Class 2A State Tournament Preview
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<p>Reigning Champions Alcoa are back. They endured a double-digit loss season, but handled business this postseason by beating some very strong teams in succession: Gatlinburg-Pittman, Austin-East, Tyner Academy.</p>
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<p>Austin-East is the Knoxville representative while East Nashville and Whites Creek descend upon Murfreesboro for the Nashville-area. Douglass is the Memphis team involved.</p>
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<p>Read the matchup times and the players to watch below.</p>
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<p><strong><u>Schedule</u></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Thursday, March 14</strong></p>
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<p>Quarterfinals<br>9:30 AM Whites Creek vs. Hickman County<br>11:00 AM Austin-East vs. Douglass</p>
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<p>12:45 PM East Nashville vs. Alcoa<br>2:15 PM Cannon County vs. Ripley </p>
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<p><strong>Friday, March 15</strong></p>
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<p>Semifinals<br>4:00 PM Semis <br>5:30 PM Semis</p>
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<p><strong>Saturday, March 16</strong></p>
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<p>4:00 PM Championship Game</p>
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<p><strong><u>Ranked Prospects to Watch</u></strong></p>
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<p><strong>2024</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1121414' first='Jahvin' last='Carter'] (Alcoa)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1404415' first='Joshua' last='Thompson'] (Douglass)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2087252' first='Tyler' last='Stacks'] (Hickman County)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2298189' first='Pocjowk' last='Nyapal'] (East Nashville)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2372999' first='Tyrone' last='Robertson'] (Whites Creek)</p>
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<p><strong>2025</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1273550' first='Shane' last='Cherry'] (Austin-East)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1852698' first='Taquez' last='Butler'] (Douglass)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2113587' first='Marjavis' last='Chandler'] (Douglass)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1311941' first='Eli' last='Pelham'] (Cannon County)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1852774' first='Jarmon' last='Brittman'] (Douglass)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2280004' first='Demarcus' last='Johnson'] (Austin-East)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1311947' first='Theo' last='Winters'] (Cannon County)</p>
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<p><strong>2026</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2077813' first='Eric' last='Bryson Jr.'] (Whites Creek)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2315906' first='Dylan' last='Qualls'] (Hickman County)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2279457' first='Justin' last='Pruitt'] (Austin-East)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2281190' first='Jibriel' last='Koko'] (Alcoa)</p>
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<p><strong>2027</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2260983' first='Jamir' last='Dean'] (Alcoa)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2281200' first='Jay' last='Kirk'] (Alcoa)</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Unranked Impact Players</h2>
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<p>Jamarcus Whitelow (Ripley)<br>Jamarion Whitelow (Ripley)<br>Moro Ayl (Alcoa)<br>Eli Owens (Alcoa)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2408287' first='Elisha' last='Puckett'] (Hickman County)<br>William McDonald (Hickman County)</p>
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Reigning Champions Alcoa are back. They endured a double-digit loss season, but handled business this postseason by beating some very strong teams in succession: Gatlinburg-Pittman, Austin-East, Tyner Academy.
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