The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs got off to a rough start to the 2014 basketball campaign, as they were defeated 46-25 at home by the New Prospect Tigers (2-0) in their season opener on Thursday night. CMS had split the season series against New Prospect last year, but the Tigers had their way with the Bulldogs in Thursday's contest and built a 27-11 lead in the first half before outscoring Cornersville19-14 over the final two quarters to cruise to the 21-point victory. more

New Prospect (2-0) spoiled the Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs season opener on the hardwood, as CMS lost 45-25 to the Lady Tigers on Thursday night at home. The Lady Bulldogs played well at the start of the game and held a 13-12 lead early in the second quarter. Things, however, quickly went downhill for Cornersville after that point, as New Prospect closed the first half with a 7-3 run to take a 19-16 advantage into the break before outscoring CMS 26-9 over the final two quarters to snap a two-game losing streak against the Lady Bulldogs. more

Coming off a much needed bye week, the Cornersville Bulldogs (3-6) put that extra preparation time to good use on Friday night when they traveled to Cross Plains and thrashed the East Robertson Indians 40-14 to notch their second straight victory. Cornersville had defeated East Robertson 30-22 last year and appeared to be in store for another hard fought game with the Indians (1-8) on Friday after the two teams battled to a 7-7 tie late in the second quarter. more

The Forrest Rockets needed the bye week as much as any squad in Class 2A and it paid off when a bevy of injured players healed up or returned to action to take part in a huge 49-14 blowout win Friday night at Murrey E. Holton Field in Chapel Hill over previously unbeaten and No. 7 ranked Middle Tennessee Christian School. "That was a huge statement game, anytime you can hold Middle Tennessee Christian to 14 points is huge," said Forrest head coach Matt Kriesky. "They are a very athletic team, so for our kids to come out and play the way they did, I'm proud of them. I can't say enough about them or what they did tonight, we've had some injuries and some ups and downs, but I think we are getting back on the right track where we started the season out and I am proud of each and every one of these kids." more

After suffering a 42-14 loss to a powerful Christ Presbyterian Academy team seven days earlier, the Marshall County Tigers (7-2) got back to their winning ways on Friday night by defeating Stratford 42-8 on the road to record their second straight victory over the Spartans (1-8). The Tigers controlled the game from start to finish and built a 21-0 lead in the first half before outscoring the Spartans 21-8 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 34-point win. more

Despite being in its first year of existence, the Marshall County Tigerettes cross country team will be represented in the Class A-AA Girls State Championship Meet after freshman Leah Hollingsworth finished second in the Region 6-A-AA race on Thursday at Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville. Thanks to Thursday's performance, Hollingsworth has finished in the top three in seven of the nine races that she has competed in this year while winning four of them. "I'm very proud of Leah. She's only a freshman so there is a lot of room for growth with her. Leah has a great work ethic and I expected her to do well today," said Marshall County coach Heather Denton. "We've still got to recruit the hallways and get some more kids out, but this should only help the program." Although this is the first year that she has participated in cross country, Hollingsworth is no stranger to competition and was a standout on the basketball and softball teams at Lewisburg Middle School the last two years. 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 October 27, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: Class 6A Record Pts Prv 1. Maryville (17) 9-0 179 1 2. Blackman (1) 9-0 160 2 3. Whitehaven 9-0 133 3 4. Oakland 8-1 124 4 5. Ravenwood 9-0 107 5 6. Science Hill 8-1 87 7 7. Hendersonville 8-1 63 8 8. Kingsport Dobyns Bennett 8-1 56 9 9. Riverdale 7-2 37 6 10. Sevier County 7-2 8 NR Others receiving 12 or more points: None. Class 5A more

Forrest junior standout Alex Brewer's journey to his ultimate baseball dream became a little clearer when he recently verbally committed to the reigning NCCAA champions Vanderbilt Commodores. "It's amazing, I have a lot of stress off my shoulders and now I can just go out and play and do what I do," said Brewer. "The coaching staff is awesome, it's going to be fun, there is going to be a lot of competition, and that is what I want." more

Hoops season is underway in the county and as usual, the FMS squads were the first to take to the hardwood, beginning their campaigns last week on the road before returning for the home opener in Chapel Hill on Monday where they split with Community. The young and inexperienced Lady Rockets, who started the season with a 1-3 mark got off to a promising start versus the Viqueens, holding an 8-6 lead after the first period. Back-to-back buckets to open the contest by Micah Toombs was followed by a basket by Community's Logan Brothers before Toombs scored again, making it 6-2. more

Friday's games are critical for Marshall County teams With only two games left in the regular season, all three county football teams are still in the running to earn spot in the upcoming playoffs. The Marshall County Tigers and Forrest Rockets have likely done enough already to qualify for the postseason, while the Cornersville Bulldogs are fighting to grab one of the final at large spots in their classification. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets showed what they were made of Thursday night at the District 9A-AA Tournament in Kingston Springs, storming back from a two-goal deficit to tie the game before a last-second goal by White House ended their season in heartbreaking fashion, 3-2. "I am very proud of this group of girls, they have played hard all year, and I could not have asked anything more of them in the second half of the game," said Forrest head coach Natalie Dennis more

The Christ Presbyterian Academy Lions are once again the kings of the District 12-AA jungle, as the defending conference champs whipped the Marshall County Tigers 42-14 in Nashville on Friday night to break a tie for first place in the league standings with MCHS. Similar to many of their games this season, CPA (9-0, 4-0) put down the hammer early and built a 35-7 lead in the first half. The Lions then tacked on another touchdown in the third quarter to forge a 42-7 advantage before coasting to the 28-point victory. more

The Marshall County Tigerettes' run in the 2014 soccer playoffs lasted just 40 minutes, as MCHS lost 3-0 in the first round of the District 12-A-AA tournament to the Spring Hill Lady Raiders (10-3-3) on Monday in an abbreviated game that was called at halftime due to severe thunderstorms. With Monday's win, Spring Hill eliminated the Tigerettes from the playoffs for the second straight year and advanced to the District tournament semifinals where they defeated Giles County 2-0 on Tuesday night. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets left no doubt that they are on a mission to advance deep into the District 9A-AA Tournament when they blasted Cheatham County 8-0 Tuesday night at the Lions Club Memorial Field in Chapel Hill. "It feels good, but it's not over, we still have a lot of work to do," said Forrest head coach Natalie Dennis. Senior striker Sarah Blasingim came up with a hat trick for Forrest, while fellow seniors Cassie Septer and Sierra Waggoner both netted a pair of goals in the contest. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs were eliminated from the postseason on Thursday afternoon when they were defeated 4-1 on their home pitch by Hickman County (4-5-4) in the first round of the District 11-A-AA tournament. Cornersville (1-10-2) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but Hickman County tallied two goals over the next 25 minutes to take a 2-1 lead into the break before outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 2-0 in the second half to earn their fourth victory of the season. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs (2-6) kept their playoff hopes alive by going on the road and defeating the McEwen Warriors on a rainy Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Having beaten McEwen 27-21 last year, the Bulldogs managed to overcome the elements early on in Friday's contest and built a 14-0 lead in the first half before fending off a late Warrior rally attempt to hang on for another six-point victory. more

The Forrest Rockets, coming off back-to-back losses, easily handled Community 34-7 on a soggy playing surface at Murrey E. Holton Field in Chapel Hill Friday night. "It feels really good, these past two weeks have been tough on the kids," said Forrest head coach Matt Kriesky. "But they finally got everything back together and we started playing our football again this week." more

The Forrest Lady Rockets were looking for a good tune-up game for the upcoming District 9A-AA Tournament and they got one as White House-Heritage came to Chapel Hill in postseason form Tuesday night, defeating Forrest 3-2 in the regular season finale for both squads. "We had a good first half and I was pleased with that," said FHS head coach Natalie Dennis. "In the second half, our defense was not quick enough." more

On Tuesday night, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs capped an undefeated season in perfect fashion by crushing Lauderdale County, AL 48-8 at home in the First Annual Frog Bottom Bowl to finish the 2014 campaign with an 8-0 record. Having defeated all seven of their previous opponents by two touchdowns or more this season, the Bulldogs continued that trend on Tuesday, as they raced out to a 36-8 lead in the first half before tacking on a couple more TDs over the final two quarters of play to roll to the 40-point victory. Thanks to Tuesday's triumph, the Bulldogs extended their current winning streak to 12 games and outscored their eight opponents this season by a count of 260-28. more