Ormeinkeig

Only Richland advances in the regionals, but they have a good shot at winning the region.

So did district 10 ballerz..whats the point? McEwen and CA were from the same district and eliminated district 9 in the regions. Tyler Rice made Wayne County..plain and simple. On a neutral court or even a night he was not hitting Wayne County might have not even made it to state.

I would caution looking at any of the teams remaining on how they played one game if that was the first time you watched them play. I am not from Clarksville or a fan of CA, but I had the pleasure of watching them play 5 times this year. They can be trapped and pressed and I agree their guards are role players, but if they are hitting some 3's which I have seen them get hot, they are tough to match up against. Malcolm Smith is the real deal and based on what I have read here it seems he was not on his "A" game yesterday. I personally witnessed him hit about 13 free throws one night and I think he has excellent skills for his size. I also witnessed him get a rebound, dribble it the length of the court and dunk it. If their guards can keep there composure, I like their chances. I also had the luxury of watching Wayne County this year and the game played out like I thought it would. I thought Wayne County would give them fits in their aggressive trapping press, just wasn't sure how tight the officials would be calling the game. Tyler Rice is very very impressive when his shots are falling and he is a tough match up for any team with his size and speed. Look forward to the next round of games.

Smith boys will score at will in the middle vs. Wayne Co. If Tyler Rice is not on fire again, this will be a long game for them.

McEwen? I thought their basketball team was on the same talent level as their football team. Let's hope WC feels this way and is looking past us !!

Big Walt and the Wilson twins made all tourney for McEwen. Great game to both teams and a big shout out to Clarksville Academy for a well played game. It was great to see them win with class! McEwen boys I am proud of you all and you laid it out on the line...that 3rd quarter killed you guys but you never stopped fighting. Good luck to both teams in substate. Have your "A" game on Big Red for those Rice boys down in Waynesboro! Maybe we can do a part 5 in Murfreesboro.

I hope she is ok. That was a terrible loss and she was playing a great game. She was definitely the leader on the floor for Cascade and a great player. She is in our prayers here in McEwen.

Good description of what happened Mercury. Sometimes teams get away from what got them the lead and they are not comfortable doing it. I thought Heritage did a good job of taking the game into control coming out of half time and taking a good lead into the 4th. Then they just got silly. They stopped dribble penetration and tried to bleed the clock. Several bad turnovers and missing those 1 and 1's were a killer. I think McEwen got a time out called after the 3 pointer which Petrone was upset about. I think he felt the ball got put into play before the bench got the timeout. Any how I thought it was a great ballgame to watch as a spectator and both teams showed their strengths and weaknesses.

Yes they played. Was a great game. McEwen hit a 3 to take the lead with 5.8 seconds left.

I was at the McEwen- Houston County game also and I do not think the outcome will be much different at Houston County except the score will be closer. I think Houston County has all the tools to be a good team, but they did not handle the press very well. I thought the McEwen team was balanced well and they have numerous ball handlers who can dribble their way out of pressure. From what I have seen though, Houston County is the best opportunity for them to lose a game.

Brighton and Morristown West would be big fans of your argument that 5-5 teams are "non-deserving".

The East Robertson teams of 87, 88 and 89 were very good especially the 87 team.

To be more exact a vote WAS made to consolidate the two schools against the will and wishes of the town and good folks from McEwen. A court injunction put a halt to this. That year McEwen had a VERY good football team that was to open the season against Waverly. McEwen was forced to forfeit that game to Waverly 2-0. I think folks in McEwen dug in hard with the attitude if you can't play us when we have good teams that will beat you, then we won't play you at all. Those hard feelings were around for many years. And what's pitching a b.....???? Showing pride for your town and your school? We like having our own school even if it requires getting your hand me downs...but thats opening a whole other can.

Been out of town and late reading this thread. Correct me if I am wrong RedDevil88, but wasn't Jo Byrns a member of 8A in 1985? McEwen went 10-0 with a win over JBHS to win the District that year so a loss to TPS didn't cost ya the district. Scooter Edwards would have been a senior in the class of 90' and he was one heck of a running back. Pretty good nose guard too.

I think it's 35 years. His 2nd stint in McEwen started in 83'