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Wednesday Morning Quarterback

Rick Butler has spent his adult life urging young men to go beyond what they think they can do. Heâ€™s been getting it back in recent months. The longtime Middle Tennessee-area football coach, who spent a year at Cumberland, has had to practice what heâ€™s preached since an Aug. 10 acci...

Shorter College controls ball, Bulldogs 34-7

In a game where field position and time of possession meant everything, Cumberland had nothing in a 34-7 setback to visiting Shorter on Saturday at Lindsey Donnell Stadium. Utilizing the option game, the Hawks ran 60 times for 335 yards and finished with 379 total as the visitors from Rome, Ga., i...

Williams' two FTs, 32 points lift Lady Dawgs to 82-80 win

HENDERSON â€” Renae Williams poured in 32 points Saturday and Cumberland needed every one of them as the last two came from the free-throw line with two seconds left to lift the Lady Bulldogs to an 82-80 win over King College in the Lionbackers Classic at Freed-Hardeman. Williams sank 5 of 6 ...

Johnson, Douglas carry Cumberland to 82-70 victory over Oakwood College

Behind Maurice Johnsonâ€™s 22 points and Thomas Douglasâ€™ 19, Cumberland took a 82-70 victory over visiting Oakwood College in their second game of the Bulldog Classic at the Dallas Floyd Center Saturday. It was a tale of Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside for the Bulldogs- Johnson was 4-for-6 ...

Bandits in the night

I was sitting up late one night last summer, catching up on some reading, when I looked out on the deck and saw four masked bandits peering at me through the window. They were brazen. Even when they knew theyâ€™d been caught red-handed in an act of thievery, they stood their ground. The bigg...

Lebanon stops 2-point PAT, saves 17-16 victory over Siegel

Playing with his passing arm figuratively tied behind his back, Daley Sallis returned to the Lebanon lineup and used his legs, brains, and most important, heart to drive the Blue Devils back to the playoffs with a 17-16 heartstopper over Siegel Friday night at Nokes-Lasater Field. The senior had s...

Watertown ousts Monterey in 2 OTs

MONTEREY â€” It was familiar feeling for Watertown and Monterey. Week 10. Overtime. The last Region 4-1A playoff spot on the line. This time, though, Watertown [8-2, 5-2 Region 4-1A] held strong and kept Monterey [6-4, 4-3] out of the end zone and left the Plateau with a 21-14 double-OT vict...

Commanders cruise past Saints, claim second place in Region 4-1A

The Commanders of Friendship Christian had more to celebrate than homecoming festivities as the Commanders crushed visiting Mt. Juliet Christian 56-0 at Pirtle Field Friday. On the night to celebrate school spirit and seniors, Friendship put up big numbers as the Commanders geared up to host a fir...

Smyrna slips past Central, takes second place, home game

GLADEVILLE â€” Wilson Central had the lead, and a first-round home playoff game, in its grasp for 2 1/2 quarters Friday night. But defending state champion Smyrna got off the hook in the second half and held off a late Wildcat charge for a 28-23 victory. Smyrna finished second in Region 4-5A...

Bulldogs survive 71-70 opening win

A fumble by Concordia-Selma with just over a second to play enabled Cumberlandâ€™s men to survive a 71-70 season-opening win in the Bulldog Classic on Friday night at the Dallas Floyd Center. The Bulldogs kept the visitors in the game with 8-of-23 free-throw shooting for the game. Concordia-S...