Sophomores Lift their Teams Tuesday

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2393889' first='Lincoln' last='Tummel']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rarely sophomores impact playoff games and yet Tuesday several did.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2393889' first='Lincoln' last='Tummel'] / Carter</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Courageously, [player_tooltip player_id='2393889' first='Lincoln' last='Tummel'] took a challenged three-pointer late in the third quarter and made it to extend the lead to nine points, 45-36. Though <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2798064' first='Bryson' last='Maddux']</strong> (Clinton) scored five quick points in rebuttal, Tummel injected his game into the moment.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1897075488914596055","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1897075488914596055 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the fourth quarter Tummel collected three rebounds inside of the first 62 seconds. The two offensive rebounds came after he was blocked.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1860350' first='Jaxson' last='Alcorn'] / Clinton</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alcorn provided some energy and rebounding in Clinton's loss to Carter High. He was not a driving force or an offensive threat though.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2439013' first='Cutter' last='Sisk'] / Beech</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore center [player_tooltip player_id='2439013' first='Cutter' last='Sisk'] bounded over the 1,000-point barrier in the first half Tuesday. Hendersonville failed to keep the potent big man off of the offensive glass all night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2719374' first='Gaven' last='French'] / Heritage</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2719374' first='Gaven' last='French']</strong> scored 18 points in a comfortable 64-46 Heritage High win. The team advances deeper than they ever have in school history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Malik Howard / Oak Ridge</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hosting perennial power Bearden Tuesday night, Oak Ridge needed ferocity and toughness. Malik was largely a post defender with only minimal offensive impact, but late in the third quarter Howard collected a defensive rebound. After Bearden denied the guards, Malik elected to dribble up the floor on a semi-fastbreak. He crossed a man out high and attempted to dunk on the run. Fouled as he rose. Senior teammate Garrett Giles chest-bumped the burly sophomore conveying respect for the play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->