Six Tough Guys
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Tough guys can create more possessions. They can out-rebound with effort. Take a look at six Tough Guys.
7/25/24: Oliver will play college football as he was recently ranked Top 30 in the state on that front. He will continue to play hoops for Nolensville High though, at least during his upcoming junior season. "Bender and Osborne both football guys that can play," shared Nolensville Head Coach Drew Giudice. "[They] bring physicality and toughness. I love them."
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7/25/24: During June Jonah found a little time as a Nolensville starter. That is not the plan for November, but it shows the increased confidence Coach Giudice in his game. Osborne played a lot of jv until this hie senior-to-be year. There is an opportunity for him to get varsity minutes and much of that exists because he plays with physicality.
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7/25/24: A State Champion and a State Championship Game MVP as a sophomore! Fred tugged down a double-double against Brentwood Academy and denied the state's #1 player Tyler Tanner a 2024 title. Fred might be a college tweener, but there is no doubting his production right now. So tough.
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7/25/24: The younger brother of
Shane Cherry
Shane
Cherry
5'9" | PG
Academy Of Central Florida | 2025
State
#353
Nation
FL
, Condis played a remarkable freshman season for Austin-East. He announced he would transfer to football powerhouse Alcoa High earlier this summer. Condis apparently plays football too. Despite his small size, Condis is a tough-minded, fearless hooper.
Highlights
7/25/24: At times then-sophomore
Keller Jackson
Keller
Jackson
6'4" | PF
Blackman | 2026
State
TN
was Blackman's best rebounder last year. For a 6-foot-3 sophomore that is virtually unheard of at the 4a varsity level and yet Keller did it with strength and toughness.
Highlights
7/25/24: Cane Ridge is kind of the middle of a culture-change. Retired is Marlin Simms. They finished Runners-Up in 2021 and graduated Brandon Miller in 2022. Under a new coach the team is still fast and guard driven. But is their identity the same?
Adam Clark
Adam
Clark
6'3" | SG
Cane Ridge | 2025
State
TN
plays the kind of iconic Raven defense the program was defined by for over a decade.
Jaiden Pugh
Jaiden
Pugh
6'1" | SG
Cane Ridge | 2026
State
TN
and Tyshaun Poore are both headstrong guards. Look for the Ravens to soar again this winter with those three providing the tough backbone.
