Top Performers (Week 3)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top performers from this week's action handed out early Christmas presents. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One was a 50-point performance from a senior. The other was a team's shooting spree from 3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's the best from this week:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nazir</strong> <strong>Allen</strong>, Power Center Academy: Allen had 18 points, 19 rebounds, and five blocks in a win over Freedom Prep. <strong>Marquis</strong> <strong>Tunstall</strong> had 25 points, six steals, and four assists. <strong>Cardale</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> added 15 points and three steals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>J'Rias</strong> <strong>Bush</strong>, City University: Bush had 17 points and seven assists in a win over Tipton-Rosemark Academy. <strong>Kevin</strong> <strong>Robertson</strong> had 10 points and 14 rebounds. <strong>Savion</strong> <strong>Anderson</strong> added 15 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jacob</strong> <strong>Walker</strong>, First Assembly Christian School: Walker had 26 points and five assists in a 71-51 win over MHEA. <strong>MJ</strong> <strong>Hayes</strong> had 18 points and six rebounds. <strong>Kris</strong> <strong>Carroll</strong> added 15 points and six rebounds. <strong>Cello</strong> <strong>Jackson</strong> provided 10 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Colby</strong> <strong>Jones</strong>, Friendship Christian School: Jones had 19 points in a loss to Hendersonville. <strong>Miles</strong> <strong>Fitzpatrick</strong> had 16 points. <strong>Noah</strong> <strong>Major</strong> added 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Christian</strong> <strong>Brown</strong>, Franklin: Brown had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks in a win over Kirkwood. <strong>Gil</strong> <strong>Jones</strong> had 16 points and three assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Daniel</strong> <strong>Cochran</strong>, Brentwood: Cochran had 40 points in a win over Wilson Central. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cade</strong> <strong>Capps</strong>, Stone Memorial: Capps had 32 points in a win over Pickett County. <strong>Brady</strong> <strong>Lane</strong> had 12 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Evan</strong> <strong>Gainer</strong>, Ravenwood: Gainer had 20 points in a win over Cane Ridge. <strong>Rocco</strong> <strong>Lamuno</strong> had 18 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ty</strong> <strong>Glasper</strong>, Gatlinburg-Pittman: Glasper had 27 points in a win over Eagleton. <strong>Carlos</strong> <strong>Orr</strong> had 21 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trey</strong> <strong>Pearson</strong>, Pope Prep: Pearson had 28 points in a win over LaVergne. <strong>Fred</strong> <strong>Bailey</strong> had 17. <strong>Antonio</strong> <strong>Wilkerson</strong> had 13, while <strong>Kamden</strong> <strong>Days</strong> provided 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hunter</strong> <strong>Moss</strong>, Page: Moss had 22 points in a loss to Rockvale. <strong>Seamus</strong> <strong>Stephenson</strong> added 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Parker</strong> <strong>Robison</strong>, McCallie: Robison had 14 points in a win over the Chattanooga Patriots. <strong>Tyrell</strong> <strong>Knight</strong> had 13. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trae</strong> <strong>Rideau</strong>, Clarksville Academy: Rideau had 29 points in a win over West Creek. <strong>Cam</strong> <strong>Phillips</strong> added 24.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gabe</strong> <strong>Davenport</strong>, Columbia Academy: Davenport had 14 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to the PCA Lions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zundra</strong> <strong>Jackson</strong>, Chattanooga Christian: Jackson had 43 points, six rebounds, and five steals in a loss to Red Bank.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayden</strong> <strong>Jones</strong>, Goodpasture: Jones had 39 points, 13 rebounds, and five blocks in a win over the Tennessee Heat. <strong>Rhett</strong> <strong>Broussard</strong> added 20 points, five assists, four rebounds, and two steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rodney</strong> <strong>Henderson</strong> <strong>III</strong>, Tyler: Henderson had 24 points in a win over Ooltewah. <strong>Kohl</strong> <strong>Ward</strong> added 16 points, seven steals, and seven assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Maguire</strong> <strong>Evans</strong>, Cleveland: Evans had 25 points, five rebounds, and two steals in a win over Chattanooga Prep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Reed</strong> <strong>Ownby</strong>, Sevier County: The junior shooting guard reached 1,000 points this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kameron</strong> <strong>Bowers</strong>, West Creek: Bowers had 14 points, eight assists, four rebounds, three blocks, and three steals in a loss to Clarksville Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Landon</strong> <strong>Bryant</strong>, LaVergne: Bryant had 25 points in a win over Clarksville. <strong>Daunte</strong> <strong>White</strong> added 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carson</strong> <strong>Chandler</strong>, Christian Brothers: Chandler had 17 points in a win over Houston. <strong>Ashton</strong> <strong>Hudson</strong> added 13, while <strong>Keeper</strong> <strong>Jackson</strong> provided 11.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Griffin</strong> <strong>Cooper</strong>, Columbia Academy: The senior forward reached 1,000 points this week. Cooper has over 600 rebounds and 180 blocks in his high school basketball career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jeremiah</strong> <strong>Hayes</strong>, Fayette Ware: Hayes had 26 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Whitehaven. <strong>Tarecous</strong> <strong>Stevens</strong> added 18 points, 11 rebounds, four steals, and two blocks. <strong>Eric</strong> <strong>Jones</strong> had 11 points and four steals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson</strong> <strong>Hobbs</strong>, Elizabethton: Hobbs had 16 points in a win over Johnson County. <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>Paulson</strong> added 11 points. <strong>Luke</strong> <strong>Whaley</strong> and <strong>Will</strong> <strong>Churchill</strong> each had 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan</strong> <strong>Allen</strong>, Hillcrest: Allen had 50 points in a win over Kirby. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Xavier</strong> <strong>Herron</strong>, Hillcrest: Herron had 20 points, nine rebounds, and six steals in a win over Booker T. Washington.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ty</strong> <strong>Cobb</strong>, Upperman: Cobb had 39 points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals in win over Summit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kevin</strong> <strong>Sacas</strong>, Baylor: Sacas had 20 points in a win over Boyd-Buchanan. <strong>Nyziah</strong> <strong>Whaley</strong> had 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cooper</strong> <strong>Abner</strong>, Mount Juliet: Abner had 22 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and two blocks in a loss to Riverdale.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cam</strong> <strong>Nelson</strong>, Stewarts Creek: Nelson had 14 points in a win over Riverdale.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mason</strong> <strong>Brown</strong>, Central Magnet: Brown had 23 points in a win over White County. <strong>Owen</strong> <strong>Zubkus</strong> had 15 points and seven rebounds. <strong>Jake</strong> <strong>Maddox</strong> added 14 points and 15 rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Clay</strong> <strong>Payne</strong>, USJ: Payne had 21 points, 16 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal in a loss to Webb School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Steveln</strong> <strong>Morris</strong>, White Station: Morris led the Spartans with 27 points in a win over Houston. <strong>Julius</strong> <strong>Goodwin</strong> had 18. <strong>Jasper</strong> <strong>Bell</strong> added 16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Keron</strong> <strong>Jackson</strong> <strong>Jr</strong>., Houston: Jackson led the Mustangs with 23 points against White Station. <strong>Jordan</strong> <strong>Myles</strong> had 19 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Odell</strong> <strong>Bradley</strong>, Beech: Bradley had 25 points, four rebounds, and three assists in a win over Oakland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaden</strong> <strong>Clark</strong>, Nolensville: Clark had 19 points in a win over Spring Hill.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jett</strong> <strong>Montgomery</strong>, Independence: Montgomery had 25 points in a win over Fairview. <strong>Houston</strong> <strong>Hicks</strong> had 12. <strong>Tylan</strong> <strong>Lewis</strong> scored 10 points. The Eagles made 14 3s. Montgomery made seven of them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Just having fun</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The connection between Cordova's big three (<strong>Emerson</strong> <strong>Tenner</strong>, <strong>Jay</strong> <strong>Tyler</strong>, and <strong>Julius</strong> <strong>Thedford</strong>) is undeniably a perfect trio, mainly because all three are unselfish.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On any given night, one or two or three can have a special performance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After the Wolfpack's 76-50 thumping at home against a physical Fayette Ware team, Thedford was all smiles as Cordova is off to an 8-0 start. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>”It's been a great experience because, you know, me and KJ (Tenner) have been playing together since we were young. Add [player_tooltip player_id='2321858' first='Jay' last='Tyler'] to it, it's just fun playing with those guys,” said Thedford, who had 21 points in the win over the Wildcats. “We have guys that are going to play their role. First of all, we have no egos. We are all happy to see each other succeed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>”We just want to keep winning, keep winning, keep winning.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In Thursday night's matchup, Thedford scored nine points in the top half of the second quarter that helped Cordova build a 30-15 lead. The Missouri State commit also converted on two 3-point plays in the third quarter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tyler scored seven of his 10 points in the fourth quarter as a victory was pretty much in reach. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tenner scored 10 of his team-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, including knocking down two 3s from deep to ignite the home crowd, something Tenner has done throughout the entirety of his high school basketball career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->