Stories from Sunday, February 5, 2006

EAGLEVILLE -- Flash back to Jan. 10. Cascade guard Alex Craig gets a wide-open look at a 3-pointer with less than 10 seconds remaining that would have given his Champs a 63-61 win. But, the iron was unkind and they fell to visiting Eagleville in large part because of a horrific night at the free-throw line...

EAGLEVILLE -- Usually when you take a team's star player out of the equation, you can expect a victory. Cascade made it a point to slow down Eagleville's Chelsie Alsup after she ripped up the Lady Champion defense for 35 points in a 64-55 Lady Eagle win just over three week ago...

Community resumed district play Friday night against Middle Tennessee Christian, losing 55-50 despite a game-high 19-point effort by freshman Carly Daffern that included five 3-point goals. The Lady Cougars (14-7, 5-4 in District 9-A) opened the game by creating intense pressure on the young Viqueens via a swarming press and were able to create turnovers that they converted into easy baskets, scoring 10 unanswered points in the first 2:11...

Middle Tennessee Christian rode into Unionville fresh off of a District 9-A win over Boyd Christian and made it two in a row by defeating the young Community High team 43-19. Cougar Aaron Mankin set the pace for his squad by hitting a trey from the wing just 18 seconds into the game, though neither team exactly tore it up offensively in the first half...