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Westwood Drops Basketball Doubleheader to Huntland
The Rockets and Lady Rockets of Westwood welcomed Huntland to the Joel Vinson Gym on Monday night for a Duck River Valley Conference basketball doubleheader. In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Rockets fell 35 to 30. The Rockets saw a pair of 2nd half rallies fall short in a 43 to 34 loss in the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast. The Lady Rockets saw a first quarter lead disappear when Huntland went on a 12 to 0 run in the middle of the 2nd quarter to build an 8 point halftime lead....
CCMS Basketball Swept at White County
After a one week layoff, the Coffee County Middle School basketball team was on the road on Monday night as they traveled to White County. The Raiders and Lady Raiders fell in the Central Tennessee Conference doubleheader. The girls lost 25 to 16 while the boys came up short 51 to 33. The Lady Raiders were held scoreless in the 3rd quarter as White County built a 1 point halftime lead into an 11 point lead entering the 4th quarter. Bella Vinson led Coffee County in scoring with 11 points. Kylie Phillips chipped in 3, while Kiya Ferrell netted...
Raiders Fall in Playoffs to End Football Season at Maryville
Facing a team who has appeared in 14 straight state championship games, Coffee County drew the unenviable task of taking on Maryville on Friday night in a first round playoff matchup. The Rebels scored on the opening kickoff and rolled up 425 yards of offense in a 56 to 14 defeat of the Red Raiders. Coffee County scored on a pair of big plays on offense as their season comes to a close. Alontae Taylor raced 80 yards for a touchdown run with 9:09 left in the first quarter to cut the Maryville lead to 14 to 7. DeAaron...
Elementary Basketball Results from Saturday
Listed below are the scores from Saturday’s Coffee County Youth Basketball League action in Week #3 In Girls’ action North Coffee blitzed Hickerson – 37 to 2 New Union tamed Hillsboro – 22 to 16 East Coffee earned a forfeit over Deerfield Westwood stopped College Street – 18 to 14 In Boys’ action: Hickerson bested North Coffee – 31 to 18 Hillsboro outlasted New Union – 18 to 12 Deerfield rallied past East Coffee – 16 to 7 College Street squeaked past Westwood – 22 to 21 Updated Standings Seed Girls Wins Losses 1 New Union 3 0 2...
Preds Fall to Hurricanes in Shootout
James Neal and Matt Irwin scored for the Nashville Predators, but the Carolina Hurricanes tied the game in the third period before prevailing 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. The loss is Nashville’s second in a row via the breakaway competition, pushing their record to 3-5-3. The Preds have collected points in three consecutive games for the first time this season, but that stat doesn’t provide much of a relief for the club, unhappy with their effort at points in the game. “I think we can be pretty satisfied with our first period, but that’s...
Westwood Drops Pair of Close Games to Liberty
The Westwood Rockets and Lady Rockets lost a pair of heart-breaking games to Liberty at the Joel Vinson Gym on Thursday night in a basketball doubleheader you heard here on Thunder Radio. The Lady Rockets went toe to toe with the Lady Patriots before falling 26 to 24 on the 1st National Bank Sports Series broadcast. The Rockets saw a 10 point halftime lead slip away in a 45 to 42 loss The Lady Rockets used their smothering defense to frustrate Liberty all night before falling in the girls’ game. After tying the game at the half on an...
CCMS 6th Grade Basketball Ends Season on the Road at White County
The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade basketball teams ended their season on the road Thursday night at Sparta. The Raiders and Lady Raiders were swept at White County on the Warriors home floor. The Lady Raiders fell 38 to 21 while the Raiders dropped a 45 to 24 decision. In the girls’ game, White County shot 24 free throws to Coffee County’s 9 in the loss. The Warriorettes were able to power out to a 10 point lead and the Lady Raiders could not close the gap in the 2nd half. Maggie Crouch led the Lady Raiders in...
Preds Fall to Coyotes in Shootout
The Nashville Predators saw a third-period lead slip away and fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night at Gila River Arena. The result sees the Preds collect at least a point in consecutive games for the first time this season, but finish the road trip with a 1-2-2 mark and 3-5-2 record overall. The Preds outshot the Coyotes 18-6 in the opening period, but were only able to capitalize once, giving their opponent the chance to come back. “We played a really good first period and had a lot of shots, lot of chances,...
