The Cannon County Lionettes have used the postseason to get a fresh start and to start collecting wins over teams they couldn’t beat during the regular season. Smith County and Livingston were on that list and both fell victim to the Lionettes in the district tournament. Now you can add Upperman to that list. The Lady Bees stung the Lionettes both times during the regular campaign but the Lionettes were ready to continue their winning streak in the region 4-AA semifinals. The Lionettes and Lady Bees played a thriller with neither team able to grab a lead by more than 6 points. In a game that saw 9 lead changes and 7 ties, Cannon was able to take the lead with a little over a minute left and keep it a two possession game. Erin McReynolds calmly stepped to the free throw line during that stretch and knocked down four out of five free throws and the Lionettes advanced to the Region Championship game for the third consecutive year beating Upperman 40-37. This also means that Cannon will play in a substate game on Monday after the TSSAA announced Wednesday that dates for region and substate play have been pushed back in order to get the region tournament completed due to all the weather cancelations and postponements. It’s back to Cookeville High School Friday night at 7:00 for the championship game between the Cannon County Lionettes and the Central Magnet Lady Tigers. Central ousted Livingston from the postseason earlier Wednesday evening 43-42. WBRY AM-1540/FM96.7 will have the live broadcast of the championship game tonight. You can also catch the game streaming on the internet at wbry.com and through the smart phones and tablets using the TuneIn Radio App. The weather has already affected the Region 4-AA tournament. Wednesday night in Dunlap at Sequatchie County High School, the boys semifinals were supposed to have taken place. Snow however ruined that. The Cannon County Lions will try again Friday night at 6:00 CST to earn their way to the region championship game as they meet Notre Dame out of Chattanooga. Unfortunately due to technical issues beyond our control, WBRY will not be able to carry that particular ballgame. However we will keep you up to date on the score throughout the evening during the Girls Region Championship Game.
