Chloe Gannon scored a game-high 17 points Monday night, Feb. 7, 2022 in a win for the Lady Raiders. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Absolutely nothing about Monday night’s game in Shelbyville went how it was supposed to. The Eaglettes took Coffee County to the wire, tying the game with a minute to play. But the Coffee County Lady Raiders made just enough plays when they needed them and escaped Rick Insell Gymnasium with a 47-46 District 6-4A win. “We definitely have some things to work on because that was not not our best effort,” said Coffee...

Jalie Ruehling turned in a solid performance for the Lady Raiders Saturday night, Feb. 5, 2022, at Rockvale with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Jalie Ruehling said she enjoys playing in close games. The Lady Raider junior point guard proved it Saturday night. Ruehling went 7-of-8 at the free throw line, finished with 14 points and helped to facilitate a fourth quarter comeback for the Coffee County Lady Raiders in a 43-40 road win at Rockvale High School. It was the second night in a row the Lady Raiders were...

Red Raider Dayne Crosslin goes up for 2 of his 14 points Saturday night, Feb. 5, 2022 at Rockvale High School. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson It took a half for Coffee County to completely distance itself from Rockvale, but the Raiders finally put on more steam in the second half and cruised to a 55-42 non-district win on the road Saturday night. Junior Dayne Crosslin started off the game red hot, pouring in 11 points in the first half – finishing with 14. The Raiders got a tip-in from Aidan Abellana at the halftime buzzer to...

Connor Shemwell takes a slap to the arm while putting up a jump shot Friday night, Feb. 4, 2022. Shemwell led Coffee County with 17 points in an overtime win. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson For the second time in as many games, Coffee County’s Red Raiders went into overtime. The outcome was much more favorable this time, though. Aidan Abellana buried two free throws with 6.5 seconds to play in overtime, putting Coffee County up 50-46 and effectively ending the game as the Raiders held on for the win by that score. The Raiders had to...

Lady Raider junior Jalie Ruehling fights through an apparent foul Friday night, Feb. 4, 2022. On her birthday, Ruehling scored 11 points to help the Lady Raiders beat Warren County. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson If championship rings were handed out for district championships, Coffee County would have gotten one for the thumb Friday night. The CHS Lady Raiders fought off a pesky Warren County team in McMinnville, winning 48-45 to claim their 5th consecutive regular season district championship. “Warren County is a good basketball team and Shelby Smartt was probably the best player on the floor...

A Rockvale 3-pointer with 3 seconds on the clock sunk the Coffee County Middle Lady Raiders Friday afternoon, as CMS lost 46-43 in double overtime in the semi-finals of the TMSAA Sectional tournament. The loss ends the season for CMS. A win would have put the Lady Raiders into the sectional finals and one win away from the TMSAA Final Four. Natalie Barnes had herself a game for the Lady Raiders in the loss, piling up 22 points. Adalyn Clark pitched in 8. The loss ends the CMS season with a 22-3...

As the 2021-22 Coffee County Central basketball regular season winds down, there are a few scheduling items to take note of over the next week. Friday, Feb. 4. Coffee County Lady Raiders and Red Raiders are at Warren County for a pair of big district games. This is on the schedule with no changes. However, you need to purchase tickets online for these two games. No paper tickets at the gate. Purchase tickets with the Go Fan app or by clicking here (if you do not see tickets, hit refresh). Saturday, Feb. 5Coffee County Lady Raiders and Red Raiders...

Jackson Shemwell goes up for 2 points Tuesday night, Feb. 1, 2022. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Back-and-forth late craziness finally ended with Franklin County on top Tuesday night, as the Raiders fell 41-39 in double overtime in Manchester. Coffee County actually sent the game to overtime after time expired. It appeared as if the Rebels won at the end of regulation after the Raiders could not get a game winning basket, trailing by 1. But a technical foul was called on the Rebels after time expired, sending Dayne Crosslin to the line. He missed the first,...