Lady Rocket Jules Ferrell had herself a memorable Thursday night. Eagleville will have nightmares about it. The seventh grade guard piled up 28 points – 17 in the second quarter alone – to lead the Westwood Lady Rockets to a 47-19 conference beatdown of visiting Eagleville at Joel Vinson Gymnasium. Westwood really took the game over in the second quarter. Leading 6-1 after a period, Westwood outscored Eagleville 21-2 in the second frame to put the game away by halftime. The win improves the Lady Rockets to 17-1 on the year and a perfect 11-0 in conference play. They...

CHS swimmer Kennedy Norman-Young. — Photo by Holly Peterson, Thunder Radio Swimmers from Coffee County Central High School, Coffee Middle and Westwood all posted solid results Friday night, Dec. 10, in a home meet at the Manchester Recreation Center against Franklin County, White County, Fayetteville and Lincoln County high schools. -The CCHS girls took first place in all three relays on the night. -Junior Clancy Sand took home first in the 50 free posting a Regional Cut of 28.38.   -Senior Kennedy Norman- Young took first in the 100 Free with a Regional Cut of 100.98.  Kennedy also swam...

Coffee County wrestling got a clean sweep of visiting Cascade Tuesday in the Raiders’ first home wrestling matches of the season. CHS dropped Cascade 42-27 and Smyrna 48-21. Results and photos below: Coffee County (COFF) 48.0 Smyrna (SMYR) 21.0 152: Tommy Miller (COFF) over   (SMYR) (For.) 160: Gavin Prater (COFF) over Jose Cordova (SMYR) (Fall 1:18) 170: Jacob Barlow (COFF) over Jeremiah Reese (SMYR) (Fall 0:58) 182: Hussein Hussein (SMYR) over Chris Hollis (COFF) (SV-1 8-6) 195: Kendall James (COFF) over   (SMYR) (For.) 220: Ian Walker (COFF) over Tyler  Green (SMYR) (Fall 1:34) 285: Elis Gardner (SMYR) over Blayne...

Pickett County rolled into Manchester Tuesday night with a 9-1 record, a six-game winning streak and a roster loaded with senior talent. The Red Raiders of Coffee County Central were up to the challenge. Coffee County had answers for everything the Bobcats did all night and Dayne Crosslin scored 17 points to drop the visiting Bobcats 61-52. It was the Raiders’ third win in their past four games. CHS held Zach Amonett to 13 points – well below is season average of 22. The Raiders spread out production on the offensive end – getting 9 from Aidan Abellana and...

The basket must have looked like an ocean for freshman Olivia Vinson Tuesday night. The freshman guard started filling up the basket in the first quarter and didn’t let up, piling up a high-school career high 24 points to lead the Coffee County Lady Raiders to a 67-33 win over the visiting Bobcats of Pickett County. “The ball kept going in so I just kept shooting it,” said Vinson, who was named Thunder Radio’s Stone Fort Mortgage Player of the Game. “I feel like, as a team, we all get along so well on and off the court and...

CHS Lady Raiders 65, Walker Valley 31 What had the makings to be a “trap game” turned into a typical night for the Coffee County Central Lady Raiders. CHS traveled two hours to Walker Valley and put a whipping on the Mustangs, leaving with a 65-31 mercy-rule shortened game to complete the season sweep. Chloe Gannon with 19 points and Jalie Ruehling with 8 points and 7 rebounds were named Stone Fort Mortgage co-players of the game on the Thunder Radio broadcast. But it was the defense that made the difference. CHS only led 19-11 after one quarter. But...

Coffee Middle Girls – 33, South – 23 Coffee County was cold from the field but a strong defense and 12 points apiece from Natalie Barnes and Ella Arnold pulled the Lady Raiders through. Adalyn Clark added 7 points in the win. Coffee County 13, South 40 Offense just wasn’t available for the CMS Red Raiders against South Monday night. David Lewis’ 4 points were the most of any Red Raider on the night. Westwood Lady Rockets 47, Cascade 17 The big three for Westwood had big nights Monday in a conference blowout of Cascade. Audri Patton piled up...

There was no letdown for the Coffee County Red Raiders Saturday night after a big win on Friday – three Raiders hit double figures and the offense had a big night in a 62-35 win over visiting Rockvale. Phineas Rollman set the tone early for the Raiders and ended up with 10 points – he was named Stone Fort Mortgage Player of the Game. Aidan Abellana and Dayne Crosslin each put up 11 points. Cooper Reed added six and Brady Nugent 8. THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE AUDIO REPLAY. The...