Twelve total candidates from a long list of applications went through the interview process for the open position of the Cannon County High School Lionettes head girls basketball program. After the interview process was over the Committee stayed in house choosing Jonathan Odom to fill the position. Coach Odom has been an assistant with the Boys Basketball program over past few years. He was also the head baseball coach this past season with the Cannon County Lions High School Boys Baseball team. This coming season will be the first year that Coach Odom will be in a head coaching capacity although he has been the head coach in previous years of the boys JV team. Odom replaces Michael Dodgen who left after 10 years of guiding the program to take over the White County Lady Warriors in Sparta which is closer to his home in Cookeville. Coach Odom inherits a team who finished last season with an appearance in the State Tournament. The Lionettes are expected to do well this year as they return leading scorer Kelli Davis and post player Autumn King. Coach Odom teaches carpentry at Cannon County High School.
