Stories from Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Patricia​ ​Ann​ ​Monica​ ​entered​ ​Heaven​ ​peacefully​ ​on​ ​Sept.​ ​19,​ ​2017. She​ ​was​ ​surrounded​ ​by​ ​members​ ​of​ ​her​ ​loving​ ​family.​ ​Patricia​ ​was​ ​born​ ​Nov.​ ​2,​ ​1954. ...

Mr. James Robert “Bob” Nelms, age 67, of College Grove, TN, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, at his home in College Grove. Mr. Nelms was born in Marshall County, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and was an equipment operator in the construction industry. He had a love of horses and was an avid horseman. Mr. Nelms was preceded in death by his father, James Thurman Nelms and an uncle, Paul Nelms...

Patricia Ann Wright, age 73, a resident of Cornersville, passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 17, 2017, at her residence. A gathering with family and friends will begin at 2 p.m. with a celebration of life service beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at Patricia’s home at 103 N. Mulberry Street, Cornersville, TN 37047. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements...

Marshall defensive coordinator Jerry Cobb spoke volumes with just one sentence following the Tigers (3-1, 2-0) contest with Maplewood on Friday night. "We got our first shutout of the season tonight," Cobb said. "It may have been just one half, but we'll take it." After giving up more points in the first three games of the season (89) than the Tigers allowed during the entire 2016 regular season (79), the blue and white defense that opponents have come to know and fear made a big comeback against Maplewood (3-2, 1-1) on Friday, holding the Panthers scoreless in the second half en route to a huge 26-12 region 4/4A win.

The Cornersville Bulldogs got knocked in the mouth early before turning it in on for a huge 42-20 comeback win versus Region 5A foe Mt. Pleasant at Frog Bottom Friday night. “We knew we were facing adversity in this game,” Cornersville coach Gerard Randolph said. “These guys are hungry. Winning, it feels good to them. They willed their way to a win.” It was the third win in a row for the Bulldogs (4-1, 3-0), who took over the top spot in the region standings after seventh-ranked Fayetteville (4-1, 2-1) suffered an unpleasant 26-21 loss at Moore County.

The Forrest Rockets shot themselves in the foot Friday night in a tough Region 5A 14-6 loss at Columbia Academy. It was an even game as far as the competition on the field, but the Rockets gave the game away, failing to score twice inside the CA 5-yard line, missing a short field goal, and committing some really untimely penalties. “This feels like a broken record,” Forrest coach Brent Johns said. “This is the fourth time this year with penalties, penalties, penalties, penalties and not being disciplined.”

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through September 18, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: Class 1A SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1. South Pittsburg (14) 4-0 176 1 2. Dresden (3) 5-0 157 2 3. Huntingdon (1)5-0 140 3 4. Greenback 5-0 131 4 5. Whitwell 5-0 105 5 6. Coalfield 5-0 92 6 7. Cloudland 4-0 71 8 8. Wayne County 3-1 40 9 9. Lake County 4-1 41 10 10. Fayetteville 4-1 22 7

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs took a break from district action with a trip to Murfreesboro to take on Middle Tennessee Christian School for a rare Monday night contest. The Bulldogs found the Cougars (1-8-3), who finished last season with 10 wins and a district semifinal appearance in 1A, experiencing growing pains in its first season at the D-IIA level, having scored just three goals in its past nine games and only 13 scores in 12 total contests.

Thursday, September 14 Henry Horton State Park (Buford Ellington Golf Course) Boys Columbia Academy (323) Zane Johnson 72, Andrew Sullivan 82, Hardin Johnson 84, Drew Logsdon 85, Trevor Pafford 99 Cascade (336) Lewis County (388) Josh Brewer 93 Cameron Cotham 93 Scott Mullinicks 98 Lathon Powers 104