Basketball Recap: Coalfield Skates Past Sunbright with Ease

Yellow Jackets

Margin (Wins)

02/06/26 vs Sunbright	40
12/12/25 @ Wartburg Central	38
11/22/25 vs Copper Basin	30
12/05/25 vs Rockwood	28
01/05/26 @ Rockwood	27

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Coalfield's strategy against Sunbright on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Yellow Jackets blew the Tigers out of the water with a 64-24 final score. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alyssa Washam, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Coleman, who scored eight points and five rebounds.

Coalfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Sunbright, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-16.

Coalfield wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 71-61 loss against McMinn Central on the 7th. As for Sunbright, they have also already played their next matchup, a 59-49 defeat against Jellico on the 7th.