Wednesday MVP’s
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Wednesday was wild and witnessed the elimination of a couple of favorites. The mighty Beech fell. Coffee County’s run ended. This is an evolving document. Fulton vs. Fayette-Ware Fulton ran over Fayette-Ware early, and then played from ahead for…
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Continue ReadingWednesday was wild and witnessed the elimination of a couple of favorites. The mighty Beech fell. Coffee County’s run ended.
This is an evolving document.
Fulton vs. Fayette-Ware
Fulton ran over Fayette-Ware early, and then played from ahead for the last half.
Fulton’s forward Tyler Lee Tyler Lee 6'5" | SF Fulton | 2024 State TN and both Kimber brothers exceled. Marcellus Jackson Marcellus Jackson 5'9" | PG Fulton (football) | 2023 State TN played excellent as a pass-first point guard, finishing with eight assists. If one must be picked, then Denaj Kimber Denaj Kimber 6'3" | SG Fulton | 2024 State TN was the game’s MVP. Denaj hit three three- pointers. He was wonderful in both the open floor and the halfcourt.
JaSteven Walker JaSteven Walker 6'10" | PF Fayette Ware | 2022 State TN (Fayette-Ware) did his thing. The Mr. Basketball Finalist secured plenty of rebounds and scored effectively.
Unfortunately for his Wildcats the speed of Fulton was too much.
Dobyns-Bennett vs. Coffee County
Brady Stump Brady Stump 5'9" | PG Dobyns-Bennett | 2023 State TN ’s day was perfection. The Indians of Dobyns-Bennett did not need excellence from Brady, but they got it anyway. Stump was crafting difficult layups seemingly out of nothing. Stump was innovative and persistent. The defenders funneled him towards low-percentage alleys, but he made the most of his opportunities.
DB’s guard Brady Stump Brady Stump 5'9" | PG Dobyns-Bennett | 2023 State TN is simply a magician today. Think D Wade’s acrobatics in a 5-foot-9 body, lol. 27 points on 8-10 shooting! 5-7 3’s. Remarkable.
Bartlett vs. Beech
The game was not attractive, but beauty points are not tabulated in the playoffs. Bartlett won thanks to the excellence of Terrence Jacobs. The senior point guard darted around the floor with a calm. Beech’s guards are uncommonly tall and strong and Jacobs still found his way to the danger points. He made great decisions, and even though his teammates missed many, he put them in situations within which they could succeed. That is all you can ask from a point guard. Jacobs’ halftime buzzer-beating three-pointer absolutely helped the team too. Jacobs’ ten rebounds really stunned. How can a 5-foot-7ish guard pick off 10 rebounds against a team of three 6’5″+ players? Jacobs was dynamite.
Terrence Jacobs Jr. (Bartlett) was my MVP.
22p, 10 rebounds.
Only 3 turnovers.— Prep Hoops Tennessee (@PrepHoopsTN) March 16, 2022
Even though his team lost, Andrew Paige Andrew Paige 6'5" | SG Beech | 2022 State TN absolutely deserves mention as his team’s MVP. Paige was the best player for the game’s first quarter. The dual-sport athlete, Paige managed eight points and eight rebounds by the half. Paige was very aggressive offensively around the rim and helped his team alter shots that Bartlett typically makes. His production trailed off a lot in the second half, which was to be expected. Teammates Kristian Shaw Kristian Shaw 6'6" | SG Beech | 2022 State TN and Eli Rice Eli Rice 6'7" | SG Beech | 2022 State TN were historically the team’s great scorers, though they struggled to find consistent rhythm.
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