The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (2-3) got put through the ringer on Tuesday night when they suffered a 48-21 defeat on the road at the hands of Ethridge Elementary School. Ethridge broke the game open early and built a 28-10 lead in the first half before outscoring the Bulldogs 20-11 over the final two quarters to cruise to the 27-point victory. Bolstered by their strong first half performance, EES finished with a 14-7 advantage in field goals and outscored Cornersville 19-6 at the foul line while forcing 29 Bulldog turnovers. more

After a slow start, the FMS Lady Rockets fired up the engines in the second half to come away with 26-23 win over their namesakes from Westwood Monday night in Chapel Hill. The Manchester girls sprinted out to a big 7-0 first-quarter lead, holding FMS scoreless until Anna Blanton drained a 3-pointer with 9.2 seconds remaining in the opening stanza. Sydney Hill started things off with a bucket in the paint for FMS to begin quarter No. 2 as the Lady Rockets scratched and clawed their way back into the contest. more

The FMS Rockets faced their stiffest conference test of the season Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, taking on a talented Middle Tennessee Christian School squad in a battle that was tightly contested until Forrest came up with a big fourth quarter that sealed a 45-36 victory. Forrest (10-4, 6-0) remained unbeaten in conference play on the season, but it was the Cougars who came into the game unbeaten and inspired from the out- set, leading the Rockets 10-8 after the first six minutes of play. more

It appears that Lewisburg Middle School basketball coach David Lovell has assembled another strong team this year, as the Tigers opened their season by going on the road and whipping the Spring Hill Generals 41-20 on Monday night. Despite getting off to a slow start offensively, LMS held a 14-9 lead at the break before putting their foot on the gas in the second half and outscoring Spring Hill 27-11 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 21-point win. more

The Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs (3-1) didn't earn any style points on Thursday night, but still managed to record their third straight win by defeating the Minor Hill Lady Wildcats 28-18 at home. Cornersville held a 12-4 lead at the end of the first half, but the Lady Wildcats (0-1) clawed their way back into the contest and rallied to cut the deficit to 20-17 midway through the fourth quarter. more

Although she was unable to reach the medal podium, Marshall County freshman Leah Hollingsworth turned in a solid performance at the Class A-AA Girls State Cross Country Meet by placing 42nd out of a 181 runners at Iroquois Steeplechase on Saturday morning... more

On Thursday, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs evened their record at 2-2 by defeating the Minor Hill Wildcats 40-28 at home. The Bulldogs took control of the game early and led by as many as 17 points in the second quarter before taking a 22-10 advantage into the break. Cornersville then opened up a 32-15 lead early in the fourth quarter en route to claiming their second win of the season... more

The Cornersville Bulldogs' fading playoff chances were officially extinguished on Friday night when they lost 38-33 to the Perry County Vikings on the road in their season finale. Cornersville (3-7) had defeated Perry County handily each of the last two seasons and held 27-20 lead late in the third quarter of Friday's contest after overcoming an early 14-point deficit. The Vikings, however, came charging back in the fourth period and scored three straight touchdowns to seize a 38-27 advantage before hanging on for the five-point victory. more

After helping Giles County achieve dominance over Marshall County on the gridiron as an assistant coach, first-year MCHS head coach Thomas Osteen reversed that trend on Halloween, as the Tigers defeated the Bobcats 34-17 on Senior Night to snap a three-game losing streak to their longtime archrival. Having lost eight of the last nine meetings against Giles County, MCHS (8-2, 4-1 District) appeared ready to overcome the specter of their past failures against the Bobcats and built a 14-3 lead in the first half. After Giles County (4-6, 2-3 District) cut the deficit to 14-9 at halftime, the Tigers made a couple of critical defensive stands in the third quarter before outscoring the Bobcats 21-8 the rest of the way to pull away for the 17-point victory. "I definitely had some extra butterflies tonight," said Osteen. "They have a good ballclub and it's always great to coach in big ballgames like this. This is a really big win for us." Thanks to Friday's win, Marshall County clinched sole possession of second place in the District standings and earned the top seed in Quadrant 3 of the Class 4A playoffs. "I'm real proud of this bunch of kids. They've bought in to what we've preached and worked their guts out. They've gotten better each week in all phases of the game. These kids want to start a new era of Tiger football," said Osteen. MCHS, however, will have little time to savor their win over Giles County and will face the Bobcats in the first round of the playoffs this coming Friday. The Tigers' offense got stronger as the game wore on, as Marshall County piled up 366 yards from scrimmage overall, which included 243 in the second half alone. Bolstered by a 91-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Chris Walker, MCHS finished with 222 yards rushing on 36 carries. Walker outshined Giles County cornerback and Ole Miss commitment Cameron Ordway by rushing for 185 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries while also catching two passes for 46 yards and a TD. "This win meant a lot because we had only beaten them one time since I've been here. There was a lot of hype coming into this game and I'm glad we got it done," said Walker. "I'm not going to take anything away from Cameron because he's a great player, but I think I'm just as good as he is." Jay Howard also picked up 25 yards on his lone carry, while D'Andre Brown added 15 yards on four carries. Tiger quarterback Ashton Posey, meanwhile, completed 12-of-19 passes for 133 yards and one touchdown. Walker also attempted two passes, completing one for 11 yards. Howard was Marshall County's leading receiver and snared five passes for 56 yards. Tre Crutcher tallied three receptions for 35 yards as well, while Kacy Pleas had one catch for eight yards. Although Giles County finished with a respectable 295 yards of total offense, the Bobcats scored on only two of their four trips inside the red zone and committed two costly turnovers that led to a pair of MCHS touchdowns. After struggling to stop the run at times this season, the Tigers shored up that problem on Friday and limited Giles County to just 98 yards rushing on 34 carries. Tailback Jordan Tucker paced the Bobcats' ground game with 70 yards on 10 carries, while R'Kell Reed chipped in 14 yards on four carries. Giles County quarterback Trevor Holder toted the ball 16 times but gained only seven yards after being sacked four times. Holder also completed just 14-of-30 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown to go along with one interception. Lucas Harrison was Holder's primary target and hauled in nine passes for 153 yards and a TD. With his performance against the Tigers, Holder eclipsed the 2,000-yard receiving mark for his career. Defensive end Payton Hood led the Tigers with 14 tackles and a fumble recovery, while Cale Shelton tallied nine tackles and a sack. Peyton Williams notched eight tackles as well, and Josh Franklin, Walker, and Antonio Shelton recorded seven tackles. Howard also tallied five tackles and an interception for MCHS, while Prentice Davis registered three tackles and a sack Marshall County was stopped on downs on their opening possession, but got the ball back a few moments later when Hood recovered a fumble by Tucker at the Giles County 47. The Tigers cashed in on the Bobcat miscue and took a 7-0 lead 12 plays later when Walker burst up the middle for a 12-yard touchdown run while Caleb Estes tacked on the extra point. Aided by a 32-yard kickoff return by Ordway and a Marshall County 15-yard facemask penalty, Giles County started their ensuing drive at the Tiger 29. The Bobcats then advanced to the 15 on consecutive runs by Reed and Holder, but picked up just six yards on their next three plays and settled for a 26-yard field goal by Griffin Birdsong to cut the deficit to 7-3 late in the first quarter. After Marshall County was forced to punt on their next three possessions, Howard set the Tigers up with excellent field position by picking off a Holder pass and returning it 52 yards to the Bobcat 13. Giles County was also called for a facemask on the play, which moved the ball to the seven-yard line. Walker then burrowed into the end zone from a yard out three plays later to make it 14-3 with 3:29 left in the second quarter. The Bobcats finally reached the end zone on their next possession to narrow the gap to 14-9 when Holder hooked up with Harrison for a 34-yard touchdown strike with 1:26 left in the half. Giles County failed on the two-point conversion attempt to keep the deficit at five going into the break. In the third quarter, the Bobcats had a chance to take the lead after advancing from their own 37 to the Tiger 19 on four straight runs. After losing seven yards on first down due to a bad snap, Giles County picked up 14 yards on their next two plays to set up a 4th and 3 situation. The Bobcats, though, came away empty handed, as Shelton and Davis stopped Holder a yard short of the 1st down marker on a designed quarterback run. Following a MCHS punt, the Bobcats lost the ball on downs again at the Tiger 43 before Marshall County put together a 10-play, 57-yard scoring drive that was punctuated by a Walker seven-yard TD run to stretch their lead to 21-9 late in the third quarter. After stopping Giles County on downs again in the red zone with the help of a 4th down sack by Brown, the Tigers were penalized five yards for an illegal substitution. Walker quickly got Marshall County out of the shadow of their own goal line by racing 91-yards for a touchdown on the next play to give MCHS a 28-9 lead early in the fourth quarter. Holder scored on a four-yard TD run on the Bobcats ensuing possession before running in the two-point conversion to trim the deficit to 28-17, but the Tigers pushed their lead to 34-17 when Walker caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Posey with 5:02 left. That proved to be all the points MCHS would need, as the Tigers stopped Giles County on downs one final time in Marshall County territory before running out the clock. more

The Forrest Rockets routed Fayetteville 56-14 on a frigid Halloween senior night in Chapel Hill, setting a school record for most points in a season, while senior standout Zach McClendon shattered Zach Ray's single season rushing record. The Rockets, who put up 548 yards of total offense versus the Tigers, have scored 341 points in 10 games, breaking the 1967 total of 339 points in 11 games. more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through November 3, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: Class 6A Rank. Team Record Pts Prv Maryville (16) 10-0 160 1 Whitehaven 10-0 138 3 Blackman 9-1 127 2 Oakland 9-1 111 4 Ravenwood 10-0 100 5 Science Hill 9-1 82 6 Hendersonville 9-1 65 7 Riverdale 8-2 47 9 Dobyns-Bennett 8-2 22 8 Houston 9-1 21 NR Others receiving 12 or more points: None. more

Forrest/Eagleville Play Day 2014 Saturday Nov. 1 FORREST 8:00 Community vs. Marshall Co. JV 9:00 Wilson Central vs. Community JV 10:00 Wilson Central vs. Community 11:00 Wilson Central JV vs. Marshall Co. JV 12:00 Wilson Central vs. Forrest 1:00 Santa Fe vs. Huntland 2:00 Huntland JV vs. Forrest JV 3:00 Summertown vs. Santa Fe 4:00 McEwen vs. Forrest 5:00 Santa Fe vs. Forrest more

The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (1-2) had a tough time of it on Tuesday night, as they lost 48-18 on the road to an undefeated Columbia Academy squad. CA (5-0) held a 24-14 lead at the break before turning on the afterburners in the second half and outscoring Cornersville 24-4 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 30-point victory. more

On Monday night, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs picked up their first win of the season by defeating the Elkton Elks 43-28 at home. Cornersville (1-1) controlled the game early on and led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter before taking a 23-16 advantage into the break. Elkton rallied to slice the deficit to 23-21 midway through the third quarter, but the Bulldogs turned it on down the stretch and outscored the Elks 20-7 the rest of the way to claim the 15-point victory. more

After falling to New Prospect in their season opener four days earlier, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (1-1) bounced back in a big way on Monday night when they crushed the Elkton Lady Elks 45-6 at home. The Lady Bulldogs put down the hammer early and forged a 28-3 lead in the first half before outscoring Elkton 17-3 over the final two quarters en route to picking up their first victory of the season. more

The FMS Lady Rockets came out on fire Monday night in Chapel Hill, outscoring Fayetteville 20-4 in the first half and it was about all they needed as they won 20-12. Seventh-grader Anna Blanton scored four points in the opening period, while twin sister Ally Blanton knocked down a basket and Kayla Gillespie came up with two more points for Forrest. more

Cornersville Middle School forward Gabby King turned in a royally good performance on Tuesday night, as she poured in a career high 25 points to help lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 38-14 road victory over Columbia Academy. Despite getting off to a somewhat sluggish start, the Lady Bulldogs (2-1) held a 20-11 lead in the first half before outscoring CA 18-3 over the final two quarters to cruise to the 24-point victory. more

The FMS Rockets continued their torrid start to the season, blasting Fayetteville 58-27 Monday night in Chapel Hill. Forrest went to the long ball game versus the Tigers, knocking down nine three-pointers in the contest, including four treys in the first quarter. After a Ryley McClaran drive to the hoop to open the scoring, Ty Hengesbach threw down the first of the long bombs in the game for the Rockets. more

The FMS Lady Rockets turned in a solid performance in Chapel Hill Thursday night, holding on down the stretch to beat Eagleville 26-20, marking the first time this season that Forrest has won back-to-back games. Shasta Beaty, who led the Lady Rockets in scoring with seven points in the game, scored four early points in the paint in a 4-4 tie before Eagleville took the lead on a basket by Makayla Moates. more

The red-hot FMS Rockets took on Eagleville Thursday night in Chapel Hill and the two long-time rivals gave the fans all they wanted in a spirted battle won by Forrest 31-25. Forrest, coming off a game where they made a truckload of three-pointers were cool from the arch on Thursday, but the mark of a good team is to make adjustments on the fly and the Rockets did, controlling the paint, while not making one trey the entire game. more