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Thursday, Oct. 29 prep sports schedule
Thursday Prep Sports Schedule 6 p.m. Westwood sixth grade basketball HOSTS Warren County 6 p.m. CMS basketball AT South...
Final home high school football game cancelled
Coffee County Central High School’s final home football game of the season has been cancelled. The Raiders were set to host the Riverdale Warriors at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Central High School athletic director Rebecca Koger told Thunder Radio News on Wednesday morning that the game has been cancelled and will not be made up. It was scheduled to be senior night. Koger said the team will work something out for a later date to celebrate seniors. The cancellation is just one of many cancellations across the state this season because of COVID-19 related issues. Just in Coffee...
Jacob Rutledge qualifies for state XC meet
Central High School cross country runner Jacob Rutledge is headed to the state cross country meet. Rutledge finished third overall in the regional meet Tuesday to qualify for the state meet, which will be November 5. The Raider team finished fourth overall – just 11 points shy from qualifying for the state meet as a team. Garrett Masters placed 19th for the Raiders with a personal best time. Meanwhile, for the girls Patricia Barrera placed 16th and Kailee Rossman...
Lady Rocket sixth grade team falls in overtime
Westwood’s sixth grade Lady Rocket basketball team dropped a heartbreaker Tuesday night in Manchester. Lady Rocket Jules Ferrell hit two free throws to tie the game with 1 second left in regulation, but the Rockets couldn’t keep up in overtime and fell to North 38-35. Westwood was led in scoring by Ferrell with 16 points. Reece Finch added 14 points, Faythe Irons 4 and Anna Reed 2. Westwood’s sixth grade team returns to the floor for a 6 p.m. game against Warren County Thursday in...
CHS FOOTBALL: Ticket info for Raiders’ final game
If you plan to attend the final Central High School football game of the 2020 season, you will need to purchase tickets in advance. Paper tickets will be on sell Wednesday and Thursday between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the CHS main office – anyone can purchase tickets on either day. Cost is $7 per ticket. If you would prefer to purchase tickets digitally, you can do so at www.gofan.co No tickets will be sold at the gate. Coffee County will host Riverdale at 7 p.m. Friday. It is senior night. The game will be broadcast live on...
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Raiders demolish East in season opener
CMS eighth grader Channah Gannon goes up for two of her 20 points Monday night against East Tullahoma. Blowout is not a word that does justice to what the Coffee Middle School Lady Raiders did to East Tullahoma Monday night. Absolute domination would be more appropriate. Eighth grade Lady Raiders Olivia Vinson and Channah Gannon each racked up 20 points and the Lady Raiders rolled to a 66-2 beating of the Lady Panthers at Tullahoma High school. Eight different Lady Raiders were able to score points in the season-opening win. Natalie Barnes put up 8 points for CMS, Ava...
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Raiders make furious comeback, fall short in opener at East
Cole Pippenger (no. 34) goes up for a layup Monday night, Oct. 27, as Raider teammate Evan Kirby watches on. Coffee County made a furious comeback, including 21 points in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t overcome a 19-point halftime deficit in a 54-50 loss to East Tullahoma Monday night at Tullahoma High School. The Raiders spent most of the night at the free-throw line, hitting 16-of-27 at the charity stripe. Cole Pippenger led the way for the Raiders with 15 points. Colter Neel added 8, including a perfect 4-for-4 night at the free-throw line. Evan Kirby added 12 points...
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE: Tuesday, Oct. 27
Tuesday’s prep sports schedule. Westwood Middle School sixth grade basketball HOTS North Middle – 6 p.m. Central High School Red Raider cross country runners AT Regional...
