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You want a title? Go West. Champions Crowned in Cookeville

You want a title? Go West. Champions Crowned in Cookeville
Andrew Force
Andrew Force March 4, 2023 @ 03:07 PM
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Gaas Herman
Gaas Herman 6'3" | SG/PG | 2025
TN
Cole McCormick
Cole McCormick 6'5" | SF | 2024
TN
DJ Brown
DJ Brown 6'3" | SG | 2023
TN
King Keary
King Keary 6'2" | PG | 2025
TN
Jayden Jones
Jayden Jones 6'5" | SG/SF | 2025
TN
Eddie Ricks III
Eddie Ricks III 6'9" | SF | 2023
TN
Jack Carter
Jack Carter 6'6" | SG | 2023
TN
Isaiah West
Isaiah West 6'3" | SG | 2023
TN

COOKEVILLE, TN -

Isaiah West Isaiah West Isaiah West 6'3" | SG Goodpasture | 2023 State #216 Nation TN won his final high school game, 59-48. He deserved it.

Fittingly, it was Isaiah's endurance that allowed him to dominate the D2 State Championship Game, after he already endured the injury, the recovery, and the comeback.

West missed most of his junior season with a torn ACL injury. Once ranked #1 overall with @PrepHoopsTN, West was unable to return to AAU in 2022 April, May. July looked increasingly unlikely. His injury was costing him his final AAU season, which was pivotal. He needed to prove that he could play basketball with the same athleticism before any colleges would offer, right? Shockingly, West circumvented the traditional recruiting path entirely and verbally committed to Vanderbilt in June. They stuck with him the entire time and he rewarded them with his verbal commitment, which then matured into a signed National Letter of Intent (NLI).

An accomplishment to be sure. Saturday he earned another fantastic accomplishment. Two-time State Champion.

"Incredible," said Goodpasture Head Coach Adam Sonn. "Great senior leadership. Great resilience."

Jayden Jones Jayden Jones Jayden Jones 6'5" | SG/SF Goodpasture | 2025 State #389 Nation TN finished with 19 points and 9 rebounds.

Highlights

Cole McCormick Cole McCormick Cole McCormick 6'5" | SF Notre Dame | 2024 State TN blocked Jayden Jones Jayden Jones Jayden Jones 6'5" | SG/SF Goodpasture | 2025 State #389 Nation TN with a left hand approximately ten feet above the ground. The singular play spoke to the moment in a way that few predicted. Goodpasture is a team composed of wonderful Nashville-area basketball players with an excellent coach and a recent track record of extreme success. Notre Dame was not the favorite. And yet Cole denied the future college star, current high school superstar Jayden Jones Jayden Jones Jayden Jones 6'5" | SG/SF Goodpasture | 2025 State #389 Nation TN , perhaps saying without saying 'We are here.' And the Irish played the first quarter like they belonged in the game. Sixteen points in the first six minutes against GHS was a fantastic accomplishment.

Midway through the second quarter, Isaiah West Isaiah West Isaiah West 6'3" | SG Goodpasture | 2023 State #216 Nation TN bounded the ball up to his left-hand and whipped a left-handed sling pass 20' to a backdoor-cutting Jayden Jones Jayden Jones Jayden Jones 6'5" | SG/SF Goodpasture | 2025 State #389 Nation TN . Insanely risky, the pass worked and Jayden nudged himself into double figures with a soft banked layup. Seconds earlier West caught a lob pass from King Keary King Keary King Keary 6'2" | PG Goodpasture | 2025 State TN to dunk home a two-handed jam.

Jack Carter Jack Carter Jack Carter 6'6" | SG Goodpasture | 2023 State TN returned to his sophomore form, playing with his back-to-the-basket instead of the rangy wing he morphed into out of developmental necessity during AAU and his senior year. Notre Dame lacked answers defending the post, especially because Goodpasture featured both Jayden Jones Jayden Jones Jayden Jones 6'5" | SG/SF Goodpasture | 2025 State #389 Nation TN and Carter.

McCormick tied the game at 38 points apiece in the final minute of the third quarter. Then, Goodpasture overwhelmed the Fighting Irish.

2023 Division II-A Boys All-Tournament Team


Eddie Ricks III Eddie Ricks III Eddie Ricks III 6'9" | SF Clarksville Academy | 2023 State #152 Nation TN , Clarksville Academy Jayden Jones Jayden Jones Jayden Jones 6'5" | SG/SF Goodpasture | 2025 State #389 Nation TN – Goodpasture
DJ Brown DJ Brown 6'3" | SG Notre Dame | 2023 TN – Notre Dame
Gaas Herman Gaas Herman Gaas Herman 6'3" | SG/PG Notre Dame Chattanooga | 2025 State TN – Notre Dame
Isaiah West Isaiah West Isaiah West 6'3" | SG Goodpasture | 2023 State #216 Nation TN – Goodpasture (MVP)
Cole McCormick Cole McCormick Cole McCormick 6'5" | SF Notre Dame | 2024 State TN – Notre Dame
Jack Carter Jack Carter Jack Carter 6'6" | SG Goodpasture | 2023 State TN – Goodpasture

Starters
Goodpasture
King Keary King Keary King Keary 6'2" | PG Goodpasture | 2025 State TN *
Isaiah West Isaiah West Isaiah West 6'3" | SG Goodpasture | 2023 State #216 Nation TN *
Jack Carter Jack Carter Jack Carter 6'6" | SG Goodpasture | 2023 State TN *
Jayden Jones Jayden Jones Jayden Jones 6'5" | SG/SF Goodpasture | 2025 State #389 Nation TN *
Sean Link*


Notre Dame
#2 Kenny Hammond*
#10 Benjamin Houston*
#11 Gaas Herman Gaas Herman Gaas Herman 6'3" | SG/PG Notre Dame Chattanooga | 2025 State TN * (2025)
#22 DJ Brown DJ Brown 6'3" | SG Notre Dame | 2023 TN *
#24 Cole McCormick Cole McCormick Cole McCormick 6'5" | SF Notre Dame | 2024 State TN * (2024)

Rankings

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    Christopher Washington Jr.

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    Alabama
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  • 3
    Christian Gibson

    Christian Gibson

    Tennessee Collegiate Academy

  • 4
    Fred Smith

    Fred Smith

  • 5
    Cam Swearengen

    Cam Swearengen

    Knox Webb

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