The smothering full court pressure defense that the Cannon CountyLionettes are known to bring to opponents was in full force last night in
Jasper as the Lionettes used the defense to create turnovers. The
Lionettes turned those turnovers into easy transition points running away
from the Lady Warriors of Marion County in a 79-26 rout. 10 Lionettes
scored led by Abby Sissom’s game high 28. The Lionettes are 2-0 heading
into Thanksgiving week with three games on the slate. The Lions boys
basketball team showed their aggressive side and it paid off with a 87-77
win over the Marion County Warriors in the second game of the night. Cory
Henley stepped up and hit two three point shots and converted free throws
to lead the Lions in scoring with 28 points. Cannon led at half 50-28 but
Marion went on a 10 to 1 run to start the second half. The Warriors got
as close as 6 points down the stretch but Cannon with clutch free throw
shooting held on for the 10 point win.
The Lions record is 1-1. Next up for the basketball teams is a home game
Monday vs Coffee County. The Freshmen teams start everything off at 3:00
followed by the Varsity games at 6:00 at Robert A Harris Gymnasium.
