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The Tri-City Reporter, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Page 7
Sports & Education
Lady Pioneers defeat South Gibson County, Ripley
SENIOR BASKETBALL PLAYERS RECOGNIZED - Gibson County girls and boys basketball team seniors are (from left) Marcaous Bailey, Jasmine Whittemore and Houston Cunningham. (photo by Lori Cathey)
SENIOR CHEERLEADERS RECOGNIZED - Gibson County basketball cheerleader seniors are (from left) Frankie Hall, Mallarie Riffe, Courtney Churchwell and Kaitlin Jones. (photo by Lori Cathey)
GCHS recognizes seniors BY LORI CATHEY The Gibson County High School held their annual Senior Night Friday, February 8. Seniors, along with their parents, were acknowledged for their accomplishments, hard work and dedication to the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams and cheerleaders. This year’s teams consisted of seven seniors. They are cheerleaders Courtney Churchwell with four years, Frankie Hall with four years, Kaitlin Jones with two years, Mallarie Riffe with four years, girls’ basketball Jasmine Whittemore with four years, and boys’ basketball Marcaous Bailey with two years and Houston Cunningham with four years.
The Lady Pioneers Friday night defeated South Gibson 71 to 57 to lock in fourth place for the District Tournament. Nacole Johnson connected on a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give Gibson County a 5 to 3 lead at the 4:38 mark. Erin Lannom with a steal took it the length of the court, which led to a pull-up jump shot basket for the freshman to give Gibson County a 12-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. Jasmine Whittemore and Brianna Fetters both knocked down 3-pointers in the second quarter. Lady Pioneer Sara Beth Mullins was fouled while driving for a lay-up with 15 seconds left in the quarter. Mullins made both foul shots to give Gibson County a 30-16 lead going into the locker room at halftime. A fast-break lay-up by Cara Beth Holt capped a 19-6 Gibson County run and gave the Lady Pioneers their biggest lead of the game, 4926, with 2:33 left in the third quarter. The Lady Pioneers held a 55-34 advantage over South Gibson County with three quarters complete. Gibson County kept their doubledigit lead in the fourth quarter. Gibson County won 71-57. The Lady Pioneers were 28 of 58 from the field, 10 of 11 from the free throw line.
MAKING A GOAL - Gibson County Joe Lee puts one in while South Gibson County Jordan Cobb can only look on. Lee was Gibson County leading scorer with 22 points. (photo by Lori Cathey)
Gibson County Pioneers faced South Gibson County in district play Friday night at Gibson County High School. With 3:25 remaining in the first quarter Houston Cunningham grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back to get the Pioneers on the scoreboard with South Gibson leading 7 -2. Joe Lee hit back-to-back jump shots and Cunningham made a jump shot from 6 feet out with 8 seconds left to get Gibson County within 3 points at the end of the quarter. The Pioneers went cold during the first four minutes of the second quarter being outscored 13 to 4. Gibson County battled back with baskets from Josh Bailey, Zach Eskew and Deonte Watson. Gibson County was down by 7 points 31-24 at halftime. Pioneers would pull within 4 points (36-32) on an inbound pass to Eskew for a basket with 2:50 left in the third quarter. South Gibson outscored the Pioneers 11 to 9 in the final quarter. Gibson County got within
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MAKING A PASS - Lady Pioneer Nacole Johnson with some fast footwork to move the ball down court passes the ball to her open teammate. (photo by Lori Cathey)
4 points but just couldn’t get any closer. Gibson County lost 56-45 to South Gibson County. Joe Lee was Gibson County’s leading scorer with
22 points. Jercolby Milan finished with 9 points; Zach Eskew, Josh Bailey and Houston Cunningham all three had 4 points and Deonte Watson added 2 points.
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Ripley 59-22. Scoring for Gibson County were: Cara Beth Holt was team’s leading scorer with 15 points, Sara Beth Mullins 14 points, Erin Lannom 9 points, Jasmine Whittemore 8 points, Nacole Johnson 6 points, Brianna Fetters and Mackenna Upchurch 2 points apiece and Daisey Richardson 1 point.
GC Pioneers put up a fight, falls to South Gibson County
PEP BAND GETS CROWD GOING - During the homecoming game Gibson County Band members played loudly and got the crowd more involved and gave the players more energy. (photo by Lori Cathey)
Her name is Precious. She is brown and weighs about 10-15 pounds.Been missing since Friday, Feb. 8, 2012. If Found Please Call 692-2914 or 487-4935 or Call Edgar 487-4705!
Mullins was 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Jasmine Whittemore was the Lady Pioneers leading scorer with 19 points. Sara Beth Mullins 18 points; Nacole Johnson and Cara Beth Holt both had 12 points; Erin Lannom 7 points and Brianna Fetters 3 points. Earlier in the week the Lady Pioneers defeated
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Woodmen of the World Building at Rutherford Park
Sports & Education
Lady Pioneers defeat South Gibson County, Ripley
SENIOR BASKETBALL PLAYERS RECOGNIZED - Gibson County girls and boys basketball team seniors are (from left) Marcaous Bailey, Jasmine Whittemore and Houston Cunningham. (photo by Lori Cathey)
SENIOR CHEERLEADERS RECOGNIZED - Gibson County basketball cheerleader seniors are (from left) Frankie Hall, Mallarie Riffe, Courtney Churchwell and Kaitlin Jones. (photo by Lori Cathey)
GCHS recognizes seniors BY LORI CATHEY The Gibson County High School held their annual Senior Night Friday, February 8. Seniors, along with their parents, were acknowledged for their accomplishments, hard work and dedication to the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams and cheerleaders. This year’s teams consisted of seven seniors. They are cheerleaders Courtney Churchwell with four years, Frankie Hall with four years, Kaitlin Jones with two years, Mallarie Riffe with four years, girls’ basketball Jasmine Whittemore with four years, and boys’ basketball Marcaous Bailey with two years and Houston Cunningham with four years.
The Lady Pioneers Friday night defeated South Gibson 71 to 57 to lock in fourth place for the District Tournament. Nacole Johnson connected on a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give Gibson County a 5 to 3 lead at the 4:38 mark. Erin Lannom with a steal took it the length of the court, which led to a pull-up jump shot basket for the freshman to give Gibson County a 12-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. Jasmine Whittemore and Brianna Fetters both knocked down 3-pointers in the second quarter. Lady Pioneer Sara Beth Mullins was fouled while driving for a lay-up with 15 seconds left in the quarter. Mullins made both foul shots to give Gibson County a 30-16 lead going into the locker room at halftime. A fast-break lay-up by Cara Beth Holt capped a 19-6 Gibson County run and gave the Lady Pioneers their biggest lead of the game, 4926, with 2:33 left in the third quarter. The Lady Pioneers held a 55-34 advantage over South Gibson County with three quarters complete. Gibson County kept their doubledigit lead in the fourth quarter. Gibson County won 71-57. The Lady Pioneers were 28 of 58 from the field, 10 of 11 from the free throw line.
MAKING A GOAL - Gibson County Joe Lee puts one in while South Gibson County Jordan Cobb can only look on. Lee was Gibson County leading scorer with 22 points. (photo by Lori Cathey)
Gibson County Pioneers faced South Gibson County in district play Friday night at Gibson County High School. With 3:25 remaining in the first quarter Houston Cunningham grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back to get the Pioneers on the scoreboard with South Gibson leading 7 -2. Joe Lee hit back-to-back jump shots and Cunningham made a jump shot from 6 feet out with 8 seconds left to get Gibson County within 3 points at the end of the quarter. The Pioneers went cold during the first four minutes of the second quarter being outscored 13 to 4. Gibson County battled back with baskets from Josh Bailey, Zach Eskew and Deonte Watson. Gibson County was down by 7 points 31-24 at halftime. Pioneers would pull within 4 points (36-32) on an inbound pass to Eskew for a basket with 2:50 left in the third quarter. South Gibson outscored the Pioneers 11 to 9 in the final quarter. Gibson County got within
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Lost Dog
MAKING A PASS - Lady Pioneer Nacole Johnson with some fast footwork to move the ball down court passes the ball to her open teammate. (photo by Lori Cathey)
4 points but just couldn’t get any closer. Gibson County lost 56-45 to South Gibson County. Joe Lee was Gibson County’s leading scorer with
22 points. Jercolby Milan finished with 9 points; Zach Eskew, Josh Bailey and Houston Cunningham all three had 4 points and Deonte Watson added 2 points.
DYER VOLUNTEER LEAGUE T-ball, Baseball and Softball Sign-Ups All age groups Sunday February 17th and February 24th 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Dyer VFW $35 first child/$25 each additional child First time players bring a copy of birth certificate.
RUTHERFORD BASEBALL ASSOCIATION SIGN-UPS
$
RE 25 WA RD
Sunday, Feb. 17th 2-4 p.m.
Fo r s io u Prec
$25 Reward!
Ripley 59-22. Scoring for Gibson County were: Cara Beth Holt was team’s leading scorer with 15 points, Sara Beth Mullins 14 points, Erin Lannom 9 points, Jasmine Whittemore 8 points, Nacole Johnson 6 points, Brianna Fetters and Mackenna Upchurch 2 points apiece and Daisey Richardson 1 point.
GC Pioneers put up a fight, falls to South Gibson County
PEP BAND GETS CROWD GOING - During the homecoming game Gibson County Band members played loudly and got the crowd more involved and gave the players more energy. (photo by Lori Cathey)
Her name is Precious. She is brown and weighs about 10-15 pounds.Been missing since Friday, Feb. 8, 2012. If Found Please Call 692-2914 or 487-4935 or Call Edgar 487-4705!
Mullins was 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Jasmine Whittemore was the Lady Pioneers leading scorer with 19 points. Sara Beth Mullins 18 points; Nacole Johnson and Cara Beth Holt both had 12 points; Erin Lannom 7 points and Brianna Fetters 3 points. Earlier in the week the Lady Pioneers defeated
All age groups T-BALL-BABE RUTH & SOFTBALL
$35 for one child $30 for siblings 38369
Woodmen of the World Building at Rutherford Park
