The Cannon County Lionettes collected their 22nd win of the season, this one at the expense of the Upperman Lady Bees. After both teams couldn’t hit a shot in the first quarter, the Lionettes got out to a 17-12 halftime lead. Upperman would tie it three times in the third quarter but Cannon would never relinquish the lead as the Lionettes would take advantage of 10 Lady Bee turnovers in the second half and ice the game 43-28. Abbey Sissom led the Lionettes with 18 points, Madison Walkup would add 6. Rebekah Faulkner provided a boost inside in her first game back from a two week layoff due to injury with four points. The Lionettes are still in the drivers seat in District 8AA with an 8-2 record. The Cannon County Lions continued to give the top teams in the District fits. Going into Upperman, the Bees had just come off a home win against top team Dekalb County, the Lions sent a message that the Bees have to come to the gym ready to play every night. The Lions wouldn’t go away trailing the Bees going into the fourth quarter only by two. Upperman was able to connect on two consecutive three pointers to gain some breathing room in the fourth quarter. Lions could not answer as Upperman took the game 54-46. Upperman remains in the hunt for first place while Cannon stays in 4th. Garrett McReynolds and Cory Henley led the Lions with 11 points each.
Next game for the Lions and Lionettes will be their final non district contest of the season as they will host Warren County at Robert A Harris Gym on Friday
