When MCHS head coach Jason Tigert scheduled the cross-region regular season rivalry game at David Lipscomb he knew it was going be a tough match-up. After winning at home versus Giles County on Friday, Tigert's Tigers took a Saturday night bus trip to Nashville to take on the Broncos in a re-match of last year's Region 5-AA quarterfinal, and the outcome was the same... more

The Forrest Lady Rockets proved to be human after all, losing their first District 9-A game in two years Friday night in Chapel Hill by a 44-38 score to Cascade. The loss to the Lady Champions was also the first loss at home in a district contest since Jan. 7, 2005 when they lost 58-41 to current FHS head coach Jeremy Jean's alma mater Moore County in an old District 11-A match-up... more

Great teams take care of business when they have to and that is just what the second ranked Forrest Lady Rockets did Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, smothering the under-matched Culleoka Lady Warriors 63-11 to move to 18-2 on the season. Forrest forced 19 first half turnovers, converting the Culleoka miscues into points, mostly by senior Megan Porter who scored all of her team high 19 points in the first half blitzkrieg on eight fast break lay-ups and three foul shots... more

After suffering their first District loss of the season against Spring Hill four days earlier, the Marshall County Tigers picked up an important win on Tuesday by defeating third place Page 71-60 at home with the help of a stellar all-around performance by sophomore forward Kedren Johnson... more

Rogue gang leader Luther from the 1979 cult classic The Warriors must have been hiding behind the Forrest High School bleachers Tuesday night, clanging his bottles in the taunting "Warriors come out to play" routine because the number four ranked Culleoka Warriors, came to play, and were in a bad mood, blasting Forrest 59-28... more

The Marshall County Tigerettes continued their rampage through District 10-AA Friday night by thrashing the Spring Hill Lady Raiders 64-35 in Lewisburg to record their thirty-third straight victory. Having beaten their first six District opponents by an average of 36 points, Marshall County put the game out of reach early and built a 47-15 lead in the first half before opening up a 41-point cushion late in the third quarter en route to their sixth straight win over the Lady Raiders... more

Lady Rockets win big, dedicate season to Jerry Logue By Anthony S. Puca Staff Writer On a bone chilling Friday night in Chapel Hill and with heavy hearts, the Forrest Lady Rockets overpowered Eagleville 64-34. On Thursday, Lady Rocket junior Lorrie Logue suffered the loss of her father, Jerry Logue after a battle with cancer. ... more

Overconfidence, tired legs, the long-time heated rivalry between these two cross region opponents, whatever the reason or excuse that was floating around after the game did not hold much hot water as the packed house at Forrest left the gym in Chapel Hill after the Rockets stunned #9 Summertown 68-53 Saturday night... more

Warriors Waylay Bulldogs By Louis G. Scheuchenzuber The Cornersville Bulldogs ran into a buzz saw Tuesday night, as they suffered a 51-20 loss at home to a powerful Culleoka Warrior squad, which stands atop the District 11-A standings and is currently ranked fourth in the state in Class A... more

Coming off an impressive win over Santa Fe, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (14-4, 4-1 District) notched their second straight lopsided victory Tuesday night, as they hammered the Culleoka Lady Warriors 48-10 at home. Despite getting off to a sluggish start offensively, the Lady Bulldogs led 26-3 at halftime before outscoring Culleoka 22-7 over the final two quarters en route to their twelfth straight win over the Lady Warriors... more

Wins are worth waiting for. The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs bounced back from a disappointing loss to Richland the night before by crushing District rival Santa Fe 57-30 at home Saturday evening after the tip-off was delayed 80 minutes because no officials had been assigned to the game by the TSSAA... more

The Cornersville Bulldogs picked up their first District win of the season Saturday night when they defeated the Santa Fe Wildcats 48-47 at home to snap a two-game losing streak. Although Cornersville (9-8, 1-3 District) had beaten the Wildcats three times last year by an average of 18 points, Santa Fe held a tenuous 47-46 advantage with only 29 seconds left after overcoming a nine-point third quarter deficit. ... more

Another District 10-AA foe bit the dust Friday night, as the Marshall County Tigerettes (17-0, 5-0 District) defeated the Loretto Lady Mustangs 62-43 in Lewisburg to grab sole possession of first place in the league standings. Loretto (9-7) came into the contest with a 4-0 record in District play, but the Tigerettes quickly erased any thoughts of a possible upset by bolting out to a 14-point first quarter lead. ... more

The Marshall County Tigers' first game without senior shooting guard Blaise Spencer proved to be an adventure, as MCHS beat the Loretto Mustangs 59-56 in Lewisburg to remain undefeated in District play. After building a 34-28 lead in the first half, the Tigers (13-3, 5-0 District) opened up a 13-point advantage midway through the fourth quarter and appeared to have the game in hand. ... more

While the holidays brought a break from school and homework, we did not miss a beat. It is the middle of the season and games played in Christmas tournaments are set up to challenge a team. Our first test came against Lawrence County Monday night. Coincidentally they were one of the few that beat us last season and we were looking to settle the score. ... more

The Forrest Rockets climbed back into the District 9A race with a hard earned 44-40 win at home Tuesday night over the MTCS Cougars. Forrest (5-10, 2-3) is now just one game back of both MTCS and Community for the all-important fourth spot in the district standings. The top four teams will host a first round game, beginning the last week of February... more

Some wins feel a lot better than others. The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs displayed their resiliency Tuesday night when they pulled out a dramatic 56-54 road victory over the Collinwood Trojanettes after overcoming a 17-point first quarter deficit. Despite outplaying Collinwood (6-5) for much of the final three periods, the Lady Bulldogs still trailed the Trojanettes 54-53 in the waning moments of the contest. ... more

The Marshall County Tigers, coming off their worst loss of the year to a highly ranked Columbia Central squad on Dec. 30, bounced back in Music City Friday night to the sweet, sweet sound of long distance three's zipping the cords in a 91-69 win over Kenwood in the opening round of the East Literature Holiday Classic... more

The Cornersville Bulldogs (7-6) started 2009 like they ended 2008, as they defeated Middle Tennessee Christian 64-52 on the road Friday night to register their fourth straight victory and complete the regular season sweep of the Cougars. MTCS (8-8) held a 26-24 lead at halftime, but the Bulldogs controlled the final two quarters of play and outscored the Cougars 40-26 over the final sixteen minutes to claim the twelve-point win... more

Middle Tennessee Christian (12-4) snapped the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (10-3) six-game winning streak Friday night by narrowly defeating CHS 57-55 in Murfreesboro. Having lost to the Lady Cougars 63-55 earlier in the season, Cornersville held a tenuous 53-52 lead with just under a minute left to play, but MTCS out scored the Lady Bulldogs 5-2 the rest of the way thanks to a lay up by Katie Dunn and three free throws to pull out the two-point victory... more