David Smith

Feb 19, 2024 | t-g.com | David SMith |David Smith |Noah Maddox

The third and final Battle of Bedford on the hardwood ended with Cascade taking the season series, 69-61, to finish in third place in District 9-AA behind a career-high 36 points from senior Isaac McElroy on Friday. McElroy’s right wing three-pointer with just under two minutes to go put the Champions ahead for good, 61-58, after Community had erased a double-digit Cascade lead earlier in the fourth quarter.

Feb 16, 2024 | t-g.com | David SMith |David Smith |Noah Maddox

In the program’s first District Championship Game appearance in 10 years, the Cascade Lady Champions second half rally came up short against the top seed in District 9-AA, the Cannon County Lionettes, 52-36, in Bell Buckle on Thursday. Sophie Ray led the way for Cascade with 14 points, but despite cutting the lead to as close as 40-28 with 5:48 to go in the fourth quarter, the Lady Champs never really got comfortable against the length and athleticism of the Lionettes.

Feb 13, 2024 | t-g.com | David SMith |David Smith |Noah Maddox

The Cascade Champions came into Monday night in unfamiliar territory under fourth-year head coach, Chris Lawson, needing a win to open district tournament play to secure the program’s 11th consecutive regional berth. The previous three seasons, the Champions began tournament play in the district semi-finals, already having a regional quarterfinal game secured.

Feb 7, 2024 | t-g.com | Noah Maddox |David SMith |David Smith

The Cascade Champions were unable to sustain their fast start on Senior Night against the Grundy County Yellow Jackets, losing 61-50 at home to the sixth-ranked team in the state on Tuesday. It was just an all-around brutal loss for Cascade, as not only did they drop the actual game, but Grundy County now also holds the district tournament seeding tiebreaker over the Champs after hitting a buzzer-beating three to win by 11 instead of by eight.

Feb 5, 2024 | t-g.com | Noah Maddox |David SMith |David Smith

The Cascade Champions went on the road Friday night and knocked off the top-ranked team in Class 1-A, the Santa Fe Wildcats, and spoiled their homecoming in a 56-51 heart-stopping win. With Mr. Basketball favorite Auden Slaughter on the sidelines in street clothes, Cascade took full advantage of his absence in the third quarter, outscoring the home side 13-5 to give them a 40-32 lead going into the final frame.