By Anthony S. Puca Staff Writer The Forrest Lady Rockets, coming off their district clinching win over MTCS Friday night did not suffer any letdown in Spencer Tuesday night, blasting the F. C. Boyd Lady Broncos 79-41. Forrest led from start to finish with 13 players getting into the scoring column... more

Tuesday night we trekked to Lewis County to face the team that played us to three points at our house. As we waited to take the court, we watched as the girls escaped a close one. We were aware that their crowd was hostile, and we knew we had to come out fighting. In the early going, we set the tone and happily dug the hole they were placed in... more

LaRhonda O'Neal, nicknamed 'mini', came up huge when the Tigerettes were in desperate straits Tuesday night at Loretto, hitting a jump shot with 17.5 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime and then, with a hand in her face, O'Neal buried a three-pointer from deep in the corner with the Tigerettes trailing by one point with just three and a half ticks left in overtime, saving the perfect season with the 67-65 win and at the same time, icing the District 10-AA regular season title.. ... more

Forrest's Colin Henson continued the family legacy of playing collegiate football at Carson-Newman College when he accepted the Eagles' scholarship offer at a Thursday morning signing in Chapel Hill. Henson's grandfather Norman and his father Jimmy also played on the gridiron at Burke-Tarr Stadium in Jefferson City... more

The Marshall County Tigers kept themselves in the hunt for the District 10-AA regular season title by thrashing the Hickman County Bulldogs 76-43 at home Friday night to remain a game behind first place Spring Hill. Having defeated Hickman County 84-63 earlier in the season, the Tigers (18-5, 10-1 District) overcame a sluggish start and built a 39-17 lead by halftime, before outscoring the Bulldogs 37-26 over the final two quarters to roll to the 33-point victory... more

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The number four ranked Forrest Lady Rockets took to the highway Friday night for a showdown game versus the seventh ranked Middle Tennessee Christian School Lady Cougars and came home with a 60-52 win, making it four straight District 9-A regular season titles... more

The Forrest Rockets played a solid game of basketball at MTCS Friday night, but slipped-up late in the fourth quarter and lost to the Cougars 58-49, leaving them one game back of MTCS in fifth place in District 9-A with one league game remaining. Seth Brothers opened the scoring in the contest for Forrest as the Rockets started strong, leading 6-1. MTCS's Logan Siler hit a jumper, making it 6-3 before a Kyle Gugger bucket basket re-opened the five-point spread... more

Early in the first quarter, just minutes into the game Tuesday night versus Hickman County, Lauren March flipped in a layup out of a set play named "five-out", becoming the all-time leading scorer in … more

The Forrest Lady Rockets bounced backed from their stunning upset loss to Cascade, whipping Community in a 49-35 senior night win in Chapel Hill Tuesday Night. The win, coupled with Middle Tennessee Christian School's victory over Eagleville sets up a Friday night showdown in Murfreesboro between Forrest and the Lady Cougars for first place in District 9-A... more

After getting upset by Santa Fe four days earlier, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (16-5, 7-2 District) got back on track Tuesday night by thumping Columbia Academy 54-29 on Homecoming to complete the season sweep of CA (5-16, 0-8 District). Despite getting off to a slow start, the Lady Bulldogs built a 32-17 lead by halftime before outscoring Columbia Academy 22-12 over the final two quarters to coast to the 25-point victory... more

The Cornersville Bulldogs continued their recent ascent up the District standings on Tuesday by defeating second place Columbia Academy 45-32 on Homecoming to avenge a 53-48 loss to CA earlier in the season. Cornersville (12-10, 4-5 District) held a 26-14 lead at halftime before Columbia Academy (10-10, 6-2 District) came roaring back to knot the game at 30-30 early in the fourth quarter. ... more

The Forrest Rockets battled their way to a 43-42 win over Community on senior night in Chapel Hill Tuesday night, keeping them in the thick of the District 9-A race. Junior postman Ferris Perkins came up with a huge fourth quarter for the Rockets, scoring 9 of his team high 14 points in the period, including a big three-pointer and an ice cold 5-6 from the free throw line... more

The undefeated and top ranked Marshall County High School Tigerettes claimed their 36th consecutive victory Tuesday night, squeezing out a 58-54 win at Lewis County. Miss Basketball favorite Lauren March poured in 27 points, leaving her just six points shy of the all-time girls scoring record at MCHS... more

Starting our three game home stand, we squared off against the Page Patriots. Their third place position in the district, we knew, was going to make them a challenge. We had moved past the Spring Hill loss and were ready for another win. From the beginning, it was a tight game and as each quarter progressed, we continued to sink baskets, but Spring Hill also continued to match us. ... more

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes (2-11) had a rough go of it in their final home game of the season, as they suffered a 42-17 loss to a strong Page Middle School Lady Panther squad on Thursday. After building a 12-0 lead in the first quarter, the Lady Panthers opened up a 23-6 advantage by halftime before outscoring LMS 19-11 over the final two periods to cruise to the 25-point victory... more

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigers ran their record to 12-1 Thursday night when they pulled out a hard fought 49-48 victory over the Page Middle School Panthers in their final home game of the season. LMS trailed by 41-38 at the end of the third quarter, but clamped down defensively in the fourth and put together a 10-0 run to seize a 48-41 advantage with 1:13 left to play before staving off a late rally attempt by the Panthers... more

Defense was in short supply Friday night, as the Marshall County Tigers (16-4, 8-1 District) defeated archrival Giles County 75-72 on Homecoming to complete the regular season sweep of the Bobcats. After jumping out to a 17-point first quarter lead, the Tigers withstood several Giles County comeback attempts and still held a 73-61 advantage midway through the fourth before fending off one final rally by the Bobcats (5-9, 4-5 District)... more

The Marshall County Tigerettes (21-0, 9-0 District) celebrated Homecoming in style Friday night, as they shellacked archrival Giles County 56-23 in front of a packed house at Dottie Kelso Gymnasium to rack up their thirty-fifth straight victory. After trouncing the Lady Bobcats 59-20 earlier in the season, the Tigerettes continued their recent dominance of Giles County on Friday. ... more

The Forrest Rockets were hoping to pick up some ground in the District 9-A race versus Cascade Friday night in Chapel Hill, but the Champions had other ideas, winning the game 53-41 to keep a slim hold of first place by one game over Eagleville. Forrest has had problems finishing games this season and they held to form, being outscored by Cascade 26-10 in the pivotal fourth quarter... more

Cornersville splits at Santa Fe By Anthony S. Puca Staff Writer The Cornersville Bulldogs came up with a big 54-33 road win at Santa Fe Friday night to stay within striking distance of the number four spot in District 11-A. The Bulldogs jumped all over the Wildcats from the tip, doubling up the score in the first two quarters to lead 30-15 at halftime... more