A late comeback effort fell a little short as Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eagles dropped a 51-47 decision to host Coffee County in a District 6-4A contest on Tuesday night.

The Red Raiders posted leads of 8-7 the end of the first quarter and 16-15 at the half before increasing that advantage to 36-27 after three periods.

The Eagles fought back and outscored Coffee County 20-15 in the fourth stanza but it was too little, too late.

Jackson Shemwell led the winners with 19 points while Deion Subaran followed with 15.

Joe Harris connected for 19 points, including four 3-pointers to pace the Eagles.

Shelbyville Central travels to Warren County on Friday night at 7:30 for a district clash.

Coffee County 8 8 20 15 - 51
Shelbyville Central 7 8 12 20 - 47
Shelbyville Central (47) - Zyon Bonner 2, Terrance Johnson 3, Tae’Shawn
Shelton 4, Isah Alexander 5, Rocky Chandler 7, Joe Harris 19, Kyler Trice 7.
Coffee County (51) - Dayne Crosslin 3, Deion Subaran 15, Jackson Shemwell
19, Jahlin Osborne 8, Courtland Farrar 3, Cooper Reed 2.
3-point goals - Shelbyville Central (7): Harris 4, Johnson, Alexander, Trice
8; Coffee County (2): Subaran, Farrar.
Halftime - Coffee County 16, Shelbyville Central 15.