December 10, 2023
By: dwayne page
Bragging Rights for a good cause!
In the first ever Border Battle of high school alumni basketball between the two counties, Cannon County High School swept both men’s and women’s games Saturday night against DeKalb County in Smithville. Proceeds from the event are going to Project Graduation.
Featuring basketball stars from the past, the Cannon County Lions beat the DeKalb County Tigers 66 to 46 while the Cannon County Lionettes prevailed over the DeKalb County Lady Tigers 39 to 33. The DeKalb Tigers Alumni team was coached by former educator and coach Mike Braswell while former Lady Tiger basketball star MaryAnn Puckett coached the Lady Tigers.
In the men’s alumni game, Cannon County led 17 to 8 after the 1st period, 34 to 20 at halftime, and 48 to 34 after the 3rd period before claiming a 66 to 46 victory over the DeKalb County Alumni team.
For DeKalb County, Trey Jones scored 9, Lucas Phillips 8, Ethan Roller 6, Justin Bone, Tanner Poss, Hayden Thomas, and Brayden Antoniak each with 4, Zackary Vincent 3, and Jordan Young and Colter Norris each with 2.
Cannon County only had six players in their lineup, and they were led in scoring by Brady Cunningham with 23 points followed by Lane Willis 13, Jacob Nave 12, Austin Brock with 11 and Trey Fann 7.
In the women’s game, Cannon County led 14 to 7 after the 1st period, 26 to 14 at halftime, and 32 to 17 after the 3rd period before defeating the Lady Tigers Alumni team 39 to 33.
For DeKalb County, Kelly Parkerson Pyburn scored 10, Casey Bogle Agee 6, Mallori Hart 4, Hannah Panter Bone 3, and Tonya George Lee, Stephanie Hart Williams, Danielle Tyson Horton, Jailyn Bolding, and Gracie Griffin each with 2.
Cannon County was led in scoring by Macy Clements and Amber Burnett each with 10, Erin Fann 9, Hope Young-8, and Dani Young 2.
The DCHS Alumni men’s roster included the following and their year of graduation:
Jacob Rankhorn-2004, Lucas Phillips-2013, Zackary Vincent-2013, Ethan Roller- 2014, Justin Bone-2015, Trey Jones-2018, Noah Martin-2019, Colter Norris-2019, Tanner Poss-2019, Hayden Thomas-2019, Brayden Antoniak-2022, Nathaniel Crook-2022, and Jordan Young-2022.
The DCHS Alumni women’s roster included the following and their year of graduation:
Tonya George Lee-1992, Casey Bogle Agee-1999, Kelly Parkerson Pyburn-1999, Stephanie Hart Williams- 2003, Brooke Hutchings-2012, Abbey Roller-2013, Danielle Tyson Horton-2014, Jailyn Bolding-2016, Hannah Panter Bone- 2017, Lydia Brown- 2019, Megan Cantrell- 2021, Gracie Griffin- 2021, and Mallori Hart- 2021.
The Cannon County High School Alumni men’s roster included the following and their year of graduation:
Josh Rhulen-2011, Jacob Nave-2015, Marshal McReynolds-2015, Austin Brock-2016, Trey Fann-2018, and Lane Willis-2018.
The Cannon County High School Alumni women’s roster included the following and their year of graduation.
Brandi Burnett-2005, Hope Young-2005, Amber Burnett-2007, Eden Fann-2007, Erin Fann-2010, Jordan Hollis- 2013, and Macy Clements-2014.