The Cannon County Lionettes basketball team will be counting on several freshmen this year. Starting three of them in the lineup Tuesday night, the Lionettes were almost able to pull off a win against Coffee County in Manchester. The Lionettes fell behind by as many as ten in the second and third quarters before one of those freshmen, Taylor Meeks starting to find a rhythm. Meeks scored 9 of her 15 points in the third and helped Cannon force the first lead change of the game. Lionettes led most of the fourth quarter before a late surge by Coffee County allowed the Lady Red Raiders to earn the win 48-45. Meeks was the leading scorer for the Lionettes
In the boys game, Lions junior guard Cole George came in off the bench and put on a shooting clinic. George gave the Lions a spark scoring a team high 20 points including a 45 foot jumper in the second quarter. The Lions couldn’t overcome a deep Coffee County team and lost 70-50.
