Top Performers (Week 12)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The TSSAA boys' high school basketball regular season is over. It's been fun.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District tournaments across the state tip off next week, so the road to Murfreesboro, Tennessee should be the only thing on the minds of the coaches and players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's the final round of the top performers from the final week of the season:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Regale</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Moore</strong>, Bartlett: Moore had 19 points, 10 steals, two rebounds, and two assists in a win over Cordova.&nbsp;<strong>Christian</strong> <strong>Alston</strong> had 18 points, four rebounds, three steals, and two assists.&nbsp;<strong>Javar</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Daniel</strong>&nbsp;provided 14 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Delrico</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Grady</strong>, KIPP: Grady had 25 points, eight assists, and four rebounds.&nbsp;<strong>Jordan</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Patterson</strong>&nbsp;added 21 points and 10 rebounds.&nbsp;<strong>Quantas</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Hudson</strong>&nbsp;provided 14 points and six rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyler</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Reliford</strong>, City University: Reliford had 22 points in a loss to Bluff City.&nbsp;<strong>Cohen</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Butler</strong>&nbsp;had 17 points and 20 rebounds.&nbsp;<strong>Tayshun</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Green</strong>&nbsp;provided 18 points and four rebounds.&nbsp;<strong>Kaleb</strong> <strong>Johnson</strong> pitched in 10 points, five assists, and four steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Frison</strong>, Memphis Overton:&nbsp;Frison&nbsp;had 24 points in a win over Memphis Central.&nbsp;He led his team to the SCIAA 4A boys' city championship victory over Germantown on Saturday. Frison was crowned the TSSAA 4A District 16 Player of the Year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Damarien</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Yates</strong>, Fayette Ware: Yates had 12 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Raleigh-Egypt.&nbsp;<strong>Jairus</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Terry</strong> had 28 points and two steals.&nbsp;<strong>Jeremiah</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Hayes</strong>&nbsp;added 12 points and six rebounds.&nbsp;<strong>Tacarien</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Freeman</strong>&nbsp;provided 12 points and five assists.&nbsp;<strong>Tarecous</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Stevens</strong>&nbsp;pulled down 16 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dion</strong>&nbsp;<strong>White</strong>, KIPP: White had 14 points, four assists, and three rebounds in a win over Crosstown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tylon</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Chatman</strong>, Haywood: Chatman had 19 points, nine assists, seven rebounds, and two steals in a win over Covington.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cordarious</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Sledge</strong>, Power Center Academy: Sledge had 24 points in his team's win over Hillcrest.&nbsp;<strong>Marcus</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Prewitt</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Jr</strong>. had 22.&nbsp;<strong>Marquis</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Tunstall</strong>&nbsp;added 13.&nbsp;<strong>Nazir</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Allen</strong>&nbsp;provided 12.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Without senior guard <strong>Nick</strong> <strong>Wiggins</strong>, the Knights were led by Tunstall and Prewitt in the backcourt. Prewitt is a marksmen from 3-point range and made key baskets each time the Vikings went on a run. Tunstall did a great job of pushing the basketball in transition and finding Sledge open for uncontested 3s and Allen for easy dunks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Allen</strong>, Hillcrest: Allen led the Vikings with 38 points against PCA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Corbin</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Bowling</strong>, Fayette Academy: Bowling had 29 points in a win over&nbsp;Margolin&nbsp;Hebrew Academy.&nbsp;<strong>Landon</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Abernathy</strong>&nbsp;had 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marcus</strong> <strong>Gray</strong>, St. Benedict: Gray had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and four steals in a loss to Briarcrest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emerson</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Tenner</strong>, Cordova: Tenner had 41 points in a win over Arlington. The junior point guard became the fastest Wolfpack player to reach 1,000 points. Tenner went 9 for 9 from the free throw line in the win. He was also named the TSSAA 4A District 15 Player of the Year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaceion</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Coffey</strong>, Giles County: Coffey had 17 points in a win over Mount Pleasant.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Drew</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Petro</strong>, Christian Brothers: Petro had 15 points and eight rebounds in a win over St. Benedict.&nbsp;<strong>Michael</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Pepper</strong>&nbsp;added 12 points and seven rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cooper</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Haynes</strong>,&nbsp;Briarcrest: Haynes had 22 points in a win over Memphis University School.&nbsp;<strong>Jaye</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Nash</strong>&nbsp;had 13 points and six assists.&nbsp;<strong>Jacob</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Gazzo</strong>&nbsp;added eight points and 12 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Julius</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Thedford</strong>, Whitehaven:&nbsp;Thedford&nbsp;had 48 points in a win over Memphis Overton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anthony</strong> <strong>Medlock</strong>, Germantown: Medlock reached 1,500 points this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaylen</strong> <strong>Jones</strong>, East Nashville: The senior point guard became the school's all-time leading scorer this week with 1,615 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other</strong> <strong>notes</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harding Academy's <strong>Savion</strong> <strong>Anderson</strong>, Lausanne's <strong>Seth</strong> <strong>Grandberry</strong> and <strong>Tre</strong> <strong>Davis</strong>, and First Assembly Christian School's <strong>MJ</strong> <strong>Hayes</strong>, <strong>Cello</strong> <strong>Jackson</strong>, and <strong>Kris</strong> <strong>Carroll</strong> were named to the TSSAA Division II-A West District 6 First-Team. The Lynx's [player_tooltip player_id='1495681' first='Jamarcus' last='Powell'] was named player of the year in the league.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lausanne's <strong>Jayden</strong> <strong>Bachelor</strong> was named to the second-team. <strong>Tyler</strong> <strong>Wilson</strong>, <strong>Daniel</strong> <strong>Towles</strong>, and <strong>Carson</strong> <strong>Boyle</strong> were honorable mentions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division II-A Mr. Basketball Finalists&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1039198' first='Seth' last='Grandberry'], Lausanne</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1241383' first='Eddie' last='Ricks III'], Clarksville Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='992516' first='Isaiah' last='West'],&nbsp;Goodpasture</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division II-AA Mr. Basketball Finalists</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Deaondrea&nbsp;Lindsey, Knoxville Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1145719' first='Tyler' last='Tanner'], Brentwood Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1029090' first='Lukas' last='Walls'], Knoxville Webb</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A Mr. Basketball Finalists</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1570572' first='Jason' last='Britton'], North Greene</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cadon&nbsp;Buckles, Hampton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rodgerick&nbsp;Robinson Jr., Middleton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Mr. Basketball Finalists</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1385937' first='Jordan' last='Allen'], Hillcrest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jahvin&nbsp;Carter, Alcoa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='992497' first='Jaylen' last='Jones'], East Nashville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A Mr. Basketball Finalists</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tylon&nbsp;Chatman, Haywood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1273550' first='Shane' last='Cherry'], Austin-East</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Damarien&nbsp;Yates, Fayette Ware</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 4A Mr. Basketball Finalists</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordan&nbsp;Frison, Memphis Overton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1039192' first='Jarred' last='Hall'], Lebanon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1262199' first='Brock' last='Vice'], Houston</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->