CELINA-With an upset win over Clarkrange, the Lady Bulldogs improved their District 7-A standing last week and joined their male counterparts with a 2-1 league record.

After the Bulldogs also took care of business against the Buffaloes, both Clay County High School (CCHS) teams moved into second place in their respective conferences behind Pickett County.

The CCHS squads were scheduled to continue district action this week by traveling to Gordonsville Tuesday (after HORION press time) and hosting Red Boiling Springs Friday.

They were also set to take a non-conference road trip to South Pittsburg Saturday, before returning home the following Tuesday for rematches with Pickett County—whose boys and girls handed the Clay County teams’ their lone district losses earlier this month.

The Dawgs improved their impressive record to 11-3 by beating both Clarkrange and Macon County last week, while the Lady Dawgs split their last two by falling to the Tigerettes and beating the Lady Buffaloes to get to 6-10 on the season.

All of Clay County’s upcoming contests will be carried live by the Horizon Sports Network, with a video live-stream available on the Dale Hollow Horizon Facebook page and audio-only coverage online at www.dalehollowhorizon.com/listen.

Broadcasts begin at 5:45 p.m. with a pregame show, continue with action from both the girls and boys games, and wrap up with a postgame show.

The live-stream affiliate of the newspaper plans to carry as many regular-season games as possible, along with all of Clay County’s postseason action to come.

Lady Dawgs…….….46

Clarkrange….………42

Behind 23 points from junior Ella Eads and a solid defensive effort led by senior Laci Wix, the Lady Dawgs pulled off a 46-42 upset of Clarkrange (11-5) here last week.

The game was tied at 11 at the end of the first quarter and Clay County trailed 20-21 at the break, as Eads scored all nine of the Lady Dawgs’ points in the second stanza.

Clay County then opened the third quarter with a 7-0 run, which included three-pointers from junior Baylor Walden and sophomore Haylen Garrison.

The scoring spurt surged the Lady Dawgs ahead by six points, before the Lady Buffaloes cut it to 35-32 heading into the final frame.

There sophomore Natalie Smith put Clay County ahead by five with another three, before Eads converted a traditional three-point play to answer a Clarkrange make from distance midway through the quarter and change to the scoreboard to 43-37.

The Lady Buffaloes got as close as three points down the stretch, before the Lady Dawgs held on for the four-point victory.

LADY DAWGS (46)-Eads 23, Wix 5, Walden 5, Garrison 5, Smith 5, Claire Kendall 3.

Dawgs……………….64

Clarkrange….………51

The Bulldogs had their hands full with Clarkrange (7-8) here last week in a tough district battle, where Clay County outlasted the Buffaloes 64-51.

Four Dawgs scored in double figures in the victory, with senior Nate Adams leading the way with 19 points.

Juniors Cole Eads (15) and Nolan Adams (13), and senior Lance Burchett (12) also made big contributions in the win.

Clay County trailed the entire first quarter and fell behind 14-7 early in the second, before they closed out the first half by outscoring Clarkrange 19-2 to go ahead 26-16 at the break.

In the third quarter, the Buffaloes came roaring back and regained a 36-33 advantage with three minutes remaining in the period.

That’s when the Bulldogs went on a 13-1 scoring streak to lead 46-37 heading into the fourth quarter.

Clarkrange got as close as seven points early in the final frame, but the Dawgs maintained control and went on to claim the 13-point victory.

DAWGS (64)-Nate Adams 19, Eads 15, Nolan Adams 13, Burchett 12, Warner Melton 5.

Lady Dawgs…….….33

Macon Co.….………46

A dismal shooting performance led to the Lady Dawgs starting last week with a 33-46 loss at the hands of Macon County (10-8).

The Clay County girls shot 18.9% from the field in the contest and missed all 17 of their three-point attempts in the game.

Despite their shooting woes, the Lady Dawgs battled the Tigerettes to a 29-32 ballgame early in the fourth quarter, but they could only muster four more points the rest of the way and lost by double-digits.

Eads led Clay County with 13 points, while Wix added eight in the loss.

While the Lady Dawgs couldn’t buy a basket, Macon County made seven three-pointers in the contest and went on to win by 13 points.

LADY DAWGS (33)-Eads 13, Wix 8, Smith 5, Walden 2, Kendall 2, Brooklyn Scott 2, Jenna Thompson 1.

Dawgs……………….73

Macon Co..….………63

Nate Adams dropped 18 of his 31 points in the first quarter of Clay County’s 73-63 win over Macon County (6-14) last week and scored his 1,000th point in the victory.

His brother Nolan Adams (14) and junior Warner Melton (13) also added double figures in the contest.

With a personal 10-0 run to close out the opening period, Nate put his team up 27-11 heading into the second stanza, and the Dawgs also led 44-29 at halftime.

Clay County increased their margin to as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter, before reserves from both teams entered the contest and accounted for the final margin.

DAWGS (73)-Nate Adams 31, Nolan Adams 14, Melton 13, Eads 7, Burchett 6, Reece Adams 2.