The losing streak is finally over for the Cannon County Lions Boys Basketball team. The current nine game skid came to a halt as Cannon County went up to York Institute and beat the Dragons on their home court. Lions led by as many as 10 throughout the game, survived a York run in the third and won by 13 61-48. Briar Jakes led the Cannon County scorers with 17 while Austin Martin added 15 and Anton Knox continued providing a spark at times scoring 11. The win also signified Cannon’s first win in District 8-AA play out of 11 tries this season.
The York Institute Lady Dragons in the opener got out to a 12 point lead by half over the Cannon County Lionettes. Lionettes couldn’t get any closer than 8 points in the second half and as a result lost their third game in a row 55-47 to York. Cannon had three players in double figures with Maleah Scott leading the way with 21 points while Autumn King had 13 and Tori Knox finished with 11
The basketball games originally scheduled for Thursday at Van Buren County has been moved to Monday February 8th
