Ty Cobb and the Bees Sting and Stun Hume-Fogg (Evaluations)
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Upperman (29-3) mauled AAA favorites Hume-Fogg Thursday morning, 54-40. How did they do it?
Ty Cobb
Ty
Cobb
6'2" | PG
Upperman | 2027
State
#121
Nation
TN
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"I think we did what we were supposed to do offensively," said Head Coach Ross Fleming IV. "We felt like there was a lid on the rim. I thought our shot selection was ok. Sometimes the shot just doesn't fall."
3/20/25: Fourteen first-quarter points!? Are you kidding me? Two days after being named Mr. Basketball
Ty Cobb
Ty
Cobb
6'2" | PG
Upperman | 2027
State
#121
Nation
TN
removed any doubts of his worthiness right up top. Upperman throttled a shell-shocked Blue Knight team in the home of the Blue Raiders early. Cobb lived at the free throw line all morning. He is already an expert at hunting fouls and drawing fouls while raised up. Upperman sat their starting guards with two minutes left. That is how cozy their lead was over a tremendous Hume-Fogg outfit.
"It is awesome," said
Ty Cobb
Ty
Cobb
6'2" | PG
Upperman | 2027
State
#121
Nation
TN
about growing up as a ball boy on Upperman. "I grew up around here. Since I was 2 or 1 I was always on the bench. Around this."
Highlights
3/20/25: The opening half
Michael Nwoye
Michael
Nwoye
6'6" | PF
Hume-Fogg | 2025
State
TN
played hard and hunted the basketball defensively. Nwoye was the only Knight truly poised around the Upperman's swarming defense. Nwoye scored six points on 3-4 shooting in his first 14 minutes of game action.
Highlights
3/20/25: Heroic rebounding through the game's opening half. He played 15 minutes and collected five rebounds. Chaffin was unsteady with the ball though and turned it over three times early.
Highlights
3/20/25: Horrendous shooting by Ring in the first half. He missed all seven shots he took and airballed at least one three-pointer. Nerves can get anybody, but Ring was and is too important for Hume-Fogg to comfortable win without.
Highlights
3/20/25: Solid State Tournament performance. Colton cleaned up the defensive boards against a team that desperately needed extra bits of the apple. He was a non-factor on the offensive end, but Upperman did not need him for that. His value came from those secure rebounds.
"He is very capable of [scoring], but whatever the game needs or brings is what he is going to do," said Upperman HC Bobby McWilliams. "His play inside, unless you are a basketball pers He is very capable of [scoring], but whatever the game needs or brings is what he is going to do. His play inside, unless you are a basketball person, it may go overlooked."
