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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Raiders can’t stop Slatten, fall to Warriors
Red Raider junior Connor Shemwell scored 14 points for CHS Tuesday night and was named Stone Fort Mortgage Player of the Game by Thunder Radio. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson. Red Raider head coach Micah Williams knew that stopping Warrior senior Grant Slatten would be a tough task Tuesday night. Unfortunately for the Raiders, it was simply not doable. Slatten, a senior Ole Miss signee, ripped off 39 points to lead the Warriors to a 68-50 win over the CHS Red Raiders at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium in Manchester (a game you heard live on Thunder...
ELEMENTARY BASKETBALL: Results from Saturday, Nov. 21
BOYS Hillsboro – 14 Michael Hasty – 4 Lane Sheppard – 7 Kortland Grosch – 3 East Coffee – 21 Kameron Stafford – 4 Isaac Walker – 6 Ethan Reed – 5 Ryan Bower – 6 *** Hickerson – 9 Brayden Ramsey – 2 Hunter Stoner – 4 William Garber – 3 Westwood – 31 Zeke Jones – 9 Zane Jones – 7 Caleb Hill – 4 Levi Rossman – 6 Isaiah Buchanan – 4 Jared Morgan – 1 *** New Union – 46 Audie Nicoll – 17 Tanner Daugherty – 4 Kanon Creek – 4 Ben Stark –...
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Raiders, Lady Raiders to host White County Tuesday night
The Coffee County Central Lady Raiders and Red Raiders will be at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium Tuesday night to take on the Warriors and Warriorettes of White County High School in two highly -anticipated matchups. The girls tip at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow. The Lady Raiders enter the game 2-0 and the Red Raidres 1-1. Those wishing to attend the games will need to purchase digital tickets at gofan.co. You can listen to both games on Thunder Radio. Pregame begins at 5:45 p.m. at 107.9 FM, 106.7 FM, 1320 AM, streaming on the Manchester Go...
Titans rookie Aaron Brewer steps up in Sunday win
Titans rookie Aaron Brewer had prepared as a starter all week, but as the hours ticked down to Sunday’s game against the Ravens, he got emotional. Brewer, an undrafted rookie from Texas State, was about to make his first NFL start. “There were actually a lot of emotions (before the game),” Brewer said. “(I thought) of how far I’d come, and where I came from, and just how many people don’t make it. After everything I’d been through, I went out there with my guys, and being able to fill that spot for Rodger Saffold and come out with...
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Raiders hold off late Lion rally, pick up first win
Red Raider senior Kyle Farless drives the baseline against the Cannon County Lions on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Farless finished with six points for the Raiders. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County got the buckets when it needed them and held off a late Cannon County Saturday night in Manchester. Trenton Scrivnor hit a pair of big 3-pointers in the third quarter and Jaxon Vaughn rattled off six free throws down the stretch to lead the Raiders to a 49-42 win over the Lions at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium (a game you heard live on...
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders keep rolling, thump Siegel in home opener
Jalie Ruehling Coffee County’s Lady Raider basketball team picked up on Friday night where it left off on Thursday night. Coffee County pounced on Siegel 20-0 in the first quarter and cruised to a 65-15 win over the visiting Lady Stars Friday night at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium in Manchester (a game that was broadcast live on Thunder Radio). The win moves the Lady Raiders to 2-0 on the season, having outscored their opponents 155-37. “These kids play hard,” said CHS head coach Joe Pat Cope following the Lady Raider win over Siegel. “They bring it every day....
Digital tickets required to attend remainder of CHS basketball games
After playing a couple of TSSAA Hall of Champions games each, the Central High School Red Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams move on with regular season games this week – the first being a home game with White County Tuesday. The Lady Raiders will tip-off with the Warriorettes in a much-anticipated matchup at 6 p.m. with the Red Raiders to follow. Both games will be heard live on Thunder Radio. If you plan to attend games, you need to prepurchase tickets digitally at gofan.co. Click here for a direct link to purchase tickets for CHS basketball. There will...
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Raiders hold off Lion rally, drop Cannon County in home opener
Red Raider senior Kyle Farless drives baseline against the Cannon County Lions on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Farless finished with six points for the Raiders. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County got the buckets when it needed them and held off a late Cannon County Saturday night in Manchester. Trenton Scrivnor hit a pair of big 3-pointers in the third quarter and Jaxon Vaughn rattled off six free throws down the stretch to lead the Raiders to a 49-42 win over the Lions at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium (a game you heard live on Thunder...
