The Forrest Rockets gave up an opening basket to Cornersville before taking the lead for good in a 53-42 Senior Night win over the Bulldogs in Chapel Hill on Monday. "We played pretty good, the first half especially defensively and we came in with a mindset to defend well tonight and the first half we did that," said Forrest head coach Wes Hobbs. "But we got a little lazy on defense in the second half, got beat off the dribble some, but I have to give Cornersville some credit, their boys played hard and gave a lot of effort and we had to match that." more

On Thursday night, the Cornersville Bulldogs (7-15) conquered what had traditionally been a house of horrors for them when they traveled to Lynchburg and defeated the Moore County Raiders 65-59. Cornersville had not won in Lynchburg since 2003, but the Bulldogs did not seemed concerned about past history on Thursday and built a 30-25 lead in the first half. CHS then opened up some breathing room in the second half and led by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter en route to claiming their second straight victory. more

For the first time in three years. the Lewisburg Middle School Tigers did not end the season by hoisting up a championship trophy, as they lost 52-40 to Macon County Junior High in the Class AAA finals of the James C. Haile Invitational Tournament on Saturday night at Middle Tennessee Christian School. The Tigers (11-7) kept within striking distance of Macon County (16-1) in the first half and trailed just 22-17 at the break. more

Cornersville guard Brooke Holt had an enjoyable Senior Night, as she and her Lady Bulldog teammates wrapped up District play by thrashing Hampshire 62-25 at home on Friday to complete the season sweep of the Lady Hawks. CHS (14-9, 10-2 District) dominated from start to finish and built a 32-11 lead in the first half before outscoring Hampshire 30-14 over the final two quarters to cruise to their 19th straight win over the Lady Hawks. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets jump started Senior Night activities Monday in Chapel Hill with a 62-28 win over intra-county rival Cornersville. "We started the game pretty good tonight, but we had a lull there for a little bit, but that had a lot to do with them, they made us play slow," said Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean. "The girls played through it and fought hard and wanted to win tonight." more

The Marshall County Tigers took care of business Friday night at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg, downing Spring Hill 69-48 to hold on to second place in the District 11-AA standings. MCHS turned in a balanced offensive attack in the contest with four players recording double figures in the scoring column with Chris Walker and Malek Sain leading the way with 18 points apiece, while Jay Howard pitched in with 14 points and D'Andre Brown netted a baker's dozen. more

Associated Press State HS Basketball Rankings (Feb. 3) BOYS Class AAA Record Pts Prv 1. White Station (17) 22-1 179 1 2. Siegel (1) 23-0 159 2 3. Jefferson County 23-3 118 4 4. Arlington 20-2 113 5 5. Brentwood 23-2 109 3 6. Hamilton 14-5 96 6 7. Oak Ridge 23-5 84 7 8. Blackman 18-4 49 10 9. Houston 20-5 23 8 10. Kenwood 19-5 18 9 Others receiving 12 or more points: Maryville 13. Southwind 12. more

The Fayetteville Tigers were on their game Tuesday night in Chapel Hill as they finished off the regular season sweep over Forrest via a 57-43 win. "You can't match baskets with them and our defense just wasn't where we wanted it tonight," said Forrest head coach Wes Hobbs. "They drove the lanes well and we didn't contest the shots as well as we needed to. I want to see more guys ready to battle, we just have to have a fire from the start and if you don't match energy with a team like that, you will get blown out." more

Murfreesboro Central Magnet (MCM) completed the sweep of the season series against the Marshall County Tigerettes (5-16) by defeating MCHS 61-39 in Lewisburg on Monday night. After building a 28-16 lead through the first two quarters of play , MCM began to rapidly pull away in the second half and opened up a 56-25 advantage midway through the fourth period en route to claiming the 22-point victory. more

Page's recent dominance over the Marshall County Tigerettes came to an end on Tuesday night, as MCHS snapped a seven-game losing streak against their longtime rival by defeating the Lady Patriots 43-28 at home. The Tigers, meanwhile, beat Page 65-50 in the nightcap to complete the sweep of the season series against the Patriots. more

Forrest 72 Shelbyville Central 11 160: Tanner Kerr (FHS) won by forfeit. 170: Bryan Clanton (FHS) won by forfeit. 182: James Boyce (FHS) pinned Luc Zahorian (SBV) 0:38. 195: Tyler McClendon (FHS) pinned Jake Patterson (SBV) 0:59. more

The Marshall County Tigers (13-7) snapped a two-game losing streak on Monday night when they defeated Murfreesboro Central Magnet 65-44 at home to complete the sweep of the regular season series Having defeated MCM 68-34 in their previous encounter on Jan. 11, the Tigers once again had little trouble disposing of Murfreesboro Central Magnet (2-20) and led by as many as 18 points in the first half prior to taking a 25-15 lead into the break. Marshall County then opened up a 55-26 advantage midway through the fourth quarter before coasting to the 21-point win. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets, coming off a pair of disappointing back-to-back district losses, burned some frustration Tuesday night in Chapel Hill when they demolished Fayetteville 59-14. Fayetteville came into the contest winless in league play, while Forrest was trying not to overlook the Lady Tigers. "We prepared for last night like we do every game and I always tell them the most important game of season is the next game," said Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean. "We had seen where Fayetteville had been playing other teams in the district close for three quarters, and had recently beat Cornersville, so we did not overlook them." more

The Cornersville Bulldogs kept themselves in the running for a possible home game in the first round of the District 11-A tournament when they defeated fourth place Santa Fe 53-45 on Tuesday night at home to snap an 11-game losing streak against the Wildcats. Having dropped a gut wrenching 60-59 decision to Santa Fe in their last meeting on Jan. 3, the Bulldogs (6-15, 4-7 District) seemed bent on evening the score against the Wildcats (12-11, 5-6 District) on Tuesday and built a 25-20 lead in the first half before opening up a 40-31 advantage at the end of the third quarter. more

On Tuesday night, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs clinched the second seed in the upcoming District 11-A tournament by defeating third place Santa Fe 44-42 at home to complete the season sweep of the Lady Wildcats. CHS (13-8, 9-2 District) trailed 24-19 at halftime before using a 22-12 run to seize a 41-36 lead with 3:10 left in the fourth quarter. more

After winning the first five meetings against Fayetteville, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (11-8) finally lost to the Lady Tigers on Thursday night when they dropped a 41-38 decision on the road. The Lady Bulldogs looked listless in the first half and trailed 19-11 at the end of the first two quarters of play. more

Fayetteville (13-8) completed the season sweep of the Cornersville Bulldogs (5-14) on Thursday night, as CHS suffered a 69-29 road loss at the hands of the Tigers. Aided by a strong second quarter performance, Fayetteville held a 44-20 lead at halftime before outscoring Cornersville 25-9 over the final two quarters to cruise to their sixth straight win over the Bulldogs. more

Community was intent on paying back Forrest for their only league loss of the season when the two squads met in Unionville Tuesday night and they got the revenge they were seeking in a 51-45 win. "We had way too many turnovers tonight, 17 to their seven and they had offensive boards that led to nine points," said Forrest head coach Jeremy Jean. "But on the positive note of that, those five at the end that were turning it over played their hearts out and never gave up and did everything we asked them to do." more

The Marshall County Tigerettes missed a chance to close the gap between them and first place Giles County in the District standings when they dropped a 56-49 decision to the Lady Bobcats on Friday night at home. Having lost the last three meetings against MCHS, Giles County (12-7, 6-0 District) built a 27-21 lead in the first half before opening up a 40-29 advantage early in the fourth quarter. more

Giles County (10-6, 3-3 District) extended their winning streak over the Marshall County Tigers (12-7, 3-3 District) to six games on Friday night when they defeated MCHS 63-58 in Lewisburg. Needing a win to solidify their hold on second place in the District 12-AA standings, Marshall County held a 32-26 lead at halftime before taking a 46-45 advantage into the fourth quarter. more