Border to Border Wednesday

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2116000' first='AJ' last='Petway'] (LEAD)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two Wednesday night games need dissection. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Coahulla Creek (65) @ Signal Mountain (63)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>From the outset the hosting Eagles faced a floating 3-2 zone. They could not find success from the jumper.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For Signal Mountain the point guard was <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1214894' first='Andrew' last='Matukewicz']</strong>. His handle looked ok. Composure is an attribute he leaned on. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both Andrew and backcourt-mate <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1214893' first='Ben' last='Timblin']</strong> (Wofford baseball signee) earned their way to the free throw line. It was the only success the team found early offensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Overall, the team played decent on-ball defense and trapped quite well around the midcourt. Establishing anything under the basket remained a bridge too far for the Eagles though. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1730028587871273394?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/1730028587871273394?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">USN (45) @ Antioch (51)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/groverlevy/status/1730061985075613927?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/groverlevy/status/1730061985075613927?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Clarksville Northwest (59) @ LEAD Academy (71)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LEAD Academy ran over the Northwest Vikings, 71-59.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LEAD is coming off a crushing at the hands of C.P.A. Their body language did not convey defeat. Against a bouncy Northwest Viking team, LEAD came out clawing. Active defensively, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2116000' first='AJ' last='Petway']</strong> earned his way to the free throw line repeatedly. LEAD's zone principles worked quite well in the first half particularly. They led 26-16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ahmad Harvey</strong> (Northwest) was physical. He did not consistently attack and the basketball did not often find him early. His success rate upon touches was high though.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the second quarter, Harvey's steal on an attempted crossover gave the visiting Vikings some life. He finished up with a challenged layup on the other end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A star of the second quarter was<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2285497' first='Jalen' last='Jefferson']</strong>. Jefferson created two steals on successive possessions. Both resulted in layup attempts, though he split the pair. Jefferson's free throws looked spotty.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ahmad Harvey hit a statuesque three-pointer late in the second quarter. It was the first time LEAD looked vulnerable all game. It pulled the Vikings to within 7 points, down 33-26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>Partial Rosters</strong></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">LEAD Academy</span><br>#1 Anthony Petway* (2025) <br>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='2285497' first='Jalen' last='Jefferson'] (2025) <br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='1405051' first='Brandon' last='Fields']* <br>#10 Dreshawn Harvell* (2025)<br>#23 Kam'ron Howse<br>#24 Darnell Seay* (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Northwest</span><br>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='1646373' first='Tacarey' last='Monday']*<br>#2 Jacquez Scott<br>#4 Ahmad Harvey*<br>#10 DJ Dalllas* (2027)<br>JoJo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Signal Mountain</span> Starters*<br>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='1214894' first='Andrew' last='Matukewicz']*<br>#4 [player_tooltip player_id='1214893' first='Ben' last='Timblin']*<br>#5 [player_tooltip player_id='2238624' first='Chris' last='Kennedy'] (2026)<br>#13 *<br>#15 John Zimmerman* (2026)<br>#34 Josh Thompson*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->