The Cannon County Lionettes brought back yet another Christmas tournament trophy to Woodbury this weekend when they collected the championship of the Rhea County Booster Club pre-Christmas tournament in Evensville. After a dismal game in which they still won against first round opponent Sequatchie County Thursday night, the Lionettes got back to being dominant Friday night with a 53-34 win against Walker Valley of Cleveland TN to earn the right to play in the championship game. Their opponent in the championship game was the host team Rhea County. The Lady Golden Eagles have seen enough of the Lionettes after Cannon County pasted a 66-47 win to grab the championship. It was the second win over the Rhea County team in as many months by a wide margin. Cannon County improves to 15-1 on the year as they prepare for another basketball tournament in Washington D.C. right after Christmas The Cannon County Lions came back from Maryville with two more wins on their record. After an opening day defeat to the hands of Knoxville Halls, the Lions behind Cory Henley’s 32 points knocked down Morristown East in the second round of the Athletic House Russell Christmas tournament 65-53. Cannon would move into the fifth place game and again Cory would come to the rescue with 23 points as the Lions survived South Greene 78-76. Cannon County’s record going into Christmas is 14-2 with the Lions slated to participate in the Sonic Shootout in Sparta Thursday.
