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13 year old current eight grader looking for an AAU club in east Tennessee. This guy can handle with both hands, pass and score. He is good against pressure and needs quality competition. Kid comes from agreat family and is a quality player and person. Leave phone numbers and locations of tryouts and practices. Thanks for your imput!!!!!

Will reply to coaches Sunday??? Robert what is your area code 865 or 423 and where will the practices be located??????

I am looking for an opportunity for a 6-6 250 lb. post to try out for an AAU team in east Tennessee. This is a good kid who can help a team in need of a post player and comes from a good family. He has soft touch out to 16-18 feet and could probably knock down an occasional three when trailing the break if needed. This kid is a 16 year old Junior. Reply with phone numbers, names and locations of tryout. Thanks!!!!!

Cosby won the game by about 10 points. Kelvin Rone started the game off hot for Cosby and Timmy Blakely finished it off. Cosby looks like a state contender and Hancock looks to be trying to find and identity. Hancock put up a good fight and I can see better things to come. Blakely is the best post player I have seen in a while. He is so fundamentaly sound and so smooth and strong. I love his game. I am a Hancock fan, but very impressed with Cosby and especially Timmy Blakely. I hope to see the game at Cosby it should be fun.

My team is still looking for games for the month of June. Please contact me with any tournaments in June and July from Nashville east to Bristol and even out of state.

East Tennessee team looking for tournaments or play days in knoxville to Bristol area of East Tennessee. Might be willing to travel to the Cookeville or Nashville area if the dates will work out. Would prefer to play Friday and Saturday, but will consider Sunday if a must. Call (423) 733-4967 and leave message and I will get back to you. Ask for Rick P.S. I may also be able to put together a 15 and Under team also.

Not so quick. Most of the high profile recruits are advised not to sign their national letter, just for the purpose of this situation. Tyler may not have signed his national letter because of the cloud over Buzz. Maybe UT will go after Travis Ford as the next coach.

Jimmy Miller was a fantastic offensive player. He was more of a strong slasher. I saw him play in college at Lincoln Memorial University. Bailey is a better shooter and has point guard skills and is a better defender. Jimmy was one of the strongest high school players that I have ever seen. His defense was not something to behold. I think Bailey is the better all-around player and will be a steal for a low D-1 or major D-2. I love his game. Great range out to 28 feet and great court vision and he is an above average defender who will take the charge.

Tell us about the phantom walk after a Hancock steal with 30 seconds? Also, give us a take on the double foul in the first half where #21 of Cosby flagrantly fouled #35 Hancock twice in the middle of the floor. Hancock had numerous clean blocks called fouls. Hancock was in more foul trouble than Cosby. Both posts had four fouls. Thanks for your loss for words on your reply to Hancock players and fans.

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Tell us what you mean by Hancock style players and fans???? Your take on the officiating tells the story. Cosby always blames the officials. So, they must have got a home game on the road. Cosby was very lucky to escape with a win. This Hancock team is just starting to get it together. Hope to see you at tourney time. This is a great rivalry and I love being part of it as a former player and coach.

I have been an assistant on the Lincoln Memorial University men's basketball staff the the past few years. Coach Tungate took a job at Oakland University a D-1 school in his home state of Michigan. I have chosen to take a year off and watch my children play at Hancock County High School. I will weigh my options at the end of this season and might apply for another college job. It has been illegal for me to comment on this board the past couple of years, but I'm currently legal. I hope Rusty does well at LMU. I will always be thankful for my opportunity at LMU. Go Railsplitters and Rusty Chambers and Brad Seal the Northeast Tennessee connections.

I think the correct terminology would be better athletes. I don't know many high school players that are better players than Rusty Chambers and Cody Collins. They did not dazzle you with athleticism, but they really knew the game and were warriors with a great deal of experience. Maybe better athletes, but not better players.

Matthew is a player that I thought was being somewhat under recruited. I, like Gomab, question his quickness at that level, but he is a big EUROPEAN type player who is worth taking a chance on. He can put it on the floor, pass and shoot the three. The question is he quick enough????? I hope he is because he seems like a fine young man. I think he would have been a star at Tech or AP, but he wants to go for it at the top level and hats off to him. If it does not work out he can take another route later. I think this guy, with work, may surprise some people. There's not many 6-8 guys who can potentially play on the perimeter or play the 4 and stretch the defense. Matthew, I wish you the best and congratulations.

Logan Johnson South Doyle Jody Fersner Karns Elliott Bishop Fulton Rushaun Reeves Fulton Aaron White Oak Ridge Dandrus Whitt Clinton I think that Karns and Fulton will be the class of Knoxville.

Great signing for Xavier, The BALLERZ and West Carroll High School. Keep up the good work with the BALLERZ.

I take my hat off to Tim Chambers for this article. This is one of the most touching stories in state tourney history. Congratulations to their players, coaches, fans and student body from Hancock County. Thanks for holding up the honor for Northeast Tennessee and Region 1.

Interesting that two of these guys are Class A players that usually get no respect. All three of these guys played for Charlie Benson and the Tennessee Travelers. Two of these guys are from Middle Tennessee and one is from East Tennessee. Good luck to Vandy in the Tourney.

West Tennessee Dominance seems to begin and stop with White Station in AAA. Lets see, they have the best athletes with the best grades in Memphis. I wonder how they just happen to have these guys? I guess they all happen to be from the same school zone. I wasn't born yesterday. This is a city magnet school who attracts the best athletes who just happen to be some of the finest students in the whole city. These guys are being recruited by Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth ect. This is one fantastic program led by a great coach. I don't blame these kids and their parents for going to White Station, but the playing field is not level. This has happened once before at the NCAA level (UCLA). If not for putting the top student athletes together in Memphis we might be talking about how that Bradley Central has won 3 of the last 4 years in AAA. I love basketball all around the state and love to go to the state tourney and watch the great players from our state East, Middle and West.

These so-called yelling screaming coaches might just be competitors. I think you said that one of these teams was in the state tourney. This guy must be doing a great job. So you armchair coaches need to go back to being fans and be quiet. The kids must be OKAY with it so leave it alone. P.S. I got the priviledge to see Doc Shelton in action for the first time yesterday. I thought that team may have been the best prepared team at the tourney. Some may question his tactics, but the late game situations were textbook. I was very impressed with the discipline he has instilled in these young men.

Has Ramon committed anywhere?????

Good luck to the Lady Indians tonight at Cosby and also to the Indians Monday night at Rockwood. Both contests tipoff at 7:00pm. Lets get out and support our teams.

Thanks to all the teams and coaches for a job well done. Congratulations to the Indians and Lady Indians of Hancock County for representing our school in fine fashion. Congratulations to Unaka on winning championships in both boys and girls. Thanks for the special efforts of Coaches Harold Ramsey And Clark Powers for jobs well done. I also applaud Mr. Zachary, Mr. Seal and Coach Powers for the extra efforts of having this fine tournament here at our school. Also, Thanks to all the Volunteers and people who got together and made it happen. Thanks to Danny Sexton who is the finest public address announcer that I have had the chance to see in action. Danny makes the games even more enjoyable for everyone. He is the VOICE OF THE INDIANS!!!!!!!!!! Great coaches, great players, great officals and great fans from all around East Tennessee are the things that dreams are made of. Unaka, Cloudland, University High, North Green, JF White, Washburn, Jellico and last but not least our beloved Indians of Hancock County thanks for the memories. I want to wish the players and coaches of Hancock County and Unaka the best of luck in their upcoming SUB-STATE games and hope to see the young MEN and WOMEN of both schools at MURFREESBORO representing Region 1A. Go Rangers and Go Indians!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gomab, Email me At Campbelle2@Hotmail.com.

Unaka Fans, How big is Rusty Chambers and what position does he play primarily? Give me some details. Thanks.