Friday Night UC Hoops: Homecoming at Livingston Academy

The DeKalb County high school basketball teams will make the trip to Livingston, Friday night, to battle the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats in a District 7-3A doubleheader. The night will be a bit more special at Livingston Academy however, as it will be Homecoming night.

The Lady Wildcats (19-3, 6-1 District) currently sit in a three-way tie with Cumberland County and White County atop the District standings, just past the midway point of the district schedule. DeKalb County (13-9, 3-5), meanwhile, sits in fourth place, three-and-a-half games behind the district leaders. Livingston won the earlier meeting in Smithville, 54-45, back on January 4.

The Wildcats (12-9, 5-2) have won four of their past five games, with all five of those games being decided by five points or less. Like the girls, the LA boys are also in a three-way tie for first place in the District standings, sharing the lead with Cumberland County and Stone Memorial. DeKalb County (11-10, 3-5) is looking to make up some ground in the standings, and helped themselves with a 61-45 win over White County on Tuesday. The Tigers have won two of their last three games, and will look to avenge a 63-61 overtime loss to the Wildcats, January 4, in Smithville.

In other games, the Clarkrange Lady Bulldogs (16-6, 3-3) will travel to Red Boiling Springs in hopes of avenging a 57-56 loss to the Lady Bulldogs (15-5, 2-4) back on January 13.

The Cookeville Lady Cavaliers (22-0, 4-0) seek to keep their perfect record untarnished with a District 9-4A game at Green Hill (7-13, 2-2), while the Cavaliers (12-12, 2-2) will face a tough challenge in the nightcap against the Hawks (16-3, 3-1).

Here’s a look at Friday night’s Upper Cumberland schedule:

Clarkrange at Red Boiling Springs
Gordonsville at Clay Co.
Cookeville at Green Hill
DeKalb Co. at Livingston Academy
Bledsoe Co. at Jackson Co.
Upperman at Macon Co.
Franklin Co. at Warren Co.
Sequatchie Co. at York Institute