Great Elimination Game Performances

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Facing elimination, a bushel of young men shone brightest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="has-text-align-center">Regional Tournaments</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1259399' first='Ty' last='Glasper']</strong> scored 28 points and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1140815' first='Carlos' last='Orr']</strong> gave 17 points. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2624793' first='Wade' last='Whaley']</strong> hit a game-winner. Gatlinburg-Pittman moved on with a 60-58 victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1140815"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63feb09d1cd2b"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Halls (66) - Anderson County (54)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stat Leaders: Caleb Shaffer - 19pt<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1683257' first='Chandler' last='Gamble'] - 17pt, 17r<br>Jake Lane - 10 pt</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="has-text-align-center">District Tournaments</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Bearden - Maryville</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rarely does a team get an opportunity to bounce the Bearden Bulldogs prior to the District Tournament Semifinals, but Maryville was in that position Thursday night. For Bearden, <strong>Jake Poole</strong> scored 13 points and <strong>Tyson Pirtle</strong> registered 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Harpeth - Sycamore</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Though his shot was not falling early, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1263629' first='Logan' last='Johnston']</strong> controlled the game with pushing the attack. Often, LJ made the retreating Eagles scramble to find assignments in transition. Multiple wide-open three-point attempts came from the passes Johnston delivered. Johnston surpassed 1,00 career points earlier this month.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teammate <strong>Blake Allison</strong> (Harpeth) played wonderfully in a pressure situation. He hit a second quarter triple to give Harpeth a tiny cushion, 30-26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rhett Hunt</strong> (Sycamore) hit a challenging three-pointer from the wing, in a high-scoring first quarter. And again seconds later! Without his pair the team was down 13-6, in a do-or-die scenario. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Harpeth</span><br>#1 Blake Allison*<br>#10 [player_tooltip player_id='1263629' first='Logan' last='Johnston']*<br>#20 F *<br>#21 F *<br>#22 Cade Duke</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Sycamore</span><br>#3 Christian Sanders <br>#10 Rhett Hunt*<br>#11 Josh Strother* (2023)<br>#13 Lucas Morris* (2025)<br>#21 Austin Morris* (2023)<br>#23 *</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Brentwood - John Overton</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Gallatin - McGavock</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AJ Davis</strong> (Gallatin) played very active early, attacking in transition. His best contribution was probably his stout on-ball defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1369168' first='Cannon' last='Hale']</strong> hit his shot. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1335753' first='De'costa' last='Ricks'] </strong>rebounded fantastically from the guard position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gallatin surged out to a 19-0 start. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Hendersonville (47) - Hunters Lane (40)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Malik Harrell</strong> played fast, defended with urgency. Harrell's shooting was a bright spot for an struggling offense. His three-pointer late in the third quarter looked vital. It pulled the previously wayward-shooting Warriors to within seven points. Harrell managed to plop in a challenged pull-up to give his team their 28th and 29th points too. His bravery shown through.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1626387624117108736?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1626387624117108736?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Commando <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1309474' first='Hudson' last='Gill']</strong> pulled down many defensive rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The biggest shot of the night? Pate Pfaffmann finished off a series of skip and reversal passes with a massive three-pointer to open the game to 43-38 in the final two minutes. The shot broke up a key Hunters Lane run, and provided an integral cushion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hendersonville will meet Station Camp. Both teams will qualify for the Regional Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Hunters Lane</span><br>#1 T'Montez Hurt*<br>#2 Malik Harrell<br>#3 Tyler Bishop*<br>#12 [player_tooltip player_id='1803089' first='Nehemiah' last='Cartwright']<br>#22 [player_tooltip player_id='1539025' first='Michael' last='Small'] (2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Hendersonville</span><br>#3 TJ Kolbe*<br>#4 Carter Brisson<br>#5 [player_tooltip player_id='1260610' first='Ty' last='Lannom']*<br>#20 [player_tooltip player_id='1309474' first='Hudson' last='Gill']* (2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->