The girls District 8-AA is so full of talented teams that four out of the seven teams in the league is in the top ten prep poll in the whole state of Tennessee. Tuesday night two of those teams, 7th ranked Cannon and 8th rated Upperman took the court for a important district contest. It was everything that a top ten battle should have been with the lead swapping back and forth several times. However foul problems would take the Lionettes out of the contest in the fourth quarter as the Lionettes lost in Woodbury to Upperman 57-52. The Cannon County Lions sent a message to the Upperman Bees in the nightcap that the Bees weren’t going to rule the series between the two teams like they did last year. Last season Cannon opened up a 15 point lead only to watch Upperman trim it down and force overtime before Cannon snuck out of Baxter with a win. Upperman would go on to take the next three meetings. This season the Lions opened up a 19 point lead but then Upperman was able to sneak back in it as the Lions committed turnovers . Cannon won 60-54 but it wasn’t the prettiest of wins as sloppy play dominated most of the final quarter for the Lions.
Both teams will travel to Livingston Friday for more District 8-AA basketball contests.
