Coffee County traveled to Shelbyville looking for the season sweeps on Tuesday night. After leading by 3 after the 1st quarter, Coffee County’s Lady Raiders were outscored in the 2nd quarter 14 to 7 and trailed at the break 26 to 22. The combination of missed shots in the paint and turnovers in the 2nd allowed Shelbyville to extend their lead to double digits as they pulled away to win it by a final score of 51 to 34. Coffee County was led in scoring by Ginny Clayborne who scored 13 points and earned the Gateway Tire and Service...

Kyle Fuller scored 17 points to lead Vanderbilt to a 66-55 victory over Cornell on Monday night. Kedren Johnson added 15 points as the Commodores (5-4) staved off a second-half comeback by the Big Red (4-6). Vandy plays MTSU at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Friday night. Gametime is 8pm and you’ll hear the game live on Thunder...

In their final home game before the Christmas break, Coffee County welcomed Franklin County to the Joe Frank Patch gymnasium looking for a season sweep over the Rebels. The girls did their part as they defeated a scrappy Rebelette squad 41 to 35. Franklin County made nine 3-pointers including one with 3:30 left in the game to give Franklin County a 33 to 32 lead. But Coffee County played great defense down the stretch and hit the crucial free throws to close out the game on a 9 – 2 run. Coffee County was led in scoring by Alaina...

Playing for the first time in nine days, Vanderbilt struggled to pull away from Alabama A&M. When the Commodores finally grabbed some breathing room, Kedren Johnson made sure it stayed that way, scoring 12 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Vanderbilt to a 71-46 victory on Saturday night. The Commodores (4-4) played for the first time since an overtime victory at Xavier on Dec. 6. The Dores will host Cornell tonight at...

Coffee County welcomed Lincoln County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial gym on Friday night (Dec. 14, 2012). In girl’s action, Lincoln County took a 22 to 18 lead into the half. Lincoln County exploded in the 3rd Quarter to build an 11 point lead with 3 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter. But Coffee County went on a furious 7 point run to end the quarter eventually tying the game with 5:40 remaining. The teams battled back and forth throughout the dramatic 4th quarter before Liz Faulkner hit a 3 pointer from the corner as time expired to...

Cross county rivals tangled in Tullahoma last night as Coffee County took on the Wildcats of Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders struggled in the first half with the tenacious Cat defense and trailed at the break 17 to 12. A series of turnovers early in the 3rd quarter allowed Tullahoma to stretch the lead to 10 points. A Coffee County timeout sparked an 11 – 0 run for the Raiders to give them a short lived 25-24 lead late in the 3rd quarter. The two teams battled back and forth before Katie Reid nailed two Al White Motors free throws...

The Motlow Bucks (9-2, 7-0) stand alone at the top of the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) standings, the only team undefeated in conference play. Head coach Jerry Nichols knows there are still plenty of games to play, but he is happy with where his team is at the break. “We played well in stretches this past weekend,” said Nichols. “We could have been better because we had slow starts in both games. We found a way to win though and right now we are where we need to be. We have a great chance to get to...