I'm surprised to see your pick on this one....
Usually, the Middle Tennessee teams aren't that strong...There will be a team or two with a gaudy record but they end up getting beat by either a West Tenn team or a Chattanooga team...
If Arts and Sciences make it, it wouldn't surprise me to see them get to the finals...They are one of the few Chattanooga teams that plays like we do in West Tn.....If Westwood wins tonight, I wouldn't be surprised to see them either(Or if UC wins)....The champion, in my opinion, will come from the 7A/8A sectional or from Chattanooga...Humboldt would be my favorite...
I looked at CA's schedule...The schedule ranking has them 82nd (I know...but that's in 1A ) but the out of state teams don't help their cause...They won a tournament in Cadiz, Ky that has all similar size teams play in it....They played and beat Butler County, Ky (3-25), Caldwell County, Ky (6-20), Dawson Springs, Ky (1-24) and Trigg County, Ky (12-14)...Of course they gotta win tonight, like you said....
I don't see anything even close to what UC and Manassas had the last 2 seasons (I would throw Humboldt in there to from last season) single A is wide open and the 2 big men they have are both 6'5 and 1 is a straight up legit D1 talent and they have a couple of good guards that can shoot the ball. That's enough to win it this year. Plus I think if thy get there they would get more calls against any team from our area...I know some think that's BS but I really believe that. CA might loose tonight...I could be entirely wrong. I haven't seen them in person just making an educated guess from what I've been reading in the Clarksville paper on and off all season. I've been checking it out and following Austin Peay all season...with Blake and Reaves playing there and Greer will be there next season. Coach Loos has been recruiting Memphis and this area hard.
We may not see another single A team like UC and Manassas for a long time. I just don't see a dominate team in single A and have a feeling this is the year the gold ball goes to a different area of the state. Personally I'm pulling for Humboldt...I would like to see them finally win one.
You will see another 1a team like that in a couple of years at Humboldt. And probably the year after that too!