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Actually, if Lake Co. beats Halls tomorrow night Bradford has the tiebreaker on Halls with a win over LC. Halls would be the #6 seed in that case.

If Humboldt beats UC they will be 1, South Fulton 2, & UC 3. GC should be the 7 seed no matter how LC-Halls turns out because Halls swept GC & Bradford would have wins over both LC & Halls. That would put GC at SF for district quarters. Could be wrong but that's how I've evaluated tiebreakers.

Thanks for the plug for Tiffany Rechis. She's having a great Jr. year and should be a front-runner next season. However my ballot will have: Rachel Bell-Creek Wood Abbey Sissom-Cannon Co. Allison Hodge-Grainger

Haven't had much luck with responses out of Carroll County but can anyone tell me who won this game Tuesday night? Need to update standings.

Would have a shot a AA for sure, AAA is iffy. I agree with your earlier comment about Westview having a shot to get back to 'boro. Tough pre-Christmas schedule is paying dividends and role players are stepping up. Will have a tough one at Dyersburg tomorrow night but it should be a preview of district title game for February.

Thread is AA poll. Union City no longer in AA

Got it!

Boys game was posted on scoreboard so I know they played. Just need to know who won to update standings. Thanks.

Game is next Thursday. Sorry you were led astray.

Amber Fair is sitting out the 1st semester for academics. Union City played great defense the 1st half and really limited what Greenfield could do offensively. Greenfield pitched a shoutout in the 3rd quarter with a defensive adjustment and coupled with a little more relaxed offense made it tight in the 4th quarter. Union City missed some easy shots. They are physically superior to any Class A team locally but don't always put the pieces together. Greenfield misses Kalee Kesterson but others will pick up the slack, probably by committee. Don't know if they can replace her leadership as a senior.

Halls was without Ineasha Claybrook against Gibson Co. She is reportedly out once again for the season. Two years in a row. Very talented player who's had a tough time. Halls is nowhere near the same team without her.

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Thank you devilfanatic. Most of us really try our best. If you know 7Awatcher he knows me personally and can vouch for me.

Poll starts early January Jimbo, I have always noted your take on the UC as being an objective one. Appreciate your feedback.

Viking, do you know when the game with Peabody from 11/26 is to be made up?

Need makeup dates when set for games from last Friday, the 6th. 13A McKenzie at Big Sandy Carroll Ac. at Huntingdon 14A Gibson Co. at Bradford Lake Co. at Peabody Union City at Halls is now Mon, the 16th.

I'm not sure why I continue to try and explain the voting process on these message boards because most fans have their own ideas and that is the way it should be. However to constantly downgrade the knowledge of the sportswriters/broadcasters who make up the AP Poll voters gets old. When I referred to a lack of promotion earlier I wasn't talking about in the newspaper. We obviously can't see teams all across the state so we depend on information we share with one another to accurately gauge where teams should be ranked. We rarely get any input from voters in the Upper Cumberland about where their teams belong. This leads to ranking based more on records because that may be all the input we have. Thus, I will reserve my judgments about teams until we begin networking.

Can't believe JC has never been #1 in the poll but I can tell you one reason why they may not get as many votes as they should. Those of us who vote in the poll swap e-mails with information about the teams in our area and where they deserve to be ranked. Your area sportswriters need to promote the teams from the Upper Cumberland more. Yes, polls mean nothing except to create conversation and JC does their talking on the floor, but it's a shame when those of us in West Tennessee have to submit names for consideration from other parts of the state.

When is the Peabody game from Tuesday going to be played?

Just need a winner from this game back on 11/22. 13A girls don't get a lot of posters but I'm trying to get district standings up to date.

The line about athletes in the halls wasn't a knock on Henry County, just saying Pete got a lot out of what he had at a small Class A in Greenfield. Could really thrive with a AAA enrollment.

Have broadcast Pete's games at both Gleason and Greenfield. I dubbed him the "James Brown of High School Basketball." Just as the Godfather of Soul was the hardest working man in show business, Pete may be the hardest working man in prep coaching. He is up coaching from opening tap to closing horn, no matter what the score is. He never takes a possession off. His teams will be fundamentally sound on both ends. Give him the kind of athletes that I know are in the halls of HCHS and the Patriots will be very competitive.

Would love to see a West vs. Upper Cumberland Challenge again. Not just district vs. district but top teams from all classes. If the right movers & shakers got behind and promoted it I think it would be well received.

As far as the communicating to people the tournament sites, WCMT has noted the split on Coaches Corner for several weeks. We try to disseminate information whenever we receive it. Can't speak to the efforts of others. In this case I have to defend the attack on the TSSAA. They DO NOT select district tournament sites. It is voted on by member schools. It was voted to split this year to lessen the burden on any one school in hosting four nights of games & providing everything that goes with hosting a tournament. Hope that helps clarify what has taken place. And don't forget to join our sister station 105.7 "The Quake" for coverage of the 14A tourney from BOTH sites.