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Times Gazette Sports Fri 11/20/2020 11:19 AM T-G STAFF REPORT FAYETTEVILLE — Highland Rim's Grasen Tipps scored a game-high 19 points and proved to be more than the Lady Patriots could overcome in a 44-30 loss on Thursday night. Highland Rim jumped out to a 15-6 lead after the first quarter and held onto a 24-16 lead at the half...

FAYETTEVILLE — A nine-point effort in overtime was just what the Liberty Patriots needed to knock off Highland Rim on Thursday night. After Highland Rim rallied in the second half to force overtime, the Patriots were able to do enough work at the line and connect on a clutch three-pointer to help claim the 51-45 win...

After falling behind Westwood 21-7 at the end of the first quarter on Monday night, Cascade Middle put forth a valiant second-half rally in which the Champs outscored the Rockets 28-16, but in the end, fell 52-41. Westwood's Jayden Carter and Blake Cummings combined for 17 points in the opening frame...

UNIONVILLE — The Community Middle Viqueens shaved 15 points off the Eagleville Lady Eagle lead with a strong fourth quarter, but the first three quarters were too much for the Viqueens to overcome as the Lady Eagles took a 39-30 win in a basketball contest Monday night...

Following a two-week absence of games, the Cascade Middle Lady Champs fell just short of knocking off Westwood on Monday night in a low-scoring, 25-23 final decision. Westwood posted a slim 6-4 lead after the first quarter, but saw Cascade match a 10-point second quarter effort...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Middle Viqueens stayed even with the MTCS Lady Cougars in the second half, but the Lady Cougar height advantage coupled with a frigid Viqueen performance at the free throw line was the difference as Community fell 40-24 in a basketball contest Thursday night...

Liberty Middle School claimed a pair of wins against Fayetteville City in the home opener on Monday evening. The Lady Patriots cruised to a 44-13 victory while the Patriots walked away with a 43-30 win. Anna Haskins pitched in a game-high 23 points, including a three-pointer, while Taylor Wessner added 13 tallies for the Lady Patriots...

After holding a two-point lead at the half, the Liberty Patriots saw a late-game surge that allowed the Huntland Hornets to rally to a 50-45 victory. Liberty posted 16 points in the first frame and was led by Jason Cullum's eight points. Huntland rallied for 15 points in the second quarter and trimmed the Patriot advantage to 24-22...

T-G STAFF REPORT The Huntland Lady Hornets got a 25-point effort from Maddie Burks and coasted to a 56-27 win over the Liberty Lady Patriots on Tuesday evening. Huntland nearly doubled up the Lady Patriots in the first frame and led 15-8 after the first quarter and stretched the lead to 26-14 by the end of the half...

MURFREESBORO — For three quarters, the Community Middle Viqueens struggled to settle into an offensive rhythm during Monday's makeup game at MTCS. The Viqueens were held to single figures in the first three quarters and eventually dropped the 42-22 decision...

MURFREESBORO — For three quarters, the Community Middle Viqueens struggled to settle into an offensive rhythm during Monday's makeup game at MTCS. The Viqueens were held to single figures in the first three quarters and eventually dropped the 42-22 decision...

PETERSBURG — A valiant effort by Liberty's Anna Haskins came up just short in the 2020 season opener at Unity on Thursday night. Haskins matched a game-high 27 points scored by Unity's Abby Bryan, but Unity was able to hold on for the slim 45-42 win over the Lady Patriots...

PETERSBURG — In their 2020 season debut on Thursday night, the Liberty Patriots appeared to only get stronger on the offensive floor as the game went along. With a balanced attack, led by Broxton Landers' 12 points, the Patriots claimed their first win of the season, beating Unity 41-24...

MURFREESBORO — Despite being held scoreless in the fourth quarter, Central Magnet piled up enough points through the first three frames to outlast the Community Middle Viqueen comeback bid for a 28-25 win over the Purple and Gold. Central Magnet led a after a low scoring first quarter, 6-4, but saw the Viqueens nearly match pace on the offensive end of the floor as both teams reached double figures...

MURFREESBORO — After a second quarter rally left the game tied at 21-apiece between Central Magnet and Community Middle, the Vikings responded by outscoring the hosts 25-2 in the second half and cruised to a 46-23 victory on Thursday night. Community jumped out to a slim 9-6 lead after the first quarter, but saw Central Magnet respond with 15 points in the second frame to knot the game at 21 apiece...

UNIONVILLE – In a game of ebbs and flows, the Community Middle Vikings erased a halftime deficit with a big third quarter and used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Forrest Rockets 51-40 in a basketball game Monday night. The Vikings came out hot in the opening quarter...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Middle Viqueens led for most of the game, but fell behind and used a late fourth quarter basket and overtime to defeat the Forrest Lady Rockets 44-40 in a basketball contest Monday night. The Viqueens used five points each from Izzy Martinez and Bailey Helton to go on an 8-0 run and ended the first quarter with a 10-6 lead...

CHAPEL HILL — After a closely contested first half, the Community Middle Viqueens fell behind Summertown in the World Tournament, held at Forrest Middle School. Summertown outscored Community 23-19 and pulled away for the 48-37 victory. Summertown led 12-8 after the first quarter and stretched its lead to 26-18 at the half...

CHAPEL HILL — Offense was a struggle for the Community Middle Vikings in the World Tournament on Thursday night against Lewisburg. Lewisburg scored double digits in the first two quarters, highlighted by a 20-point effort in the third frame en route to a 46-25 win over Community...

UNIONVILLE – The Community Middle Vikings used their running game to control time of possession and took advantage of two Forrest Rocket turnovers as the Vikings closed out their season with an 8-6 win over the Rockets in a DRVC contest Thursday night...

The Cascade run game looked effective at times with several drives to the Westwood end of the field, but the Champions were unable to capitalize on the successes and fell, 30-0.

The Harris Middle School Golden Eagles won their fourth game in-a-row by defeating visiting Franklin County South, 25-8, in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Tuesday night. Eagle quarterback Zyon Bonner threw three touchdown passes. Chris Tolliver had a 41-yard TD catch, Labron Ransom and William Bobo each had a 30-yard TD catch and Robert Lentz scored on a 60-yard run...

Liberty Middle School continues to show improvement despite a 28-16 loss to visiting Huntland Middle School on Thursday evening. Liberty didn’t have a team last year and has shown inexperience during this year’s restart. Quarterback Mason Shavers threw two touchdown passes, one to Jack Conditt then hooked up with Cohen Abernathy for the two-point conversion...

DECHERD — Harris Middle School's Golden Eagles continue to roll, winning their third-straight game after dominating Franklin County North 48-14 in a Central Tennessee Conference matchup on Tuesday evening on the road. Zyon Bonner threw three touchdown passes, including a 40-yard strike to Chris Tolliver and a 60-yard completion to William Bobo...

A strong first half was more than the Community Middle Vikings needed to down cross-county rival Cascade on Thursday night. The Vikings scored early and often en route to a 32-0 blowout win over the Champions. The Purple and Gold wasted little time posting points on the scoreboard...

After being gridlocked in a scoreless stalemate for the majority of regulation, Harris Middle came up big in the final minutes at White County on Tuesday night and escaped with a 20-0 win. With less than five minutes to go, Robert Lentz twice found the end zone and Chris Tolliver returned an interception 65 yards for the final margin of victory...

The Bedford County Crush Trap team has had a busy season, competing in tournaments ranging from Christiana, to Nashville, and from Alabama to Kentucky. Each year, the team competes at the AIM/Grand American Trapshooting Championships, usually held in Sparta, Illinois...

Lindsey Trice has always been a passionate person. From her earliest days of picking up a basketball, Trice dedicated and devoted herself to becoming the best she could on-court. Within that passion, Trice formed her identity around basketball. While she’s always had a love for the game, knee injuries kept her from pursuing that dream into college and beyond...

Like so many other sports teams and leagues across the world, the Shelbyville Sharks were also impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The summer schedule was drastically altered, beginning back in the winter swim season. “We learned of the pool closure due to COVID-19 the same day we were going to start back with our “Winter” swim season following the pool closure due to repairs,” Sharks coach Megan Betzelberger said...