The District 8-AA basketball tournaments consolation and championship rounds were called off Saturday afternoon after being scheduled to play Saturday night. The championship games involved the Cannon County Lions and Lionettes basketball teams but the teams will not get the chance to play for the title of tournament champs on the court as the show must move on to the Region 4-AA tournament. What this means according to the TSSAA is that the seeds of the teams entering the games that were scheduled tonight will come into play in the region tournament. For instance Central Magnet entered the championship contest as the number 3 seed of the tournament. The Cannon County Lionettes were the number 5th seed. Central will enter the region tournament as the number one seed of the District 8-AA section while Cannon will now be number two. On the boys side the Cannon County Lions will enter the region tournament as the number one seed which Livingston is number two. The first round of the region tournament is set to start Monday night at the higher seed. Because both Cannon teams advanced to the championship games of the district tournament, they received an automatic first round home game. Monday night in Woodbury the Cannon County Lionettes will play host to the Bledsoe County Lady Warriors. Game time is slated for 7:00. Tickets are $5.00 and may be only purchased at the door Monday night. Gates will open at Cannon County High School Monday night at 5:00. Tuesday night in Woodbury the Cannon County Lions will play host to the Signal Mountain Golden Eagles. The game will tip off at 7:00. Tickets are $5.00 for that game as well.
