ClaboCrazy1961

My predictions for the quarterfinals: Collierville keeps their sectional momentum and beats Cleveland Bearden in a close one over Cane Ridge Siegel edges Oak Ridge in a shootout Houston rolls Anyone else?

If Siegel loses it will be because they got out-coached

You could not ask for a better game or environment for a high school basketball game than there was last night. Two of the best programs in the state going at it. Hopefully both can take care of business Monday and make the trip to the glass house.

Should be a good one. Any predictions?

Oak Ridge will win easily. Maryville does not have any size or athletes like they have had in the past. The only chance they have is to make over 12 three's. Thoughts on the Bearden/Clinton game?

Players who were all state and are now playing in the SEC did not win outright in previous years. It is about time the best player got the MVP. Big games tonight. Oak Ridge v Clinton and Bearden v Maryville. Any predictions?

Over half of the HH roster has high major D1 offers and at least 3 kids who are 6'11". Idk where it is in Chatt either, but I do know it is a factory for D1 lately

Yes https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/02/11/tssaa-tennessee-mr-miss-basketball-finalists-2021/4431801001/

Who are the picks for district player of the year? My picks would be Milloway or Miller from OR for District 3 and Pruitt or Bredwood from Bearden for District 4. Surely the best player on the top two teams would win it. Both Bearden and OR went undefeated in league play. Any thoughts? Also, how are the brackets for the district tournaments shaping up?

What a wild week those two teams have had. Huge difference in scores in the two games

I was shocked at the score. Was EH at full strength? I know Cleveland has the shooters to put up 80, but did not see that coming

Kids in Knox County can sit in classrooms of 30 all day but cannot attend games. Ridiculous. At least the games go on, even if other teams get to have fans. TSSAA should make the call so that all the game environments are fair

I am looking forward to seeing OR vs Catholic as well. Will it be streaming anywhere? Catholic beat Bearden by 12 earlier in the year. Jumped out on them in the first quarter and then it was even the rest of the game. Bearden had no answer for Tamba in the paint that game. I think Oak Ridge will win this game because Milloway can hold his own inside against Tamba and make enough 3's to draw him away from the basket some. It will be fun to see that Bearden/Catholic rematch in a couple of weeks too.

We can agree to disagree about the East teams. Wiseman was not there in 16-17

The Arby's is by invitation. Bearden won it in 2018-19 season and should have been invited this season as well as last. Maryville, OR, and Bearden have all been playing Cleveland. BHS, MHS, and ORHS are not scared of anyone or each other and neither are the coaches in my opinion.

Did you know that the 18-19 Bearden team beat that Memphis East all-star team with Wiseman by 15 AND the 17-18 team lost to East by 12? So my answer is yes, however Maryville would have been smoked by those East teams. I agree that in '07 Maryville did have luck in who they got to play at state. I never said OR does not win state because it does not play MHS and BHS. Bearden and OR both try to play better non-district opponents than Maryville from what I have seen. I am not knocking either teams' strength of schedule. My point was, as a fan, I would like to see them play more often than the region tournament, that's all.

That is a fair assessment. I saw where Cleveland dropped the second game with Bearden from their schedule. What's up with that?

I completely understand the reasons to not play, and I am not blaming anyone. Just stating facts. OR fans are on here bragging about their records in a weak district and have not won a state title, while Bearden and Maryville both have state titles in the last 13 years and play in a tougher district. They have to duke it out each year with each other, yet who is challenging OR every year? There is no perennial power in their league like Bearden or Maryville.

As a fan, I wish Oak Ridge would play Maryville and Bearden more often. Since Green has been there (10 seasons) they have only played those 2 teams 15 times (almost all meetings in the region tournament). The previous 8 seasons, according to CoachT Schedules, they played 25 times. The best AAA programs in the Knoxville area should meet more often in my opinion.

Any predictions for EH vs Cleveland?

What was that Science Hill vs DB game like last night? I just saw it was a 1 point game

I agree with that. It is sad that there are no student sections at the games. 30 students can sit in classrooms all day, but not attend basketball games. I am grateful that the games are being played though

Do you all think it is prudent to allow the most at-risk age group (grandparents) to come to games?

Looks like Bearden and Oak Ridge are still the leaders so far this year with no losses in district play. Can anyone compete with Oak Ridge in district 3? Clinton, Central, Powell? Can anyone beat Bearden in district 4? Maryville, West, Farragut?

They played on ESPN2 in 2012