Contentious Tyner-Chatt Prep Tussle and Other “423” Games

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the top Chattanooga-area teams brought sacks of fouls. After they were emptied on a sloppy yet scrappy game, Tyner Academy won, 75-64.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">McMinn Central (55) - Polk County (61)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hosts Polk County handed McMinn Central a devastating loss, 61-55. At one point McMinn Central was up 47-30 in the third quarter. The Wildcats just rebounded better and secured the ball, rarely turning it over. Polk's players hopped in joy after the final buzzer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carter Anderson </strong>finished with 23 points for McMinn Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tellico Plains (86) - Sweetwater (62)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It took about four minutes to determine Tellico Plains is clearly the better team. Tellico Plains took a 44-26 lead to the halftime break. [player_tooltip player_id='2735316' first='Rylan' last='Woods'] scored 17 points in the opening half.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sweetwater lacks both size and speed this season. It is a shame too because Sweetwater is a proud program with incredible fan support. They just don't have the horses this year. Several sophomores start and hopefully they will be a part of the next successful Wildcat team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tellico Plains runs out some tall wings; their most impressive is <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2735316' first='Rylan' last='Woods']</strong>. Woods runs like a deer and holds a few magic tricks in his pocket, like a step-back three-pointer. Woods projects as a potential DII college player after he graduates in 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tyner Academy (75) - Chattanooga Prep (64)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tyner, while leading 63-48, committed a moronic technical foul. The foul call was reasonable, but the timing was terrible. Chattanooga Prep used the boost to turn the likely blowout into a contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>EJECTION in Tyner/Chattanooga Prep game. It looked to be two players irritated at each other and then Kalvontay Moore (Tyner) shoved the Chatt Prep player [who fell] pretty hard into the front row. Moore was given a tech, and I am pretty sure ejected. Tyner leads 63-54 4Q - @PrepHoopsTN Tweet</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore Jordan Felder's corner three-pointer ended the comeback attempt, putting the Rams up 68-55 with 2:32 to play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the final minute, Sentinel<strong> Jayden Parker</strong> earned a technical foul for barking at <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1500690' first='Adarius' last='Brewster']</strong> after Parker stuffed/fouled a dunk attempt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The hosting Rams battered the offensive glass early. While both teams struggled to make shots, the offensive rebounds of Tyner Academy enabled them to still score. The two teams came out with active hands and caused countless turnovers in the first six minutes. Three players earned their second foul before the first quarter ended. It was scrappy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2207470"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678af5567b3aa"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>1/17/25:</strong> Sophomore point guard [player_tooltip player_id='2207470' first='Kohl' last='Ward'] took a leap from last season. Still a bit undersized, Kohl is dynamic with the dribble. He smoothly crossed a couple of veteran defenders in the first half alone. Ward is a better outside shooter than last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1959198"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678b0709cd908"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>1/17/25:</strong> Active and agile. Joel can handle the ball so much better than he did a year ago. A game like this is tough for bigs with all of the whacking hands and poking, but Bulis made an impact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><em>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewForce8">@AndrewForce8</a>.</em></h4> <!-- /wp:heading -->