Eight Regional Championship Games Set!
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The large school division sliced the remaining participants in half Tuesday evening. Sixteen teams remain, and nothing more. Region 1-4A: Morristown West (17-14) vs. Morristown East (26-8) [at Morristown East] The pick: Morristown East Region 2-4A: Bearden (28-7) vs. Maryville…
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Continue ReadingThe large school division sliced the remaining participants in half Tuesday evening. Sixteen teams remain, and nothing more.
Region 1-4A: Morristown West (17-14) vs. Morristown East (26-8) [at Morristown East]
The pick: Morristown East
Region 2-4A: Bearden (28-7) vs. Maryville (24-7) [at William Blount]
A March mainstay Bearden removed another frequent state traveler Oak Ridge to set up a 8767th meeting with Maryville in the last 6r56 years.
Jonathan Woodlee
Jonathan
Woodlee
6'2" | SG
Maryville | 2026
State
TN
(Maryville) won the regular season District 4 Co-MVP.
The pick: Maryville
Region 3-4A: Bradley Central (22-8) vs. Walker Valley (21-10) [at Bradley Central]
The Bears defend with physicality.
The pick: Bradley Central
Region 4-4A: LaVergne (22-10) vs. Cookeville (28-3) [at Oakland]
LaVergne advanced to the title game after defeating Oakland and then Blackman. Tuesday evening Garrison Eady Garrison Eady 6'2" | PG Blackman | 2025 State TN (Blackman) hit his first basket with 1:47 left in the first half. LaVergne center Daunte White Daunte White 6'6" | PF LaVergne | 2024 State TN defended the lane expertly without fouling a single time through the opening 16 minutes. Overall, the game was methodical and cautious. LaVergne was comfortable playing in a plodding fashion with small bursts of athleticism or skill. Landon Bryant Landon Bryant 6'4" | SG LaVergne | 2025 State TN (LaVergne) scored 10 first-half points.
Prior to the game’s end, 32-24, LaVergne’s largest lead was 22-15 early in the third quarter and again at 24-17. Two offensive rebounds on one possession late in the third quarter enabled Blackman to score their first point in the paint in an eternity.
Cookeville shot a very good Siegel team out of the gym, making 14 three’s in the game’s first 3.5 quarters. Joshua Heard Joshua Heard 6'5" | SG Cookeville | 2024 State TN , the 8th-ranked player in TN, made his first two shots to set the standard high and his team followed without blinking an eye.
The pick: Cookeville
Region 5-4A: Brentwood (19-11) vs. Independence (28-6) [at Centennial]
The deepest district in Tennessee is winnowed down to two. The two I predicted! Last March IHS lost in the State Championship to Overton. They played both Cordova and Bartlett back in the fall, so the sagacious Eagles are battle-tested. The talons are sharpened.
Tylan Lewis
Tylan
Lewis
6'2" | PG
Independence | 2025
State
TN
scored 11 points with 10 rebounds Tuesday night as Indy defeated Franklin.
The pick: Independence
Region 6-4A: Beech (25-7) vs. Hillsboro (23-3) [at Gallatin]
No unsigned senior guard is scoring more creatively than Odell Bradley IV Odell Bradley IV 6'2" | SG Beech | 2024 State TN (Beech). With guile the lefty incisively carves up defenders. Head Coach Kip Brown will have his Buccaneers ready for battle, but mighty Hillsboro and their tall guards and wings will end their R6 swashbuckling.
Burros
Tyren Fisher
Tyren
Fisher
6'4"
Hillsboro | 2025
State
TN
and
Xavier Washington
Xavier
Washington
6'3" | SG
Hillsboro | 2025
State
TN
can and will score and rebound at a high level for a balanced and experienced HHS. Hillsboro lost to eventual Champion Overton in the 2023 state semifinal game.
The pick: Hillsboro
Region 7-4A: Rossview (22-9) vs. Dickson County (14-13) [at Northwest]
Dickson County’s Cougars will never get their claws near the high-flying Hawks.
The pick: Rossview
Region 8-4A: Bartlett (29-4) vs. Cordova (28-2) [at Whitehaven]
Flip a coin. Both teams are stuffed with talent.
KJ Neville
KJ
Neville
6'2" | PG
Bartlett | 2025
State
TN
and
Christian Alston
Christian
Alston
6'5" | SF
Bartlett | 2024
State
#319
Nation
TN
will lead BHS to victory.
The pick: Bartlett