Six Community seniors were recognized on Senior Night. Pictured (from left) are cheerleader Alisha Hartsfield, Viking basketball players Austin Stickler, Mason Smith, Landon Lovvorn, and Landon Berman, and band member Andrew Simmons. (Post Photos by Rickey Clardy)
By RICKEY CLARDY
Sports Writer
UNIONVILLE — The Cannon County Lions outscored the Community Vikings by small margins in each of the four quarters as the Lions gradually increased their advantage and ended with a 75-58 win over the Vikings in a District 9-2A contest Tuesday night.
With Landon Lovvorn scoring six points, the Vikings led early before the Lions took the lead for good at the 2:39 mark.
Cannon County ended the first quarter with a 14-10 lead.
Charles Haskins had six points while Lovvorn, Jaxson Williams and Austin Stickler each had treys as the Vikings stayed close for most of the second quarter.
Stickler went outside and connected on a three-pointer to tie the game at 25-25 with 2:03 left before the Lions went on a 7-0 run to take a 32-25 lead.
Haskins connected on a field goal to shrink the Lion lead before a Cannon County 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Lions a 35-27 lead at the intermission.
Haskins scored eight points in the third quarter as the Vikings trailed the Lio
Austin Stickler goes high to score for the Vikings. Stickler had 11 points for Community. (Post Photo by Rickey Clardy)
ns 42-37 with 2:41 left.
But another run, this one netting the Lions nine consecutive points gave Cannon County a 51-37 lead.
The Lions ended the quarter with a 51-40 advantage.
Despite nine points from Lovvorn, including two treys with about two minutes left which cut the Lion lead to 11, the Vikings could never get within single digits in the fourth quarter as Cannon County scored nine consecutive points in the final two minutes to put the game away.
Three Lions finished in double figures with Miles Alexander leading the way with 21 points.
Antonio Jones added 18 points while Lukas Phillips had 16.
The Vikings also had three players in double digits.
Lovvorn had 18 points to lead the Vikings while Haskins had 16 and Stickler added 11.
In addition to connecting on 11 treys, Cannon County was 10-of-13 at the charity stripe while the Vikings had eight three-pointers and were 4-of-11 at the line.
Community travels to Grundy County for a district matchup Friday night.
Cannon Co. 14 21 16 24 — 75
Community 10 17 13 18 — 58
Cannon Co.: Miles Alexander 21, Antonio Jones 18, Lukas Phillips 16, Eli Pelham 8, Eli Garrett 2, Anderson Lara 6, Zeke Walkup 4, Levi Hatfield, Kale Sellars.
Community: Landon Lovvorn 18, Charlie Haskins 16, Austin Stickler 11, Landon Berman 2, Mason Smith, Jaxson Williams 8, Josh Powers 3, Johnathan Lawwell, Moe Berman, Zach Leathers, Karson Boyce.
3-Point goals: Cannon Co. (11): Alexander 4, Phillips 3, Jones 2, Lara 2; Community (8): Lovvorn 4, Williams 2, Haskins, Stickler.
Halftime score: Cannon Co. 35, Community 27.
