Lady Cherokees fall short of district title

Greenback School's Mikah Morris drives past a defender Feb. 14 in the Lady Cherokees' 48-38 loss to the Cosby High School Lady Eagles.

The Greenback School Lady Cherokees' hopes of capturing the District 2-1A tournament title fell short Monday night in a 68-45 loss to the Cosby High School Lady Eagles.

"It was a very intense atmosphere up there. I mean Cosby, they packed the gym and they were really fired up for the ball game, so I think my younger girls were a little intimidated on that to start with," Angie Lucier, Greenback head girls basketball coach, said. "From the get-go, they just pushed the tempo and forced us into a game we didn't want to play. They came to win and they had a game plan that put us into situations we didn't want to be in."

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