Coffee County Splits with White County on Friday

January 10, 2021

On Friday night the Coffee County basketball teams managed a split with White County in Sparta.

In game one the Lady Raiders ranked #2 in the state in Class-AAA defeated 7^th ranked White County, 52-43.

Free-throw shooting in the 2^nd half including a huge 4^th quarter helped propel Coffee County to the win. They trailed 22-20 at halftime and 32-30 after 3.

The Lady Raiders were 20-20 from the free stripe in the 2^nd half. Jalie Ruehling was 8 of 8 down the stretch.

Bella Vinson led Coffee County in scoring with 22. Elli Chumley 12, with 10 of those in the 2^nd half as she and Ruehling were named co-Crazy Daisies players of the game.

The Lady Raiders moved to 13-1 on the year.

In Game two of the night the boy’s teams did battle and it was White County pulling out the 70-55 non-district win.

Player of the Game Kyler Farless led the Raiders in scoring with 11. Jaxon Vaughn and Connor Shemwell added 9 each.

Coffee County is now 5-5 on the season.

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.