Glass House: Big moments from 3A & 4A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the second half of the day at the Murphy Center, two winners were decided in the Class 3A and Class 4A semifinals round matchups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are the big moments from all four games:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's the [player_tooltip player_id='2133810' first='Ty' last='Cobb'] show</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You read that correctly. In a 55-47 win over Greeneville, it was the [player_tooltip player_id='2133810' first='Ty' last='Cobb']. The sophomore point guard had two 3-point plays in the fourth quarter. Cobb has a monster dunk in transition then recorded a block on the Greene Devils next possession. It didn't matter who guarded Cobb, who finished with 33 points on 10 of 18 shooting and went 12 for 14 from the free throw line. He was able to get into the lane. That's where he lived for most of the game. The crowd was in it each time Cobb touched the basketball. He has become must-watch TV for high school basketball lovers in Tennessee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tullahoma is……..good</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wildcats have a balanced group. It was on display in Friday night's 3A semifinals round win over a physical Fayette Ware team. Tullahoma is led by senior [player_tooltip player_id='2816168' first='Xavier' last='Farrell']. His presence on the floor is massive. The 6-0 senior guard can make shots from the perimeter and finish through contact at the rim. Farrell finished with 21 points. Then you have senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2817312' first='Khani' last='Johnson'], a really good floor general with good ball handles, court vision, and shot making ability. His entire offensive game was on display Friday evening. His pace is impeccable. Johnson finished the night with 23 points and 6 rebounds on 8 of 15 shooting. The Wildcats had 7 different players to score. Tullahoma recorded 16 assists on 23 made field goals. Defensively, this group did a great job of closing out and not allowing anything cheap. The Wildcats can definitely win a 3A state title on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Green light for Washington</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hillsboro's senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2042562' first='Xavier' last='Washington'] had the green light in the Burros' 63-48 win over Bradley Central in the first Class 4A semifinals round matchup. He made two big 3s in the third quarter that helped his team build a double-digit lead. Washington made another one early in the fourth quarter. He made each 3 in front of his team's bench. After each one fell, he turned towards his teammates and coaches for a quick celebration. Washington went a perfect 5 for 5 from the field and led Hillsboro with 20 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1259396' first='Cortez' last='Graham-Howard'], Mr. Basketball finalist in 4A, had a productive night across the board (16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and a block). Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1664831' first='Tyren' last='Fisher'] was aggressive on both ends of the floor, adding 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 blocks, 5 assists, and 4 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This team wins by double digits each time Washington, Graham, and Fisher perform well. They're the captains of the ship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Williams was a problem</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most of it occurred in the first half, but senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='2199936' first='Cooper' last='Williams'] was a problem in the post. He used his 6-6 frame to score over Whitehaven's size in his team's 59-53 win to meet Hillsboro for the Class 4A crown. Williams, who finished with 20 points and 7 rebounds, was very efficient from the floor, shooting 70 percent from the field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It wasn't just Williams. Shamar Greene (6-6), [player_tooltip player_id='1659680' first='Garrett' last='Giles'] (6-6), and [player_tooltip player_id='2799472' first='Malik' last='Howard'] (6-4) bothered the Tigers at the rim. The Wildcats won the rebounding battle, 41-26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another thing: Oak Ridge handled Whitehaven's pressure very well. For the most part, the Wildcats weren't rattled. They just moved the basketball and got great looks at the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->