Kade McCormack and Notable Players at Richland Christmas Classic

PICTURED: Kade McCormack Kade McCormack 6'5" | PF Richland | 2027 State TN (PHOTO CREDIT: Joel Robison)

Richland High School and Richland High Head Coach Matt Miller host the Richland Christmas Classic both Monday and Tuesday. eight teams, all from Tennessee, are scheduled to compete and these are some exciting players worth watching in-person.

BCAT 3A Player of the Year Watch List (Preseason) Koen Thomas Koen Thomas 5'10" | PG South Gibson County | 2026 TN

BCAT 1A Player of the Year Watch List (Preseason) Kade McCormack Kade McCormack 6'5" | PF Richland | 2027 State TN

BCAT 1A Player of the Year Watch List (Preseason) Devin Dicus Devin Dicus 6'4" | PG Frank Hughes | 2026 State TN

All-Regional Tournament Team Jameson Andrews Jameson Andrews 6'1" | PG Richland | 2026 TN

Sharpshooting wing Kade McCormack Kade McCormack 6'5" | PF Richland | 2027 State TN (Richland) might be the best player in this event though he will have some competition. At 6-foot-5 McCormack thrives facing the halo and does much damage from the corners. When McCormack posts up, he gives the team some court balance.

Frank Hughes High senior Devin Dicus Devin Dicus 6'4" | PG Frank Hughes | 2026 State TN surpassed 1,000-career points in the middle of December. The guy was a sophomore starter alongside then-veterans Weston Lineberry, Konnor Lineberry, Aiden Dicus, and Alex Ronchetti back in the spring of 2024. Devin is a volume scorer hoping to lead his team to two wins in the Richland Christmas Classic.

Braxton Gibbons Braxton Gibbons 6'3" | SG/PG South Gibson County | 2028 State TN (South Gibson) is a tall, young wing with promise. Gibbons impressed scout Tim Lownsdale multiple times during a fall league.

Karson Boyce Karson Boyce 6'5" | C/PF Community | 2028 TN (Community) is also a sophomore to watch. The 6-foot-5 starting forward/center Boyce competed against a strong Eagleville team to open December. Charlie Haskins Charlie Haskins 5'11" | PG Community | 2027 State TN and Josh Powers Josh Powers 6'3" | PF Community | 2026 State TN are two other starters for Community High. Boyce still needs to figure out positioning defensively and get a bit tougher and yet his mobility on the offensive side makes Community a very different team than most 2A squads. H rebounds quite well offensively. The Vikings enter the classic at 7-4 behind Summertown in D9-2A. Senior point guard Charlie Haskins Charlie Haskins 5'11" | PG Community | 2027 State TN dashes around the floor seemingly never taking his foot off of the pedal as he attempts to deliver unease to the defense. Haskins prefers to get baseline, if even by half of a step, before kicking out to a shooter. His grit and energy are the catalyst for the uneven Viking attack. He does not make mistakes, but his great passes do not always find the bottom of the net because this team is inconsistent shooting.

10:30 AM: Lawrence County vs. Lawrence Christian

1:30 PM: Montgomery Central vs. Community

3:00 PM: South Gibson vs. Giles County

6:00 PM: Frank Hughes vs. Richland

10:30 AM: Lancaster Christian vs. Frank Hughes

1:30 PM: Lawrence County vs. South Gibson

3:00 PM: Giles County vs. Montgomery Central

7:30 PM: Richland vs. Community

All three 2024-2025 Lawrence County Wildcat All-District players graduated (Wes Brewer, Alex Bedford, Colton Tucker). Giles County is a particularly young team with just one senior dressing in Daishuan Howard.