Now the games start to mean just a little bit more. Both Coffee County Central High School basketball teams begin postseason play this week (Feb. 14-19) – battling for a district crown and region tournament positioning. All District 6-4A tournament games will be held at Shelbyville High School’s Rick Insell Gymnasium. Below is all the information you need for the week and the brackets. Address: 401 Eagle Blvd. Shelbyville, TN. 37160 Admission: Cost of admission is $7 per day for adults, $3 for students. Tickets available at the gate. Elimination: This tournament is a bit unique. Per TSSAA setup,...

Dayne Crosslin scored a game high 19 points for the Raiders against Tullahoma Friday night, Feb. 11, 2022. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson In what was a game of runs, Tullahoma happened to have the last one. The Coffee County Red Raiders went back and forth with Tullahoma on the road Friday night, but ultimately dropped the rivalry matchup 54-43. The second half was a story of big runs. The Raiders took off on a 12-1 run to take a 29-21 lead, their biggest of the night at the time. But the Wildcats answered, hammering out a...

Lady Raider senior Elli Chumley moves the ball down the floor for the CHS Lady Raiders Friday night, Feb. 11, 2022. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County took the lead early and never gave it up Friday night, getting double-figure nights from three players as the Lady Raiders dropped Tullahoma 47-37 on the road. “They are a good basketball team and have gotten some good wins and played some close games with good teams and we handled our business tonight,” said CHS head coach Joe Pat Cope. Chloe Gannon led the way with 11 points for...

Coffee County High School boys basketball coach Andrew Taylor and Lady Raider basketball coach Joe Pat Cope will be hosting a 2-day basketball skills camp Feb. 20-21. The camp is open for grades K-8 and is for boys and girls. Campers will learn important basketball skills – ball handling, shooting techniques, dribbling, defense, footwork and agility. Cost is $50 for both days or $30 for one day and includes a camp shirt and other awards. Pre registration is not required, but you should register between 9-10 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 12) at the CHS gymnasium to guarantee a properly sized...

On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, Hannah Richardson signed to play college softball at University of Virginia at Wise — Thunder Radio photo by Josh Peterson In front of friends, family and coaches Wednesday, Feb. 9, Hannah Richardson inked on the dotted line to secure her softball future. Richardson signed her National Letter of Intent to play softball for the University of Virginia at Wise – a Division 2 school in Wise, Va. On a mission to play college softball since she was 13, Richardson committed herself to getting to the next level. “I’ve gone to many softball camps and...

Coffee County Central High School football season will kickoff August 19 with Franklin County coming to Manchester. It will be the start of a 10-game regular season that will look slightly different this year due to a change made at Tuesday’s (Feb. 8) TSSAA Board of Control meeting. Citing a “shortage of officials,” the TSSAA says it will require every school to play at least one Thursday night football game “so that all games can be satisfactorily covered.” The TSSAA will choose which game will be moved to Thursday and will inform each school by mid-March. The rule states...

Chloe Gannon dominated in the paint Tuesday night, Feb. 8, 2022, pouring in 29 points to lead the Lady Raiders to a 68-44 win over Franklin County — Thunder Radio photo by Josh Peterson The third time through the district schedule has proven to be a bit of a bugaboo for the Coffee County Lady Raiders. After tight, single-digit wins over Warren County and Shelbyville in the past week, the Lady Raiders used a career night from Chloe Gannon Tuesday night and pulled away late from Franklin County in a 68-44 win in Winchester. Even though Franklin County kept...

Dayne Crosslin led Coffee County with 16 points Monday night, Feb. 7, 2022. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Red Raider junior Dayne Crosslin poured in 16 points and Connor Shemwell added 12 from the post as Coffee County Central pulled away from Shelbyville for a 56-42 win Monday night at Rick Insell Gymnasium. The Raiders took a 25-25 halftime score and steadily pulled away in the final two quarters. The Raiders led 41-33 after three quarters then took off on a 5-0 run to start the fourth quarter and lead 46-33. Shelbyville never got the deficit back...