SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. –One was expected the other was not, as Van Buren County swept the District 6-A basketball tournament championships here Sunday evening. The tourney was moved up one day because of the threat of inclement weather.
The top-seeded Lady Eagles extended their district win streak to 26 games with a 71-35 whipping of Lookout Valley, while the second-seeded Van Buren boys handed Sale Creek its first loss of the season to a district foe, claiming a 64-59 win.
In what might well be the understatement of the season, Van Buren girls’ basketball coach Cheryl Cole summed up her team’s third straight tournament title in just five words.
“We shot the ball well,” Cole said after the Lady Eagles connected on seven first-quarter 3-pointers and 11 in the first half to cruise to their third straight district title.
The Lady Eagles (25-4) scored the game’s first eight points, made three times as many 3-pointers as two-point baskets in the opening quarter and built a 31-point halftime lead. They extended their win streak over district teams to 26 straight and will host Grace Academy in this week’s Region 3-A tournament. Lookout Valley’s girls will host Silverdale Baptist in the region.