Lionettes Win, Lions Fall At Tullahoma
CASEY HINDMAN 1 2 3 4 Final Emily Sissom 26 points; Taylor King 9; Lindsey Reed 6; Lauren Ruehlen 6; Ashley Campbell 4; Shelby Jordan 4; Chelsey Payne 3 In boy’s action, the Lions jumped out to an 8-4 lead with 2:45 remaining in the first quarter. Colin Jones led the way with two 3’s, but a determined Wildcat team fought back to take an 11-8 lead by the end of the quarter holding the Lions to under 20% shooting from the field. Cody Ruehlen hit two 3’s in the second quarter, while Jared Nave added 4, keeping the Lions close to a much larger Tullahoma team. Cannon was able to stay within 7 points of the Wildcats as the first half came to an end trailing 30-23. Tullahoma went on a 9-0 run midway through the third quarter to take a 44-25 lead at the 4:15 mark. Despite T.J. Mitchell’s 7 points in the quarter, the Lions found themselves trailing by twenty, 53-33, with 1:38 remaining in the third. Cannon went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter cutting the Wildcat lead to 10, 57-47, with 5:53 remaining. With the help of Andrew Woodin and his 7 points and 2 blocked shots, the Lions were able to cut the score to 7 points with 2:04 left in the quarter. The Lions were unable to get any closer as they fell 72-62 to the Wildcats. The Lions season record now stands at 1-1, with the Lionettes standing at 2-0. The Lions and Lionettes will host their first home game Monday night against Coffee County at 6:00 p.m. 1 2 3 4 Final Cannon 8 15 14 25 62 2’s: 11/24 3’s: 6/23 FT’s: 22/31 Cody Ruehlen 13 points; Justin Davenport 12; T.J. Mitchell 12; Colin Jones 9; Andrew Woodin 8; Jared Nave 6; Brian Cripps 2
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