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CCMS 6th Grade Basketball Splits with West Tullahoma on Tuesday
The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade basketball teams split a pair of games with West Tullahoma on Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders dropped a 30 to 22 decision to the Lady Bobcats. The Red Raiders came out on top 33 to 29. For the Lady Raiders, a cold 3rd quarter saw West extend a one point halftime lead to 6 entering the final period. Callie Garrett, Nikki Graham and Maggie Crouch each had 6 points to lead the Lady Raiders in scoring. Abby Mahaffey added 4 points for Coffee County. The Red Raiders used a 12 point 2nd...
Coffee Middle Opens Season with Split at West Tullahoma
The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams opened their season on Monday at West Middle School in Tullahoma. In a doubleheader that you heard on Thunder Radio as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown sports series; the girls lost an overtime heart-breaker while the boys powered out to a big win. In a girls’ game marked by missed shots, it was a West Tullahoma 3 pointer in overtime which dropped Coffee County 22 to 21 to the Lady Bobcats. The Lady Raiders had 2 excellent opportunities in the final minute but could not get a 16 footer to fall...
Westwood Earns Split at Forrest on Monday
The Westwood Rockets and Lady Rockets split a doubleheader on the road at Forrest on Monday night. The Lady Rockets fell by a final score of 40 to 22. The Rockets clawed their way to a 37 to 35 come from behind win. In the girls’ game, the Lady Rockets fell in an early 15 point hole and could not recover as they lost to their conference rivals from Chapel Hill. Haidyn Campbell and Allie Roberts each had 6 points to lead the Lady Rockets in scoring. Roberts connected on a pair of 3 pointers for Westwood while Campbell...
CCMS 6th Grade Basketball Teams Sweep Harris
The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade basketball teams got a doubleheader sweep over Harris on Monday night at the CCMS Gym. The Lady Raiders defeated the visitors from Shelbyville 30 to 19 while the Red Raiders shot down the Eagles 40 to 20. The Lady Raiders jumped out to a 13 to 4 lead after 1 quarter and held Harris to single digits until the 4th quarter. Maggie Crouch led Coffee County in scoring as she had 8 points on the night. Katie Cotton netted 7 points and Alivia Reel finished with 6 points. The Red Raiders used...
Raiders Fall to Blackman in Pink-Out Game
A dominant performance along the line of scrimmage by the Blackman Blaze, stymied Coffee County on Friday night as they fell at home on “Pink-Out Night” by a final score of 48 to 6. The Red Raiders were held to 122 yards of total offense by the Blackman defense. The Coffee County defense forced a pair of turnovers as Trace Bryant got an interception and DeAaron Rozier recovered a fumble. Blackman scored on their first offensive drive to put the Raiders in an early hole but Coffee County answered with a 55 yard touchdown run from Tyrese McGee with...
Westwood Drops Friday Games to Community
The Westwood Rockets and Lady Rockets fought hard but came up short on Friday night at home against Community. The Lady Rockets dropped a 32 to 23 decision while the Rockets lost in overtime 51 to 48. After falling behind by 18 points in the 1st quarter, the Rockets Were able to battle back and tie the game at the end of regulation at 48. The Vikings had the only points in overtime to claim the conference win. Trenton Thompson led Westwood in scoring with 20 points, Cruz Pitsinos chipped in 17. In the girls’ contest, a sluggish first...
Coffee County Youth Basketball Opens Season on Saturday
The Coffee County Youth Basketball League got underway on Saturday as the 8 elementary schools squared off in basketball action at the Coffee County Middle School. Four girls’ contests and 4 boys contests were on the schedule in the first of 7 weeks of competition in the regular season. In girls play, New Union won by forfeit over Deerfield, Hillsboro defeated East Coffee 22 to 8, College Street outlasted North Coffee 15 to 10 and Westwood shut down Hickerson 30 to 4. In boys’ action, New Union stopped Deerfield 27 to 10, Hillsboro stopped East Coffee 22 to 2,...
Titans Frustrated After Another Tough Loss to Colts
The roar was back at Nissan Stadium, and late in the fourth quarter on Sunday, it looked like the Titans would finally take a bite out of Indianapolis Colts. Only it didn’t happen. The result – a 34-26 loss to the Colts – was especially tough to take for a team still searching for ways to get over the hump against their AFC South rivals. “I’m upset,’’ Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey said. “Really at a loss for words right now. That makes 10 in a row to lose to the Colts, and me personally, I’ve been losing to...
