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12-13-2000
'Cats Take Two Tough Losses
On Week
'Cats Take Two Tough
Losses On Week
LA Wildcats Coach Danny McCoin meets with his team during FridayÕs game against the Cannon County Lions.
LA Wildcats Coach Danny McCoin meets with his team during Friday's game against the Cannon County Lions. The Livingston Academy Wildcats traveled to Sparta on Tuesday, Dec. 5 to take on the White County Warriors. The Wildcats put up a good fight, but they were still defeated. LA Coach Danny McCoin said, "We played well, I was proud of them." The home team took a 14-11 lead in the first period, then LA came back in the second 15-12 to tie it at 26 at the end of the first half. The Warriors hammered LA with a 17-7 third quarter to take a 43-33 lead. The Wildcats never could catch back up. Sparta outscored LA 21-18 in the fourth to win 64-51. "Couldn't set that ball. And the size was a killer," Coach McCoin said. Jesse Wolfram led the Wildcats with 15 points, including two 3-pointers and a free throw. Andy Allred and Jamie Gurley each scored 13 points, each including a 3-pointer. Jeff Aldridge scored 6, and Matt Quarles and Andy Beechboard with 2. Andy Beechboard led LA with 6 assists, followed by Wolfram with 4, Aldridge and Gurley with 2 each, and Richardson with 1. Aldridge had 4 rebounds, Gurley had 3, Beechboard, Allred, and Quarles each had 2, and Wolfram and Robert Richardson each had 1. Gurley had 4 steals. Allred had 3 steals and blocked a shot, Aldridge had 3 steals, and Beechboard and Wolfram each had 2 steals. Livingston Academy hosted the Cannon County Lions on Friday, Dec. 8. The visitors took an early lead at 16-12, then the 'Cats exploded for 22 second-quarter points while holding the Lions to 8, taking a 34-24 lead into half-time. Cannon County returned the favor in the third quarter, outscoring LA 19-8, to retake the lead 43-42 going into the final frame. Both teams scored often in the fourth, but the Lions had the advantage 24-19 to win 67-61. "We still have to grow," Coach McCoin said. "We have to learn how to play ball for the 4 quarters. "We played good until the third quarter. We let them into it in the third quarter and that hurt us. I think that we are two matched teams. And they just outplayed us. "We didn't have that man-to-man defense. Fooled around to much and didn't get off as many shots." Jeff Aldridge led LA with 21 points, including two 3-pointers and a free throw. Andy Allred followed with 12 points, including 2 free throws. Jesse Wolfram and Jamie Gurley each scored 10 points, Wolfram hitting two 3-pointers and Gurley hitting 2 free throws. Robert Richardson scored 6 on two 3-pointers, and Matt Quarles hit 2 free throws. Jesse Wolfram and Matt Quarles each made 5 assists, followed by Gurley with 3, and Beechboard, Allred, and Aldridge with 2 each. Jeff Aldridge led the Wildcats in rebounds with 6, followed by Beechboard, Gurley, and Quarles with 2 each, and Richardson and Allred with 1 each. Andy Beechboard had 5 steals, Matt Quarles had 4 steals and blocked a shot, Jeff Aldridge and Jesse Wolfram each had 3 steals, Andy Allred had a steal and blocked 2 shots, and Jamie Gurley and Robert Richardson each had a steal. After hosting DeKalb County on Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Wildcats will travel to Sparta on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15-16 to play in the Sonic Shootout. LA will play Whites Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, and will play Todd Central, of Kentucky, at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Lady 'Cats Vanquish Lady Cavs, Lady Dragons by Russell Garrett
Megan Thompson, #11, drives through for the Lady ÔCats.
The Livingston Academy Lady Wildcats continued their streak of excellence with two more wins and increased their record to 7-0. The Lady ÔCats traveled to White County to face the Lady Warriors on Tuesday, Dec. 5. "Two good things came out of this game," said Coach Eddie Linder, "First of all, we got a win, which isn't easy on the road against a team as good as White County. Second, unfortunately, we had some players get into foul trouble early in the game which caused us to have to rely more on our bench players. "All of the players that came in off the bench really played well. They stepped up when we needed them and got in some good time and valuable experience." The Lady ÔCats battled the Warriors in the first quarter and slightly edged them leading 10-8 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was also a dead heat. The two teams split the scoring at 12 apiece, which left LA with a half time lead of only two points 22-20. The Lady Warriors played strong in the third quarter, outscoring the Lady 'Cats 13-9. But LA quickly answered in the fourth quarter outscoring White County 18-13. This gave LA the win by a close score of 49-46. Stephanie Sullivan led scoring for the Lady 'Cats with 17 points, including 3 free throws. Next was Katrina Beechboard with 10 points, including 6 free throws. Also, scoring for the Lady ÔCats, Megan Thompson had 7 points, including 2 free throws and one 3-pointer, Renee Melton had 6 points, including 4 free throws, Jenna Baltimore had 5 points, including 2 free throws and one 3-pointer, and Kasey Baltimore and Kelly Thurman each had 2 points. Jessica Leach led the Lady 'Cats in assists with 5. She was followed by Heather Walker with 2, and Megan Thompson, Renee Melton, and Jenna Baltimore each had 1. Stephanie Sullivan and Renee Melton controlled the board for LA with 5 rebounds each. Jenna Baltimore and Katrina Beechboard both had 3, Heather Walker had 2, and Kelly Thurman had 1. The Lady 'Cats forced the Warriors to turn the ball over 22 times, 13 of those turnovers were due to steals. Jessica Leach led LA with 5 steals. Katrina Beechboard had 4 steals, and Kelly Thurman, Heather Walker, Megan Thompson, and Renee Melton each had 1. Also, Renee Melton and Katrina Beechboard each had one blocked shot. The Livingston Academy Lady Wildcats then hosted the Cannon County Lady Lions on Friday, Dec. 8. This was a district game for LA and Cannon County came in with a record of 4-1 so this was a very important game for the Lady 'Cats. "I was pleased to get another district win," said Coach Eddie Linder. "We came out and shot well in the first half and were very sharp offensively. I think our defense played adequately. However, it was very tough to defend their quickness." LA took control of the game early, jumping out to an early lead and outscoring the Lady Lions 21-8 in the first quarter. The Lady 'Cats continued to dominate in the second quarter outscoring Cannon County 17-10 and led 38-18 at the half. LA never looked back, outscoring Cannon County 11-10 in the third quarter and 16-13 in the fourth. LA went on to defeat the Lady Lions 65-41. Stephanie Sullivan led scoring for LA with 16 points, including 2 free throws. Also racking up double digits for the Lady ÔCats was Jenna Baltimore with 14 points, including two 3-pointers. Also scoring for LA, Jessica Leach had 8 points, including two 3-pointers, Renee Melton had 7 points, including 1 free throw, Megan Thompson had 5 points, including one 3-pointer, Kristen Cates and Kelly Thurman each had 4 points, Katrina Beechboard had 3 points, including 1 free throw, and Heather Walker and Kasey Baltimore each had 2 points. Jenna Baltimore led the assist column for LA with 6 assists. Renee Melton had 5, Kelly Thurman had 3, and Katrina Beechboard, Jessica Leach, Megan Thompson, Kristen Cates, and Heather Walker each had 1. Megan Thompson led in rebounding for LA with 6 rebounds. Stephanie Sullivan, Renee Melton, and Katrina Beechboard each had 5, Jenna Baltimore and Kelly Thurman both had 4, Kristen Cates had 2, and Jessica Leach and Heather Walker both had 1. The Lady 'Cats stole the ball 18 times against Cannon County. Five of those steals came from Jenna Baltimore. Jessica Leach and Kelly Thurman both had 4, Katrina Beechboard had 2, and Renee Melton, Megan Thompson, and Kristen Cates each had one. Also, Stephanie Sullivan and Katrina Beechboard each had 2 blocked shots. "This was a real good team effort. I feel like we played better than we had in the two previous games. It was also good to return home and play in front of the home crowd," said Coach Eddie Linder, "I hope we continue to play this well." After hosting the DeKalb County Lady Tigers on Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Lady Wildcats will travel to Sparta to play in the Sonic Shootout on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15-16. The Lady 'Cats will play Whites Creek at 4 p.m. on Saturday, then will play Millington at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. TUES., NOVEMBER 21 Cumberland Co. Away
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