If the opening day is any indication of what kind of basketball season this season will bring to the Cannon County teams, it should be an indication that the Lions and Lionettes programs are in great shape. Tuesday the teams participated in the opening day Hall of Fame Games at Robert A Harris Gymnasium. The Cannon County Lionettes got off to a slow start in their opener against Rhea County. But after opening up a sizeable lead in the third quarter coasted to a 52-38 win with Abbey Sissom scoring 19 points. That was the warmup game. The second contest of the evening, the Lionettes poured it on with everybody getting into the action in their game against Grundy County. Abbey Sissom led all scoring with 20 points as the Lionettes routed the Lady Jackets 90-33. The Cannon County Lions boys team finished the night 2-0 as well. The Lions used Cory Henley’s 12 points and 11 other Lions players scored baskets as Cannon shut down Grundy County 66-18. Cannon’s defense and rebounding only allowed Grundy County to score 4 points in each quarter and only 6 points in the final quarter for the win. The Lions then boarded a bus and traveled to Boyd Christian for a contest in McMinnville for their second game of the Classic. The final score of that contest was 69-33. Cannon County. Hall of Fame Game Action continues Friday at Van Buren County High School
