Monday was a tough night at The Patch – as Coffee County Central dropped a pair of tightly-contested ballgames to visiting powerhouse Blackman. Lady Raiders 41, Blackman 50 Coffee County trailed throughout but took the defending state champions to the wire. CHS cut the Blackman lead to 4 at two different points in the fourth quarter but could never complete the comeback. Outside shooting and turnovers proved costly for CHS as the Lady Raiders were 0-of-14 behind the 3-point arc and turned the ball over 15 times. Still, the Lady Raiders had a chance late. Three players fouled out...

Westwood’s Lady Rockets didn’t miss a beat after the Thanksgiving break. The Lady Rockets went to Liberty and beat the stuffing out of Liberty, 49-7. Reece Finch piled up 15 points to lead the way for the Lady Rockts, followed closely by Jules Ferrell with 14. Audri Patton added 9 and Ziya Dillard 7. The Lady Rockets remain unbeaten after the win and will play at home Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Rocket boys dropped a 44-28 decision. Davis McKenzie was one of six Rockets to get points, finishing with 8. Blake Cummings had...

The Coffee Middle School Lady Raiders bounced back from an extended holiday break with a 47-15 beating of visiting Cannon County Monday night. Eighth grader Natalie Barnes poured in 20 points for CMS for the Lady Raiders. Jaydee Nogodula added 9 and Ella Arnold 8. Meanwhile, the Raider boys had open looks but missed too many shots in a 25-23 loss to the Lions. Jase Cashion led the way with 9 points for CMS, all coming in the fourth...

Mark your calendars with some schedule changes for the Coffee County Central basketball teams. The Lady Raiders and Red Raiders will host a pair of tough non-conference games this week, as scheduled. Blackman will come to town on Monday and Walker Valley on Tuesday. You can hear both of those games on Thunder Radio WMSR. However, Friday’s game against Tullahoma that was scheduled to be at home has been postponed. The Tullahoma Football team reached the state championship game, which will be played Saturday. The Tullahoma administration reached out to Coffee County asking for a reschedule and CHS coaches...

The CHS Red Raider basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday afternoon in Woodbury, falling 63-47 to Cookeville to close out the Cannon County Thanksgiving Classic. The Raiders trailed 28-26 at the break, but turnovers and second chance buckets for Cookeville cost the Raiders in the end. Dayne Crosslin paced the Raiders with 15 points, his second consecutive double-digit game of the weekend. He was able to knock down a trio of 3-pointers. Phineas Rollman added 12 for Coffee County. The Raider fall to 4-1 with the loss. They have two tough opponents coming to Manchester...

Red Raider junior guard Dayne Crosslin goes to the basket for 2 of his 15 points Friday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2021. Crosslin scored 15 and the Raiders beat Loretto 54-33. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Coffee County’s Red Raider basketball team shook off the Thanksgiving food and took care of business Friday afternoon, dropping Loretto 54-33 in the Cannon County Thanksgiving Classic in Woodbury. After a slow offensive start, the Raiders caught fire from beyond the 3-point line and buried Loretto. CHS took a 31-13 lead and led by as much as 23 points at a few...

Jalie Ruehling Coffee County High School’s Lady Raider basketball team could be getting a boost to its starting lineup soon. Junior point guard Jalie Ruehling, who started the past two years for CHS, got medical clearance Tuesday afternoon to return to the floor after tearing her ACL during a summer camp game in June. She underwent surgery in July for the injury. Fans shouldn’t expect to see Ruehling inserted immediately into the starting lineup when the Lady Raiders host state powerhouse Blackman on Monday, but she could start seeing floor time in the next couple of weeks. She did...

Coffee County Central boys basketball team will put its 3-0 record on the line this weekend in a pair of matinee basketball games in Woodbury. The Raiders are once again participating in the Cannon County Thanksgiving Classic. The Raiders will travel to Cannon County High School to take on Loretto at 2:30 p.m. Friday (Listen on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go App and thunder1320.com). CHS will be back in action again on Saturday when the Raiders play Cookeville at 4 p.m. at Cannon County High School. These are boys only games. The Lady Raider...