1999. That was the last time the Cannon County Lionettes lost to a Dekalb County Lady Tigers team. Although the streak was bound to end sometime, the Lady Tigers did it in a heartbreaking last second layup kind of way. After Cannon who trailed by no more than 5 points at any point of the game went up with nine-tenths of a second left. Dekalb drove the full length of the floor and after an inbound pass, the game winning shot was made giving Dekalb the win 46-45. Maleah Scott scored 16 points in the loss.
The Cannon County Lions won their second district game of the year as they pounded the Dekalb County Tigers 69-48 in Woodbury Thursday night Charlie Parrish got hot from the field hit 5 of 6 from the field in the first quarter that helped get the Cannon County Lions running and they never stopped. The Lions moved to 8-19 on the year.
The second game of three consecutive games to end the season takes place tonight at Robert A Harris gymnasium. Tonight is Senior Night as the home portion of the regular season comes to a close. The Cannon County ball teams welcome the Page Patriots and Lady Patriots. The Lady Patriots are 9-14 overall and have not played since last Saturday. The Page Patriots haven’t been much better at 11-12. The Cannon County Senior basketball players, and cheerleaders will be recognized at the game. Tonight’s tipoff is at 6:00 You can hear the broadcast on AM1540/FM 107.9 WBRY and streaming online at wbry.com