Nearing the Finish line in D7-4A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: LaVergne Wolverines</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District 7-4A was dominated by LaVergne as the Wolverine's earned the District Championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stewarts Creek put a strong January together but lost their last two to fade towards Cookeville. Cookeville was exceptional through non-district play, whereas the leading Wolverine's crawled off of the starting line. They entered district play at just 4-7 but now own 16 total wins. Wilson Central won a remarkable 11 of their first 15 games. Now they are dead last.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cookeville<br>LaVergne<br>Lebanon<br>Smyrna<br>Stewarts Creek<br>Wilson Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Boys' Basketball Division I Class 4A Region 4 District 7 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><th colspan="2">Overall</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>LaVergne</td><td>9-0</td><td>--</td><td>16-7</td><td>--</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Stewarts Creek</td><td>6-3</td><td>3.0</td><td>13-12</td><td>--</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Cookeville</td><td>6-3</td><td>3.0</td><td>14-11</td><td>--</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Smyrna</td><td>3-6</td><td>6.0</td><td>13-13</td><td>--</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Lebanon</td><td>2-7</td><td>7.0</td><td>9-16</td><td>--</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Wilson Central</td><td>1-8</td><td>8.0</td><td>12-14</td><td>--</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District 7 breaks down into three tiers. LaVergne won the district outright and sits as King of the Hill. Second tier includes a pair of 6-3 teams, Cookeville and Stewarts Creek. Smyrna won three games so far but resides closer to last place than to the second tier. Smryna, Lebanon, and Wilson Central are the bottom tier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wilson Central was expected to have a stronger district season. They boast two of the best guards in the bunch with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1769962' first='Towan' last='Siler']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2139247' first='JaMichael' last='Mitchell']</strong>. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the squad lost two the opening week (@Cookeville 55-56, vs. LaVergne 37-49). and never righted the ship afterwards. Cookeville surprised the last month thanks to stalwart [player_tooltip player_id='2362465' first='Jaren' last='Davis']' remarkable senior campaign and Lebanon found some late life with strong shooting from senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2410492' first='Brody' last='Reasonover']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smryna found scoring balance between juniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2236641' first='Kaden' last='Matthews']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2422715' first='Elliyon' last='Kinzer']</strong> and the McCarver brothers: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2367390' first='Ze'keice' last='McCarver']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1663715' first='Tyreque' last='McCarver']</strong> though the Bulldogs struggled to capture more February wins.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>Wilson Central</strong></span><br>#2&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1769962' first='Towan' last='Siler']&nbsp;*<br>#3&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='2139247' first='JaMichael' last='Mitchell']&nbsp;* (2026)<br>#4 Triston Blackburn<br>#5&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='2559577' first='Colton' last='McClellan']&nbsp;* (2027)<br>#22 [player_tooltip player_id='2756852' first='Ross' last='Perlick']* (2027)<br>#23 [player_tooltip player_id='2930953' first='Grafton' last='Graves'] (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Cookeville</span></strong><br>#3 Joseph Owen*<br>#11<br>#12 [player_tooltip player_id='2362465' first='Jaren' last='Davis']*<br>#14 [player_tooltip player_id='2575799' first='Walker' last='Redding']* (2027)<br>#15 (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">LaVergne</span></strong><br>#0 Cam Samuel*<br>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='1947172' first='Landon' last='Bryant']*<br>#3 <br>#10 [player_tooltip player_id='2308938' first='Steven' last='Sherman']* (2026)<br>#21 [player_tooltip player_id='2383401' first='Tarskii' last='Jones'] (2026)<br>#25 AJ Wright* (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Smyrna</span></strong><br>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='1663715' first='Tyreque' last='McCarver']*<br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='2236641' first='Kaden' last='Matthews']* (2026)<br>#4 [player_tooltip player_id='2422715' first='Elliyon' last='Kinzer']*<br>#5 Elyjah Morales<br>#10 Sucory Weathers (2026)<br>#11 [player_tooltip player_id='1889704' first='Brodie' last='Webb'] (2026)<br>#12 [player_tooltip player_id='2367390' first='Ze'keice' last='McCarver']* (2027)<br>#24 Corey Daniel Jr. (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Stewarts Creek</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='2701561' first='Desmond' last='Carpenter']*<br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='2237601' first='Micah' last='Shaw']*<br>#4 [player_tooltip player_id='2304337' first='Tahj' last='Roseburr']*<br>#12 Zachary Robinson*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Lebanon</span></strong><br>#1 Avery Harris*<br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='2410492' first='Brody' last='Reasonover']*<br>#4 TJ Searcy* (2026)<br>#5 Marques Anglin* (2026)<br>#10 [player_tooltip player_id='2642030' first='Cash' last='Williams']*<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><a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/02/d7-4a-all-district-first-team/">Player of the Year?</a></strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewForce8">@AndrewForce8</a>.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->