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2010 Schedule

August 20	week 0 13-49 L	Shelbyville Home
August 27	week 1 0-35 L	Bradley Central Away
September 3	week 2 D	Warren County Home
September 10	week 3	Tullahoma Away
September 17	week 4	Open
September 24	week 5	Lawrence County Home
October 1	week 6 D	White County Away
October 8	week 7	Lincoln County Away
October 15	week 8 D	Cumberland Co. Away
October 23	week 9 D	Franklin County Home
October29	week 10 D	Cookeville Home
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RAIDERS FALL TO 0-2 ON SEASON

By Josh Peterson

Editor

For the second week in a row, Coffee County Central High School let one player run wild against its defense. And for the second week in a row, the Raiders got ran out of the stadium. Bradley Central’s James Stovall hauled in seven passes for 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Bears to a 35-0 shellacking of Coffee County in Cleveland. The loss dropped Coffee County to 0-2 on the year. “We just need to come together as a team,” said CHS junior Brent Wix. “It’s a team game, not an individual game. I think if we can come together we will be ok.”

Coffee County (0-2 overall / 0-0 6-AAA) has a week to figure out its problems before hosting Warren County (1-1 / 0-0) Friday at Carden-Jarrell field in the District 6-AAA opener. “I need to find out what we need to do to fix this,” said CHS head coach Eddie Nunley. After Bradley Central jumped in front midway through the opening period on Bryce Copeland’s 23 yard touchdown toss to Caleb Cain on fourth-and-long, Coffee County had a pair of chances to keep it close early. Bradley Central fullback Dewaun Massengill lost a fumble deep in Bear territory late in the first quarter and Chandler Bennett also fumbled deep in Bradley Central territory with the Bears leading 7-0. But Coffee County couldn’t take advantage of either opportunity. The Raiders managed an anemic 13 yards of offense in the first quarter and just 125 yards for the game. The Bears scored a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 21-0 lead into the locker room and tow more scores in the third quarter put the game into a mercy-rule. Bennett connected with Stovall with nine minutes to play in the first half for a 75-yard touchdown and Massengill plunged in from the 1-yard line with under one minute on the second quarter clock. Bennett connected with Massengill one more time in the third quarter – this time for a 59-yard touchdown. Justin Houston capped the Bear scoring with a 53-yard touchdown scamper. Bradley Central finished with 256 yards through the air. Junior quarterback Chris Murray led the Raiders’ offense with 36 rushing yards on 10 totes and he completed four passes. One completion – a screen pass to Kyle Brazier – went for a score but was called back when it was ruled Brazier stepped out-of-bounds.

Raiders are at home this week vs Warren Co. Game time is 7:00 p.m.

Eagles fly past Raiders

Written by Derek Harryman | 20 August 2010

Shelbyville came into Carden Jarrell Field loaded with speed and it showed as the Golden Eagles raced past the Red Raiders 49-13.
Neither team scored on it's first possession and CCHS punted on it's second but Eagle quarterback Tre Stewart marched his unit down field on it's second possession to take an early 7-0 lead. Stewart scored on a two yard run with 11:13 to go in the second quarter.
CCHS quarterback Chris Murray threw and interception on the next play but the Raider defense held.

The Raiders got the ball back and drove 33 yards before a flag and an incomplete pass stalled the drive forcing a punt.
Shelbyville found pay-dirt again when Marquis Morton blasted to the end-zone from 73 yards out with 6:38 to go in the second. The PAT made it 14-0.
The Raiders finally got the board with 2:52 to go in the first half when Murray raced in from 11 yards out. The PAT made it 14-7 Shelbyville.
Morton wasn't anywhere near finished however as he raced to the end-zone on the ensuing kickoff giving the Golden Eagles a 21-7 lead after the PAT.
On the second play of the ensuing Coffee County drive Murray connected with senior fullback Ronnie Manus on a 65 yard catch and carry that set up the second touchdown of the night for the Raiders. On fourth and goal from the four yard-line Murray stretched out over the pylon for his second score. The PAT was wide left making the score 21-13 Shelbyville, which would be the half-time score.
The Raiders out-gained the Eagles offensively in the first half 213 to 185 but the Morton kickoff return left the visiting team in the lead.
Shelbyville wasted little time in the second half scoring less than two minutes in when Morton raced 18 yards for his third score of the night.
The Golden Eagles kept piling on the points and at the start of the fourth quarter led 49-13.
With the mercy rule in effect both teams began clearing the bench and the game went final with the same score.

Next week Coffee County travels to Bradley Central to take on a Bears team that defeated Polk County 26-16.

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Raiders wrap up preseason with win

Josh Peterson, editor Manchester Times

Two quick scoring drives and a shutout performance from its defense was how Coffee County Central closed out the preseason Friday night in Lewisburg.

The Red Raiders scored on their first two possessions — a 6-yard gallop by Kyle Brazier and a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Chris Murray — to topple Marshall County 13-0 in the Marshall County jamboree.

The win marks the end of the preseason for the Raiders. They went 2-1 — beating Wilson Central and Marshall County. Their lone loss came to Page High School on July 30.

"That was a good way to go into the season," said Murray, who finished with 35 yards on the ground during the one quarter the first string offense played.

"But week zero starts everything," Murray added. "It sets the tone. We want to get in a groove of winning and rebuild a winning tradition in Coffee County ... 3-7 isn't getting it done."

Murray finished 0-of-1 through the air.

CHS head coach Eddie Nunley said the Raiders eliminated some mistakes that have handicapped them during their first two scrimmages.

"We cut out some of the silly stuff," said Nunley, who is entering his third year as the head coach of Coffee County's program. "But we still have some mistakes that need correcting."

Offensively, Coffee County was able to snag a 7-0 lead seven plays into the two-quarter scrimmage when Brazier took a pitch around left end without being touched.

Brazier's score was set up by a pair of 8-yard rumbles from Charles Jones and a 34-yard scamper from Ethan Myers.

Luke Dendis' extra point was good. Dendis missed his second try.

"The blocking on my [34-yard] run was perfect," explained Myers, a senior wingback. "I got to the secondary and they were still hitting people."

CHS scored its second touchdown after stuffing the Tigers on fourth-and-one and marching 39 yards on seven plays, capped by a sneak by Murray, whose 22-yard scramble on second-and-long helped prolong the drive.

"Offensively, we are improving," stated Nunley.

Despite not allowing a score, Nunley wasn't as pleased with his defense.

"We had a breakdown on third down that can't happen," said Nunley.

Each team substituted liberally in the second quarter.

Coffee County opens the regular season Friday when Shelbyville Central travels to Manchester for a 7 p.m. start.

"Shelbyville certainly has the skill players," said Nunley. "It will be a challenge."