Fred Smith Wins MVP, D II-AA All-Tournament Team Named

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Briarcrest Christian won the State Championship and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1760996' first='Fred' last='Smith'] earned MVP!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">D II-AA All-Tournament Team</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1299479' first='Jaylen' last='Pompey'] - Knox Webb</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1336420' first='Fred' last='Bailey'] - Pope Prep</strong><br>Fred did not get to go out with a title. He did everything possible to make it happen, but Briarcrest took the holeshot and never looked back. Bailey will play college basketball for Trevecca Nazarene Head Coach [player_tooltip player_id='2504204' first='Kevin' last='Carroll'] next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson Grisham - Briarcrest</strong><br>Jackson was good in both state games, finishing Saturday with a 11-point, 5-rebound effort.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1760996' first='Fred' last='Smith'] - Briarcrest</strong><br>Breakout star. In the Championship Game Fred scored 29 points on 12-14 shooting along with 15 rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1140778' first='Cooper' last='Haynes'] - Briarcrest</strong><br>Cooper will continue his basketball career for Casey Alexander at Belmont University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>"Our staff recruited Cooper for a long time and expect him to impact our program right away," Alexander said on signing day. "Cooper has demonstrated tremendous offensive skill and playmaking ability during his high school career and AAU basketball. He plays with an edge and a level of toughness that our program values."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/BCHS_Saints/status/1764063969709355088?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/BCHS_Saints/status/1764063969709355088?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>George McIntyre - Brentwood Academy</strong><br>There was a time when we ranked George #2 in the state for 2025. He was remarkable as a freshman wing forward with Brentwood Academy. Then, Michigan offered him as a quarterback. It immediately became clear that "we" lost another to football, meaning he will not be a college basketball prospect. Still, he is a tremendous hooper with fantastic skills and agility. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1145719' first='Tyler' last='Tanner'] - Brentwood Academy</strong><br>Gatorade Tennessee Player of the Year. The PrepHoopsTN #1 player. Tyler will play college basketball for Jerry Stackhouse at Vanderbilt University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the final, Tyler scored 22 points on 7-19 shooting, but he made just 2-10 from three.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/TSSAA/status/1764037989104058792?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/TSSAA/status/1764037989104058792?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->