On Saturday night, the Cornersville Bulldogs took home the championship trophy for the first time in the 29-year history of the Cornersville Athletic Booster Club tournament when they whipped defending CABC tourney champ Huntland 53-39 in the finals. CMS had lost all four meetings against the Hornets over the last two seasons, but the Bulldogs turned the tables on Huntland in Saturday's contest and built a 21-10 lead in the first half before opening up a 49-25 cushion midway through the fourth quarter en route to claiming their third straight victory. more

For a little over three quarters in the first-ever meeting between the two schools, Forrest and the host Fayetteville Tigers battled to an even 14-14 draw before the Rockets exploded with 21 unanswered points to win the regular season finale 35-14. "That was a very good football team with a lot of speed and they were tough to tackle," said Forrest head coach Brian Coleman. "These last two games have been tough and I hope it will get us ready for the playoffs. From now on you have to learn to fight for four quarters and not give up and we did that tonight." more

The Cornersville Bulldogs (6-4) appear to be playing their best football at the right time of the year, as they wrapped up the regular season by hammering the Perry County Vikings 55-19 on Friday night to record their third straight victory. Needing a win to qualify for the postseason, Perry County (3-7) played with a sense of urgency early on and held a 19-12 lead with 8:43 left in the second quarter. more

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On Tuesday night, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs notched their first win of the season when they defeated the Minor Hill Wildcats 35-18 in the first round of the Cornersville Athletic Booster Club tournament. The Bulldogs (1-2) broke the game open early and built a 22-7 lead in the first half before outscoring Minor Hill 13-11 over the final two quarters to advance to the semifinals of the tournament. more

The Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs (2-1) advanced to the semifinals of the Cornersville Athletic Booster Club tournament by defeating the Minor Hill Lady Wildcats 23-16 in the first round on Tuesday night. With coach Peyton Newton substituting freely throughout the contest, CMS built a 10-4 lead in the first half before opening up a 15-point advantage midway through the fourth quarter en route to claiming their second win of the season. more

After being dealt a crushing blow at MTCS on Monday, the FMS Rockets bounced back with a bruising 37-30 home victory over Eagleville. Jacob Rich opened the scoring in the game with a rebound and put-back for Forrest before the Eagles sandwiched two baskets around a Dylan Jones free throw for FMS, making it a 4-3 contest in favor of the visitors. more

The FMS Lady Rockets were clicking on all cylinders versus Eagleville Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, especially at the outset of the contest when they totally dominated play at both ends of the court to put the game away early in a 42-16 thrashing. After a single free throw by Makayla Moates auspiciously opened the scoring for the Lady Eagles, Forrest tied the game on a charity shot by Jordan Yelensky. From there, the Lady Rockets exploded, beginning with a nothing-but-the-bottom-of-the-net three-pointer by Madison Curtis. more

he FMS Lady Rockets engaged in a physical tussle Monday night versus the MTCS Lady Cougars in Murfreesboro and after the dust had settled, the Chapel Hill girls came away with a bruising, hard-fought 28-20 win. Forrest came out with a purpose, scoring the first seven points in the contest with Katey Harmon opening the lid on the basket with an early jumper. Moments later, Madison Curtis stole the ball and went the distance for a lay-in, making it four-zip. more

The FMS Rockets stumbled in an error-filled effort in Murfreesboro Monday night as the MTCS Cougars handed Forrest a 47-30 loss, breaking an early season four-game Forrest winning streak. The Rockets uncharacteristically turned the ball over 20 times in the contest with seven coming in each of the deciding second and third quarters. more

The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs fell to 0-2 on the young season when they suffered a 39-19 road loss to the New Prospect Tigers on Thursday night. New Prospect controlled the game throughout and built a 19-7 lead in the first half before outscoring CMS 20-12 over the final two quarters to roll to the 20-point victory. more

Peyton Newton picked up his first win as the head coach of the Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs on Thursday night when CMS went on the road and defeated the New Prospect Lady Tigers 32-22. The Lady Bulldogs appeared headed towards an easy victory early on and led by as many as 15 points in the second quarter prior to taking a 21-8 lead into the break. more

FMS and Community met in Chapel Hill Thursday night in an early-season conference battle and the result was a split, with the Rockets taking a 37-30 win, while the Lady Rockets fell big, 37-18, to the Viqueens. Caitlin McKenzie gave the Lady Rockets their only lead of the game when she hit one of two from the free-throw line at the 4:13 mark of the first quarter. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs' competitive fire carried them to victory on a chilly Friday night, as coach John Denton's banged up CHS squad pulled out a hard fought 30-22 home win over the East Robertson Indians behind another sensational performance from quarterback Stone Riner. After losing two-way starter Justin Black to a broken ankle earlier in the week, Cornersville saw center Dillard Hatchett and safety Devante Spencer both go down with injuries in the first half while building a 14-8 lead through the first two quarters of play. more

After consecutive losses in week five and six, the Forrest Rockets were a 3-3 ballclub finding their way, but since then the Chapel Hill squad has reeled off three straight wins, including a solid, play-off clinching 21-13 triumph at MTCS Friday night. "We are very excited and proud of the boys to win such a close game," said Forrest head coach Brian Coleman. "MTCS is a good playoff team, we had to battle for this win." Forrest (6-3, 4-1) trailed 7-0 in the first quarter before putting up 14 points in the second quarter to take a lead they would never surrender. more

The Marshall County Tigers (4-5, 2-2) kept their playoff hopes alive on senior night, downing Stratford 32-20 in the cold Friday night at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg. "It was a very ugly played game," said MCHS head coach Aaron Pitts. "But our kids kept fighting, kept executing, kept trying to do things the right way and in the end they kept battling and made some plays to get us the win." Just two players ran the ball for Marshall County with Bennielle Hill and Austin Stacey combining for 279 yards on the ground as Hill ran for 140 yards and one touchdown, while Stacey ran for 139 yards and made two trips into the Spartans' end zone. more

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After garnering their first win of the year on Saturday, the FMS Lady Rockets travelled to Lynchburg on Monday to take on the Moore County Raiderettes, who handed Forrest a lopsided 41-13 loss. "We need to keep our heads up and come together as a team," said FMS head coach Rhea Webb. "We have the talent here, but we just have to depend on each other and come together as a team." more

It is always tough going to Lynchburg to play Moore County, but the FMS Rockets rallied from an early first half deficit to beat the Raiders 47-30 in the Duck River Valley Conference opener for both clubs. The Rockets fell behind 9-5 in the first quarter before an Alex Huey three-bomb cut the Moore County lead to a single point at 9-8, but the Raiders finished the period with a 6-2 run to take a 15-10 lead after the first six minutes. more