway4/20/217:00 PMCHSsoftballFranklin CoutyHome4/23/21TBDCHS softballCoffee County ClassicHome4/24/21TBDCHSsoftballCoffee County ClassicHome4/26/217:00 PMCHS softballLincoln Countyhome4/28/216:00 PMCHSsoftballLawrence CountyHome**4/29/216:00 PMCHSsoftballCascadeHome5/5/21TBDCHSsoftballDistrict Play In Game 5/6-13TBDCHSsoftballDistrict TournamentTullahoma5/17/21TBDCHSsoftballregion semi finals5/19/21TBDCHSsoftballregion finals5/21/21TBDCHSsoftballstate sectionals5/25-28TBDCHS softballstate...
CMS Raiders hold off 4th quarter rally for CTC win
Down two starters, the Coffee Middle School Red Raiders withstood a 16-point fourth quarter onslaught and picked up a 39-36 CTC win Thursday night at Warren County. Evan Kirby was able to navigate foul trouble and still pace Coffee County with strong play in the paint – finishing with 15 points. Brady Wright added two big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep Coffee County in front. Wright finished with 8 points. Courtland Farrar added 8 points for the Raiders, Brennan Young 4 and Jase Cashion 2. The Raiders were minus starters Colter Neel and Cole Pippenger for the...
CMS Lady Raiders blow past Warren County
Lady Raider Channah Gannon (pictured here against Harris on Monday, Jan. 4) led CMS with 12 points Thursday night against Warren County. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Seven different Lady Raiders scored points – including two in double digits – as Coffee Middle pulled away from Warren County in a 51-17 win Thursday night over Warren County in McMinnville. The win improves the Lady Raiders to 11-1 overall and keeps a perfect 10-0 Central Tennessee Conference record. CMS led 15-7 after the first quarter and really pulled away in the second – outscoring the Lady Pioneers 14-0...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Raiders release 2021 football schedule
Coffee County Central High School head football coach Doug Greene has released the 2021 football schedule for the Red Raiders. Remaining on the schedule are familiar non-region foes such as Franklin County and Tullahoma, which are the first two games on the schedule Aug. 20 and 27. However – gone from this year’s slate are all of those old Region 3-6A powerhouses such as Riverdale, Oakland and Blackman. New to the 2021 schedule are Shelbyville, which is now a region opponent, Page, Lebanon (region game), Spring Hill and Rhea County. Rockvale remains on the schedule but is now a...
Coffee County wrestling edged by Cookeville, Franklin County
Coffee County Central High School welcomed Franklin County and Cookeville to Manchester on Tuesday night, Jan. 5. Results are below: Franklin Co. (FRCO) 36.0 Coffee County (COFF) 33.0 106: Double Forfeit 113: Daniel Martinez (FRCO) over (COFF) (For.) 120: Double Forfeit 126: Hunter Walker (FRCO) over (COFF) (For.) 132: Adin Watters (FRCO) over (COFF) (For.) 138: Samuel Saylor (FRCO) over Caleb Boothe (COFF) (Fall 0:45) 145: Jacob Barlow (COFF) over Will Swiger (FRCO) (Fall 0:25) 152: Gavin Prater (COFF) over Xanter Brammer (FRCO) (Fall 0:55) 160: Nazario Flores (COFF) over Matthew Swiger (FRCO) (Dec 7-5) 170: Chris Hollis (COFF)...
FirstBank, Thunder Radio make contributions to CHS basketball teams
Pictured in the photos above, Central High School boys coach Micah Williams and girls coach Joe Pat Cope accept donations to their programs from Ryan Gray with FirstBank, Josh Peterson with Thunder Radio and Chad Hatfield with FirstBank Mortgage. Thunder Radio and FirstBank of Manchester have teamed up this basketball season to host the Coffee County Basketball Coaches Show every Wednesday night at Praters BBQ in Manchester. In doing so, the two organizations have also made a $450 contribution to the Coffee County Central High School basketball programs. Checks were presented at the show on Wednesday, Jan. 6. The...
Titans, Ravens expect slugfest Sunday in Nashville
Hear this Sunday’s game LIVE on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM. Ryan Tannehill headed into last year’s postseason with no playoff experience. But the Titans quarterback quickly made up for lost time, guiding the team to two playoff wins – over the Patriots and Ravens – en route an appearance in the AFC Championship Game. Now, Tannehill and the Titans hope they can have similar success this time around, starting on Sunday in a Wild Card playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens at Nissan Stadium. Everyone knows what is at stake, Tannehill said on Wednesday,...
