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The Red Raiders picked up a win over the DAR Patriots on Thursday, Dec. 26, but lost their other two games against Plainview and Fort Payne in the Don Webb Classic this week in Scottsboro, Alabama.

CCHS: 69, DAR: 50

In their first game of the tournament on Thursday, the Red Raiders played against the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School Patriots, a team out of Grant, Alabama that made the State Final Four in Class 4A last year.

The two teams had met previously in last year’s edition of the Don Webb Classic, with DAR taking that meeting 72-66. This year, the script would go a different way.

There would be plenty of offense in the first quarter, with both teams scoring 21 points, but Coffee County’s defense would hold the Patriots to just five points in the second quarter to take a 34-26 lead at the half. Brady Wright would score 13 of his 16 game points in the first two quarters.

Coffee County would continue to hold service in the second half, outscoring the Patriots 16-14 in the third quarter and 19-10 in the fourth to open the tournament with a 69-50 victory.

Box Score: Coffee County Red Raiders (69) Brady Wright 16, Jayden Carter 13, Cayden Trail 12, Kaysen Lowery 7, Courtland Farrar 6, Audie Nicoll 6, David Lewis 5, Caiden Warren 4.

Kate Duncan Smith DAR Patriots (50) Hudson Broadway 14, Ethan May 13, Carson Hayes 6, Jathan Hushey 6, Camden Ellis 4, Landon Broadway 4, Landon Boyd 3.

CCHS: 47, Plainview: 54

After their tournament-opening win on Thursday, the Red Raiders turned their attention to Friday’s contest against Plainview, a team that won the Alabama State Championship in four of the previous six seasons, including 2022 and 2023.

The Red Raiders started the game off right, outscoring the Bears 20-10 in the first quarter, but Plainview held Coffee County to just three points in the second quarter to take the lead at the half, 26-23.

Coffee County would keep the game within five points entering the fourth quarter, but Plainview would hold on to win the game 54-47.

Box Score: Coffee County Red Raiders (47) Courtland Farrar 16, Cayden Trail 10, Brady Wright 9, MJ Rollman 3, Caiden Warren 3, Audie Nicoll 3, David Lewis 2, Jayden Carter 1. 

Plainview Bears (54) Sawyer Wilborn 22, Owen Hope 14, Eli Sampson 6, Cy Traylor 5, Grant Nicholson 3, Jay Williams 3, Cole Cooper 1.

CCHS: 37, Fort Payne: 47

For their final contest of the tournament on Saturday, Dec. 28, the Red Raiders played the Fort Payne Wildcats, a team that went 25-4 last year.

The Wildcats controlled the game in the first half, outscoring Coffee County 9-6 in the first quarter and 18-12 in the second to rack up a nine-point halftime lead of 27-18.

The Red Raiders fought back in the third quarter, holding the Wildcats to just two points and tying the score at 29-29 entering the fourth, but Fort Payne outscored Coffee 18-8 in the final frame to win 47-37.

Box Score: Coffee County Red Raiders (37) Cayden Trail 14, Brady Wright 8, Courtland Farrar 6, Jayden Carter 6, Audie Nicoll 2, Kaysen Lowery 1.

Fort Payne Wildcats (47) JJ Willoughby 16, Jackson Banks 12, Roman Harrell 7, Levi Crow 7, Aiden Raines 5.

After going 1-2 in the tournament, the Red Raiders are now 6-7 on the season and will be back in action on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Tullahoma for their second meeting of the season with the Wildcats. Tullahoma won the previous meeting 43-39 in Manchester back on Friday, Dec. 6.