Knoxwest

Like I said Heritage is a good team but not top 10; Bearden and Farragut are better than Mo West...

Heritage? I don't get that at all: they lost to Farragut, they are going to lose to Bearden in a couple of days...

1.blackman

2.oakland

3.dickson co.

4 white co.

5.riverdale

6.ridgeway

7.dyer co.

8.heritage

9.morristown west

10.cumberland co.

I think Hardin Valley has a lot of upside and think they are a more sound team than William Blount. I tjink Maryville is better than Farragut but otherwise agree.

Well, with Christmas approaching, here's a rundown (and my ranking) of District 4AAA girls based on the observations I've had in head-to-head play versus William Blount.

 

1.  Farragut - *has not played WB, but after a slow start, the Lady Admirals seem to be gathering steam.  Quality wins over Maryville, Heritage, and Hardin Valley.

 

2.  Maryville - impressive win over WB last evening.  Dominated pretty much every phase of the game.  Great upside because they are so young.  

 

3.  (tie)  Bearden - WB gave them a great game, losing by 4.  Very athletic and they may have a little more depth than Heritage.

 

3. (tie)  Heritage - Knocked off WB in overtime.  Great senior leadership on this team.  Always well-coached and ready to play.  

 

4.  William Blount -- exciting / frantic to watch.  Living and dying by the three-point shot.  I thought last night versus Maryville was their poorest performance of the season.  One thing I love though is that they kept playing till the end.  Just seemed like the threes wouldn't fall.  I'm excited about the future because our team is so young and they have shown they are capable of competing with good teams.  Gonna have to start getting to the basket--lay-ups and getting to the foul line.

 

5.  Hardin Valley - quality team I think, but with losses to WB, Faragut, and HV, this is as high as I could rank them.

 

6 & 7.  Don't know much yet about Lenoir City nor West.   Lenoir City has more wins, but I did note that West played Heritage a really tight game (3 points I believe at the end).

 

Second half of the season should be fun!

 

Agreed-it makes a huge advantage for home teams!

I recently was at the Bradley County / McMinn County basketball game and saw the new Bradley gym floor. It is different with the floor being BLACK except for inside the 3 point arch.

What is odd is all of the different lines on the floor. Its obvious there are volley ball court lines, a half court line for basketball, and other lines that I have no idea what they are for. It looks like a hop scotch court.

At one point one of the officials was struggling with making a back court call because there were so many lines on the court around the half court area. Bradley has a nice gym and a proud tradition but way to many lines on the court.

Is this an issue at other gyms?

1. Maryville

2. Morristown West

3. Jefferson County

4. Heritage

5. Fulton

6. William Blount

7. Farragut

8. Webb

9. Gatlinburg-Pittman

10. Bearden

Agreed, they have done a fantastic job growing the Fury organization after PILOT and some other AAU organizations collapsed picked up lots of good players.  I can think of at least 5 young ladies who have been offered scholarships or opportunities to play at very well respected D3 academic institutions.

Thanks! Farragut is a good team with lots of experience; i was real surprised!

Any first hand accounts / box scores?

My Prediction:

1A. Bearden

1B. Farragut

1C. Heritage

4. Maryville

5. Hardin Valley

6.William Blount

7. Lenoir City

8. West

Order for next year is wide open

Bearden graduates a great senior class but returns an experienced unit and a 6'1" post.

Farragut graduates more true starters than Bearden retains good point guards, new post, and matches up with Bearden.

Herritage looks good good wings posts no guard? Did she graduate?

Hardin Valley good post guard lose scoring

Maryville needs to recruit...

Lenoir city...beats West?

I Agree and I think Hardin Valley only graduates 1 starter, so they could move into that 4 spot. District 3 graduates alot of their better players (Powell, Anderson County, and Halls) so it should be a district 4 sweep again next year. Tomorrow, Maryville beats Farragut, and Friday Maryville beats Jeff. Co. and Farragut beats Morristown West. Good luck district 4.