Averaging six turnovers a quarter is never a good way to win a basketball game much less stay in one. The Cannon County Lionettes didn’t take care of the basketball Tuesday night in their game in Baxter against District 8-AA leader the Upperman Lady Bees. The Lady Bees were able to get out to a 17-2 advantage before the end of the first quarter simply by converting the Lionette turnovers to Lady Bee Points. Autumn King was in foul trouble early in the game and Kelli Davis never became a factor. The Lionettes suffered one of their worst losses in recent history falling to Upperman 62-26. Maleah Scott was the leading Cannon point getter with 11 points. Cannon County is 8-11 and their district record falls to 2-3
Play solid defense and the biggest upset of the Lions season was theirs Tuesday night as the Cannon County Lions played the highly ranked 17-2 Upperman Bees in a district 8-AA contest in Baxter. Cannon got out to a double digit lead in the first quarter but it was short lived as Upperman stormed back. The game was back and forth all the way to the final buzzer. The Lions Austin Martin hit a potential game winning three pointer as he lofted it off balance with 3.4 seconds left. However the pressure defense collapsed on the ensuing Bee play and Upperman’s Ben Guffey drilled a three point winning field goal as time expired giving the Bees the win in Baxter 62-60. Four Cannon County players were in double figures led by the return of Charlie Parrish who had been out since Christmas with appendectomy issues. Parrish scored 16, Austin Martin had 15. Austin Duggin and Briar Jakes each had 12. With the tough loss, the Lions record slips to 6-13 with their District 8-AA record at 0-5. Cannon’s next games will be at Robert A Harris Gym Friday night to meet the Livingston Wildcats basketball teams.
