Make it win number 32 in a row as the Cannon County Lionettes opened the second night of quarterfinal shutting down the Dekalb County Lady Tigers quickly and leaving no doubt in spectators minds they are determined to make an impact in the postseason. The Lionettes only allowed 8 first half Dekalb County Points. Dekalb ended the game going 14 of 49 from the field while turning the ball over 14 times. Cannon shot the ball well at 23-51 Abbey Sissom led the way with 19 points ten of those came in the second half while teammate Lindsey Reed was knocking the bottom out of the basket with 15 points. Cannon County advances to the semifinal round taking on the Upperman Lady Bees Friday afternoon at 4:00 The Cannon County Lions take center stage tonight at White County High School for their quarterfinal round game of the District 8AA basketball tournament. The Lions will face the Smith County Owls, a team that has beaten them twice this year. The Lions are led by Jarrett Melton and Cory Henley and have shown improvement especially toward the end of the regular season. Smith County are on a three game winning streak, all against district opponents and have won four out of their last five. Cannon’s last effort was the ten point loss to Smith to close out the regular season. The game tonight is the second game of the two game slate. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30. Pregame with the Coaches Corner will air at 7:15 on AM 1540/FM96.7 WBRY and streaming live on wbry.com. The game to open the last day of quarterfinals is a girls matchup between York Institute and Smith County.
