Another classic matchup between the third seeded Cannon County Lionettes and the second seeded Upperman Lady Bees ended in another heartbreak for the Cannon County ball club. The Lionettes got out of the gates quickly building a 12-4 lead. But just like all leads when these two teams play, no lead is safe. Upperman came back in the second quarter with a scoring flurry but Cannon was able to keep a two to four point cushion. Upperman made their move in the fourth quarter grabbing a lead by 6. Cannon would close the gap to within two but a controversial no call on what appeared to be a Upperman player going out of bounds instead led to two Upperman free throws that would stretch the gap to four point from which the time ran off the clock giving Upperman the win 39-35. Only two total players with double figures. District 8-AA MVP Taylor Randolph led Upperman with 14 points while Joanna Young was the leading point getter for Cannon with 11. The Lionettes now slip into the consolation game of the District 8-AA tournament and will meet Smith County who lost to Livingston last night 56-46. In the boys portion of the tournament Dekalb County knocked off Upperman 63-51 Dekalb will meet Livingston in the championship as Livingston handled Smith County 62-43. WBRY will broadcast the Cannon County consolation game vs Smith County from White County High School in Sparta TN this afternoon at 3:00 on AM 1540/ FM96.7 starting at 2:45 with pregame. The game will also be streamed live over our website at wbry.com
