MrOct81

40 minutes ago, 802Tomcat said:

Covington played a good game 

They sure did. Too many ppl were already placing SS in the glade house completely forgetting that this is pretty much the same Covington  team that beat SS 2 years ago. 

Like I’ve said many times. You can’t overlook Covington at home. Covington advances over SouthSide 

Never doubted them one bit. I said Westview by 10. I’ll never go against Haskins in his own house. And definitely not going against a Gem like Jada Harrison. She finished with 31 points

6 hours ago, BallIsLife1 said:

Key Matchups - What happens in the paint? Battle of the Bigs. 

Biggest Key - Officiating...The best guard in the state, 8 consecutive state tournament appearances, 13AA officials

Game Changer - South Side's shooting and guard play

Can Westview play fast for four quarters?

Can South Side control the game?

Will South Side play loose or tense?

I agree this will be a battle as well as the speed and depth will take a toll down the stretch. South Side holds on to win.

Well said... Only difference is I’m going with Westview to pull it off. 

I’m going with history/experience on this one. Westview lives for this game and I don’t see them losing it at home. I got Westview by 10. 

Not familiar with East and Middle Tn but I got Westview over SouthSide by 10 and Covington over Fayette Ware by 15. 

19 minutes ago, Bballmom75 said:

How? Arlington can’t control fans just like Dyer County couldn’t control the head coach from taking the scorekeepers book and adding fouls during halftime of the prior game. 
It seems like it’s some butthurt “fans” around here. What has Coach Shields done to anyone of you? Coach her team to play ball? Y’all are super weird. What I take is this “mind the business that pays you” cause this ain’t it. What behavior has the coaches and admin staff of Arlington showed you? Examples please...

I’m sure this all stemmed from what happened in Dyer Co when an Arlington assistant Coach slapped a coach from Dyer Co. and a lot of words being exchanged. So there was tension before the game even started. And I don’t think ppl would be coming down on Ashley the way they are if the fan who attacked the Coach wasn’t her son so that ties her directly to them. But we’re all on the outside looking in so I’m just curious to see what comes of the whole ordeal, The truth and the outcome.

Dyersburg loses to Crockett. Dyersburg travels to SouthSide Saturday and that will wrap up Dyersburg’s season. Crockett will go to Chester Co. and should win that contest. 

I think Randy Coffman should be included amongst all these great Coaches. He spent 17 years at Dyersburg High School(357-159 record). Then went on to help build Riverdale (Murfreesboro) into a monster of a team winning 3 back to back Class AAA State titles(102-5 record in his 3 years there). 2 of those years Ranked #1and #2 in the country by USA today which also garnered him the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award. He’s Currently in his 3rd year at Lakeway Christian Academy. Last year he won the NACA Division IV National Championship. Coach Coffman is one of the best. 

I see there are a lot of ppl already placing Westview and SouthSide in the Glass House. Keep in mind one of those 2 teams will have to face Covington on their home floor to advance to State. This is the same Covington team that last year took a better Westview team than this year down to the wire during Substate at Westview.  While Westview lost 2 very valuable players, Covington returned their entire roster and added a few tough players for depth to go along with what they had already. Covington has one of the best pgs in the State and their post player is as good as any post player on this side of TN. So I’m just saying don’t count Covington out on their home floor. 

1 hour ago, HawkGuy06 said:

What happened to her? I thought she was playing! If I heard correctly she played against us like the 2nd game of the year. I can find out for sure but I missed that game(my birthday weekend) so I can’t say 100%! And yea we have had key injuries the last few years, so if anybody know we definitely know! 

No she didn’t play in the game against you guys. She was out with Covid until that following week. She played 2 or 3 games after that and quit the team. So that hurt majorly. And like I said being without their Center from last year hurt as well cause she was a force. Her and the Coach had issues and she left the team before the season started. So those 2 are definitely key differences when it comes to a winning and losing record. Now they’re just trying to figure it out with 3 starters from last year and the only 3 with any real high school basketball experience. 

On 1/12/2021 at 11:18 PM, HawkGuy06 said:

I thought Dyersburg would be doing much better at this point with that many starters returning! And also adding the coaches daughter, I figured they would beat Westview easy this year. I guess I was wrong. 

If Dyersburg actually had the Coaches daughter right now along with their big from last season Aliyah Toles I’m sure they would be in the conversation with SS and Westview. But they don’t have either so it’s been a struggle. And I’m sure SS knows first hand how important that piece in the middle is being that they had to play without theirs last season.

5 hours ago, pioneer42 said:

It will be a forfeit win for teams that are supposed to play Memphis Teams. 

Got ya... Thanks

Does anyone know how the regional tournaments is gonna be played with the Memphis districts not being included? 

On 11/22/2020 at 10:43 PM, BallIsLife1 said:

 

From what I heard and the little I saw on a Facebook live SS didn't really play great and Jelks struggled and they still won convincingly. How good is Dyersburg projected to be and what happened to the kid that someone posted about a few weeks ago, is she still there? Did she play? 

 SS did what SS does and that’s play hard and aggressive on defense. That’s what’s expected of them and they did just that. And the kid you’re talking about for Dyersburg didn’t play. She was out quarantined. She’ll play this weekend in Gibson Co. 

3 hours ago, pioneer42 said:

I think I know who you are talking about. I always wondered what happend to her. We scrimmage Dyer County and Dyersburg numerous times each in the off-season. If Dyersburg gets the one I am thinking about, they will be hard to handle. Westview will still be tough as well. South Side will be really good as well with all returning and getting Curry Jelks back. Dyersburg, South Side and Westview will be three tough outs for any team in the state.

Yes she was on that tough Three Oaks team along with Aliyah Bonds that lost the Championship game against that Cordova team with Sequoia Allmond. And yes I agree with everything you said. Send me your email and I’m gonna send you something and I want you to come back and give me your opinion.

2 hours ago, dmm88 said:

Not sure Ciara Taylor is gonna move the needle for Dyersburg much...........good player, but she's not gonna come in and change the fortunes. Now as far as Region 7-AA, it's still between South Side/Westview. I hope South Gibson takes that next step, very young basketball team, with some good talent that needs to learn how to win games.

For you to make that statement you definitely haven’t kept up with her at all lol. So you’ll definitely see. Just make sure you come back here so we can talk about it after you see her lol

4 hours ago, WestTNHoopsFan said:

Who is the transfer and where did she come from?

Ciara Taylor. Played a couple of games for Dyer Co in 2017 before tearing her ACL. Been in Memphis since. Last season in 16 games she was the #2 scorer in the city of Memphis. #1 3point shooter in the state making 64 out of 87. #2 in the state in steals with 83, and #9 in the state in rebounds with 163. All in 16 games. Her and KK Howard together is gonna be tough to compete with, along with all the pieces they had last year only losing one. 

15 hours ago, maddams said:

Dyersburg is athletic and long; they will get after people defensively.  They lost their best shooter to graduation, so spacing the floor could be difficult.  I would think a lot of teams will pack in a zone against them.  But if a couple kids can knock down outside shots consistently, Dyersburg will be tough to handle.

I was not impressed with South Gibson last year.  They were slow and didn't guard well.  That said, I don't know what they bring back or what they might have added.

 

Agree 1000%. Dyersburg is tough. And the transfer they just got I think makes them the best AA team in West Tn. They lost a shooter and gained one of the best shooters/scorers in the state.

9 hours ago, WhereYouAt said:

District 13: Westview - Crockett - Dyersburg - south Gibson

District 14; South Side - Scotts Hill - chester - Lexington

South side will win the region vs Westview

Westview has to make it to the regional championship before that can happen...

No doubt.I think Halls very well could be the top spot.But UC also could and Humboldt,and I look for Lake Co to be better.Think the new coach will push them and play better on defense.Also think we have a couple newcomers that may help off the bench.One didnt play during his freshman year and the other was a stud,very long moving up from middle school.That is is he plays.

Man I think LC has more heart and fight in them than anyone in the state. They don't give up until the buzzer sounds. I saw that in the tournament with them losing to UC by 4. My opinion is that LC won that game but that's another topic lol. But I love those guys. LC has always been a scrappy team. I think they will definitely be a top contender.

I'm an outsider from your district but have seen all of the top 4 play. I saw them last year and at camps. My pick for the district is Halls, Lake County, UC and Humboldt. Refer back to this post next February! I think Halls has the most athletic team of all the above. It just depends on how they come together as a team. LC is very athletic as well.

You're exactly right they have to play together. Defense I think was our biggest problem last year. I told them all the time that they could score with any team in the state but can't stop a team of 4th graders from scoring. They realized that over the summer and focused on that aspect of their game. They are a tougher team now. They all have grown a lot also. McKinney is now knocking on 6'6. Rogers is 6'3 and even our shortest starter Cordell Person who was 5'6 last season is now 6'0 even. So we're longer as well. I'm excited to see how everything unfolds. It's gonna be some real good games.

@mrbigster I've never changed my name nor ever called any radio stations. Who does that??? But its fine if i'm the only supporter. You too will be a supporter by christmas lol. But i'm a fan of basketball period. Like I said previously, wasn't trying to debate I'm just saying don't sleep on Halls. UC, Humbolt, and Ripley were the only teams that beat Halls and ppl still wanna rank them 4th with all 5 starters returning.

I sure wish you'd quit changing your name.Hard to keep up with you.We know you are Halls only supporter that posts and calls in on the radio...lol

So I guess everyone is just gonna write Halls off huh? Since the topic turned to Westview, Halls won both meetings against them in June. 1st game winning by 10 and 2nd game by 5 after being down by 15. Their star player was demolished by Tavon King. Not looking for a debate, I'm just saying whoever thinks Halls will finish 4th in the district has to be crazy.