District 3-2A Midseason Report

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: Roane County</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-heavy, District 3-2A features two exciting teams. Tellico Plains and Kingston. Both are out to undefeated district starts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tellico Plains<br>Kingston<br>Meigs County<br>McMinn Central<br>Polk County<br>Sweetwater</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">2024-2025 Class 2A District 3 Standings</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Team</th><th colspan="2">District</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Tellico Plains</td><td>4-0</td><td>100.0%</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kingston</td><td>3-0</td><td>100.0%</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Meigs County</td><td>2-2</td><td>50.0%</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>McMinn Central</td><td>1-2</td><td>33.3%</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Polk County</td><td>1-3</td><td>25.0%</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Sweetwater</td><td>0-3</td><td>00.0%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tellico Plains</strong><br>#0 [player_tooltip player_id='2743954' first='Chadwick' last='Davis']* (2026)<br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='2735316' first='Rylan' last='Woods']* (2026)<br>#4 Kinzer Hudgins* (2026)<br>#5 Klay Hamilton*<br>#10 Kinley Atkins* (2026)<br>#25 [player_tooltip player_id='2735368' first='Trevor' last='Kibler'] (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>McMinn Central</strong><br>#1 Carter Anderson*<br>#2<br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='1885431' first='Daylen' last='Spradling']*<br>#23 [player_tooltip player_id='1474518' first='Raymond' last='McCarty']*<br>#32 Will Benton*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Polk County</strong><br>#2 Benjamin Webb<br>#13 Zanten Branham<br>#23 Jayden Burger<br>#32<br>#33 Jesse Holden</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Meigs County</strong><br>#0 Gavin Malone* (2028)<br>#11 Nate Powell*<br>#15 Brody Goines* (2026)<br>#20 Mason Davis* (2027)<br>#21 Eli Hope* (2027)<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sweetwater</strong><br>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='2279293' first='Hunter' last='Daffron']* (2027)<br>#14 [player_tooltip player_id='2279407' first='Nolan' last='Dacus']* (2027)<br>#20 Cade Houser*<br>#25 Nate Cunningham*<br>#30 Bryson Burgess* (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kingston</strong><br>#4 Aiden O'Leary* (2026)<br>#10 [player_tooltip player_id='1377886' first='Aaron' last='Layne']*<br>#12 [player_tooltip player_id='2634289' first='Malachi' last='Brown']* (2026)<br>#20 Blake Herrell*<br>#21 Warren Brown* (2027)<br>#30 Grady Belitz<br>#5 Avery Belitz (2028)<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Projected Order of Finish</strong><br>1. Tellico Plains<br>2. Kingston<br>3. McMinn Central<br>4. Meigs County<br>5. Polk County<br>6. Sweetwater</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Analysis:</strong> A chasm exists after the Top 2 teams. Tellico Plains hit MLK Day weekend with 12 wins. This might be their best team of the century so far. Roane County's star scorer [player_tooltip player_id='1377886' first='Aaron' last='Layne'] demands multiple defenders' attention. Either team could win, and this prediction feels a bit shaky. Still, Tellico Plains has some magic this season. I'll take them to win the regular season title. Maybe McMinn Central can rattle off some wins. The bottom four teams each have concerns. Polk County gives up gobs and gobs of points. Sweetwater lacks the veteran scorers of yesteryear though their sophomore class is excellent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Player of the Year</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025 [player_tooltip player_id='1377886' first='Aaron' last='Layne'], Kingston: </strong>Averaging 24.0 points per game, [player_tooltip player_id='1377886' first='Aaron' last='Layne'] entered the year as the favorite and he is not disappointing. Layne already signed to attend Tennessee Wesleyan University next fall. He is the PrepHoopsTN favorite to claim D3 MVP.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Unheralded</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2743954' first='Chadwick' last='Davis'], Tellico Plains</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025 Will Benton, McMinn Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025 Blake Herrell, Kingston</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewForce8">@AndrewForce8</a>.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->