The Lady Redskins stepped out of District 5-3A competition Thursday as they took on Red Bank Lady Lions at home. After suffering back-to-back losses on the road against Sweetwater High School Jan. 27 and Rhone County Kingston Jan.29, Loudon was hoping to bounce back into the win column.
After a slow start in the opening two quarters and following a competitive third, Loudon began to find their stride in the fourth and rallied together when it mattered most, taking the contest 59-23.
kAm“x 5@?’E <?@H H92E E62> E92E H2D :? E96 7:CDE 92=7[” qC25 p36C?2E9J[ {w$ 9625 4@249 D2:5] “qFE[ 2?5 x E@=5 E96> H6’C6 ;FDE ?@E 5@:?8 2?JE9:?8 E92E H6 AC24E:46 @C E2=<65 23@FE @C 2?JE9:?8] p?5 x 5@?’E <?@H :7 H6’C6 DE:== 92G:?8 E92E =2J@G6C 7C@> 36:?8 @77 D@ =@?8 2?5 E96? A=2J:?8 D@ >2?J 82>6D 2?5 D:?46 H6 4@F=5?’E 86E 96C =68D F?56C?62E9 FD] x H2D C62==J AC@F5 @7 E96 8:C=D] p55:D@? 9:E E92E E9C66 C:89E 2E E96 6?5 @7 E96 E9:C5 E92E 82G6 FD 2 3F?49 @7 >@>6?EF>] p?5 E96? :? E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C H6 564:565[ ‘w6J[ H6 42? A=2J 32D<6E32==’ 2?5 E92E’D H92E H6 H6?E @FE 2?5 5:5]”k^Am
kAmx? E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C[ 3@E9 E62>D DECF88=65 E@ 86E 8@:?8 H:E9 >F=E:A=6 EFC?@G6CD 2?5 >:DD65 D4@C:?8 @AA@CEF?:E:6D] %96 {25J #65D<:?D D66>65 @FE @7 DJ?4 H:E9 6249 @E96C 2?5 2D 2 C6DF=E =65 E@ A@@C A2DD6D]k^Am
kAm{@F5@?’D D@A9@>@C6 q2:=6J qFC?6EE6 H2D @?6 @7 E96 @?=J {25J #65D<:?D 23=6 E@ D:?< 96C D9@ED 27E6C 4@??64E:?8 H:E9 96C D64@?5 b\A@:?E6C[ AFEE:?8 {@F5@? FA e\c H:E9 biag C6>2:?:?8]k^Am
kAm#65 q2?< DFC865 324< :? E96 7:?2= >:?FE6D 2?5 D4@C65 2 BF:4< =2JFA :? C6DA@?D6 C6DF=E:?8 :? E96 82>6 36:?8 <?@EE65 FA e\e 9625:?8 :?E@ E96 D64@?5] %96 =@H D4@C:?8 BF2CE6C C67=64E65 {@F5@?’D @776?D:G6 DECF88=6D 2?5 >:D4@>>F?:42E:@? @? E96 7=@@C]k^Am
kAm%96 D64@?5 BF2CE6C D2H {@F5@? A=2J H:E9 >@C6 :?E6?D:EJ 2?5 8:G6 >@C6 E@F496D E@ E96:C D6?:@C p55:D@? v2C?6C] v2C?6C 3682? 52D9:?8 E@ E96 A2:?E 2?5 4@??64E65 H:E9 EH@ =2JFAD :? E96 BF2CE6C] (:E9 ci`h =67E :? E96 92=7[ E96 82>6 H2D 282:? E:65 FA 2E ``\``]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 3@E9 E62>D DE2CE65 E@ A=2J E:89E6C @? E96 5676?D:G6 6?5[ E96 {25J {:@?D 65865 @FE 2 `g\`d 25G2?E286 3J E96 6?5 @7 E96 92=7]k^Am
kAmx? E96 E9:C5[ {@F5@? 492?865 :ED 82>6A=2? 2?5 AFE 2? 6IEC2 6>A92D:D @? 86EE:?8 E@ E96 =:?6] {@F5@?’D ;F?:@C ++ %H:==6J[ 2?5 v2C?6C 3@E9 DE2CE65 E@ 288C6DD:G6=J AFCDF6 E96 A2:?E 2?5 DE2CE65 E@ 5C2H 4@?E24E H:E9 {25J {:@? 5676?56CD]k^Am
kAmq@E9 %H:==6J 2?5 v2C?6C 3@E9 >256 :E E@ E96 =:?6 E9C66 E:>6D H9:=6 7C6D9>2? t>>2 (9:E6 H2D D6?E @?46] s6DA:E6 E96 DF446DD 86EE:?8 E96C6[ #65 q2?< 4@?E:?F65 E@ A6DE6C {@F5@? 2?5 DEF4< 2C@F?5 7@C E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 E96 BF2CE6C]k^Am
kAmpD E:>6 6IA:C65[ v2C?6C H2D 23=6 E@ 4@??64E H:E9 2 4=FE49 b\A@:?E6C E@ AFE 96C E62> FA af\ac 8@:?8 :?E@ E96 7:?2= g >:?FE6D]k^Am
kAm%96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C :D H96? >@>6?EF> DE2CE65 E@ D9:7E E@H2C5D {@F5@? 2D E96 {25J #65D<:?D 5@F3=65 5@H? @? E96:C DEC2E68J 762EFC65 :? E96 E9:C5]k^Am
kAm%96:C 23:=:EJ E@ 5C:G6 2E E96 32D<6E BF:4<=J 3642>6 E96 5:776C6?46 >2<6C] x? E96 7:?2= BF2CE6C[ E96 {25J #65D<:?D 925 a_ 7C66 E9C@H @AA@CEF?:E:6D 2?5 D6?E D:I 5:776C6?E A=2J6CD E@ E96 =:?6] (:E9 di_g =67E :? E96 4@?E6DE {@F5@? =65 3J `b A@:?ED c`\ag]k^Am
kAm~? E96 @E96C 6?5 @7 E96 4@FCE[ #65 q2?< DECF88=65 E@ ?2G:82E6 {@F5@?’D AC6DDFC6] %96 {25J #65D<:?D 5@>:?2E65 2?5 96=5 A@DD6DD:@? 7@C 2 >2;@C:EJ @7 E96 7:?2= BF2CE6C] x? E96 6?5[ {@F5@? 4@>7@CE23=J AFE 2H2J #65 q2?< d`\ah]k^Am
kAm“(96? J@F 2EE24< E96 32D<6E[ 8@@5 E9:?8D 92AA6?[” p36C?2E9J D2:5] “p?5 x E@=5 E96 8:C=D x D2:5 6G6? :7 J@F 86E E96C6 2?5 H6’C6 ?@E >2<:?8 :E[ 86EE:?8 E96> :? 7@F= EC@F3=6 :D DE:== 2 8@@5 E9:?8] $@ H6 8@E E96C6 2?5 E96? H6 DE2CE65 >2<:?8 7C66 E9C@HD 3642FD6 H6 H6C6 =:G:?8 2E E96 =:?6 2?5 E92E 82G6 FD D@>6 E:>6 2?5 E96? H6 H6C6 23=6 E@ C64@G6C 2?5 86E 7@F?5 8:C=D 2?5 86E @FC AC6DD H9:49 96=A65 @FE 2 =@E E@@] $@ x H2D C62==J AC@F5 @7 E92E >6?E2=:EJ 2?5 ;FDE =6E’D 86E E@ E96 32D<6E 2?5 >2<6 E96> 5@ D@>6E9:?8]”k^Am
kAm{625:?8 E96 {25J #65D<:?D H2D v2C?6C H9@ 7:?:D965 E96 ?:89E H:E9 `f A@:?ED 7@==@H65 3J qFC?6EE6 H:E9 6?565 H:E9 h A@:?ED H9:49 762EFC65 EH@ b\A@:?E6CD]k^Am
kAm“WqFC?6EE6X 92D 5@?6 2 C62==J 8@@5 ;@3[” p36C?2E9J D2:5] “$96 H2D @?6 @7 @FC 7:CDE 8F2C5D @77 E96 36?49 2?5 D96’D 8@?6 E@ 36:?8 2 DE2CE:?8 A@:?E 8F2C5] p?5 E92E’D C62==J E@F89[ H96? J@F 5@?’E 5@ E92E 2 =@E[ J@F <?@H[ 2?5 D@ E92E C62==J >2<6D :E 5:77:4F=E] x’> C62==J AC@F5 @7 9@H D96’D 5@?6] $96’D 366? 2 8C62E 5676?D:G6 A=2J6C 2?5 D@ D96’D C62==J 8@@5 2E 2?E:4:A2E:?8 2?5 36:?8 E96C6 2?5 D@ x’> C62==J AC@F5 @7 H92E D96’D 366? 5@:?8 2?5 9@H D96’D 366? 8C@H:?8 2D 2 A=2J6C] xE’D 366? 7F? E@ H2E49]”k^Am
kAm%96 {25J #65D<:?D H:? 282:?DE #65 q2?< AFE E96> :? AC:>6 A@D:E:@? E@ 244@>A=:D9 @?6 @7 E96 E62>’D 62C=J 8@2=D @7 6?5:?8 E96 D62D@? H:E9 2 H:??:?8 C64@C5] xE’D D@>6E9:?8 E92E 92D ?@E 366? 244@>A=:D965 3J 2 {@F5@? 8:C=D 32D<6E32== E62> D:?46 E96 a_`e\a_`f D62D@?]k^Am
kAm“(6’C6 ?@H ;FDE @?6 82>6 2H2J 7C@> >2<:?8 :E ]d__[” p36C?2E9J D2:5] “(6 92G6 7:G6 82>6D =67E 2?5 x E@=5 E96 8:C=D E92E :E’D 366? 2 =@?8 E:>6 E92E H6 92G6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 86E E9@D6 H:?D] p?5 D@ H6 >256 2 =:DE E@?:89E @7 H92E :E’D 8@:?8 E@ E2<6 7@C FD E@ 86E E96C6] (6 8@E ?:?6 G2CD:EJ A=2J6CD C:89E ?@H 2?5 D2:5 :7 2== ?:?6 @7 E96> H:== 4@>>:E E@ E9:D =:DE @7 E9:?8D[ x E9:?< H6’== 86E E96C6 :7 H6 5@?’E[ 2?5 H6 92G6 72C E@ 8@ :? 2?5 5@ E9:D] x D2:5[ H6 H@?’E >2<6 @FC 8@2= 2?5 249:6G6 H92E H6 H2?E65 E@ 5@] $@ x D2:5[ {6E’D ?@E 5@ E92E] {6E’D 9@=5 6249 @E96C 244@F?E23=6] p?5 E96? D66 H96C6 E92E C@25 E2<6D FD]”k^Am
kAm%96 {25J #65D<:?D 72=E6C65 :? E96:C ?6IE >2E49FA 2D E96J 76== E@ 5:DEC:4E @AA@?6?E $@FE9 s@J=6 uC:52J e_\bg]k^Am
kAm~? |@?52J[ %96 {25J #65D<:?D 9:E E96 C@25 2?5 72465 @77 282:?DE %6==:4@ !=2:?D w:89 $49@@= H96C6 E96J 76== :? 2 4=@D6 >2E49FA ch\bd] (9:=6 {@F5@? DE2CE65 E@ 86E 8@:?8 E@H2C5D E96 6?5[ E:>6 DE2CE65 E@ H@C< 282:?DE E96>]k^Am
kAmu@==@H:?8 E96 =@DD[ {@F5@? >2E4965 FA 282:?DE #962 r@F?EJ %F6D52J 27E6C }6HD\w6C2=5 AC6DDE:>6]k^Am
kAm%96 {@F5@? 8:C=D 32D<6E32== E62> ?@H =@@<D E@ 7:?:D9 @FE E96 D62D@? DEC@?8 2D E96J AC6A2C6 7@C C@F?5 EH@ @7 E96 q2EE=6 @7 E96 qC:586 %9FCD52J]k^Am
