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  • Lady Panther Tournament Play

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Feb 24, 2022

    By Jason Fite The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers played the Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers in the Play-In game for the District 10AA tournament on Monday night, February 14th. The winner would move on to the semifinal round of the District Tournament and the loser’s season would be over. The Lady Tigers hosted the matchup at Mt. Pleasant High School as they held the #4 seed in the district and the Lady Panthers were the #5 seed. The game started at a very slow, methodical pace as the Lady Panthers showed patience attacking the Lady Tiger z...

  • LCHS Basketball

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports writer|Feb 17, 2022

    The Lewis County Lady Panthers and Panthers concluded their District 10AA and regular season schedule on the road as they traveled to Summertown to face the Lady Eagles and Eagles on Friday, February 11. In their final regular season game and final district game of 2021-22, the Lady Panthers fell being the Lady Eagles early on. Summertown held Lewis County scoreless for the first eight minutes of the game and took a 24-0 lead into the second quarter. Lewis County would get n the board in the second quarter, but the Lady Eagles would continue...

  • 6th Grade Basketball

    Jason Fite, Contributing writer|Feb 17, 2022

    The 6th Grade Lewis County Panthers hosted games at Lewis County Middle School on Saturday, February 12th with games against 6th grade boys teams from Columbia Academy and Brooks of Killen, Alabama. In their first game of the afternoon, the 6th Grade Panthers took on Columbia Academy’s 6th grade boys team. The Panthers sprinted out in front of the Columbia Academy boys in the first half, limiting CA to only 4 points in the half while building a 23-4 lead at halftime. The second half was much closer, as Columbia Academy fought to get back in the...

  • 3rd grade Panther and Lady Panthers basketball

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Feb 10, 2022

    In their first game the Lady Panthers faced the team from Deshler, Alabama. The two teams played a tight first half of the game as Deshler outscored Lewis County 4-3 and held the 1 point lead at the half. The second half was equally as close as the first, as the two teams played tough defense in a low scoring second half of play and Deshler held on to take a 7-6 win over Lewis County. Jazlynn Baugh led the Lady Panthers with 3 points in the Deshler game, Addisen Staggs added 2 points, and Landree White had 1 point. In their second game of the...

  • LCHS Basketball

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Feb 10, 2022

    The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers and Panthers continued their District 10AA schedule travelling to Loretto to take on the Loretto Lady Mustangs and Mustangs on January 21st. The Lady Panthers took the floor against one of the top girls teams in the state, the Lady Mustangs, in the first game of the night. It didn't take too long for Loretto to show there talent level as they took control of the game from the opening tip and sprinted their way out in front 25-4 in the first quarter....

  • LCMS boys in State Tourney

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Feb 3, 2022

    The Lewis County Panthers Middle School boys’ basketball team travelled to Murfreesboro to take part in the James C. Haile State Tournament at Middle Tennessee Christian School on Thursday, January 29th. The Panthers faced the Winfree Bryant Middle Aviators from Lebanon. The game began as a close, back and forth matchup as the teams matched baskets through the first quarter and Lewis County took a 9-8 edge behind 4 Dakota Hull points. The Panthers continued to build on their lead in the second quarter with Jalen Smith dropping 5 points in the q...

  • Fifth grade Lady Panthers

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Feb 3, 2022

    The 5th Grade Lewis County Lady Panthers Tennessee Valley Basketball Association team traveled to Lawrenceburg on Saturday, January 15th for matchups against teams from Lincoln County and Loretto at David Crockett Elementary School. The Lady Panthers faced Lincoln County in their first TVBA action of the year, and it was Lincoln County that took control of the game from the opening tip. Lincoln County shut out Lewis County in the first half and pulled out to a 22-0 lead at halftime. The Lady Panther defense improved in the second, holding...

  • Third grade basketball action

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Feb 3, 2022

    The 3rd Grade Lewis County Panthers Tennessee Valley Basketball Association team traveled to Florence, Alabama on Saturday, January 15th for games at Rogers High School against Mars Hill and Lauderdale County. The Panthers faced Mars Hill in their first game of the day and played a close opening half as the teams matched baskets early. Lewis County went on a scoring run late in the opening half and took an 11-7 lead in at the break. In the second half the Panthers came out on fire as they outscored the Mars Hill (AL) team 22-8 down the final...

  • LCHS Basketball traveled to Mt. Pleasant for District AA games

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Jan 27, 2022

    The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers and Panthers traveled to Mt. Pleasant for District 10AA games against the Mt. Pleasant High School Lady Tigers and Tigers on January 11th. In the opening game of the evening the Lady Panthers and Lady Tigers played a tight first eight minutes as Serenity Warman had 5 first quarter points and the Lady Panthers held a 10-9 lead at the end of the first. The Lady Tigers stormed out in front in the second quarter as they outscored the Lady Panthers 25-6 in...

  • LCMS Basketball tournament in Murfreesboro

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Jan 27, 2022

    The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panthers basketball team concluded their season at the James C. Haile State Tournament on Saturday, January 15th in Murfreesboro. In the opening round of the Haile Tournament, the Lady Panthers were matched with the Winfree Bryant Middle School Lady Aviators from Lebanon. The Lady Aviators pressured the Lady Panthers from the tip and outscored Lewis County 16-2 in the first six minutes of play. The second quarter saw a better defensive effort from the Lady Panthers, but they were unable to crack the Lady Avia...

  • LCMS Basketball vs Coffman

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Jan 20, 2022

    The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panthers and Panthers hosted the E.O. Coffman Lady Panthers and Panthers squared off in basketball action on Monday, January 10th in Lewis County's first action after the Christmas break. In the girls' matchup it was the Lady Panther defense that was on point for the first six minutes of action as the shut out the Coffman girls and took a 5-0 lead into the second quarter, with Emery Norris accounting for 3 early points. Lewis County hit a wall in the second...

  • LCHS Basketball vs Hickman

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Jan 20, 2022

    The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers and Panthers returned to the hardwood after the Christmas break to face the Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs of Hickman County High School on Tuesday, January 4th at LCHS. In the first game of the evening the Lady Panthers took to the floor against the Lady Bulldogs. The two teams played a close first quarter before the Lady Bulldogs were able to pull in front, as Serenity Warman led the Lady Panthers offensively in the opening eight minutes of play with 6 points and Hickman County held a 15-11 lead at the...

  • LCHS Basketball

    Jason Fite, Contributing writer|Jan 6, 2022

    The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers and Panthers hosted the Lady Hawks and Hawks of Hampshire on Thursday night, December 16th. The girls’ game began with a close first quarter as the teams matched baskets early and Lewis County got 6 first period points from Mya Siever to end the first quarter trailing Hampshire 11-10. The teams both picked up the defensive intensity in the second quarter as neither team could find a rhythm in a low-scoring eight-minute stretch and the Lady Hawks took a 17-15 lead in at the half. The Lady Hawks would b...

  • Panthers play in Christmas Tourney

    Jason Fite, Contributing writer|Dec 30, 2021

    The Lewis County Panthers faced off in the opening round of the 2021 West Nashville Sports League Christmas Tournament on Legacy Courts at the Franklin Fieldhouse on Saturday, December 18th against the Page Patriots. In the first half of action, it was Lewis County that jumped out in front of the Patriots behind 8 points from Dakota Hull and stellar play from the defense to take a 32-19 lead in at the half. The second half was more dominance from the Panthers as Jalen Smith led the charge for Lewis County, scoring 14 points in the second half...

  • Panthers versus East Hickman

    Jason Fite, Contributing writer|Dec 16, 2021

    The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers and Panthers returned to the hardwood on Monday, December 13th, traveling to Lyles for rematches with the East Hickman Lady Eagles and Eagles. The Lady Panthers and Lady Eagles played for the second time, a week after the Lady Eagles defeated Lewis County 58-18 in Hohenwald. The Lady Eagles jumped on the Lady Panthers from the tip, starting the game on a 24-0 run in the first quarter. East Hickman would then score the first four points of the second quarter before Blayr Clayton made the first Lady Pant...

  • Third grade basketball

    Jason Fite, Contributing writer|Dec 16, 2021

    The Lewis County Panthers 3rd grade boys Tennessee Valley Basketball Association team was back in action on Saturday, December 11th at David Crockett Elementary School in Lawrenceburg. The Panthers faced teams from Lauderdale County, Alabama, and Florence (AL) Central. In the first game the Panthers faced the Lauderdale County (AL). The first half of action was a back-and-forth period where the teams exchanged the lead before Lewis County inched ahead before the break to take a 10-9 lead in at the half. Lewis County’s defense was on display i...

  • Panthers host the Eagles for basketball action on Monday, December 6, 2021

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Dec 9, 2021

    The Panthers and Eagles hit the hardwood in the second game of the night. Both teams came into the game with 2-4 records. The Panthers were hot off the tip, led by Dyer Barnes who dropped 10 points in the opening quarter helping the Panthers take a 14-9 lead at the end of the opening period. The Panthers continued to attack the Eagles in the second quarter as Barnes and Hunter Smith combined for 13 and the Panthers went into the half leading the Eagles 31-15. Halftime proved to be just what the...

  • LCHS basketball play

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Dec 9, 2021

    The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers were back on the hardwood on Tuesday night, November 30th, as they travelled to Hampshire to take on the Lady Hawks and Hawks. Coming off a tough loss the night before versus Wayne County, the Lady Panthers matched the Lady Hawks early on after the tip. Mya Siever had 5 first-quarter points as the Lady Panthers led 12-10 after eight minutes. The Lady Panthers struggled in the second quarter as the Lady Hawk defense held Lewis County to a lone Kerrigan Reeves free-throw and pulled out to a 25-13...

  • LCHS Basketball

    Jason Fite, Contributing writer|Dec 2, 2021

    The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers and Panthers opened up their 2021/22 basketball campaign during Hall of Champions week, travelling to Parsons to take on the Decatur County-Riverside Lady Panther and Panthers on Thursday night, November 18th. In the opening game of the evening the Lady Panthers took the floor against the Riverside Lady Panthers. The game started out close as the Lady Panthers fought in the early going, trailing 13-7 after the first eight minutes of action behind 4 poin...

  • LCMS Basketball

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Dec 2, 2021

    The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panthers and Panthers hosted the Ethridge Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs on Monday, November 15, 2021. The Lady Panthers took the floor against the Lady Bulldogs for the varsity girls’ matchup at 6:00. Playing in front of the home crowd, the Lady Panthers struggled from the tip and allowed the Lady Bulldogs to pull away in the first quarter to a 14-6 lead. The second quarter was still a struggle for Lewis County, falling behind as many as 15 before closing the gap to 12 at the break with Ethridge leading 23-11 a...

  • Panthers playoff run ends

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Nov 18, 2021

    Barry Churchwell, Stats The Lewis County High School Panthers football team travelled to Chapel Hill to take on the Forrest Rockets in second round of the 2021 TSSAA Football Playoffs on Friday night, November 12th with a stiff, cool wind and the threat of rain. It was the Rockets who got on the board first when, three minutes into the opening quarter, Gavin Garrison connected on a 45-yard field goal to give Forrest a 3-0 lead early. The Rockets would mount a scoring drive on their next...

  • Middle School Basketball

    Jason Fite, Contributing writer|Nov 18, 2021

    The Lewis County Lady Panthers and Panthers travelled to Lawrenceburg for matchups with the E.O. Coffman Lady Panthers and Panthers on Monday, November 8th. The game was played at David Crockett Elementary School due to construction at E.O. Coffman. Following the conclusion of the junior varsity games, the Lady Panthers took the court against the Coffman Lady Panthers. The two teams met previously this season during the East Hickman Eagle TipOff Classic. Lewis County came up short in the...

  • Panthers win in first round of playoffs

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Nov 11, 2021

    Barry Churchwell, Stats The Lewis County High School Panthers opened up the TSSAA football playoffs on Friday night, November 5, 2021 hosting the Region 5AA Cascade Champions in the first round. The Panthers finished #2 in Region 6AA with a 7-3 overall record and a 4-1 record in region play. Coming off a tough loss to Decatur County-Riverside to decide the Region Champion a week ago, the Panthers wasted little time getting the offense rolling. Barely two minutes into the opening quarter, Lewis C...

  • MS Basketball versus Leoma

    Jason Fite, Contributing writer|Nov 11, 2021

    The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panthers and Panthers travelled to Leoma to face off with the Leoma Middle Lady Rebels and Rebels on Thursday, November 4th. The Lady Panthers jumped on the Lady Rebels off the tip, scoring the first 6 points of the game before the Lady Rebels could find the basket, and built an 8- 5 lead at the end of the first quarter behind 4 points from Klayr Shepherd. The Lady Rebels defense would limit Lewis County to only 2 free throws from Jazalyn Conner, but the Lady Panthers would hold a 10-9 lead at the half. After...

  • Lewis County / Riverside Cat Fight

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Nov 4, 2021

    Barry Churchwell, Stats The Lewis County High School Panthers football team concluded their regular-season schedule on the road as they visited the Decatur County-Riverside High School Panthers on Friday, October 29th for the Region 6AA title. Lewis County entered the game with a 7-2 record and a perfect 4-0 in Region 6AA play and coming off a loss last week to Summertown in a 1-point game, while Riverside entered the night riding a 5-game win streak and carrying an 8-1 record with a perfect...

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