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Preds Push Not Enough, Ultimately Fall to Sharks
James Neal notched his first goal of the season, but it wasn’t enough as the Nashville Predators dropped a 4-1 decision to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night at SAP Center. Down two goals in the third period, Nashville pushed hard to put the puck in the net, but Martin Jones and the Sharks ultimately staved off the pressure to hand the Preds their third defeat in as many games. “We felt like we were coming and doing some pretty good things defensively, starting to get more offense and get some shots through, but we just couldn’t find...
Westwood Splits with Moore County on “Pink-Out” Night
Westwood Middle School hosted a “Pink-Out Game” on Thursday night as Moore County visited the Joel Vinson Gym. The Lady Rockets fell to the visitors from Lynchburg 36 to 15. The Rockets held off Moore County to get a 33 to 30 win. In the girls’ game, it was a tough defense from Moore County which limited Westwood to a pair of points in both the 1st and 4th quarters. Anna Johnson came off the bench to lead Westwood in scoring with 5 points. Clarissa Barrera chipped in 4 points for the Lady Rockets in the loss. The Rockets...
CCMS 6th Grade Basketball Sweeps North Franklin
Playing in their last home games of the season, the Coffee County Middle School 6th Grade basketball teams captured a pair of wins on Thursday over North Franklin. The Lady Raiders avenged a loss from 2 weeks ago with a 22 to 19 win. The Red Raiders raced past the Gators 39 to 4. The Lady Raiders built an 8 point lead in the 1st quarter and never looked back against the Lady Gators. Alivia Reel led Coffee County in scoring with 7 points. Nikki Graham added 6 points and Abby Mahaffey added 4. The Red Raiders held the...
Preds Produce Better Effort But Fall to Kings in OT
Jeff Carter scored in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Nashville Predators by a 3-2 final on Thursday night at Staples Center, the second half of a back-to-back for the Preds. Nashville talked about improving their effort from the night before, which they did, but it didn’t prove to be enough. “It’s not coming easy right now as far as offense and the goals,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “It’s just hard to come by right now for a lot of our guys, but I asked for a better effort and the guys gave that today. But...
Titans Rout Jaguars, Improve to 4-4 on Season
What a Rush. The Titans turned in a dominating performance on Thursday Night Football, beating the Jaguars 36-22 in an impressive all-around effort at Nissan Stadium. Decked out on their light blue Color Rush uniforms, the Titans turned the Jaguars black and blue before a national television audience. Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota was sharp. He completed 18-of-22 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns, with a passer rating of 148.1, before being relieved by back-up Matt Cassel late in the contest. Running back DeMarco Murray ran with authority, and finished the game with 123 yards and a touchdown on...
Ducks Use Special Teams to Top Preds
The Anaheim Ducks scored three times on the power play and twice more shorthanded on their way to a 6-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night at Honda Center. Jakob Silfverberg tallied twice in the middle frame for the Ducks, once with Anaheim a man down and the other with them a skater up, as the Preds struggled on special teams for the first time this season. “We have to be tougher to play against, just generally speaking,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “[Even-strength] play wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. Specialty teams just swung the...
Westwood Rallies Fall Short on Tuesday Night
The Westwood Rockets and Lady Rockets both fell in a conference basketball doubleheader with Eagleville on Tuesday night in a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio. Both teams saw 2nd half rallies come up short in the losses. The Lady Rockets fell 38 to 25 while the Rockets fell 30 to 27. The Lady Rockets cut a 13 point halftime deficit to 5 points entering the 4th quarter behind the hot outside shooting of Allie Roberts. Roberts had three 3 point baskets in the 3rd quarter to get the Lady Rockets to within 2 possessions to...
CCMS Opens Woodbury Tournament on Tuesday with a Pair of Wins
The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams opened play in the Woodbury Border Wars Tournament with impressive wins on Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders dispatched Boyd Christian School 33 to 20. The Red Raiders opened against Woodbury Grammar School capturing a 55 to 21 win. The Red Raiders exploded for 18 first quarter points behind a set of three 3 pointers in the first 6 minutes to cruise to the easy win. Kyle Farless led the Raiders in scoring with 16 points as 10 different Red Raiders scored on the night. Hayden Hullett had 9 points while Griffin Meeker...
