The Cornersville Bulldogs opened up District 8-A play hosting the Huntland Hornets in Friday night’s second game at Cornersville. The Hornets got balanced scoring from four of their five starters, who tallied in double figures as Huntland rolled to an 81-51victory over the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs (2-12) were led in scoring by Mason Calahan and Bryce Woodard, who scored nine points apiece. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs were trying to snap a seven-game losing streak against District 8-A foe Cascade Lady Champs, who were hoping to snap a six-game losing streak Tuesday night at Cornersville. The Lady Champs, paced by 13 points by Lani Jones and 10 points by Kylie Calvert, broke their losing streak and extended Cornersville’s to eight games with a 41-26 victory. more

The Marshall County Tigers opened up District 12-AA play Tuesday at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg versus the number-10 ranked Community Vikings, got behind early and could never catch up in an 81-65 loss. The Vikings had four players in double figures with Kobe Pride leading the way with a game-high 29 points, including a solid 9-for-13 effort from the free throw line. Bryan Mitchell had 14 points, James Lane netted a dozen, and Tyrese Eady had 10 for the Vikings, who have only one loss on the season. more

Marshall County posted a solid 9-3 record in non-district play leading up to Tuesday night’s District 12-AA opener versus Community at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg where they came away with a 50-40 Homecoming win over the scrappy Viqueens. The four-time state champions and 2018-2019 state tournament participant Tigerettes were led in the scoring column by senior Kelsey Keiler, who scored a game-high 17 points, including a 9-for-15 effort from the free throw line with six made charity shots down the stretch to seal the win. more

Forrest had a chance to pick up a win Thursday night at Chapel Hill as they took on Moore County, which was coming off four straight losses, but the Rockets could not produce enough offense and had too many turnovers in a 56-45 loss. “I thought tonight was one of our best defensive efforts of the year, I thought we had guys fighting and working hard and those things are going to pay off as we go on and I think these guys know it,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. “I think they are buying in more and more every day and it’s my job to help them get there and as long as they bring that attitude, we will be extremely fine.” It was the ninth consecutive loss for the Rockets (1-13), who were playing without top scorer Cameron Curtis due to a two-game in-team suspension because of technical fouls. more

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The first game of the New Year at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium featured the Hickman County Lady Bulldogs and the Marshall County High School Tigerettes, meeting for the second game in a row. The Tigerettes beat Hickman County 37-29 on December 30 in the third-place game in the Above the Rim Christmas Classic at Centerville. The Tigerettes used a big second quarter scoring burst by their dynamic duo of Kelsey Keiler and Dionna Crutcher that pushed MCHS to a 51-26 victory. MCHS controlled the tip before a Hickman County foul, but the Tigerettes missed their first shot and the Lady Bulldogs came down with the rebound. more

The nightcap of Friday night’s doubleheader at Lewisburg featured District 11’s Hickman County Bulldogs and District 12’s Marshall County High School Tigers. “Defensively we did some things well and we did a really good job of taking care of the basketball,” MCHS coach Lavon King said. “It feels good to get a win and start the New Year off right.” The Tigers used a third quarter burst and 19 points from the state’s number 10 scorer Canelius Turner to turn back the Bulldogs 51-43. more

The Forrest Rockets played well in a Thursday night loss to Moore County, but ran in to an Eagleville buzz saw on Friday night at Chapel Hill with Ryley McClaran pouring in 27 points versus his former school and the Eagles won going away 62-32 and extended their winning streak over Forrest to eight games. The Rockets, who played without in-team suspended Cameron Curtis and Cole Villazon, had 11 players tally in the scorebook, but none scoring more than four points. more

After letting one slip away versus Moore County at home on Thursday, the Forrest Lady Rockets bounced back in a big way on Friday night at Chapel Hill, routing Eagleville 61-37. “We shared the ball well, tonight we played good team defense and we didn’t leave people out to dry,” Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. “I’m well-pleased with how we played on both ends of the court, even though we didn’t start well, we kept plugging away.” more

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It’s a war every time they meet up in an almost century-old rivalry between Chapel Hill and Lynchburg and Thursday night was just another installment in the clash with Moore County coming out on top after pulling off a 58-55 comeback win over the Lady Rockets. “It’s a game that we could have and should have won,” Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. “Fifty-five points is enough to win a game, we have to get better at playing team defense.” more

Schedules & Scoreboard Rear View Mirror Basketball Girls Friday, December 20 Santa Fe 50, Cornersville 40 (A) Friday, December 27 Community 48, Cornersville 24 (Richland Christmas Classic) Forrest 66, Decatur County Riverside 45 (Summertown Christmas Classic)... more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (2-6), playing their fourth game in eight days, finished up their contests against Maury County teams as they travelled to the little village of Santa Fe to face the hometown Lady Wildcats (0-7) Friday night. The Lady Bulldogs are still struggling in putting points on the board as they scored only two points in the first quarter. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs (1-7), coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss at Zion Christian on Thursday, got no time to lick their wounds as they travelled to Santa Fe Friday night to face the Wildcats (3-4). The Bulldogs got no sympathy from the Wildcats as Andy Slaughter poured in 15 points and Santa Fe rolled 64-43. The Wildcats controlled the tip and immediately went up 2-0 on a basket by Jeremy Dotson. more

The Cornersville Bulldogs (1-6), coming off their first win of the season versus Hampshire on Tuesday, travelled to Zion Christian Academy on Thursday night where they provided the fans with a thriller. The two teams traded second half leads and were tied at the end of regulation before Sam Boyd raced down court for a three-point basket as time expired to give the home team a thrilling overtime 57-54 victory. more

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (2-5) continued their early season contests with Maury County teams when they travelled to Zion Christian Academy to face the Lady Eagles on Thursday night. The Lady Bulldogs players, still battling cases of the flu and poor shooting woes, fell to the Lady Eagles 35-32. more

I’ve seen the sacrifices of war, the uncertainty, trepidation, loneliness, and longing for a loved one to return home from battle and felt the bitter pain of losing a hero soldier. My father served in United States Navy in World War II, my two eldest brothers served in the Vietnam War at the same time, and my third brother served in the US Navy aboard the USS Nimitz supercarrier that left port in Norfolk, VA on January 2, 1989 and did not return to land until June 30 after an attempt to free the hostages in Iran. more

Forrest senior cheerleader Hannah Gray will have the opportunity of a lifetime as one of more than 800 high school cheerleaders from across the United States who will be representing Varsity Spirit in the world famous London New Year’s Day Parade. Gray and her family moved to Chapel Hill from Queens, NYC in January, 2012. Gray, who has been an All-American twice and competed in the Nations at Orlando all four years in high school, has been cheering since fifth grade and now is in her eighth year of cheering at Forrest. more