Lady Mavs fall to Lenoir City at home
Anderson County’s Emerie Bullock had four points and eight rebounds in the Lady Mavericks’ home matchup against Lenior City on Friday night. (photo:Ellie Hatmaker )
The Lady Mavericks dropped a 38-33 decision to Lenoir City in a defensive struggle at home in their first game of the 2026 calendar year.
“I’m a defensive-minded coach, and I’m still ready to pull my hair out,” Anderson County Coach Mitch Cupples said. “We struggled, and we made it look a little better because we made a three at the buzzer.
The Lady Mavericks (6-7) scored just two points in the second quarter against the Lady Panthers (6-8).
“We’ve just got to get more consistent scoring,” Cupples said. “We had too many turnovers and we missed some easy shots and we missed a lot of layups. We turned it over too much.”
Senior Macy Basford led the Lady Mavericks with 18 points, including eight in the opening quarter.
Bethany Lowe added nine points, while Emerie Bullock chipped in four points and grabbed eight rebounds.
The Lady Mavericks opened District 4-AAA play Tuesday at Scott High School in Huntsville. Results were unavailable at press time, but Cupples said that the Lady Mavericks would face a stiff challenge in Huntsville.
“That’s always a tough place to play,” he said.
