Motlow Bucks head coach Jerry Nichols recently announced that three of his sophomore basketball players signed during the early signing period to continue their careers as student athletes at four-year institutions. J.C. Bonny and Kerrell Davis will play for the Troy University Trojans in Troy, Ala. next year, while Sean Gardner will be a member of the Arkansas State University Red Wolves, located in Jonesboro, Ark. Troy is currently 2-2 on the season, with wins over Mississippi State and UT-Chattanooga. The Trojans will play in Murfreesboro at MTSU on Feb. 9. Arkansas State is 2-1 so far, including a...

Last night (Nov. 20, 2012) at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym the Coffee County Lady Raiders beat Grundy County 53-36 to improve to 2-2 on the year. Alaina Lusk was strong down low for Coffee County with 14 and received the Gateway Tire and Service Player of the Game. Ginny Clayborne also had 14. After a brief announcement about the gym being named in honor of former principal and coach Joe Frank Patch the boy’s game began. The Raiders ran away with their first win of the year beating Grundy County 64-40. The Raiders went on a 20-5 in...

In high school basketball last night in Woodbury it was Cannon County hosting Coffee County. The Lady Lions defeated the Lady Raiders 58-42. The gateway Tire and Service Player of the Game was Ginny Clayborne who scored 19 on the night. Coffee Co. is now 1-2 on the year. The folks from Woodbury would celebrate two wins as their boys knocked off Coffee County 50-41. Lance Crismond the Player of the Game had another big night for the Raiders scoring a game-high 13 points. The Raiders fall to 0-3 on the year. Coffee County will play their first home...

The Westwood Rockets dropped their most recent boy’s basketball game 51-29 to Liberty. Carlos Medina scored 8 points to lead Westwood. Coach Will Pannell said he was proud of his team’s effort. Liberty is very athletic basketball...

The Arkansas State University men’s basketball program continues to solidify its foundation for seasons to come as the Red Wolves inked two individuals to a National Letter of Intent Nov. 14 as announced by ASU head coach John Brady. One of those players is Sean Gardner of Collierville, Tenn. who plays at Motlow College and move onto Arkansas St next season. Gardner is a 6-4, 185-pound guard who is currently averaging a team-leading 16.0 points to go with 4.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists for the...

Saturday night at Eagleville High School the Coffee County Lady Raiders got their first win of the year, 40-31 over Page. Katie Reed led the Lady Raiders with 12 and Ginny Clayborne added 11. In boy’s play Coffee County lost to Page 57-56. Lance Crismond was high scorer again for the Raiders with 21 points. Both teams travel to Cannon County tonight before the home opener on Tuesday night against Grundy County. A special ceremony will be held Tuesday to show off the new-look Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium. Live radio coverage of the 2012-13 Lady Raiders and Red Raiders...

Saturday afternoon at the Copperweld Arena the Motlow Lady Bucks lost their TCCAA game to Vol St, 63-45. Chelsey Wiseman scored 14 of her 17 in the 2nd half to lead Motlow. In men’s action it was all Motlow as they defeated Volunteer St 90-66. The Bucks had 13 players score with 4 going for double-figures. J.C. Bonny led the Bucks with 16 off the bench. DeVante Jones added 13 and teammates Raul Tutton Jr and Michael Tomlin scoring 10 each. The two teams will play at Gadsden State on Wednesday...