SPORTS

How Knoxville Catholic beat Whites Creek in semifinals

Michael Murphy, and Andy Simmons
The Tennessean

Final: Knoxville Catholic 56, Whites Creek 53

FOURTH QUARTER

:01: Luke Smith 3-pointer falls at the buzzer, Catholic wins 56-53.

:09: Stallings floater knots things up at 53-53.

:25.5: Jaquan Brooks hits one of two from the free-throw line. Catholic leads 53-51.

1:50: Luke Smith answers with a clutch 3, 51-50 Catholic.

2:03: Monyyong hits from the free-throw line. Whites Creek leads 50-48.

2:37: Frazier knocks down the game-tying triple, 48-48.

3:47: Stallings follows his own miss, converts putback and Whites Creek pulls within 46-43.

5:29: Bowers hits both from the free-throw line. Cobras trail 40-37.

6:51: Monyyong basket brings Whites Creek to within 37-35.

THIRD QUARTER

Knoxville Catholic leads Whites Creek 34-33 after three quarters

1:18: Kuerschen free throw knots things up at 32-32

2:44: Monyyong finishes in traffic to put Cobras up 32-29. .

3:12: Corner 3-pointer from Dezmin McClain puts Whites Creek in front 30-27.

4:05: Jancek putback knots things up at 27-27.

6:50: Dylan Wade putback puts Whites Creek in front 27-25.

HALFTIME

Whites Creek and Knoxville Catholic are tied at 25-25 after two quarters

  • Dennis Stallings (Whites Creek): 13 pts (5-11 FG, 3-6 3pt)
  • Chase Kuerschen (Catholic): 9 pts (4-7 FG), 3 rebounds

:57: Stallings hits from the top of the key, and Whites Creek leads 25-23.

1:30: Two Luke Smith free throws tie things up at 23-23.

4:52: Dylan Wade jumper puts Whites Creek in front 19-18.

7:00: Kuerschen layup extends Catholic run to 10-0. Irish lead 16-15.

7:16: Chase Kuerschen layup cuts Catholic deficit to 15-12.

FIRST QUARTER

  • Whites Creek leads Knoxville Catholic 15-8 after one quarter

:30: Stallings hits another from outside, 15-6 Cobras. Whites Creek 4-for-7 from beyond the arc.

1:13: Isaiah Bowers hits from deep, and it's 12-6 Whites Creek.

1:58: Dawson Anderson layup brings Catholic to within 9-6.

4:17: Stallings adds another triple, 6-4 Cobras.

5:30: Dennis Stallings 3-pointer puts Whites Creek up 3-2.

7:02: Brock Jancek layup spots Knoxville Catholic a 2-0 edge.

PREGAME

Knoxville Catholic (30-1) vs. Whites Creek (29-5)

Knoxville Catholic plays Whites Creek in a Class AA state semifinal game.

  • Tipoff is set for 1:15 p.m. Friday at Middle Tennessee State's Murphy Center.
  • Tickets: $10 (parking is $5)
  • Games can be watched online HERE (charges apply)