The Kelli Davis and Autumn King Show was back on track after a one game absence and the Cannon County Lionettes head to this weekend trip to Clinton Tennessee having won two of three games and pulled their district record even at 2-2 as they defeated the York Institute Dragonettes 55-41. King and Davis sent several York shots to the bleachers defensively, the Lionettes as a team showed improvement in the ability to rebound the basketball and three Lionettes scored in double figures. Once again Maleah Scott was a benefactor in the ability to break the full court press as she was able to score 15 points off of many easy layups after being wide open under the basket. Davis poured in 11 and King led all scorers with 17 points. Lionettes move to 3-7 on the season overall. The Cannon County Lions rose to the occasion Tuesday night when they played York Institute as they tried to break a 3 game district losing streak. However missed free throws were crucial as Cannon missed 12 of them, several in key moments of the game and York escaped with a 66-58 win. Briar Jakes ended up with 15 points and played most of the fourth quarter with four fouls. Jakes was injured in the final minute of the game. Austin Martin finished with 14 points also in foul trouble with four the entire fourth quarter. Anton Knox played his best game of the early season scoring seven points but grabbing several rebounds and helped to contain Tennessee Tech Signee Colton Blevins even though Blevins scored 24 points. Cannon County’s record is now 3-7 and have lost 5 in a row. They are 0-4 in District 8-AA. Both teams will participate in the Clinton Christmas Tournament in Anderson County starting Friday.
