Tonight the Cannon County basketball teams begin 3 games in a row against District 8-AA opponents. Even though all district opponents can’t be taken lightly, the opponent tonight Upperman has been at or near the top of the standings every year. After helping Cannon secure a win against Cascade Tuesday night, post play will be the key of tonight’s contest. The Lady Bees are rebuilding and are coming in tonight with still an impressive record at 5-1. Rebekah Faulkner, Emily Pemberton and Ashley Basham will be counted on heavily to produce points in the paint as size is not in Upperman’s favor. Like common opponents so far this season have included wins over Grundy County and Cumberland County. Upperman’s last game was a 20 point loss to powerhouse Jackson County on Tuesday. The Upperman Bees come into Robert A Harris Gym with a dominating 63-33 win over the Blue Devils of Gainesboro. They are currently 4-2 with easy wins over Cascade and Cumberland County. One of the losses belongs to Shelbyville however a team the Lions beat last week. The Lions are coming off a loss to Cascade in a game that saw the lid close shut on the goal which resulted in cold shooting from the field for the Lions. Cory Henley leads the Lions into the district contest hopefully shaking off the shooting drought. Coaches Corner will begin at 5:45 with the tipoff of the game at 6:00. You can hear the game live on AM-1540/FM96.7 WBRY and streaming on our website at wbry.
