MURFREESBORO - The Community Viqueens trailed by seven points in the fourth quarter, but rallied in the last minute with a pressure defense and clutch free throw shooting by Breanna Whitaker to defeat the Central Magnet Lady Tigers 50-47 in a District 12-AA basketball contest with huge playoff implications Friday night...
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By RICKEY CLARDY ~ For the T-G
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2/17/21
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UNIONVILLE - In their contest against the Nolensville Lady Knights, Coach Cody Pierce's Community Viqueens put on a defensive performance that most coaches can only dream about. Community (9-10, 4-4) held the district-leading Lady Knights to 14 points after three quarters and only 24 points for the game as the Viqueens defeated Nolensville 36-24 in a District 12-AA basketball matchup Friday night...
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By RICKEY CLARDY ~ For the T-G
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2/14/21
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UNIONVILLE - The Community Vikings trailed by five points with just over a minute to play in regulation, but five consecutive free throws tied the game and a 10-of-11 performance at the foul line in the overtime sealed the deal as the Vikings defeated the Nolensville Knights 61-57 in a District 12-AA basketball contest Friday night...
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By RICKEY CLARDY ~ For the T-G
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2/14/21
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Momma said there will be nights like these. In Thursday night's regular season finale, the Cascade Champions were plagued with an ice cold shooting performance against Jackson County and suffered a 56-39 defeat. Offense was simply hard to come by for the Champions who have struggled with consistency in recent weeks...
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By CHRIS SIERS ~ sports@t-g.com
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2/14/21
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After only scoring 11 points in the first half against Jackson County in the regular season finale on Thursday night, the Cascade Lady Champions unleashed a furious second-half rally that cut the Lady Blue Devil Lead to just four points. The Lady Champs, however, weren't able to sustain that surge and Jackson County was able to pull away in the fourth quarter to finish off the 46-34 victory...
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By CHRIS SIERS ~ sports@t-g.com
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2/14/21
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The Webb School just had too much firepower for Columbia Academy to overcome on Tuesday night in the opening round of the District 3-A tournament. The Lady Feet placed four players in double figures and coasted to a 63-27 victory over Columbia Academy...
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2/11/21
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An inconsistent production on the offensive end of the court ultimately proved the Cascade Lady Champs' undoing in a 61-39 loss to district-leading Huntland on Tuesday night. During the first meeting in January, Huntland utilized a second-half pressure defense that ultimately wore down the Lady Champs...
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By CHRIS SIERS - sports@t-g.com
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2/11/21
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PULASKI - In their last four games against the Giles County Lady Bobcats, the Community Viqueens played down to the wire in all of the games, but could not claim a win in any of the contests. That statistic changed after Tuesday night. Community (10-10, 5-4 D12AA) used a late third-quarter run to take the lead for good and held on for a 48-43 win over the Lady Bobcats in a District 12-AA basketball matchup...
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By RICKEY CLARDY - For the T-G
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2/11/21
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PULASKI - The Community Vikings erased a first-quarter deficit with 20 points in each of the second and third quarters and went on to defeat the Giles County Bobcats 64-55 in a District 12-AA basketball contest Tuesday night. The win was big for the Vikings in the district standings. Community (16-7, 7-2 D12AA) clinched at least second place and a bye in the opening round of the District 12-AA tournament. The Vikings also secured a spot in the Region 6-AA tournament...
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By RICKEY CLARDY - For the T-G
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2/11/21
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After orchestrating an eight-game run through the district schedule, the Cascade Champions dropped back-to-back games against Moore County and Richland. Having lost two-straight, Cascade closed out the District 8-A schedule with another blowout victory against the Huntland Hornets...
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2/11/21
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Shelbyville Central just fell a little short of an upset in a 33-29 District 8-AAA loss to Tullahoma on Monday evening in the Rick Insell Gymnasium. It was an offensive struggle for both teams with the Lady Wildcats posting an 11-8 advantage at the end of the first quarter, 16-10 at halftime and 22-17 going into the fourth quarter...
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By GARY JOHNSON - gjohnson@t-g.com
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2/11/21
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Playing their best basketball down the stretch of the regular season, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eagles claimed an impressive 73-60 over visiting Tullahoma in a District 8-AAA matchup on Senior Night at the Rick Insell Gymnasium on Monday night. The Eagles took control early and never looked back, leading 15-8 at the close of the first quarter, 32-21 at the intermission and 55-36 after three periods...
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By GARY JOHNSON - gjohnson@t-g.com
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2/11/21
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BELL BUCKLE - The Webb School just had too much firepower for BGA to match on Tuesday night. Only five players for Webb scored, but it was more than enough in a 56-31 blowout victory. Led by Shanice Simpson-Whitey's 20-point effort, Webb established control of the game out of the gates with a 15-9 romp in the first frame...
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2/4/21
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BELL BUCKLE - Webb combined to score 50 points between the second and fourth quarters, which was more than enough to power a 13-point win over visiting BGA on Tuesday night. Led by Jordan Jenkins and Evan Eursher, Webb knocked off the visitors, 73-60...
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2/4/21
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UNIONVILLE - The Community Viqueens cut a Forrest Lady Rocket 8-point fourth-quarter lead to three in the final minute, but could not get closer as the Viqueens fell 45-42 in a District 12-AA basketball game Tuesday night. M.J. Simmons scored four points as Community (8-10, 3-4) fell behind in the first quarter and was forced to play catch-up the rest of the night. The Lady Rockets took the lead for good at 9-6 and ended the quarter with an 11-8 advantage...
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By RICKEY CLARDY ~ For the T-G
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2/4/21
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UNIONVILLE - The Community Viking offense was sluggish at times, but the defense was lights out as the Vikings kept the pressure on and defeated the Forrest Rockets 58-39 in a District 12-AA basketball contest Tuesday night. It was the fourth consecutive district win for Community (12-9, 5-2)...
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By RICKEY CLARDY ~ For the T-G
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2/4/21
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The Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles closed out the game in high fashion in a 56-40 District 8-AAA win over visiting Franklin County in the Rick Insell Gymnasium on Wednesday night. After leading 13-8 at the end of the first quarter, 16-12 at halftime and 32-22 after three periods, the Eagles scored 24 points in the fourth stanza to claim the double-digit victory...
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By GARY JOHNSON ~ gjohnson@t-g.com
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2/4/21
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After sitting out through their third COVID-19 quarantine, Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes returned to action and claimed a 64-49 win over Franklin County inn a District 8-AAA matchup on Tuesday night at the Rick Insell Gymnasium. "This has been a season like no other," Shelbyville Central coach Jen Hicks said...
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By GARY JOHNSON ~ gjohnson@t-g.com
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2/4/21
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EAGLEVILLE - A dry spell in the second quarter ultimately proved more than the Cascade Lady Champs (2-13, 2-6) could overcome in a District 8-A contest at Eagleville on Tuesday night. The Lady Eagles (8-11, 6-2) romped 13-3 through the second quarter and held off a pesky Lady Champ squad that wouldn't quit in the second half for the 57-41 win over Cascade...
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By CHRIS SIERS ~ sports@t-g.com
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2/4/21
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EAGLEVILLE - By now, the Cascade Champions are used to playing close games in the final minutes of a game. Five times now this season, Cascade (11-6, 8-0) has found a way to execute with the game on the line and come away with a one-possession victory...
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By CHRIS SIERS ~ sports@t-g.com
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2/4/21
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