Cannon County Senior Lionette basketball player Lindsey Reed was doing what she does best Friday night. Creating havoc on opponents, forcing turnovers and scoring another game in double digits But for all the great things she’s done in her basketball career on the court, she’s also done great things in the classroom. Friday afternoon Lindsay Reed was announced as the valedictorian of the Cannon County class of 2012. Then Friday night she helped her basketball become Dragon Slayers as she scored 11 points while teammate Abbey Sissom scored a game high 27 points as Cannon County avenged one of their 4 losses with a 61-48 victory over the York Institute Dragonettes. Jordan Hollis contributed 10 points in the win which moves Cannon County up to 19-4 and 3-3 in District 8AA play. It still would be considered a long shot but the Cannon County Lions still have the opportunity to close in and compete for a second or third place spot in the final district standings despite a 7-16 overall record. The Lions shook off a lackluster performance against Smith County and used the week off to refocus. The York Dragons were not pleased by that fact. After a close first half. Cannon was able to ended the third quarter with a 15 point lead. The Lions finished strong enough to get a much needed district win 50-45. Cory Henley led all scorers with 13 while Tanner Larson provided 11 and Jarrett Melton provided leadership scoring 10 points. The Lions and York are now tied with 2-4 records in District 8-AA. Both Cannon County teams will attempt to keep the winning ways going when they travel to Murfreesboro Tuesday night for a couple of contests against Central Magnet School.
WBRY BOX SCORE
Cannon County Lionettes 61 York Institute Dragonettes 48
Cannon County-Abbey Sissom-27, Lindsey Reed-11, Jordan Hollis-10, Ashley Basham-5, Emily Pemberton 2, Madison Walkup-4, Rebekah Faulkner-2
York Institute Dragonettes-Ashley Wright-14, Kelly Jones-9, Taylor Neely-6, Chelsea Cook-8, Holly Lane-2, Brooke Gammon-4, Katelyn Butler-2,Hannah Burke-2
Team Stats: Cannon County-FG:23-52, 3PT Shots:7-20, FT:8-11
York Institute: FG:15-33 3PT Shots:3-10 FT:11-17
Cannon County Lions 50 York Institute Dragons 45
Cannon County-Cory Henley-13, Jarrett Melton-10, Justin Tobin-7, Tanner Larson-11, Ethan Bryson-4, Tommy Mitchell-4
York Institute-Gavan Cook-18, Jeffery Rains-9, Corbin Patton-8, John McBride-10
Team Stats: Cannon County-FG: 19-51, 3PT Shot:5-21, FT:9-11
York FG: 19-37 3PT Shot:3-7, FT:3-10
