District 6 Tournament Preview (3A)

The 2024 District 6 Tournament is nearing. Here's a look at the field of District 6-3A. Note that these seedings are NOT FINALIZED.  Games remain and the #1 seed is still to be decided between Signal Mountain and Red Bank. #1 Signal Mountain | 8-1 #2 Red Bank | 7-2 #3 Chattanooga Central | 5-5 #4 Soddy Daisy | 4-4 #5 East Ridge | 4-6 #6 Hixson | 0-10 <h5><strong>District 6 Tournament</strong></h5> <strong>THE FAVORITE - Red Bank (21-6)</strong> Red Bank plays fast and their two senior stars are difficult to defend. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1720187' first='Anthony' last='Bonner']</strong> (23.3 ppg) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1140748' first='Kendrick' last='Lloyd']</strong> (15.7 ppg) drive the train.  Lloyd is aa hard-charging wing guard with a little range.  So far, he has made 15 three-pointers.  <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1551289' first='Jaylen' last='Rice']</strong> is one of the best rebounders in the Chattanooga-area, regardless of position.  Considering he is a guard that 5.0 rpg deserves special mention. The Lions get the nod over Signal Mountain in this prediction because they are better scoring as a team.  Signal Mountain could win the District Tournament, but our pick is Red Bank. <strong>TOP CONTENDER - Signal Mountain (17-5)</strong> Signal Mountain is coming off of their biggest win of the season, a thrilling, impressive overtime victory over Silverdale Baptist Academy. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1214894' first='Andrew' last='Matukewicz']</strong> consistently plays like a senior bucket-getter. Hard work brought him to this point.  He was a gym rat from a young age.  This is his moment. https://x.com/SignalHoops/status/1753267412563280316?s=20 <strong>DARK HORSE - Soddy Daisy (10-10)</strong> The Trojans are tricky to play.  They run a tight 1-3-1 zone defense with excellent defensive rebounding accountability.  The team definitely can be prone to a scoring drought or two.  In a tournament setting they are a perfect dark horse because they play crisply and hot shooting is possible though not promised with their team.  Sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2342285' first='Aidan' last='Haile']</strong> will be All-District as early as next season.  Great lower-body balance. Wonderful basketball maturity. Court vision is exceptional. Senior <strong>Nathan Landtroop</strong> is a decent scorer. <strong>Taylor Hughes</strong> is a key. Foul trouble to Hughes, against a quality team, would be a death knell. <strong>PLAYERS TO WATCH</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1720187' first='Anthony' last='Bonner'] - Red Bank [player_tooltip player_id='1140748' first='Kendrick' last='Lloyd'] - Red Bank [player_tooltip player_id='1551289' first='Jaylen' last='Rice'] - Red Bank [player_tooltip player_id='1214894' first='Andrew' last='Matukewicz'] - Signal Mountain [player_tooltip player_id='1983742' first='Matthew' last='Sharpe'] - Chattanooga Central [player_tooltip player_id='1289357' first='Drew' last='Williams'] - Chattanooga Central Ronye Watson - Chattanooga Central Cadion Harris - East Ridge [player_tooltip player_id='2342206' first='Hasani' last='Jackson'] - East Ridge Christopher Kennedy - Signal Mountain Josh Thompson - Signal Mountain Roderick Bailey - Hixson Blake Wolfard - Signal Mountain [player_tooltip player_id='2342285' first='Aidan' last='Haile'] - Soddy Daisy Taylor Hughes - Soddy Daisy Nathan Landtroop - Soddy Daisy <strong>PREDICTION</strong> <strong>District Tournament Championship</strong> Red Bank over Signal Mountain <span style="text-decoration: underline">East Ridge roster </span>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='2342206' first='Hasani' last='Jackson']* (2025) #3 Derrick Carnes* (2025)<span style="text-decoration: underline"> </span>#5 Cadion Harris* #10 Jacob Harwood* #24 Darius Hamilton*