The Cannon County Grammar School Tournament opened play Monday at Cannon County High School. The Woodbury Grammar Lady Cubs opened up a sizeable lead in the second quarter and coasted to a 39-14 win over the Eastside Lady Tigers in a third seed vs sixth seed matchup. The third seeded Woodbury Lady Cubs will meet second seeded Auburntown in the girls semifinal. Leading scorers for Eastside was Lacon Partin with 6 while Zettie Elrod had 14 for Woodbury.
The fourth seeded Westside Lady Eagles advanced to the second round with a 39-15 win over Short Mountain. Abbie Maynard netted 11 to lead the way for the Lady Eagles who will meet the number one seed Woodland Thursday night. Short Mountain was led by Lexie Deese with 8 points
In the boys division Shawn Matheny scored 18 points but it wasn’t enough as East Side lost to Woodbury Grammar School 50-42. Cubs guard Duncan Cook paced the Cubs with 21 points. and in the nightcap Short Mountain used 21 points from AJ Glenn to put them over the top of Auburntown 43-35. Short Mountain will meet the number one seeded Westside Eagles Thursday while Woodbury will play Woodland