The Cannon County Lions Basketball Teams enjoyed success during the Thanksgiving weekend’s Mitch Wilson State Farm Classic. Both teams enter the upcoming week unbeaten with 5-0 records. The Lionettes Friday night couldn’t shake off a pesky Shelbyville squad until late in the fourth quarter in their 44-41 win over the Golden Eaglettes. Abbey Sissom led all scorers with 13 points. Sissom was the only Lionette in double figures. The Lionettes would come back Saturday afternoon and blow out Portland by a final score of 78-30, Sissom again was the leading point getter with 17 while Rebekah Faulkner netted 14 and several Lionettes finished with 8 points each. The Shelbyville Golden Eagles are much improved from last years squad but it didn’t matter to the Lions as they escaped with a 59-53 win Cory Henley scored 11 of his game high 16 points in the second half to pace the Lions. Post player Ethan Bryson posted his first double scoring game of the season with 12 points. Bryson would connect with his second consecutive game of scoring double figures with 10 points as the Lions pulled away from Grundy County Saturday in the third quarter. Henley would be the high scorer with 21. Tanner Larson finished with 10. The Lions and Lionettes will enter this week 5-0 with contests against Cascade on Tuesday at Robert A Harris Gymnasium
