Stories from Sunday, February 5, 2006

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...

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...

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...

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...