Cranberry Middle School's boys and girls basketball teams were defeated in Wednesday's opening round of the Toe River Conference Basketball Tournaments.In boys action, the Wildcats hung tough with tournament host East Yancey, trailing by only two points at halftime. East turned on the pressure to start the second half, sparking a huge scoring run to put the Wildcats down by as many as 23 as the Panthers went on to a 49-27 victory.
In the girls' contest earlier in the evening, the Lady Wildcats and Cane River squared off. Neither team was able to generate much offense, as Cane River led after two quarters by a 13-7 score. Cranberry was only able to muster a Katie Rigdon three-pointer in the second half, as Cane River went on to pull off the upset by the final score of 19-10.
The top-seeded Avery Middle School Lady Panthers begins tournament play this afternoon with a girls semifinal against Cane River at 4 p.m. The Avery boys team will be in action in the evening's final semifinal, taking on the Harris Blue Devils at 7:45 pm.
Updated Toe River Conference Brackets
