Coffee County picks up Two Basketball Wins on Thursday

January 5, 2023

On Thursday night in Fayetteville, the Coffee County Lady Raiders got strong performances from Natalie Barnes and Jalie Ruehling to zip past Lincoln County 78-41 in non-district play. Channah Gannon and Chloe Gannon added 12 and 10 points, respectively. The Lady Raiders improved to 22-1 on the season.

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Cooper Reed scored 18 points, and Dayne Crosslin added 17 as the Coffee County boys defeated the Lincoln County Falcons 59-45. The win moves the Raiders to 12-4 on the season.

Coffee County will travel to Chattanooga for a boys-only game on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 pm. Both Raider teams will host district foe Shelbyville on January 17.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.