Coffee County running back Deaaron Rozier(Photo by DeMarco Moore – Manchester Times)
Facing a team who has appeared in 14 straight state championship games, Coffee County drew the unenviable task of taking on Maryville on Friday night in a first round playoff matchup. The Rebels scored on the opening kickoff and rolled up 425 yards of offense in a 56 to 14 defeat of the Red Raiders. Coffee County scored on a pair of big plays on offense as their season comes to a close.
Alontae Taylor raced 80 yards for a touchdown run with 9:09 left in the first quarter to cut the Maryville lead to 14 to 7. DeAaron Rozier scored on a 56 yard run in the 3rd quarter as the Raiders scored the only points of the second half. Coffee County was able to amass 245 yards of total offense but a pair of turnovers stopped Red Raider drives.
Taylor finished the night with 101 yards rushing on 6 carries with a touchdown and caught 3 passes for 22 yards. He also passed 6 times with 3 completions for 16 yards. Rozier carried the ball 9 times for 91 yards and a score to earn the Thunder Radio/Crazy Daisies player of the game honors. Coach Ryan Sulkowski will talk about the season on Wednesday night LIVE at West Main Brick Oven on the Ryan Sulkowski Show. The Ryan Sulkowski Show is heard here on Thunder Radio beginning at 6 PM on Wednesday.
