Lady Twister comeback falls short at Ballard At least the Union City girls finished strong and in the top half at the Lady Bomber Classic at Ballard Memorial. Unfortunately, the locals’ eighthh-place finish signaled a defeat — in an oh-so-close 45-44 contest against Christian County (Ky.) on Wednesday afternoon. In the final period, the Lady Twisters (5-8) had mounted a comeback, besting CC 17-8 in that canto and holding a one-point lead until the Kentuckians hit what turned out to be the winning shot with 40 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. “We were tired, but that’s what you’ve got to play through,” UC girls’ coach Eddie Suiter said. “That’s not an excuse because everyone was tired and I feel like excuses are for losers “We’ll take three days off and come back on Sunday to put in more work. It’s vacation time and we don’t have school, so it’s the perfect time to work.” Shenisha Huff carried much of the load for the Union City girls on Wednesday with a season-high 27 points, while Ashton Pirtle was next in the scoring summary with six. Vols to honor Lofton with name on room KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee is naming a room used to host basketball recruits at its Pratt Pavilion practice facility after former Volunteers guard Chris Lofton. Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl announced Monday that boosters Brian and Craig Nelson and Jerry and Nancy Fortner made large donations for the rights to name the room for Lofton. The Maysville, Ky., native played from 2004 to 2008 and is the Southeastern Conference’s all-time career 3-point shooter with 431 treys. Published in The Messenger 12.24.09