Sports
PCHS 2011-12
Basketball Schedule
Game time for Saturdays game against Chattanooga is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. not 6 p.m. Due to the opposing team traveling and they are in a different time zone.
Fri. 2/3 Red Boiling Springs home 6:00
Sat. 2/4 Chattanooga A&S home 5:00
Tues. 2/7 Monterey away 6:00
Fri. 2/10 Friendship Christian away 6:00
Area Standings..
In 7A the Lady Buffaloes of Clarkrange have a 5-1 district record with their only loss coming to Jackson Co. They are 19-4 overall and #7 in the state. Jackson Co. is unbeaten at 4-0 in the district, is 16-6 overall, and is #3 in the state. Clay Co., before last night's game is 2-2 and 16-4 and is ranked #9. Our Lady Bobcats are next at 1-5 and 8-12 (before last night). Monterey is winless at 0-4 and 2-15.
In 7AA Upperman is #1 in the state at 21-1 and 7-0 with a 2 point win over LA. LA is 20-3 and 5-1 and ranked #3. Cannon Co. is 19-4, 4-3 and ranked #9. York is 15-4, 4-3 and ranked #18 in CoachT standings. Smith Co. is 13-9 and also 4-3. DeKalb Co. is 9-11 and 1-6. Murfreesboro Central Magnet is 7-14 and 0-7.
In boys' 7A, Clay Co. is 14-4 and 3-1 (before last night's game) and ranked #7. Pickett Co. is 11-11 and 4-2. Clarkrange is 12-11 and 3-2. Jackson Co. is 8-10 and 1-3. Monterey is last at 3-15, 0-4.
In 8AA: Livingston is 17-6 and 6-0, Upperman 12-7, 6-1, DeKalb Co. 13-4, 5-2, Smith Co. 13-11, 3-4, York 5-14, 2-4, Cannon Co. 6-15, 1-5, Murfreesboro Central Magnet 0-19, 0-7
The Lady Bobcats lost at Jackson County to the state's #4 team, 15-6 and 4-0 in the district. Jackson County jumped out to a 19-8 lead after one quarter and stretched it to 19-8 after two quarters. Jackson County's Jaycee Coe was unstoppable with 4 three pointers, with the team hitting 7 for the night. The Lady Bobcats played them much closer in the second half with Jackson Co. only outscoring them 13-9 in the 3rd quarter for a 53-24 advantage.
The final quarter saw the Lady Bobcats score 6 points to Jackson County's 8. The Lady Bobcats had 5 threes in the game with Lindy Summers hitting three and Montana Tuck 2.
With the loss the Lady Bobcats' record is now 8-12, 1-5, but 10 of those losses are to 7A & 8AA teams ranked in the state top 10, with York being #18.
They look to rebound against Clay Co. and Red Boiling Springs next Friday at home.
Montana Tuck led the Pickett County scoring with 13. Summers 9, Earl 3, Rigney 3, Davidson 2.
Earlier in the year, the Lady Bobcats gave the state's #3 team a scare before LA pulled away for a 13 point win. But, on their home court, the 20-3 Lady Wildcats were just too much as they took a 68-32 win. The score was just 7-5 when the Lady Wildcats hit three threes in a row to take a 16-5 lead. By the end of the quarter it was 20-5 LA.
In the second quarter, the Lady Bobcats were outscored 16-5 for a 36-10 Livingston lead at the half. But, the Lady Bobcats came out in the second half and outplayed Livingston outscoring them 17-12 with the quarter ending 48-27.
But the final quarter belonged to the Lady Wildcats as they outscored the Lady Bobcats 20-5 again for the 68-32 win.
Hannah Davidson was top scorer for the Lady Bobcats with 10 points. Summers 7, Tuck 5, Earl 4, Bowman 2, Rigney 2, Smith 2 Threes: Tuck 1, Davidson 1.
The Bobcats traveled to Jackson Co. last Friday to play the Blue Devils, who were winless in the district, but always tough at home, and were upset 47-39. The loss hurt the Cats’ chances of winning the district, but they can still win it if they beat Clay County at home and if Clarkrange can beat the Bulldogs, and the Bobcats win at Monterey.
The game started out with the Bobcats playing well and taking a 14-10 lead after one quarter. But the second quarter belonged to the Blue Devils (8-12) with them outscoring the Bobcats 13-9 to tie the game at the half, 23-23. The third quarter was close but the Blue Devils were able to take a 36-35 lead after three quarters. But, it was all Jackson County in the final quarter outscoring the Bobcats 11-4 to take the 8 point win. The Bobcats had 5 three pointers in the game with Brannon hitting 3 and Tanner Rich 2.
Brannon Roop led the Bobcats with 21 points. other scorers: Hughes 6, Rich 6, Copeland 2, Ferrell 2, Garrett 2.
With the loss the Bobcats record dropped to 11-11 and 4-2 in the district. They play Red Boiling Springs next Friday at home and with a big turnout of Bobcat fans, they hope to get back on track as the season winds down.
No one expected the Bobcats to go to Livingston and upset the very tough Wildcats, the top team in 8AA, but the 40 point loss was also unexpected after the Bobcats seemed to be back on track beating Clarkrange just a few days earlier.
The game started out with the Bobcats playing LA close 4-4, then when the Wildcats went ahead 7-4, Brannon Roop hit a three to tie the game. It was 9-8 LA when the Wildcats went on a 9-2 run to take an 18-10 lead after one quarter.
The Wildcats pulled away in the second quarter outscoring the Bobcats 23-12. They had taken a 17 point lead at 34-17 but Brannon Roop's 3 pointer cut it to 14. But by the half the Wildcats were back up by 19 at 41-22.
The third quarter was all Wildcats as well as they outscored the Cats 24-13 to a 65-35 lead after three quarters.
Both teams substituted in the final quarter with the final being 82-42. Brannon Roop led the Bobcats with 17. Ferrell 11, Garrett 6, Hughes 4, Crawford 3, Maynard 1 Threes: Roop: 3 LA: 5
On Saturday night, the Jr. High Lady Cats traveled to Murfreesboro to play in the James C. Haile State Semi Finals.
This was their second trip to the J.C. Haile Semi Finals in as many years. They played against South Cumberland Elementary out of Crossville, who has one loss on the season.
The game started out with a 5-0 South Cumberland run, but was quickly answered with a 4-0 run by the Lady Cats. The entire first quarter, and first half for that matter was a one to two point game, with the Lady Cats taking the lead from South Cumberland 13-12 with about a minute to play in the 2nd quarter.
A couple of turnovers late in the half by the Lady Cats, followed by two scores from South Cumberland gave the Lady Rebels a 17-13 lead at the half. In the second half, the Lady Rebels made a run early to pull out to an 8 point lead and it remained close to that margin the entire third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Lady Rebels stretched their lead, aided by several free throws late while the Lady Cats were trying to foul their way back into it. The final score was not indicative of the first battle that occurred between the two teams in the first three quarters. The final score ended up being a 19 point win for the Lady Rebels, 48-29.
Scoring in the game: #22, Iles led all scorers for the Lady Rebels with 16 points in the game. Jayna Ferrell led the Lady Bobcats with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Courtney Pritchett ended with 7 points, also adding 4 rebounds. Bailey White had 4 points and 3 rebounds, but fouled out late in the 4th. Tristan McClellan ended with 2 points, 1 assist, and 1 steal, while fouling out late in the 4th. Adrianna Thurman fouled out midway through the 4th and added 2 points for the Lady Cats, along with 2 rebounds and 3 steals. Alahna Bilbrey had 5 rebounds in the game. Overall, the Lady Cats went 22-34 from the free throw line. The Lady Bobcats record currently stands at 19-4 as they prepare to play in the first round of the TNT State Tournament in Springfield, on Feb. 10. They will play the winner of Hilham and DeKalb West elementaries.
The Pickett County Jr. High Bobcats fought a hard battle in the semi-finals Saturday of the James C. Haile Tournament held in Murfreesboro. The Bobcats lost 33-55 to University School of Jackson with Blake Hughes leading the Jr. Bobcats with 19 points. They will play in the in the TNT Tournament held in Springfield on February 10th aginst the winner of the Hilham and DeKalb West game.