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Hickman Co. advanced to the Region 5-AA Finals as they defeated Giles Co., 49-47, in a close game where Hickman Co's Jaclyn Wise led all scorers with 19 pts (5 threes, 2 of 4 FT's), 8 rebs, and 2 assists. Brittany Powers added 10 pts with 9 rebs, 1 asst, and 3 blks. Giles Co. was led by Vee Young who had 16 pts (4 of 8 FT's), 19 rebs, 7 blks, and 2 assts followed by Hope Garrett with 11 pts (1 three, 4 of 4 FT's), 1 reb, 2 assts. Hickman Co. had a total of 7 threes as Jana Gilbert added 2 while Giles had only 1 addtional three by Keosha Wisener. This was probably the key to Hickman's win. Hickman Co......10..13....10..16.....49 Giles Co............9...11....13..14.....47 Hickman Co. Player Stats: Jaclyn Wise - 19 pts (5 threes, 2 of 4 FT's), 8 rebs, 2 assts Brittany Powers - 10 pts (0 of 2 FT's), 9 rebs, 1 asst, 3 blks Kelsey Wright - 8 pts (4 of 7 FT's), 6 rebs Jana Gilbert - 6 pts (2 threes), 1 reb, 6 assts L. A. Phillips - 6 pts, 5 rebs, 1 asst Kayla Hutcherson - 0 of 1 FT's, 3 rebs, 1 asst Brianna Dunn - 2 rebs, 1 asst Giles Co. Player Stats: Vee Young - 16 pts (4 of 8 FT's), 19 rebs, 2 assts, 7 blks Hope Garrett - 11 pts (1 three, 4 of 4 FT's), 1 reb, 2 assts Marqueissa Davidson - 9 pts (3 of 6 FT's), 6 rebs, 1 asst Keosha Wisener - 7 pts (1 three), 2 rebs Tiffany Wall - 4 pts, 3 rebs, 1 asst Team Stats: Three Point Goals: HC 7, GC 2 Free Throws: HC 6 of 14 (42.9%), GC 11 of 18 (61.1%) Rebounds: HC 34, GC 31 Assists: HC 12, GC 6 Blocks: HC 3, GC 7 Fouls: HC 15, GC 14 Turnovers: HC 9, GC 7 Hickman Co. led at the end of the 1st qtr, 10-9, as Wise had 2 threes and both Powers and Phillps each had 2 while Giles Co.'s Davidson had 4 (2 of 2 FT's), Young had 3 (1 of 2 FT's), and Wall had 2. In the 2nd qtr, HC out scored GC, 13-11, as Wise had 5 with a three, Powers had 4, Gilbert hit a three, and Wright hit 1 of 2 FT's while GC's Young had 4 (0 of 2 FT's), Garrett hit a three, Wisener had 2 and Davidson had 2 (0 of 1 FT's) as HC led at the half, 23-20. In the 3rd qtr, GC outscored HC, 13-10, as Young had 7 (3 of 4 FT's), Garrett had 4 (2 of 2 FT's), and Wall had 2 while HC's Wise and Gilbert each hit a three and both Phillips and Wright each had 2 as the teams were tied at 33-33 after 3 qtrs of play. It all boiled out to the 4th qtr to decide the game as HC outscored GC, 16-14, as Wise had 5 (1 three, 2 of 4 FT's), Wright had 5 (3 of 5 FT's), Powers had 4 (0 of 2 FT's), and Phillips had 2 while GC's Wisener had 5 with a three, Garrett had 4 (2 of 2 FT's), Davidson had 3 (1 of 3 FT's), and Young had 2 as Hickman Co. won, 49-47, and advanced to the Championship game at 6 PM on Wed. against Marshall Co. won later later over East Literature, 58-30. This was the final game for the Giles Co. Seniors - Vee Young, Hope Garrett, Marqueissa Davidson, Tiffany Wall, and Gabby Garner. I have enjoyed watching all of you play over the years and wish you much success in your life after high school. Vee Young scored over 1000 pts in her career and gave it her all tonight as did the others.

Thanks, CoachF. Here are some other numbers those from the South of me might be interested in: These averages are based on East Literature's 14 regular season district games and 4 post-season games: Team Average Points - 43.6 - Last 4 games - 48.8 Oppt. Average Points - 47.0 - Last 4 games - 46.0 Team Average Threes - 2.3 Oppt. Average Threes - 2.9 #00 Sharonda Brabson - 11.9 aver. with 9 threes #5 Shenita Gleaves - 10.9 aver. with 6 threes #35 Kelli Cowan - 6.4 aver - no threes #14 Christina Williams - 3.7 aver. with 4 threes #10 Ice Brown - 2.7 aver. with 4 threes #12 Asia Reaves - 2.5 aver with 10 threes #21 Laci Foster - 1.0 aver with 6 threes - all of her points have been threes.

Thanks CoachF and CoachT. Anything is better than nothing, but I really need the full roster in order to fill out my scoresheet properly before the game. Since I have not even seen East Literature at all during the season, I'm kinda in the dark about them. If I don't get any more #'s, I will get them at the site, but I hate quickly filling out my scoresheet right before a game begins as I most always get them out of order or mis-spell someone's name.

The roster for East Literature shown here on coacht and in "The Tennessean" has no numbers listed. I also looked at their web site with no success. If anyone can supply them, it would be helpful in my coverage of Monday's game at Spring Hill against Marshall Co. Thanks.

I have corrected the Free Throws for Marshall Co. from 12 of 22 to 14 of 24 (58.3%) - Sorry for the error as I thought I had corrected that last night. The FT difference between the teams (MC 24, CPA 10) was mainly due to CPA fouling late in the game hoping MC would miss from the line, but MC hit 11 of 18 (61.1%) which is sort of down from their normal FT%. The officials were from the Cookeville area and pretty much let the teams play in the 1st half as the fouls were even at 4 each. It will be an interesting game between Marshall and East Literature on Monday as I plan on being there to observe the action. I believe we will see a more physical game from Marshall as I felt they were a little tentative against CPA in the 1st half. I'll do a little research on EL to see what has turned their season around in the post season.

Thanks for your report, shpshter93. Great Job on the action down the stretch.

Marshall Co. started slowly and only led by 7 at the half, but they came on in the 3rd qtr to lead by 18 and took the win in the 4th qtr, 56-36. over a scappy CPA team that held their own in the 1st half. Marshall Co. was led by Lauren March with 23 pts and 11 rebs followed by Jessica McQueen with 9 pts that included 2 threes and McKenna Moffett with 8 pts with 2 threes and 4 assists. CPA was led by Anna Mitchell who had 10 pts and 7 rebs followed by Logan Miller with 9 that included 1 three and 4 of 4 FT's. Turnovers were a key to Marshall's win as CPA had 24 while the Tigerettes had 14. CPA.....11...6......4...15.....36 MC.......11..13....15..17.....56 Marshall Co. Player Stats: Lauren March - 23 pts (5 of 7 FT's), 11 rebs, 1 blk Jessica McQueen - 9 pts (2 threes, 3 of 4 FT's), 1 reb, 1 asst McKenna Moffett - 8 pts (2 threes, 2 of 4 FT's), 2 rebs, 4 assts Jakerra Simmons - 5 pts (1 of 4 FT's), 3 rebs, 2 assts Kanesha McLean - 4 pts, 2 rebs, 1 asst Danika Hopkins - 4 pts (2 of 3 FT's), 1 reb, 2 assts Mieke Wallace - 3 pts (1 of 2 FT's), 1 reb Addricka O'Neal - 1 reb CPA Player Stats: Anna Mitchell - 10 pts, 7 rebs, 1 blk Logan Miller - 9 pts (1 three, 4 of 4 FT's), 3 rebs, 2 assts Annie Hardman - 5 pts (1 three, 0 of 1 FT's), 2 rebs, 1 asst Emily Boyd - 5 pts (1 of 2 FT's), 2 rebs Curry James - 3 pts (1 three, 0 of 1 FT's), 1 reb Hannah Thurley - 2 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 2 rebs Megan Lankford - 2 pts, 1 asst Rachel James - 1 reb Maddie Radcliff - 1 asst Team Stats: Three Point Goals: MC 4, CPA 3 Free Throws: MC 14 of 24 (58.3%), CPA 7 of 10 (70%) Rebounds: MC 22, CPA 18 Assists: MC 10, CPA 5 Blocks: MC 1, CPA 1 Fouls: MC 13, CPA 19 Turnovers: MC 14, CPA 25 The teams were tied, 11-11, at the end of the 1st qtr, as Marshall Co.'s March had 4, McQueen hit a three, and both Simmons and Hopkins had 2 each while CPA's Hardman had 5 with a three, Mitchell had 4, and Boyd had 2. In the 2nd qtr, MC outscored CPA, 13-6, as March had 6, Moffett hit a three, and both Simmons and McLean each had 2 while CPA's Mitchell had 4 and Lankford had 2 as MC led at the half, 24-17. Turnovers were a key as MC had only 3 and CPA had 9. In the 3rd qtr, MC took control as they outscored CPA, 15-4, as March had 5 (1 of 1 FT's), both McQueen and Moffett each hit a three, Hopkins hit 2 of 2 FT's, and McLean had 2 while CPA's Mitchell had 2 and Miller hit 2 of 2 FT's as MC led after 3 qtrs, 39-21. In the 4th qtr, MC outscored CPA, 17-15, as March had 8 (4 of 6 FT's), McQueen hit 3 of 4 FT's, Wallace had 3 (1 of 2 FT's), Moffet hit 2 of 4 FT's, and Simmons hit 1 of 2 FT's while CPA's Miller had 7 (1 three, 2 of 2 FT's), James hit a three (0 of 1 FT's), Boyd had 3 (1 of 2 FT's), and Thurley hit 2 of 2 FT's as Marshall Co. won, 56-36. In this qtr, MC hit 11 of 18 FT's to CPA's 5 of 8. Marshall Co. advances to the Semi-Finals of Region 5-AA at Spring Hill where they will face the #2 seed of District 9-AA East Literature who won over Lewis Co. 56-54.

I was not aware of this topic until late last night when a prospective coach asked me about it. The prospective coach asked me some questions about the situtation that I really couldn't answer. This morning I emailed Kathy Dye and received the following response: Always with a coach stepping down, rumors start flying. The bottom line, administration wanted me to stay. I had their complete support. They did not want me to step down regardless of who was complaining. I have chosen after 18 years to get out of coaching. Numerous reason influenced this, the main one is including playing in middle school, hs, and college plus coaching, I will have summers off for the first time in 28 years. Unfortunately, rumors will fly. This happens. Some are valid, some are not. I do appreciate your support. Thanks, Kathy Parents, no matter who they are, will complain when a team has a losing season. They all feel that had their daughter had been in the game maybe we could have won. Coaching is a hard job that I could never do. Finding the right combination of players to win is hard because even star players have off nights and the coach hopes that someone will step up from the bench or another starter will fill the void. I accept the statements from Kathy Dye as true and do not believe that a parent on the school board controls the team.

Thanks to Coach of the Year Jason Tigert of Marshall Co. for giving me the All District Team. All District Regular Season: East Hickman - Travis Hampton Loretto - Colin Stout and Clint Wright Page - Brad Finney and Houston Bagsby Spring Hill - DeAngelo Williams and Freddie Currie Hickman Co. - D. J. Key and Zach Roberts Lewis Co. - Kyle Tenison and Chance Helton Giles Co. - Devin Holt, Creshaun Holt, and Artez Franklin Marshall Co. - Blaise Spencer, Deshaun Greer, and MVP Ryan Nicholson All Tournament Team: East Hickman - Lee Zigler Loretto - Zach McDonald Page - Brad Finney Hickman Co. - D. J. Key Lewis Co. - Chance Helton Marshall Co. - Ryan Nicholson Spring Hill - Montae Brown and DeAngelo Williams Giles Co. - Devin Holt, Creshaun Holt, and MVP Artez Franklin Congratulatons to all the players.

The All District Team was not announced and I didn't get the first couple of names for the All Tournament Team. I am trying to get the full teams this morning and will post a seperate topic about all the players - sorry. The All District and All Tournament Teams for District 10-AA are now shown on a seperate topic. Thanks to Marshall Co. Coach Jason Tigert who was named Coach of the Year for the info.

The Championship game of District 10AA was won by the Giles Co. Bobcats, 55-52, over a tough Spring Hill Raiders team as Giles' Tournament MVP Artez Franklin had 20 pts with 2 threes and Creshaun Holt added 16 pts with 9 rebounds and 2 blocks. Spring Hill was led by both Freddie Currie and DeAngelo Williams with 16 pts each and Ephraim Julius with 10. Giles Co........13..14....13..15.....55 Spring Hill......17...8....11..16.....52 Giles Co. Player Stats: Artez Franklin - 20 pts (2 threes, 0 of 1 FT's), 7 rebs, 2 assts Creshaun Holt - 16 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 9 rebs, 2 blks Devin Holt - 8 pts (1 three, 1 of 3 FT's), 8 rebs, 4 assts Dominique Harney - 5 pts (1 three, 0 of 1 FT's), 3 rebs, 1 blk Jonathan Alsup - 4 pts (1 three, 1 of 3 FT's), 1 reb, 4 assts Edward Dartis - 2 pts, 2 assts Shay Adams - 1 reb, 1 asst Spring Hill Player Stats: Freddie Currie - 16 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 11 rebs DeAngelo Williams - 16 pts (4 threes), 2 reb, 2 assts Ephraim Julius - 10 pts, 7 rebs Montae Brown - 8 pts (2 threes), 1 reb, 4 assts Randy Stephens - 2 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 3 rebs Jerome Tucker - 2 rebs, 6 assts Team Stats: Three Point Goals: GC 5, SH 6 Free Throws: GC 4 of 10 (40%), SH 4 of 4 (100%) Rebounds: GC 29, SH 26 Assists: GC 13, SH 12 Blocks: GC 3, SH 0 Fouls: GC 10, SH 16 Turnovers: GC 13, SH 8 Spring Hill led at the end of the 1st qtr, 17-13, as Williams hit 2 threes, Currie had 4, Brown hit a three, Julius had 2, and Stephens hit 2 of 2 FT's as Giles Co.'s C. Holt had 6 (2 of 2 FT's), Franklin had 5 with a three, and D. Holt had 2. In the 2nd qtr, GC outscored SH, 14-8, as C. Holt had 6, Franklin had 4, and both Harney and Dartis had 2 each while SH's Currie had 4 (2 of 2 FT's) and both Williams and Julius had 2 each as GC led at the half, 27-25. In the 3rd qtr, GC outscored SH, 13-11, as Franklin had 4 and Alsup, D. Holt, and Harney each hit a three while SH's Julius had 4, Brown hit a three, and both Williams and Currie each had 2 as GC led after 3 qtrs, 40-36. In the 4th qtr, SH outscored GC, 17-15, as Williams hit 2 threes, Currie had 6, and both Julius and Brown each had 2 while GC's Franklin had 7 (1 three, 0 of 1 FT's), C. Holt had 4, D. Holt had 3 (1 of 2 FT's), and Alsup hit 1 of 3 FT's as Giles Co. won the District 10-AA Championship, 55-52. Both teams advance to the Region 5-AA Tournament on Sat. at 7 PM where Giles Co. will host Pearl-Cohn and Spring Hill will host FRA. FRA won the 3rd place game over Pearl-Cohn, 50-45, on Monday.

In the 3rd place game of the District 10-AA Tournament, Marshall Co. hit 13 threes as both Hunter Osborne and Blaise Spencer each had 4 and Ryan Nicholson led the Tigers with 18 pts that included 2 threes as they broke the 34-34 half time tie to outscore Lewis Co. 40-25 in the 2nd half to take the win at 74-59. Lewis Co. had 6 threes as Kyle Tenison led the Panthers with 15 points with 2 threes followed by Chance Helton and Ethan Dye who both scored 14 pts with 1 three each. Lewis Co..........15..19....12..13.....59 Marshall Co......17..17....18..22.....74 Marshall Co. Player Stats: Ryan Nicholson - 18 pts (2 threes, 4 of 5 FT's), 2 rebs, 5 assts Hunter Osborne - 14 pts (4 threes, 2 of 2 FT's), 5 rebs, 1 asst Blaise Spencer - 14 pts (4 threes, 2 of 3 FT's) Jamie Perryman - 12 pts (1 three, 1 of 2 FT's), 3 rebs, 2 asssts Cameron McCullough - 10 pts (2 threes), 5 rebs, 3 assts Deshaun Greer - 6 pts (0 of 1 FT's), 9 rebs, 2 assts, 1 blk Lewis Co. Player Stats: Kyle Tenison - 15 pts (2 threes, 3 of 4 FT's), 10 rebs, 1 asst Ethan Dye - 14 pts (1 three, 1 of 3 FT's), 5 rebs, 1 asst Chance Helton - 14 pts (1 three, 3 of 3 FT's), 1 reb, 1 asst Kane Crowell - 6 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 1 reb Ryan Cates - 6 pts (2 threes, 0 of 2 FT's), 1 asst Myles Brewer - 2 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 3 rebs, 2 assts Corbin Carroll - 2 pts (0 of 1 FT's), 3 rebs, 1 asst Derek Duncan - 2 rebs Team Stats: Three Point Goals: MC 13, LC 6 Free Throws: MC 9 of 13 (69.2%), LC 11 of 17 (64.7%) Rebounds: MC 24, LC 25 Assists: MC 13, LC 7 Blocks: MC 1, LC 0 Fouls: MC 16, LC 15 Turnovers: MC 17, LC 8 Marshall Co. was hot from three point land as they led at the end of the 1st qtr, 17-15, as Spencer hit 4 threes, McCullough hit 1 three, and Greer had 2 while Lewis Co.'s Helton had 7 (1 of 1 FT's), Dye had 4 (1 three, 1 of 2 FT's), and Tenison and Crowell each had 2. In the 2nd qtr, LC outscored MC, 19-17, as Cates had 6 (2 threes, 0 of 2 FT's), Dye had 6 (0 of 1 FT's), Tenison hit 3 of 4 FT's, Crowell had 2, and Carroll had 2 (0 of 1 FT's) while MC's Nicholson had 9 (1 three, 0 of 1 FT's), Osborne hit a three, Perryman had 3 (1 of 2 FT's), and McCullough had 2 as the score was tied at the half, 34-34. In the 3rd qtr, MC outscored LC, 18-12, as McCullough had 5 with a three, Perryman had 4, Osborne hit a three, Spencer hit 2 of 3 FT's, and both Nicholson and Greer had 2 each while LC's Helton had 5 with a three, Dye had 4, and Tenison hit a three as MC led after 3 qtrs, 52-46. In the 4th qtr, MC outscored LC, 22-13, as Osborne had 8 (2 threes, 2 of 2 FT's), Nicholson had 7 (1 three, 4 of 4 FT's), Perryman had 5 with a three, and Greer had 2 (0 of 1 FT's) while LC's Tenison had 7 with a three and Helton, Crowell, and Brewer each hit 2 of 2 FT's as Marshall Co. won 74-59. Both teams advance to the Region 5-AA Tournament on Sat. at 7 PM where Marshall Co. will play at David Lipsomb and Lewis Co. will play at CPA. CPA won the 9-AA Championship over David Lipscomb, 54-44 in overtime.

In the awards ceremony following the Championship Game at Marshall Co., Page Seniors received the following awards: Kayla Bowling - All District, All Tournament, and All Academic Rachel Underwood - All Academic Courtney Campbell - All Academic These girls worked hard all season on the court and also in the classroom. They will be missed next season and I wish them much success in the future.

All District Team (Regular Season): East Hickman - Elysse Junkins Spring Hill - Amanda Green Page - Kayla Bowling Loretto - Heather Dunkin and Kinsley Williams Hickman Co. - Jaclyn Wise and Brittany Powers Giles Co. - Vee Young, Hope Garrett, and Marqueissa Davidson Lewis Co. - Micah Anderson, C. C. Tibbs, and Taylor McKinney Marshall Co. - Jessica McQueen, McKenna Moffett, Jakerra Simmons, and MVP - Lauren March Co-Coaches of the Year: David Steely of Marshall Co. and Larry Helton of Lewis Co. All Tournament Team: East Hickman - Bethany Oakley Spring Hill - Ashton Rial Page - Kayla Bowling Loretto - Kinsley Williams Giles Co. - Vee Young Lewis Co. - Jessica Hinson Hickman Co. - Jaclyn Wise and Kelsey Wright Marshall Co. - Jakerra Simmons, Danika Hopkins, and MVP - Lauren March Congratulations to all the players.

In the Championship game of District 10-AA, the Marshall Co.Tigerettes came out strong in the 1st half and cruised to victory in the 2nd half as they defeated the Hickman Co. Lady Bulldogs, 48-28. Jessica McQueen scored all 14 of her pts in the 1st half which included 4 threes. Jakerra Simmons was 2nd in scoring with 12 followed by Lauren March with 11 that included 8 in the 2nd half. Hickman Co. was led by Jaclyn Wise with 12 - all in the 2nd half - and hit 2 threes. Marshall Co. played good defense as Hickman Co. had 17 turnovers. Hickman Co.......7....6.....8...7.....28 Marshall Co......14..18....10..6.....48 Marshall Co. Player Stats: Jessica McQueen - 14 pts (4 threes), 4 rebs Jakerra Simmons - 12 pts (0 of 1 FT's), 9 rebs, 2 assts Lauren March - 11 pts (1 of 2 FT's), 7 rebs, 2 blks McKenna Moffett - 9 pts (1 three), 4 rebs, 3 assts Kanesha McLean - 2 pts, 3 rebs, 1 asst Danika Hopkins - 1 reb, 3 assts Hickman Co. Player Stats: Jaclyn Wise - 12 pts (2 threes), 3 rebs, 2 assts Kayla Hutcherson - 5 pts (1 three), 2 rebs L. A. Phillips - 4 pts, 3 rebs, 1 asst Kelsey Wright - 2 pts, 2 rebs Ginean Parks - 2 pts, 2 rebs Brittany Powers - 2 pts, 1 reb Jana Gilbert - 1 pt (1 of 2 FT's), 3 assts Team Stats: Three Point Goals: MC 5, HC 3 Free Throws: MC 1 of 3 (33.3%), HC 1 of 2 (50%) Rebounds: MC 28, HC 13 Assists: MC 9, HC 6 Blocks: MC 2, HC 0 Fouls: MC 10, HC 10 Turnovers: MC 11, HC 17 Marshall Co. led at the end of the 1st qtr, 14-7, as McQueen had 5 with a three, Simmons had 4, March had 3 (1 of 2 FT's), and Moffett had 2 while Hickman Co.'s Hutcherson hit a three and both Powers and Wright had 2 each. In the 2nd qtr, MC outscored HC, 18-6, as McQueen hit 3 threes, Moffett had 7 with 1 three, and Simmons had 2 (0 of 1 FT's) while HC's Hutcherson, Phillips, and Parks each had 2 as MC led at the half, 32-13. In the 3rd qtr, MC outscored HC, 10-8, as both March and Simmons had 4 each and McLean had 2 while HC's Wise finally got on the board with 5 pts that included a three, Phillps had 2, and Gilbert hit 1 of 2 FT's as MC led after 3 qtrs, 42-21. In the 4th qtr, play seemed slow to me as HC outscored MC, 7-6, as Wise had all their pts with a three while MC's points came from March with 4 and Simmons with 2 as Marshall Co. won the championship game, 48-28. Marshall Co.'s rebounding was certainly a factor with the 28-13 edge along with their 1st half three point shooting, but they played good defense against Hickman Co.'s Jaclyn Wise who normally scores about 20 a game. There were very few fouls called and FT's were extremely low.

In the consolation or 3rd place game, as I would rather call it, Lewis Co. came back from trailing most of the game to outscore Giles Co. 15-6 in the 4th qtr to take the win. Micah Anderson led the Lady Panthers with 11 pts that included 7 of 8 FT's and C. C. Tibbs had 10 pts with good support from Jessica Hinson and Taylor McKinney with 8 pts each. Giles Co. was led by Vee Young who had 18 pts, 13 rebs, 1 asst, and 2 blocks along with Marqueissa Davidson with 13 pts, 10 rebs, and 2 assts. Lewis Co. shot well from the line with 19 of 29 FT's that included 9 of 12 in the 4th qtr while Giles only hit 4 of 9 for the game and missed their only 2 FT's in the 2nd half. Turnovers were also a factor as Lewis had only 9 while Giles had 21 with 14 in the 2nd half. Giles Co......14..16....13...6......49 Lewis Co......12..12....17..15.....56 Lewis Co. Player Stats: Micah Anderson - 11 pts (7 of 8 FT's), 5 rebs, 2 assts C. C. Tibbs - 10 pts (4 of 7 FT's), 2 rebs Taylor McKinney - 8 pts (0 of 2 FT's), 6 rebs, 3 assts Jessica Hinson - 8 pts (1 three, 3 of 4 FT's), 6 rebs, 2 assts Chelsa Beasley - 4 pts, 2 rebs, 1 asst Jacie Hinson - 4 pts (2 of 4 FT's), 1 reb Whitley Clayton - 3 pts (1 three), 3 rebs, 1 asst Chynna Helton - 3 pts (1 three), 2 assts Hannah Hill - 3 pts (1 of 2 FT's), 1 reb Marisa Bryant - 2 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 4 rebs Giles Co. Player Stats: Vee Young - 18 pts, 13 rebs, 1 asst, 2 blks Marqueissa Davidson - 13 pts (1 of 4 FT's), 10 rebs, 2 assts Hope Garrett - 8 pts, 1 reb, 3 assts Keosha Wisener - 6 pts (2 of 3 FT's), 2 reb, 2 assts, 2 blks Tiffany Wall - 4 pts (1 three, 1 of 2 FT's), 6 rebs, 3 assts, 1 blk Gabby Garner - 2 rebs Team Stats: Three Point Goals: LC 3, GC 1 Free Throws: LC 19 of 29 (65.5%), GC 4 of 9 (44.4%) Rebounds: LC 30, GC 34 Assists: LC 11, GC 11 Blocks: LC 0, GC 5 Fouls: LC 14, GC 21 Turnovers: LC 9, GC 21 Giles Co. led at the end of the 1st qtr, 14-12, as Davidson had 6, Young had 4, and Garrett had 2 while Lewis Co.'s Jessica Hinson hit a three, Anderson hit 2 of 2 FT's, Tibbs, Beasley, and Hill each had 2, and Jacie Hinson hit 1 of 2 FT's. In the 2nd qtr, GC outscored LC, 16-12, as Young had 8, Garrett had 4, Wisener hit 2 of 3 FT's, and both Davidson and Wall each hit 1 of 2 FT'a while LC's McKinney had 6, Helton hit a three, and Jessica Hinson, Hill, and Anderson each hit 1 of 2 FT's as GC led at the half, 30-24. In the 3rd qtr, Lewis Co. started their comeback as they outscored GC, 17-13, as Anderson had 4 (2 of 2 FT's), Clayton hit a three, both Jessica Hinson and Beasley each had 2, Bryant hit 2 of 2 FT's, Tibbs had 2 (0 of 1 FT's), and McKinney had 2 (0 of 2 FT's) while GC's Young had 4, Davidson had 4 (0 of 2 FT's), Wall hit a three, and Wisener had 2 as GC led by only 2 pts after 3 qtrs, 43-41. In the 4th qtr, LC outscored GC, 15-6, as Tibbs had 6 (4 of 6 FT's), Anderson had 4 (2 of 2 FT's), Jacie Hinson had 3 (1 of 2 FT's), and Jessica Hinson had 2 (2 of 2 FT's) while GC's Young, Davidson, and Garrett each had 2 as Lewis Co. won the 3rd place game in the District 10-AA Tournament, 56-49. In regards to the fouls and free throws, Giles Co. had 2 technical fouls - 1 on Vee Young for taunting after her block in the 1st qtr, I believe, and Wisener had the other one in the 4th qtr for using bad language. This gave Lewis Co. 4 extra FT attempts than they nornally would have had, but there was still a lot of difference between the number of attempts for each team. The play was aggressive all night so maybe that's just the way it came out and I'll make no other comments on the officiating, but maybe others will.

I normally check my reports for scoring errors by checking the box scores in "The Tennessean" the following day, but there was box score shown for either game last night or this morning. I will check all my stats this morning and there could be corrections. If I have made any errors, I apologize in advance. I have corrected my original post to show Cameron McCullough with an additional assist that happened in overtime on a pass to Blaise Spencer for his three. McCullough now has a total of 5 assists instead of 4 and Marshall Co. now has 13 team assists for the game instead of 12.

I have corrected the number of turnovers for Giles Co. to 16 from 13 in the post above as I made an error late last night. There may be other corrections as I check my scoresheet. I hope that my individual points totals for both teams are correct as there is no box score in "The Tennessean" for me to check as they only have the score. I apologize for any additional errors in advance. I completely left out the team assists in my original report and have now edited in that Giles Co. had 10 and Lewis Co. had 7. Devin Holt led Giles with 7 and Kyle Tenison led Lewis with 3. During my years here on coacht, people have asked me why I do these reports and my answer has been that I want to supplement the coverage found in newspapers and also get players' names out there in hopes that may get a chance to continue their careers in college. Neither of last night's games have box scores in "The Tennessean" which I regret as both games were exciting contests with great individual performances and also team efforts. Coverage of AA teams in greatly lacking in my opinion as they normally cover AAA teams. I hope my reports fill these gaps as I will provide my reports for the remaining games in this district tournament and also the regional tournament.

In the 2nd semi-final of District 10AA, #2 Seed Giles Co. defeated #3 Seed Lewis Co., 61-57, as Giles' strong inside game of Creshaun Holt, Artez Franklin, and Dominique Harney combined for 40 pts and PG Devin Holt added 10 pts with 2 threes and 4 of 6 FT'S. Edward Dartis came off the bench for the Bobcats to hit 3 threes to add to the balanced attack. Lewis Co. made a good run in the 4th qtr with 28 pts to Giles' 19 as Chance Helton had 11 of his 16 pts and 2 of his 3 threes and Kane Crowell had 7 of 12 pts that included 5 of 5 FT's, but the Panthers can up just a little short. Giles Co. advanced to the Championship game on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 against Spring Hill who won earlier over Marshall Co. in overtime, 69-65. Marshall and Lewis will play the consolation game for 3rd place at 6:00 PM. Lewis Co.....16...6......7...28....57 Giles Co......14..12....16..19.....61 Giles Co. Player Stats: Creshaun Greer - 16 pts (8 of 13 FT's), 12 rebs, 1 blk Artez Franklin - 14 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 7 rebs, 1 asst Devin Holt - 10 pts (2 threes, 4 of 6 FT's), 2 rebs, 7 assts Dominique Harney - 10 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 5 rebs, 1 asst Edward Dartis - 9 pts (3 threes), 1 reb Jonathan Alsup - 2 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst Lewis Co. Player Stats: Chance Helton - 16 pts (3 threes, 1 of 2 FT's), 2 rebs Kane Crowell - 12 pts (8 of 8 FT's), 3 rebs Kyle Tenison - 9 pts (1 of 2 FT's), 5 rebs, 3 assts Corbin Carroll - 7 pts (1 three, 0 of 1 FT's), 5 rebs, 1 asst Ryan Cates - 7 pts (1 three), 1 asst Derek Duncan - 3 pts (1 three), 1 reb, 2 assts Ethan Dye - 2 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 3 rebs Myles Brewer - 1 pt (1 of 2 FT's), 1 reb Team Stats: Three Point Goals: GC 5, LC 6 Free Throws: GC 16 of 23 (69.6%), LC 13 of 17 (76.5%) Rebounds: GC 29, LC 20 Assists: GC 10, LC 7 Blocks: GC 1, LC 0 Fouls: GC 19, LC 22 Turnovers: GC 16, LC 15 Lewis Co. led at the end of the 1st qtr, 16-14, as Helton had 5 with a three, Tenison had 5 (1 of 1 FT's), Cates had 2, and both Crowell and Dye hit 2 of 2 FT's while Giles Co.'s C. Holt had 10 (2 of 3 FT's) and Franklin had 4. In the 2nd qtr, GC outscored LC, 12-6, as Dartis had 3 threes and D. Holt hit a three while LC's Cates and Carroll both hit threes and GC led at the half, 26-22. In the 3rd qtr, GC outscored LC, 16-7, as Harney had 6, D. Holt had 4 (1 three, 1 of 2 FT's), and Franklin had 6 (2 of 2 FT's) while LC's Crowell had 3 (1 of 1 FT's) and both Tenison and Cates had 2 each as GC led, 42-29, at the half. In the 4th qtr, Lewis Co. came back as they outscored GC, 28-19, as Helton had 11 (2 threes, 1 of 2 FT's), Crowell had 7 (5 of 5 FT's), Carroll had 4 (0 of 1 FT's), Duncan hit a three, and Tenison had 2 (0 of 1 FT's) while GC's C. Holt hit 6 of 9 FT's, Franklin had 4, Harney had 4 (2 of 2 FT's), D. Holt hit 3 of 4 FT's, and Alsup had 2 as Giles Co. won 61-57.

Post #1 now updated with stats. I'll add one comment - it is rare that a team can come into Lewisburg and beat the Tigers at their own game - three point shooting - but the Spring Hill Raiders did it tonight. Free Throw shooting became a factor in OT as Spring hit 7 of 7 as Marshall Co. was forced to foul. Congratulatons to the Raiders on their big win.

#5 Seed Spring Hill came from behind to defeat #1 Seed Marshall Co. in overtime, 69-65, after tying the game at 60 all in the 4th qtr as DeAngelo Williams hit 3 threes and Montae Brown had 8 with 2 threes. Spring Hill was perfect from the line in the OT period hitting 7 of 7 and Epraim Julius had 5 of his 9 pts (3 of 3 FT's) as Spring Hill advanced to the Championship game on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 against Giles Co. who defeated Lewis Co. in the second semi-final, 61-57. Marshall Co. will face Lewis Co. in the Consolation or 3rd place game at 6:00 PM. Spring Hill.......17..12....10..21....9.....69 Marshall Co.....21..15....11..13....5.....65 Spring Hill Player Stats: Montae Brown - 20 pts (4 threes, 4 of 4 FT's), 3 rebs, 2 assts DeAngleo Williams - 20 pts (4 threes, 0 of 1 FT's), 3 rebs, 2 assts, 1 blk Freddie Currey - 11 pts (3 of 4 FT's), 12 rebs, 1 asst Ephraim Julius - 9 pts (3 of 3 FT's), 9 rebs, 3 assts, 1 blk Randy Stephens - 5 pts (1 three), 3 rebs Jerome Tucker - 4 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst Jordan Sandefur - 1 reb, 3 assts Kyle Witt - 1 reb Marshall Co. Player Stats: Deshaun Greer - 20 pts (4 of 4 FT's), 8 rebs, 1 blk Ryan Nicholson - 16 pts (2 threes, 4 of 7 FT's), 1 reb, 6 assts Blaise Spencer - 12 pts (3 threes, 0 of 1 FT's), 5 rebs Hunter Osborne - 8 pts (1 three, 3 of 4 FT's), 4 rebs, 2 assts Cameron McCullough - 7 pts (1 of 3 FT's), 8 rebs, 5 assts Jamie Perryman - 2 pts, 2 rebs Team Stats: Three Point Goals: SH 9, MC 6 Free Throws: SH 10 of 12 (83.3%), MC 12 of 19 (63.2%) Rebounds: SH 33, MC 28 Assists: SH 12, MC 13 Blocks: SH 2, MC 1 Fouls: SH 18, MC 13 Turnovers: SH 12, MC 14 Marshall Co. led at the end of the 1st qtr, 21-17, as Osborne had all 8 of his points with 1 three and 3 of 4 FT's, both Greer and Nicholson each had 4, and Spencer hit a three while Spring Hill's Brown had 5 (2 of 2 FT's) and Williams, Currie, and Tucker each had 4. In the 2nd qtr, MC outscored SH, 15-12, as Greer had 12 (4 of 4 FT's), Perryman had 2, and Nicholson hit 1 of 3 FT's while SH's Currie had 4, both Williams and Stephens each hit a three, and Brown had 2 as MC led at the half, 36-29. In the 3rd qtr, MC outscored SH, 11-10, as Nicholson hit 2 threes, Spencer hit a three, and Greer had 2 while SH's Williams had 4, Brown hit a three, Julius had 2, and Currie hit 1 of 2 FT's as MC led after 3 qtrs, 47-39. In the 4th qtr, SH came back by hitting 5 threes to outscore MC, 21-13, as Williams hit 3 threes, Brown had 8 with 2 threes, and both Julius and Stephens had 2 each while MC's Nicholson had 4 (2 of 2 FT's), McCullough had 4 (0 of 1 FT's), Spencer hit a three, but missed a FT, and Greer had 2 as the game went to ovetime tied at 60-60. In the overtime period, SH outscored MC, 9-5, as Julius had 5 (3 of 3 FT's) and both Brown and Currie hit 2 of 2 FT's while MC's Spencer hit a three and both Nicholson and McCullough each hit 1 of 2 FT's as Spring Hill took the semi-final win at 69-65.

I received an email from Kathy Dye yesterday informing me that she would be stepping down as coach of the Lady Patriots. Kathy was the head coach at Page the last four years and had been in coaching for 18 years including being the assistant coach at Riverdale prior to coming to Page. Kathy also said that she ready is ready to begin the next chapter in her life where she will pursue other interests. I have enjoyed working with Kathy as she always kept me informed on the aspects of the team and I will miss her greatly. I'm sure she would appreciate any comments from those of you she has touched during her coaching career.

Thanks for your reply, raiderpride. I don't want to take anything away from the Hickman Co.'s win as they have really come on late in the season after a slow start. Jaclyn Wise is a great player with a good shot and her 20 pts along with Kelsey Wright's 14 and Jana Gilbert's 10 showed good balanced scoring. One of the keys to HC's win was the breaking of the back court press that LC's uses. One of the LC parents sitting near me commented during the game that LC was tentative in their offensive play in the first half and their 5 pt 2nd qtr allowed HC to take control of the game. The fouls were even at 7 a piece in the 1st half and LC had 15 to HC's 10 in the 2nd half, but they fouled late in the game to put HC at the line hoping for a miss, but HC hit their FT's (11 of 15 in the 4th qtr) and LC was also accurate with 10 of 11 in the 4th qtr. HC had only 4 more FT attempts for the game than LC (23 to 19). I appreciate all of comments that the others made as I have not received many comments on my posts during the season. It's good to get several opinions about what happened during a close game as it gives new perspectives of what happened. Since my team has lost out, I watch all the remaining games as a somewhat of a neutral observer. I will try to be more careful in my future posts to give credit to the winning teams for their good play and will refrain from negative comments on officiating.

I fully expected this game to be close, but Marshall's Lauren March was great underneath and the team hit 7 threes with McKenna Moffett getting 3. Giles Co. just made too many turnovers and Vee Young only had 10 pts - all in the 1st half. Giles Co..........4...10.....2....3.....19 Marshall Co.....17..11....24..11.....63 Marshall Co. Player Stats: Lauren March - 25 pts (7 of 7 FT's), 12 rebs, 3 assts, 1 blk Jakerra Simmons - 10 pts (0 of 2 FT's), 5 rebs, 1 asst McKenna Moffett - 9 pts (3 threes), 1 reb, 4 assts LaRhonda O'Neals - 4 pts, 1 asst Jessica McQueen - 3 pts (1 three), 4 rebs, 1 asst Andraya Tears - 3 pts (1 of 2 FT's), 3 rebs Danika Hopkins - 3 pts (1 three), 2 rebs, 1 asst Artavia Bryant - 3 pts (1 three), 2 rebs Lauren Reeves - 3 pts (1 three) Kanesha McLean - 0 of 2 FT's, 1 reb, 2 assts Addricka O'Neal - 1 reb, 1 asst Mieke Wallace - 0 of 1 FT's, 1 reb Giles Co. Player Stats: Vee Young - 10 pts (0 of 2 FT's), 8 rebs Marqueissa Davidson - 4 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 2 rebs Tiffany Wall - 3 pts (1 three), 6 rebs, 1 asst Hope Garrett - 2 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst Meredith Mayfield - 2 rebs Jasmine Holt - 1 reb Treasure Houston -1 reb Channing Montez - 1 reb Keosha Wisener - 1 asst Sarah Young - 1 asst Team Stats: Three Point Goals: MC 7, GC 1 Free Throws: MC 8 of 14 (57.1%), GC 2 of 4 (50%) Rebounds: MC 32, GC 22 Assists: MC 14, GC 4 Blocks: MC 1, GC 0 Fouls: MC 5, GC 12 Turnovers: MC 6, GC 24 Marshall Co led at the end of the 1st qtr, 17-4, as March had 9 (1 of 1 FT's), Moffet hit 2 threes, and Simmons had 2 (0 of 2 FT's) while Giles Co.'s Young had 2 (0 of 2 FT's) and Garrett had 2. In the 2nd qtr, MC outscored GC, 11-10, as March had 4 (2 of 2 FT's), Simmons had 4, and Moffett hit a three while GC's Young had 8 and Davidson hit 2 of 2 FT's as MC led at the half, 28-14. In the 3rd qtr, MC really took control as they outscored GC, 24-2, as March had 12 (4 of 4 FT's), Simmon had 4, both Hopkins and McQueen each hit a three, and Tears had 2 while GC's lone basket was by Davidson as MC led by 36 pts after 3 qtrs, 52-16. In the 4th qtr, with the "35 pt" rule in effect, the clock ran most of the time as the MC subs outscored the GC subs, 11-3, as L. O'Neal had 4, both Bryant and Reeves each hit a three, and Tears hit 1 of 2 FT's while GC's Wall hit a three as Marshall Co. won 63-19 and advanced to the Championship game against Hickman Co. on Mon, Feb. 18 at 7:30. Giles Co. will play Lewis Co. in the consolation or 3rd place game at 6:00

Before I throw the numbers out, I have to make a comment on the officiating. It was not the lead official who made the bad calls, but one of the secondary officials. Several times during the game it appeared that Hickman Co. fouled the Lewis Co. player, but this official called Lewis for the foul. One of the most blatent errors happened in the 4th qtr where Lewis player #3 Jessica Hinson had the ball in the corner and a Hickman player rushed in to try to steal the ball and knocked Hinson down. Much to everyone's surprise this official went to the scoring table and held up 3 fingers. I knew immediately that Hickman didn't have a #3 on their roster and then the official pointed to Hickman's goal giving them possession. The Lewis fans went crazy and even the lead official talked to the official to question the call, but the foul was given to Jessica Hinson and the ball went to Hickman Co. Even at the end of the game when Lewis' Micah Anderson attempted a three point shot that would have tied the game, no call was made on an obvious foul. These are just 2 of the notable errors, but there were far more during the entire game as Lewis fell victim to poor officiating. Off the soap box and on with the numbers. Hickman Co......11..12....13..21.....57 Lewis Co..........10...5.....13..26.....54 Hickman Co. Player Stats: Jaclyn Wise - 20 pts (6 of 7 FT's), 7 rebs, 2 assts Kelsey Wright - 14 pts (4 of 5 FT's), 5 rebs Jana Gilbert - 10 pts (6 of 6 FT's), 3 rebs, 3 assts Kayla Hutcherson - 7 pts (1 of 5 FT's), 3 rebs, 1 asst L. A. Phillips - 6 pts, 3 rebs Brittany Powers - 6 rebs, 1 asst, 1 blk Lewis Co. Player Stats: Micah Anderson - 17 pts (1 three, 8 of 8 FT's), 6 rebs, 1 asst C. C. Tibbs - 11 pts (2 threes, 1 of 2 FT's), 6 rebs, 3 assts Taylor McKinney - 9 pts (1 of 1 FT's), 8 rebs, 1 asst, 1 blk Marisa Bryant - 6 pts (1 three, 1 of 1 FT's) Jacie Hinson - 5 pts (1 three), 1 reb Jessica Hinson - 4 pts (2 of 3 FT's), 1 reb, 1 asst Whitley Clayton - 2 pts (2 of 2 FT's), 2 rebs, 1 asst Chynna Helton - 1 reb, 1 asst, 2 blks Hannah Hill - 1 reb Team Stats: Three Point Goals: HC 0, LC 5 Free Throws: HC 17 of 23 (73.9%), LC 15 of 19 (78.9%) Rebounds: HC 27, LC 26 Assists: HC 7, LC 8 Blocks: HC 1, LC 3 Fouls: HC 17, LC 22 Turnovers: HC 14, LC 11 Hickman Co led at the end of the 1st qtr, 11-10, as Wise had 6, Wright had 3 (1 of 1 FT's), and L.A. Phillips had 2 while Lewis Co.'s Anderson had 6 (4 of 4 FT's) and McKinney had 4. In the 2nd qtr, HC outscored LC, 12-5, as Phillips had 4, Gilbert had 4 (2 of 2 FT's), Wise had 2, and Wright hit 2 of 2 FT's while LC's Bryant hit a three and McKinney had 2 as HC led at the half, 23-15. This low scoring qtr for LC did not help them at all. In the 3rd qtr, both teams scored 13 each as HC's Wise had 6 (0 of 1 FT's), Wright had 5 (1 of 2 FT's), and Hutcherson had 2 while LC's Jacie Hinson and Tibbs both had 5 with a three and McKinney had 3 (1 of 1 FT's) as HC maintained their 8 pt half-time led at 36-28. In the 4th qtr, LC made a valient effort as they outscored HC, 26-21, as Anderson had 11 (1 three, 4 of 4 FT's), Tibbs had 6 (1 three, 1 of 1 FT's), Jessica Hinson had 4 (2 of 3 FT's), Bryant had 3 (1 of 1 FT's), and Clayton hit 2 of 2 FT's while HC's Wise hit 6 of 6 FT's, Gilbert had 6 (4 of 4 FT's), Hutcherson had 5 (1 of 5 FT's), and Wright had 4 as Hickson Co. won, 57-54, and advanced to the Final where they will play Marshall Co. who won later against Giles Co., 63-19. Lewis Co. will play Giles Co. in the consolation game for 3rd place.