Greyson Williams and BGA Oust Boyd-Buchanan, St. George’s Wins
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Greyson Williams
Greyson
Williams
5'10" | PG
Battle Ground Academy | 2025
State
TN
District Champions Boyd-Buchanan (26-7) dug a sizable hole falling behind 15-2 early and despite four three-pointers by senior Caleb Nunez Caleb Nunez 5'11" | SG Boyd-Buchanan | 2025 State TN , the Buccaneers lost 60-52. Battle Ground Academy (18-11) advances to the State Tournament in Cookeville, Tennessee.
Far east in Knoxville, CAK (30-4) struggled to score and lost to the visiting Gryphons of St. George's, 51-39.
3/1/25: CAK could not keep Odom off of the offensive glass. Odom was quite good as a post defender. He was not a shot-blocker, but the sharp cuts by CAK did not find the bottom of the net like they usually did all year. Odom and the frontline deserve some credit for that.
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3/1/25: Amir's defensive commitment to slowing an elite scorer enabled St. George's to keep CAK under 40 points. Amir chased Caden Owens around screens and closed out. He worked his butt off.
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3/1/25: Boyd-Buchanan came out in a 2-3 zone. It kept Hardaway from facing many problems defensively, but Boyd's guards did not do well keeping players out of the lane.
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3/1/25: Sophomore star
Asa Fortune
Asa
Fortune
6'3" | SG/PG
Boyd-Buchanan | 2027
State
TN
played poorly in the opening quarter. His aggression was ok. The team lacked offensive direction though and he made a couple poor passes that led to turnovers. Asa's eagerness to get to the basket just was so low through the games first 11 minutes. Finally, he hit a mid-range jumper midway through the second.
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3/1/25: Greyson scored four points in BGA's 15-2 start. Greyson's three-pointer from the top of the key lifted BGA to 26-13 late in the 2nd quarter. Greyson answered the visiting Buccaneers 6-0 run with a 20' three-pointer also late in the 2nd.
Greyson Williams
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3/1/25: Active rebounder. Arnett made many free throws in the second half.
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3/1/25: Lawson's greatest contribution to BGA was defensive. He somehow kept Mr. Basketball-Finalist Caleb Hardaway Caleb Hardaway 6'6" | PF Boyd-Buchanan | 2026 State TN quiet.
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3/1/25: Christian earned a rare start as junior
Jake Harney
Jake
Harney
5'10" | PG
Battle Ground Academy | 2026
State
TN
deals with an injury. Jake was cleared to play. but he did not start. Thompson scored the 6th and 7th points with a slick in-and-out dribble to break free.
