Members of the 2015-2016 CCMS Championship basketball team honored with the banner that will hang in the CCMS gym.
On a night when last season’s state runner-up Lady Raider team was honored between games, the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams welcomed White County to the Raiders home court. The visiting Warriors and Warriorettes swept Coffee County to dampen some spirits on an otherwise joyful night. The Lady Raiders saw White County blow open a close game in the second half to win 41 to 26. The Warriors held Coffee County scoreless in the 4th quarter to get a come from behind 37 to 27 win over the Raiders.
A tenacious defense by White County, along with an effective outside shooting touch, saw White County outscore the Lady Raiders 25 to 12 in the second half. In a low scoring first half, the Lady Raiders had trouble getting open looks at the basket. Kylie Phillips finished the game as the high scorer for Coffee County as she had 9 points. Bella Vinson finished with 8 and Marley Perry added 4 points.
After falling behind by 8 points in the 1st quarter, Coffee County rallied to tie the game at the halftime buzzer on a long 3 pointer by Jaxon Vaughn. The 2nd half saw the Raiders build a 4 point lead themselves with 20 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter. From that point on, White County outscored Coffee County 14 to 0 to escape the upset at the hands of the Raiders. Vaughn led the Raiders in scoring with 12 points. Marshall Haney added 7 points and Hayden Hullett finished with 5.
The Raiders and Lady Raiders are back at home on Thursday night when conference foe Harris visits the CCMS gym. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast as part of 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM, Lucky Knott will begin live coverage with the pregame show at 5: 50.
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