Stories from Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Cascade got a chance to contend with some more stout competition in its 63-39 loss to visiting undefeated Clarksville Academy on Saturday night. The Champions (1-5) have made a slow comeback from the football season. The first quarter was neck-to-neck as the Orange and Black came out, stayed focused on containing the Cougars and gradually got going offensively. It was not until late in the first half that the Champs lost hold of the ballgame...

CHAPEL HILL -- Blake Fanning was just too much for the Forrest Middle boys to handle Monday night as he scorched the nets for 20 points, including four 3-pointers, to propel Community to a 42-27 win and into the World Tournament semifinals. "It was a good battle," Community coach Robbie Davis said. "Blake has just shot the ball so well these last two games and his teammates have been very unselfish about feeding him the ball when he finds his spot on the floor...

CHAPEL HILL -- Liberty Middle played tough on the hardwood in its 57-36 loss to Middle Tennessee Christian on Monday night against in the opening game of the World Tournament. The Patriots (9-5) tried hard to stay close to the Cougars (10-7), but with three minutes left in the third quarter the Murfreesboro bunch capitalized on back-to-back turnovers and never looked back as their full-court press became too much for Liberty...

Harris Middle's boys rolled to a huge 54-8 win over host Tullahoma East on Monday night in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup. The Golden Eagles dominated on both sides of the court using a balanced scoring attack on offense, while holding East scoreless two quarters and allowing less than 10 points in back-to-back games...

A fourth-quarter rally came up just short for Community's ladies as they fell 54-46 at Collinwood on Saturday night. The hosts opened up a 13-point lead over the Viqueens (5-2) in the third quarter after being up by just one point at the half. Community coach Allison Layne said her team needs to be more aggressive on offense and get to the foul line more often. They hit just 2-of-5 at the charity stripe, while Collinwood sank 16-of-22...

Webb's boys scratched and clawed to keep pace with St. George's but couldn't get the final scoring run it needed and fell 54-47 Saturday night. "We really struggled with our concentration after getting beat (Friday) night," said Webb coach Jeff Mitchell, whose team fell to MBA the previous night. "We just didn't finish plays early in the game."...

The Cascade girls had the boosters on full blast from the beginning and flew across the hardwood in their 68-29 victory over visiting Region 5-A foe Clarksville Academy on Saturday night. The Lady Champions (5-1) pressed hard early on, brought down the rebounds and hit the net. ...

Getting children safely off the bus and to their homes would be a lot easier if people would simply obey the law, said Bedford County school bus driver Charles Jones. At least three times in the last year, he has watched cars break the law by passing his parked bus when the stop sign was out and the red lights were flashing -- and each time, if he had not cautioned the children to remain where they were, they could have been injured or killed...

A Shelbyville woman was killed and another driver seriously injured in a head-on crash on ice-coated Fairfield Pike Saturday morning, officials say. Anmarielines Rodriquez Taylor, 26, of Bell Buckle died in a LifeFlight helicopter while being transported from the scene to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, officials say...

A local bank branch manager has had his federal plea deal deferred until the day he will be sentenced, according to federal documents. A report and recommendation filed last week by Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Chattanooga suggested that a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement of Ronald Frank Bell of Shelbyville "be deferred until sentencing."...

Carrie Snow was sentenced to over two years in federal prison Monday for her role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme in Bedford County. Snow will serve a total of 27 months, followed by three years of supervised probation, according to notes from the proceedings held before District Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. in Chattanooga...

The Community Vikings played their finest game of the young season but were outscored late in a 48-45 non-district loss at Collinwood on Saturday night. Community (1-6) carried a 17-11 lead after quarter, 27-23 upper hand at the half and 38-32 advantage entering the final period. ...

One of the many horse riders in Saturday night's Christmas parade was arrested for public intoxication after passing out on her mount, Shelbyville police said. Officers were notified of a possibly-intoxicated woman "wearing a red coat who was riding on a white horse" on the Shelbyville square...

Webb Middle rallied from a slim halftime deficit to defeat visiting St. Andrew's-Sewanee 35-27 Monday. Robert Cortner led the Feet with 14 points. Chris Burgoon chipped in 10. The Mountain Lions went up 7-6 early and carried a 17-15 advantage at the break thanks to Will Thomas netting nine of his team-leading 15 points in the initial 12 minutes...

Retired Staff Sgt. James A. Peters, 47, of Wartrace died Dec. 1 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. A Celebration of Life service, with full military honors, will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at New Harvest Kingdom Ministries, U.S. 231 South, with Randy Williams officiating. The family chose cremation per his request. Doak-Howell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Anmarielines Rodriquez Taylor, 26, of Bell Buckle died Saturday at Vanderbilt Medical Center due to injuries sustained from a motor vehicle accident. Visitation was held Monday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at a later date in Ponce, Puerto Rico...