Stories from Wednesday, February 27, 2019

There is a reason why the stands are packed when KJ is balling on the court and those in attendance got their money’s worth and a couple extra bucks back Monday night at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg in a first round Region 6-AA Tournament satellite game. Marshall County senior KJ Johnson, the reigning TSSAA Class 2A Mr. Basketball and prohibitive favorite to win the award this season, scored a game-high 41 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter and the Tigers needed every one to secure a wild 78-75 comeback win over Lewis County.

After a heartbreaking 49-46 overtime loss to Nolensville in the District 12-AA title game earlier in the week, the Marshall County Tigerettes hosted Lewis County in a Region 6-AA Tournament opening round satellite game on Friday at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg. The loss could have set the Tigerettes back, but instead they continued to show their season-long resiliency in a 42-38 comeback win over the Lady Panthers. The Tigerettes had to dig down deep as they gave up a halftime lead and trailed with just over a minute to go in the contest.

The Forrest Lady Rockets made the long trek to Dover in a rare Sunday afternoon game and almost pulled off an upset as they took Stewart County to the limit before falling 49-35 in a Region 6-AA Tournament first round satellite game. The girls went there believing they could win and it almost happened,” Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. “We played about as well as we have in a couple weeks. The girls left it all on the floor and that’s all you can ask of them.”

The Marshall County Tigerettes punched a ticket to the Region 6-AA Tournament title game Thursday night as they built a huge lead then held on for a 47-38 semifinal win over Stewart County Tuesday night at East Hickman High School. “We got through it,” MCHS coach David Steely said. “This time of year there is not but 32 teams left going in to tonight and most teams will make a run on you.” The Tigerettes had nice balance on offense as Kelsey Keiler led the way with 13 points and a perfect 7-for-7 performance from the free throw line.