Harley Hinshaw of Coffee County CHS basketball
The Coffee County Red Raider basketball team opened up play in the 5th Annual Coffee County Christmas Classic on Thursday. Taking on Wilson Central, Coffee County played one of their most complete games of the year in a 54 to 52 win.
In a game that saw seventeen 3 point baskets, it was a missed 3 pointer at the buzzer by Wilson Central that sealed the Red Raider victory. Coffee County had built an 11 point lead early in the 4th quarter but the Wildcats came storming back with 3 pointers and free throws to cut the deficit to 1 point with 66 seconds remaining. A head’s up play in the paint by Harley Hinshaw to save a turnover, and clutch free throws down the stretch by Darius Rozier, Rod Brinkley, Kyle Farless and Andrew Mahaffey sealed the Red Raiders 7th win on the season.
Rozier led Coffee County in scoring with 11 points. Hinshaw added 10 points as he earned the Crazy Daisies player of the game award. Mahaffey finished with 9 points while Brinkley and Farless each scored 7.
The Red Raiders return to the court at 9:30 AM on Friday when they will take on Riverside Christian. The Lady Raiders will open tournament play on Friday afternoon when they take on Nashville Central Christian at 2 PM. Both Raider teams will close out the tournament on Saturday afternoon with games against Oakland. The boys’ game begins at 12:30 PM with the girls’ game to follow at 2 PM. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of the Lady Raiders game streaming on the Thunder Radio App or online at WMSRradio.com.
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