The Coffee County Red Raiders hit the road on Thursday for a boys only match-up with the Smyrna Bulldogs at Smyrna High. Coffee County outscored the Bulldogs 20 to 7 in the 2nd quarter to power them to a 50 to 42 victory. Wyatt Day was the leading scorer for the Raiders as he finished with 13 points. Steven Sullivan and Grant Sadler each chipped in 11 points as both had strong 4th quarters to help seal the win. Sadler’s steal on an outlet pass after Smyrna had cut the lead to 4 points likely saved the game for...

The Lady Rockets of Westwood used a 15 point 4th quarter to hold off a scrappy Moore County team on Thursday night by a final score of 44 to 21. Westwood held the Lady Raiders to 4 points in the second half before a packed house at the Joel Vinson Gym. Morgan Jones led the Lady Rockets in scoring with 14 points, Ashley Starks added 11 points and Beatris Barrera finished with 7. The win improves Westwood to 11 and 2 on the year.       The Rockets used a 2nd quarter rally to get a come from...

The Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School faced their toughest matchup of the young season on Thursday night taking a 37 to 30 victory over West Tullahoma on the Lady Bobcats home floor. Leading by 1 at the half, Coffee County needed a 3 pointer at the close of the 3rd quarter to take a 4 point lead into the final period. The Lady Raiders were led in scoring by Julia Duncan who had 25 points. Bella Vinson and Keri Munn each added 4 points for the Lady Raiders as they improved to 6 and 0 on the...

The Westwood Lady Rockets 6th Grade basketball team got their 2nd victory in as many nights on Wednesday as they defeated the 6th grade team from Forrest at the Joel Vinson Gym. The Lady Rockets jumped out to an early 14 to 6 lead on Forrest behind a 6 point 1st quarter outburst from Kasen Holt. After the 6 point 1st quarter, Westwood held Forrest to 2 points the rest of the game in a 34 to 8 win. The 6th grade Rockets had the night off. Holt finished the night with 12 points. Gracie Morris added 10 points...

Here is an update on a jam-packed weekend of LIVE sports here on Thunder Radio. Thursday at 10 AM, Josh Peterson will host “The Sports Page” as he takes a look at sports from professionals to preps.  He will let the listening audience sound off as he takes your calls and shares his own opinion on the world of sports. This evening, the Coffee County Red Raiders travel to Smyrna to take on the Bulldogs in high school basketball action. This will ONLY be a boys game and it will tip off at 6:00 PM.  We begin our coverage...

The Micah Williams Era as head basketball coach of the Coffee County Red Raiders began successfully on Tuesday night with a 61 to 53 win over Huntland at the Joe Frank Patch Gym.  The Red Raiders trailed for a brief 15 second window early in the 1st quarter as they played mistake free basketball on the night.  The Raiders committed just 10 turnovers on the night while playing aggressively on defense and offense.  Coffee County went to the free throw line 32 times converting 21 of those opportunities.  Garrett Eldridge led the Raiders in scoring with 20 points to earn...

Trailing by 4 points after the 1st quarter, the 6th grade Westwood Lady Rockets basketball team roared back to claim a 14 to 7 win over Harris on Tuesday night at the Joel Vinson Gym. Westwood used an 8 point outburst in the 4th quarter to seal the win and earn the Lady Rockets their 3rd straight victory. Westwood was led in scoring by Haidyn Campbell who had 7 points. Alex Nelson added 6 points for the Lady Rockets. Eight different Rocket players scored in the boys’ game as Westwood demolished the Eagles 37 to 6. Westwood held Harris...