Opening day of the annual Warren County Sundrop Romp Christmas Tournament is this afternoon and the Cannon County Lions boys basketball team will be tested early. The Lions have the opportunity to play on the rare occasion of twice tonight as they host the opening round play at Robert A Harris Gymnasium in Woodbury. The Lions will start the tournament off with a game against Wilson Central out of Lebanon. Wilson Central is 6-3 on the year with impressive wins over Cookeville and Antioch High Schools. Cannon is 7 and 4 having lost their last two games most recently against Warren County last Friday. Game time will start at 4:30. The winner of that game will get a breather and then turn around and play Hixson High School from the Chattanooga area who is currently 2-6 on the year. Sandwiched in between will be the Cannon County Lionettes who are 10-1 as they meet the Grundy County Lady Jackets who are 3-7. Grundy has lost to two other District 8-AA opponents this season in Dekalb County and Upperman. The evening will get started once again at 4:15 with the Coaches Corner 4:30 will tip off the three games on AM-1540/FM96.7 WBRY and wbry.com
