BELL BUCKLE, Tenn. – After finishing 1-2 at the Loudon Christmas Classic, the Cascade Champions (6-5) returned home and completed yet another season sweep of the Moore County Raiders (2-8) on Saturday, 84-53.

Cooper McElroy scored a team-high 18 points and six rebounds, Tristin Billings finished with 13 points, Henry Stone added 12 points, Noah Watson chipped in with nine points, and Kaleb Kelso scored eight points in a balanced offensive attack by the Champions. Cascade shot 54% from the floor as a team, taking advantage of 23 turnovers by the visitors that turned into a 33-11 advantage in points-off-turnovers. The hosts also dominated in the paint, outscoring Moore County 42-14 inside as well as creating a 31-5 edge in fastbreak points. 

Cooper McElroy (14) scored a team-high 18 points in Cascade's 29-point win over the Raiders on Saturday.

David Smith

For Moore County, Colton Morey scored a game-high 20 points off the bench, but he was the only Raider to get into double-figures. Avery Rogers and Anderson Sharpe chipped in with eight points apiece,

Moore County hung tough early on, trailing by just nine points, 19-10, at the end of the opening period, but then the floodgates opened up. Cascade outscored the Raiders by 13 points, 26-13, en route to a commanding 45-23 halftime advantage.

Coming out of the halftime locker room, the Champions did not let up, outscoring the Raiders once again, 23-17, to swell their lead to 68-40 at the end of the third quarter. 

The hosts’ 28-point advantage allowed Doug Worsley to liberally empty his bench in the final period of play, and even with that in mind the Champions outscored Moore County one final time, 15-14, to reach the final margin of 84-53.

Cascade improves to 6-5 overall on the season. The Champions will return to action on Monday, December 29th, at Moore County against Warren County with tip-off scheduled for 2:30 p.m.