8 AA Tournament Preview
Three strong teams battled until the final regular season date and Livingston Academy, lead by 8-AA MVP Matthew Sells and 8-AA Coach of the Year Jimmy Miller, downed York Institute. Livingston Academy landed two players on the All-District 8-AA First…
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Continue ReadingThree strong teams battled until the final regular season date and Livingston Academy, lead by 8-AA MVP Matthew Sells and 8-AA Coach of the Year Jimmy Miller, downed York Institute.
Livingston Academy landed two players on the All-District 8-AA First Team: Sells, Cody Ray. York Institute and Upperman each posted a pair on the squad.
Peruse the entire All-District Team here.
Tuesday evening DeKalb County began with the tournament’s first upset, eliminating Cannon County.
Their momentum was short-lived.
SURVIVE AND ADVANCE! What a performance by our Senior, Jaydon Kanipe! ????????
Bees 62 Dekalb County 58
Jaydon Kanipe 25 pts, 4 rbs, 3 ast
Collin Gore 16 pts, 3 rbs, 2 stl
Isaiah Allen 12 pts, 4 rbs, 5 astGO BEES!#GoldStateOfMind
— Upperman Basketball (@uppermanhoops) February 14, 2019
Tuesday Schedule
5:00 P.M. – #7 DeKalb County vs. #6 Cannon County
8:00 P.M. – #5 Macon County vs. #4 Watertown
Wednesday Schedule
7:30 p.m. – #3 Upperman vs. DeKalb County
Friday Schedule
5:30 p.m. – #2 York vs. #3 Upperman
8:30 p.m. – #1 Livingston Academy vs. #4 Watertown
Players to Watch
Matthew Sells – 2021 – G – Livingston Academy #14 in 2021 class
One of the top sophomores in the state, Sells guided his Wildcats to AA State as a freshman. Tennessee Tech evaluated him in his first playoff push and Sells thrived with EAB 15u last summer. Sells is so very skilled at 6-foot-2 at carving out lanes to the basket. He picks his offensive moves with an advanced basketball brain and has the agility to execute them. District MVP.
Collin Gore – 2021 – PG – Upperman
A Steady Eddie, Collin is remarkably refined as a young guard. He doesn’t have a glaring weakness. Gore’s inclusion on the All-District First Team conveys the level of respect he commands regionally.
Noah Smith – 2020 – F – York Institute #120 in 2020 class
Jace McWilliams – 2021 – G – Upperman #68 in 2021 class
Cody Ray – 2018 – – Livingston Academy
Other Top Players
Cayden Jones (Livingston Academy)
Will McDonald (Livingston Academy)
Mitchell Ayers (Livingston Academy)
Alex Rush (Upperman)
Roger Meadows (York Institute)
Case Moody (York Institute)
Isaiah Allen (Upperman)
Cameron Welch (Macon County)
Nathan Atkins (DeKalb County)
Dallas Cook (DeKalb County)
Kelton Ballou (Macon County)
Tigers win over Cannon County to advance to play Upperman in D8AA quarterfinals at Cookeville High School at 7:30 tomorrow night! Thanks to @dchsladytigers for coming and supporting us! #tigerbasketball #surviveandadvance
— DeKalb County Boys Basketball (@DCHSTigerBBall) February 13, 2019