By Tabitha Evans Moore
Editor & Publisher
LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — It was a bit of tough sledding for the Moore County Raiders as they played hosted in the District 9a Tournament this past week. They fell to Cornersville 55-45 on Friday and 84-75 to Fauettevile on Tuesday to settle for fourth place in District 9A behind Richland, Cornersville, and Fayetteville. All four team will move on to the Region 5A Tournament. Huntland ended their season with a loss to Fayetteville last Tuesday.
Cornersville earned a 55-45 win over the Raider in their first game. Cornersville jumped out to an early first period lead and never looked back. They led 30-14 at the break and won by 10 down the stretch.
Despite the L, Colton Morey had another stand out game — leading Moore County with 18 points. Cooper Dickey and Anderson Sharpe added eight apiece. Tristyn Gray swished five and Deacon Liles added four more. Tucker Smith and Braylynn Hill came off the bench to add one from the line each.
Despite putting up 75 points — their largest single game total of the 2025-26 season —against Fayetteville and leading for three quarters, the Tigers put up 24 fourth period points to gain the edge.
Both Morey and Anderson had a huge game against the Tigers. Morey scored a high 32 points while Anderson added 24 more. Dickey added double-digit points with 11 and Deacon Liles added seven more. Tristyn Gray swished one from the line. In total the Raiders scored 30 from the perimeter in the loss.
Moore County will travel to Eagleville on Saturday night to continue post season play. Tip off happens at 7 p.m. •
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