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If the final 4 would have played, win or lose they would have hung those banners anyway !

There were no guarantees for any team, but Loretto had some revenge factor going for them against GC that would have been extra motivation. I do think Loretto was the better team this year and Weathers was fine. She got a little sick during the game, but was ready to roll after the Oneida game. She would have been ready and was playing some unbelievable ball as well as the others starters and reserves. I just liked Loretto's chances, but still no guarantees for them or any of the 4 teams left.

I do understand your disappointment, but as good as Greenfield was, Clarkrange was better than last year. I feel like Loretto would have beaten a good Gibson Co team on their side of the bracket. I feel like Loretto had one of the better single A teams is a while too. Loretto had been playing great ball going into the last part of the season. I can promise you Loretto would have not rolled over and they matched up great with Greenfield. We were just as disappointed, but we felt we could have won it all this year. We will never know and anyone that claims the title does not either.

Commercial Appeal had the story. CoachT had the article listed as one of his stories.

I would have been ok with Co-Champions for the 4 teams left, but not my call. If not that, what would be a way to honor these teams in you opinion ?

With all that's going on, do you think we'll play basketball this fall. Do we just play with teams and coaches, but no fans ? I did not think this a few weeks ago, but the way this is playing out I'm wondering. This time in our days is hard to believe and even imagine.

I do believe the Class A teams of this past season, as a whole, may have been the best this state has ever had at one time. The final four on Class A would have been the top teams of any classification. I would like to have seen what this group of teams could have done on the national stage. This state would have been well represented.

This is painful to start since no closure for this season, but got to throw some teams out there, so I'll say Gibson County, Summertown, Loretto, Clarkrange will be some of the favorites of this up and coming season. I sure hope we get to play it and finish it out this time.

The only problem with that would teams from the same region and same district could not make it to state. Only regional champions could get to final 4. In single A 6 teams came from same region, so 3 of those would have no chance to get to the state (Gibson, Huntingdon, and Pickett). It means that you'd have weaker teams in state finals. I would be a final 4 instead of 8 teams. In Alabama, the girls basketball best are located Birmingham to the north. Been their when the best were out of the tournament in regions.

This was the right thing too do. Thanks TSSAA!

That is a very good point ! It would not answer the boys tournament, but it defiantly would have the girls. Way to go TSSAA !

My comments were not so much made at GC or Clarkrange. Both are great teams and good coaches in the championship discussion and should be given credit too. It seems some on here think that Greenfield shot badly, Loretto does not have a quality starting 5 that can match up, driving 2.5 hours and then playing a game in a home court situation, and count a 6 point win as proof Loretto could not stand a chance against Greenfield. Loretto shot 7 free-throws to Greenfield's 20. Come on, these 2 are great teams with good coaches and we may never know what would have happened, one thing is for sure, no one can know for certainty.

I would say that Loretto's defense has a lot to do with bad shooting. The one thing know one talks about was the foul shot differential. Greenfield shot 20 free throws to Loretto's 7. That's 13 more opportunities to score. Loretto plays basically without one of its main guards and in a home court environment and gets only 7 attempts at the charity strip. To think that there is are not more college able players on our team than Weathers and Chadwell means you have not watched Loretto very much. Greenfield is a great team, but so is Loretto. I'd want to see this one on a neutral site and called straight up.

All the head coaches of state teams, both girls and boys, should get together as one and make a pitch to TSSAA to have the state basketball tournament in April or May at a neutral site. Give each team 2 weeks to prepare.

I wish you were right and I understand your disappointment. I'm right there with you.

We'd like to see these games played out on the court. If they won't then that is a distant 2nd choice.

I know a coach in the final 4 and this has not been mentioned.

You are so right ! I'm not trusting these 20+ to 30+ to pick any lottery ticket numbers for me ! lol !

I think a lot of West Tennessee people are trying to give Oneida some bulletin board material. Oneida is a good team and will be respected by our Loretto girls.

Oneida has a very good 3 point shooting team. Loretto can not be peaking around the corner or they may be going home.

One game at a time. Loretto wont be looking at Greenfield until that games comes about, if it does. We'll have our hands full on our side of the bracket. Oneida has a lot of 3 point shooters that can put you in the hole real quick. All you hear is Greenfield, Loretto, and Clarkrange, but I'm telling you there are 5 other teams ready to put a whipping on any of those 3. It just take one great shooting night or one bad shooting night to be going home. Good luck to all team and Go Lady Mustangs !

Huntingdon by 15 and could be more, but I'll give Richland a few points for it being at their house and the long drive.

I'm back with you on this one Croppy. I think the refs cause this problem Coaches or most of them want their players to play physical but clean. Some kids don't understand what that means and go overboard. This is were the refs should clean up the play during the game. The players will learn or they will be on the bench with fouls troubles. I'm not sure why refs are letting this type of play go on during the games. Good post!

There's a lot of your posts I agree with but not this one. The reason Huntingdon got called for twice as many fouls as Loretto is because they fouled twice as much. That would have been called on either side of the river. Huntingdon came in to this game to play a very physical game with Loretto and they did. They deserved every foul they got an them some. I believe they will get to state, but if they play that brand of basketball they'll be having players in foul trouble early and often. Huntingdon is a good team and it was a physical game tonight. Loretto did not shoot from the outside very well, but their defense was very good tonight. Good luck to both teams moving forward.

Does anyone see any upsets with the up coming Region Final games !