Boyd-Buchanan Enters Regional Favorites, Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2765352' first='Asa' last='Fortune']</em><br>Seeds are set and now the East Region (IIA) Tournament begins.<br><br><strong>The favorite:</strong> Boyd-Buchanan pulled away from Notre Dame late <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1890583925174518245">Friday night</a>, winning 56-48. Their team played solid once again.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dunk and then a block for <a href="https://x.com/calebhardaway_">@calebhardaway_</a> . He is my District Tournament MVP. Gaas played heroically, but his team lacks the depth. As I type, a two-handed dunk by Caleb again. - @PrepHoopsTN live tweet</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>The biggest threat: </strong>Notre Dame defends as well as any team in the division. That and [player_tooltip player_id='1830608' first='Gaas' last='Herman'] will keep them advancing in the postseason. If Gaas gets into foul trouble, then they are certainly vulnerable to upset though.<br><strong>The dark horse: </strong>CAK is excellent this season and while they dominated regular season district play the "other side" was tougher between Notre Dame, Boyd-Buchanan, and Silverdale Baptist. CAK is a fantastic shooting team though and a scorching night is certainly feasible. Look for CAK to put a scare into Boyd-Buchanan. Since Lakeway Christian won the District Championship</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boyd-Buchanan<br>Notre Dame<br>Silverdale Baptist<br>Collegedale Academy<br>CAK<br>Lakeway Christian<br>King's Academy<br>Grace Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Players to Watch</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 [player_tooltip player_id='1830608' first='Gaas' last='Herman'], Notre Dame<br>2025 [player_tooltip player_id='2527305' first='Caden' last='Owens'], CAK<br>2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2363276' first='Foster' last='Coleman'], CAK<br>2025 Zachary Coffman, CAK<br>2026 Teeno Hutchinson, CAK<br>2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2765352' first='Asa' last='Fortune'], Boyd-Buchanan<br>2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2765371' first='Caleb' last='Hardaway'], Boyd-Buchanan<br>2026 Hudson Jones, Boyd-Buchanan<br>2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2765358' first='Parker' last='Holland'], Silverdale Baptist<br>2027 Luke Burger, Silverdale Baptist<br>2025 [player_tooltip player_id='2779417' first='Jaleel' last='Ali'], Lakeway Christian<br>2027 Ivan Moskalenko, Lakeway Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">District 3 Tournament History</span></strong><br>2025: Boyd-Buchanan<br>2024: Silverdale Academy<br>2023: Notre Dame</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>Regional Tournament History</strong></span><br>In 2024, District Tournament Champions Silverdale and Regular Season Champions Boyd-Buchanan met again in the Regional Tournament Championship with Silverdale winning, 51-36. Silverdale lost to eventual champions FACS in the State Semifinal, 66-59.<br>In 2023, Notre Dame finished runners-up in the Regional Tournament and Boyd-Buchanan captured the #3 seed coming out of that same tournament.&nbsp; Notre Dame advanced to the State Tournament in 2023, ultimately losing in the State Championship to Goodpasture.<br><br>&nbsp;<br>#1 Boyd-Buchanan vs. #4 The King's Academy<br>#3 Silverdale Academy vs. #2 CAK</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>#4 Collegedale vs. #1 Lakeway Christian<br>#2 Notre Dame vs. #3 Grace Christian - Knoxville<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->