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I agree that Baylor appears to be the favorite in their bracket. I must also agree with statements suggesting the brackets being a bit lop-side (at least on paper). No team in the bracket containing CSAS, Notre Dame, Red Bank, and Baylor has a winning record. Baylor's body of work is too limited right now to really say that they have a "losing record" and they at least have a win over traditional powerhouse Howard on their resume'. The previous bracket pales in comparison to the other bracket with McCallie, Ooltewah, Tyner, and Cleveland, all with minimal losses if any.

Great list

I humbly accept your correction (notice that "I believe" accompanied that portion of my previous post) & my assertion that the "current 6AA" was formed 3 years ago is more vital to my point than the previous districts of the schools. It remained the same district in name only, not in composition. The "current 6AA" is much stronger & it will be much tougher to penetrate the traditional basketball powerhouses of Howard, Brainerd, Tyner, and Red Bank. Also, they actually did go to the Region & lost to Tyner in the 1st round in a game played at Tyner when former Tyner player Michael Bradley was a junior and former Hixson player Randy Boyd was a sophomore . The remainder of the region was played at McMinn County with Brainerd beating Tyner in the championship. Just to make it clear, I'm not saying that Hixson's coach is doing a great job, nor am I saying that he's doing a poor job. I've never been to a practice session or critically assessed his performance. But I do know that it's a lot easier to coach when you have talent, and I'm not sure that anyone other than the tall kid on their current team could start for ANY of the traditional powerhouses listed above. No knock on the kids. That's just where it is right now.

16 points is not good, in fact it's pretty bad, but out of respect to all involved, I won't comment anymore on that. However, the current District 6AA was formed only 3 years ago. It pulled Brainerd & Tyner from District 5AA, Hixson,Howard,and East Ridge from District 7 AA (I believe), Red Bank & Central from AAA & newly formed East Hamilton. So Hixson very well may have made it to the region prior to 6AA, but it certainly hasn't since joining 6AA.

I'm not sure what Rhea County has, but East Ridge has a lot of experience returning.

With all due respect oochie, the blame may not solely lie on coaching. Hixson competes in what may be the toughest district outside of AAA in Memphis, with the likes of Howard, Brainerd, Tyner, and Red Bank. Each of these schools have been to the State Tournament during Coach Disabrow's tenure. Additionally, East Hamilton is up & coming since they are the new thing in town, and Central showed that they are a force to contend with by beating East Hamilton. Talent distribution is an issue for all Hamilton County schools because of the number of schools, but, with respect to Hixson's current players, it has hit Hixson particularly hard. In regards to the discipline, it follows commitment. Improvement follows discipline. If kids aren't afraid of losing the opportunity to play, what incentive do they have to do what the coach asks them to do? And surprisingly, parents blindly support that behavior. Being a fan of high school basketball, I see this across the board. Not just Hixson.

CSAS probably should be in this poll. They returned all of their major contributors from a state tourney team, they've played a brutal schedule versus a lot of perenial powerhouse AA teams (Brainerd, Howard, Tyner)along with Hixson & Notre Dame up to this point. Throw in a very talented McCallie & that's a recipe for disaster. To my knowledge they held their own during that time, only falling to Tyner & Hixson (both in ot I believe). I don't have a lot of knowledge of the teams mentioned here to say who shouldn't be on here, but CSAS has proven last year, this year, and in years past that they deserve stronger consideration than they appear to be receiving.

Agreed! and hopefully 2010 all-state tourney performer Corey Nelson(Grace)will return to a high level of play following his football injury. Grace's success will depend alot on him.

CSAS (Chattanooga)has to be on this list! State tourney appearance in 2010 & returns all significant contributors. (I believe lost one to transfer & one to graduation). Good & experienced coaching staff. They've been there. Look for them to make some waves.

1st of all, great posts! Unfortunately, I think we may be "preaching to the choir", but the comments could provide direction to a young coach or a parent who got off track for a moment. At any rate, it should be understood that the players who give the team the best opportunity to be successful are going to play. As a former coach & "afterlete", I understood this, so I did things to prove that I should be 1 of the 5 on the court. Players (and generally this generation, imo) have developed a a sense of entitlement, in which they think that have a right to a certain amount of playing time for whatever reason, regardless of how well they performed in practice or in the classroom. Couple that with an "it's all about me attitude" (often cultivated by unsuspecting parents), and you have a conflict in the making that will be intensified by players & parents behaving as though they know more than coaches. This undermines the authority of the coach and creates an environment where all team members will rarely be on the same page. I'll admit that it is pretty common to 2nd guess coaches, even ones who have forgotten more than we ever learned. I catch myself from time-to-time (yall have to admit that you thought Calipari should have fouled before the 3 pointer by Chalmers ). But most coaches consider the make-up of their team and prepare to win accordingly. So parents & other supporters of players, please understand that when you suggest to that player that she/he should do something other than what the coaches have asked them to do, you are creating confusion in their mind & dissension among teammates. The team is destined to underachieve as a result and, you can't blame the coach for that.

Turtle, I don't recall a fight at the Tyner vs. Howard game(s), but it may have occurred outside or after the games. The suggestions that I made were not only in response to Friday's incident, but previous newsworthy incidents at Brainerd with the potential for a bad outcome. I'm choosing not to delve deep into those incidents because I, like you, believe that they do not represent Brainerd's faculty, students, nor the basketball Panthers & Lady Panthers. At issue is the negativity associated with Brainerd right now and the comfort level at which fans feel they can come & enjoy an evening of basketball. So my suggestions were definitely not meant to punish Brainerd's Basketball Program, but to consider the 1,000 or so paying fans. However, I can see how it would could be viewed as punishing Brainerd. By the way, I'll be the 1st to admit that it could happen anywhere @ any game (My understanding is that there was also a fight at the Hixson vs. Central game, but no write-up or discussion on that one). Out of respect for both schools, I won't discuss this aspect of the game anymore, but will offer my 2 cents on what occurred on the court

T-Mac, I'm in total agreement with you. Initially, I was excited that the district tourney would be held in Hamilton County (not to mention the region), but after Friday night, I think the venue needs to be changed. There's too much negative behavior associated with Brainerd right now. In an article in the Chattanoogan, Brainerd's principal tried to indirectly re-direct some of that negative press towards Tyner, by suggesting that only 1-2 students involved in 4-5 fights were from Brainerd. LOL. That didn't appeal to my common sense (neither did the fights). I'm supposed to think that Tyner students waited all week to fight each other @ the Brainerd/Tyner game. Don't get me wrong, most fights take place because of an audience, but 30-40 yelling "fight, fight, fight..." is enough to satisfy that requirement. If I had a say in the matter, they should hold the district & the region at East Hamilton. My 2nd choice would be East Ridge (district only). Nothing against Brainerd. It's just associated with too much drama right now & I just wanna enjoy some good basketball.

Turtle, Tyner won by 4. I don't think the teams hate each other. The atmosphere is amped up by immature adults and even more immature teenagers. Neither realizing that you can support your team without being negative to the opposing team. I wouldn't classify this as a Tyner/ Brainerd issue though (not saying that you were). It's across the board. Grown children & immature adults (ironic).

Wow ! That's surprising (No disrespect to Beech). Livingston is much better than that. Every dog has it's day though. If I was a future Livingston opponent, I wouldn't expect that type of a performance.

A week or two they had 9 threes-in the first quarter. That's impressive who else is filling it up other than Sanders.