Preview and Review DII-A Districts
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Continue ReadingNever been done before, probably because it barely makes sense. Read both the PrepHoopsTN preview/predictions and the PrepHoopsTN review/recaptures in the same story. The four Wednesday winners play Friday night for placement in the District Championship Game. Fortunately for all, the losers of those semifinal games will still make it into the Regional Tournament with either a #3 or #4 seed attached. Tell your friends to follow @PrepHoopsTN.
#8 Franklin Road Academy @ #1 Webb-Bell Buckle*
Preview: Everybody is happy and healthy for Webb-Bell Buckle. It is go time.
Arnett Hayes
Arnett
Hayes
6'2" | PG
Battle Ground Academy | 2025
State
TN
gets to make his stamp on this post-season. He is next in a wonderful line of Webb point guards: J.J. Platt, Evan Eursher,
Arnett Hayes
Arnett
Hayes
6'2" | PG
Battle Ground Academy | 2025
State
TN
. No team in this district bounces out a pogo stick like shot-blocker
Stephen Olowoniyi
Stephen
Olowoniyi
6'7" | PF
Webb Bell Buckle | 2023
State
TN
either.
Pick: 78-52, Webb.
Review: Webb won behind 24
Arnett Hayes
Arnett
Hayes
6'2" | PG
Battle Ground Academy | 2025
State
TN
points. Eight assists too.
#5 Grace Christian @ #4 Providence Christian*
Preview:
Probable Starters:
PG Trace Phillips (6’3″)
#15 Jordan Carter G/F
#14 G C.J. Tinnon
#12 G Jackson Hyatt
F Ben Caldwell
Jordan Carter enters the game averaging 13.7 ppg, C.J. Tinnon is putting up 13.0 ppg, and Trace is a 10.1 ppg guy. All three are scoring efficiently (between 47-51% FG). Kentucky Christian offered Tinnon a basketball offer, and Trace holds a Maryville bball offer.
Providence Christian Academy is young and talented. Standing approximately 6-foot-5, Aiden Bolton is a rugged, tough freshman. The tallest Lion,
Preston Wade
Preston
Wade
6'8" | PF
Providence Christian Academy | 2025
State
TN
, is skilled with the handle and can stroke it a bit.
Tryce Grensing
Tryce
Grensing
6'0" | PG
Providence Christian Academy | 2025
State
TN
is a fantastic, insanely effective shooter. Expect him to play an enormous part.
Pick: Providence 58-54.
Review:
On to the next round! pic.twitter.com/pfFwKFz8yR
— GCA Boys Basketball (@GCALionsMBB) February 9, 2023
#6 University School of Nashville @ #3 Columbia Academy*
Preview: USN picked a fantastic road, district win over #1-seed Webb. Columbia Academy is probably the best home court advantage in the district. It feels like a spooky mansion of a campus at night, far from the big city of Nashville that USN players typically call home. The drive winds around a dimly-lit, yet lovely Columbia. The gym is electric with a rambunctious student section.
Pick: Columbia Academy will win 64-56.
Review:
#7 MTCS (4-20) @ #2 Battle Ground Academy
Preview: Devin Hill Devin Hill 6'6" | SG Mtcs | 2023 State TN is the real deal, but four wins is four wins. The season is in its fourth month. Four wins is…not good.
Probable Starters:
Greyson Williams
Greyson
Williams
5'9" | PG
Battle Ground Academy | 2025
State
TN
Grayson Collins
Grayson
Collins
5'11" | PG
Battle Ground Academy | 2024
State
TN
Kaedyn Marable
Kaedyn
Marable
6'1" | SF
Battle Ground Academy (Football) | 2026
State
TN
Cole Matthews
F
Kavien Jones
Kavien
Jones
6'6" | PF
Battle Ground Academy | 2024
State
TN
Kavien’s return to middle Tennessee, after a year with LINK Prep in Missouri, is a blessing for the state of Tennessee and the state of Tennessee basketball. “He is back,” said Battle Ground Academy Head Coach Trey Meyer via phone this afternoon. “He has been incredible this year. He will get all kinds of post-season recognition, but he is has been ‘putting up 18 and 24 and just playing great.'”
Kavien Jones Kavien Jones 6'6" | PF Battle Ground Academy | 2024 State TN scored 13 points with 6 rebounds in that narrow 66-64 Battle Ground Academy win. Grayson Collins Grayson Collins 5'11" | PG Battle Ground Academy | 2024 State TN recorded a team-high 25 points. The whole starting five is strong, but Grayson Collins Grayson Collins 5'11" | PG Battle Ground Academy | 2024 State TN and teammate Greyson Williams Greyson Williams 5'9" | PG Battle Ground Academy | 2025 State TN feed off each other in a wonderful way.
Middle Tennessee Christian School’s greatest player is Devin Hill Devin Hill 6'6" | SG Mtcs | 2023 State TN .
“The first time we beat them was maybe double-digits at their place,” said Coach Meyer. “They did not have Devin Hill Devin Hill 6'6" | SG Mtcs | 2023 State TN that game. Then, here they did. They played much better here and we did not play better here. I don’t know how much you have watched our district this year, but there is a lot of parity. A lot of close games.”
Devin scored 35 in the second meeting between these two teams. “He was incredible,” said Coach Meyer.
Pick: Battle Ground Academy 66-57.
Review: