Lady Cavs bring home 1st District 7-AAA championship
Cavaliers end season with loss to Riverdale
Charger Staff
The regular basketball season is now over, and both the Cavs and
the Lady Cavs had excellent seasons.
In post-season play, the Lady Cavs brought home their first District
championship.
The 50-37 victory described by guard Ashley Taylor as “amazing”
was made even sweeter because it was a third victory over local
arch rival White County.
Both the Cavs and the Lady Cavs stormed through the season with
impressive records and numerous victories.
The men’s team whose record is 19-9, finished the regular
season with a game loss to Lawrence County High.
The Lady Cavs, whose record is 23-6, also suffered a 51-41 loss
against Lawrence County in the regular season ender.
In post-season play, the men’s team lost to Riverdale High
School at Blackman on Monday, February 24 with a score of 48-37dashing
hopes for further advancement in the district tournament.
Cavalier senior guard, Mario Burnett was named District 7-AAA Player
of the Year in voting by the coaches of the district after racking
up over 1,000 points during his career with the Cavs.
Bobby Allmon was named to the All-District team and Blake Weaver
was named with honorable mention.
In the semi-final round of the women’s tournament, the top
seeded Lady Cavs faced Oakland after a week off from play.
The down time from regular play didn’t hamper the girls efforts
or dampen their enthusiasm.
After jumping to an early lead over Oakland, the game went back
and forth between the two teams.
The game remained close with the Lady Cavs claiming victory in
the last minutes with exceptional performance at the free throw
line putting in 18 of 20 attempts as well as outrebounding Oakland.
Leading the scoring for the Lady Cavs were senior Ashley Taylor
with 20 points and 5 assists, junior Cara Reed with 19, and senior
Erica McDonald with 8.
In the championship game, it was payback time after a loss to White
County two years ago dashed the Lady Cavs hopes for the championship
then.
White County came into the game playing its third game in three
days while the Lady Cavs had play were playing their second consecutive
game.
The chance for revenge spurred on the girls to step up and take
control of the game early in the first quarter.
Cara Reed said, “We knew coming out we had to push the ball
and get ahead of them.”
The Lady Cavs extended their lead as the game wore on but were
challenged in the third quarter when White County narrowed the lead
to 25-20.
By the time the buzzer sounded, a three pointer by junior Megan
Allen, put the Lady Cavs firmly back in control with a lead of 14
points.
During the 4th quarter after drawing to within 8 points of the Lady
Cavs, White County ran into foul trouble with the Lady Cavs sinking
17 of 28 from the free throw line.
The win gives the Lady Cavs the No. 1 seed position going into
the regional tournament.
Lady Cav coach Minday Odom was named Coach of the Year in Region
7-AAA with Cookeville standouts Ashley Taylor, Cara Reed, and Meredith
Redus earning All-district honors.
Both teams represent Cookeville High School very well and their
accomplishments are appreciated by both faculty and student body.
We wish our Lady Cavs all the best in the region tournament.
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