The Lady Tigers took part in a heated rivalry-match last Tuesday night as they took to home court against the Cannon County Lionettes. The Tigers were no match for them, as they were easily defeated 56-37.
Both teams and the crowded gymnasium took part in a “pink-out” to show support for the fight against cancer.
In the first quarter,  the Lions dominated the Tigers, holding them to a single point while dropping 15 points onto the Tigers. The single point from the Tigers came from Danielle Tyson late in the quarter.
In the second quarter, the Lady Tigers improved their play offensively scoring 14 points, while the defense allowed Cannon County to score 14.
Cannon County looked to put the Lady Tigers away fast as they scored all of their second-quarter points  within the first four minutes. At 4:07 the Lions were up to a 31-6 lead.
A quick time-out from Coach Joe Pat Cope had the Lady Tigers dialed in as they went on a 9-0 run, not letting the Lionettes score again in the second period.
DeKalb County’s leading scorer for the period was Chelsea Lewis as she dropped in eight points to help cut the Lionettes’ lead to 16.
In the third quarter, the Lady Tigers were outmatched by Cannon County as they outscored DeKalb 19-9.
At one point the Lionettes went on a 9-0 run. The Lionettes’ offense proved to be firing on all cylinders as they also found a 7-0 run in between DeKalb’s few baskets.
The leading scorer for the Lady Tigers in the period was Alex Meadows with six.
In the third quarter, the  Lionettes put the nail in the coffin for the Lady Tigers as they again outscored them 16-13, and snagged a blow-out victory by a margin of 19 points.
Loren Cripps led the Tigers in the last period of play with five points. The play of Cannon County was too fast-paced for the Lady Tigers to make any kind of comeback as they end the year with only two district wins.
The Lady Tigers were led in scoring by Chelsea Lewis as she tossed in 12. Alex Meadows, Ashley Barnes, and Loren Cripps each scored six.Danielle Tyson dropped in three, and Abbey Caldwell bagged two.
The Tigers then took the court against bitter rival Cannon County. Sadly the local men fell in their last district game of the season with a close match-up 74-70.
In the district finally with the Tigers’ having second place in the district locked up Cannon County knew they had nothing to loose.
In the first quarter, Cannon County came out of the gate hot going on a 12-0 run against the Tigers forcing Coach Martin, to call a timeout with 5:37 remaining in the period.
After the timeout at the 5:30 mark the Tigers got their first points of the game from Braxton Atnip to end  the Lions’ run.
From there, DeKalb answered back, and only allowed four points the rest of the quarter. All the while chalking up 11 more points ending the first period with a score of 19-16 with Cannon on top.The top scorer for DeKalb in the first was Ethan Roller with six.
In the second quarter, DeKalb failed to score for the first seven minutes allowing Cannon County to make another run totaling 15 points before the Tigers finally managed a basket in the second period of play.
By the end of the second period Cannon had out scored DeKalb 17-7. The Tigers leading scorer in the second was Lucas Phillips with six.
In the third quarter, DeKalb slowed Cannon County’s momentum down just a bit, yet the Lions outscored the Tigers 16-14.
The third proved to be the Tigers’ best quarter defensivley as this was the least amount of point allowed all game by the Tigers.
The Tigers leading scorer in the period was  Lucas Phillips with six.
In the fourth quarter, it as an all out war as both teams posted massive offensive number with the Tigers outscoring the Lions 33-24 and at one time making an 8-0 run.
DeKalb’s late game heroic’s were just not enough to surpass Cannon County’s commanding lead as they slipped past the number-two team in the district and a heart breaking loss for the Tigers.
The Tigers were led in scoring by Ethan Roller with 15, followed by Lucas Phillips with 14. Sonni Young scored 12. Braxton Atnip, and Stephen Howell both contributed 10 each. Will Molander tossed in five, while Zach Vincent and Braxton Howell each added two.