Lady Tigers Secure at Least 3rd Place Finish in District with Cannon County Win

January 29, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Lady Tigers took down the Lionettes of Cannon County Monday night in Smithville winning 66 to 55 but the Tigers lost to the Lions 53 to 47.

The Lady Tigers improve to 17-6 overall and have secured at least a 3rd place finish in the district currently with a 9-2 record and three district games left before the tournament. The Tigers drop to 4-19 and 3-8 in district play.

In the girls game, DC led 16 to 11 after the 1st period, 31 to 23 at halftime, and 51 to 38 after the 3rd period before notching the 66 to 55 victory.

Kadee Ferrell scored 24, Lydia Brown 18, Emme Colwell 13, Mya Ruch 7, and Maddison Parsley and Kenzie France each with 2.

In the boys game, the Tigers led 15 to 12 after the 1st period but fell behind 30 to 20 by halftime. The Lions led 39 to 32 after the 3rd period and went on to defeat the Tigers 53 to 47.
Nathan Atkins scored 19, Tanner Poss 13, Colter Norris 7, Evan Jones 4, and Dallas Cook and Lucas Hale each with 2.

Girls District 8AA Standings as of January 28:
Upperman: 22-3 (11-0)
Macon County: 21-5 (10-1)
DeKalb County: 17-6 (9-2)
York Institute: 10-11 (6-5)
Cannon County: 13-11 (3-8)
Livingston Academy: 9-18 (2-9)
Smith County: 7-14 (2-9)
Watertown 7-17 (1-10)

Boys District 8AA Standings as of January 28:
York Institute: 16-4 (9-2)
Livingston Academy: 17-9 (9-2)
Upperman: 19-5 (8-3)
Watertown: 16-8 (6-5)
Macon County: 9-16 (5-6)
Cannon County: 11-14 (4-7)
DeKalb County: 4-19 (3-8)
Smith County 1-19 (0-11)

The remaining schedule is as follows:
Friday, February 1: Upperman*-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 5: Macon County*-Home 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 7: Smith County*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, February 8: Monterey-Home 6 p.m.

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