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I agree. I can tell your girls are a class act. Was wonderful to see them take a break from shooting before the game to spend a moment with the young person in the wheelchair. I was mostly speaking to the fact the coaching staff didn't shake hands but I'm not surprised. Good luck at state!

You give Betsy fans a bad look, man. Need to be more like lawnman, coachh, sparky, etc.

Well that's nice of you. However, this wasn't senior night or awards night. All that was for was to try and intimidate. No one was fooled on that one. Coaches from other schools were laughing about it, a college coach said, "well this is complete bull crap, how classless." And I'm sorry for calling your coach a cheater. However perception is reality and he has been caught breaking rules MULTIPLE times. That takes nothing away from your girls. They are very deserving. Not him.

This makes no sense? Like I said, was just a crappy move by the Elizabethton program. Maybe they'll learn from it.

You're wrong. They did and that's no excuse. Teams all across the state lined up after wins. Maybe it was extra emotional for your coach since he'll be a goner after this year anyways. Wouldn't want the cheater to go out without a trip to state.

Shut them down so much the entire team and coaching staff couldn't shake hands. What a joke.

Or he attempted to recruit a young lady who said, "no thanks!".....................

Likely excuse. These things go straight to the top - always.

Thanks EBTHER. Great game tonight from both sides. I think GP may have had a little more for Elizabethon than most thought they would. A four point game late in the 3rd. Kayla Marosites is a great basketball player and should run away with Miss Basketball the next two years. Didn't like the timeout with under a minute from Betsy when GP had conceded but sometimes coaches don't think of the way that looks in the moment. Betsy has a great group of girls who play extremely well together. While we all thought their pressure would do in GP it was more of missed layups and free throws. Good luck to Betsy the rest of the way!

What does that have to do with anything? What an idiotic statement. Good luck to both teams!

These two teams play very similar. Whoever's outside shots are falling and can win the battle of the boards will have the upper hand.

Gatlinburg-Pittman beat Scott 95-66 according to the scoreboard and newspaper article on Mountain Press website and the Knox News Sentinel. Side note..EBTHER..I see now that you weren't aware of this. Sorry, man.

The Knox County board of education is handicapping not only their own athletes but schools in other districts as well. If Knox County doesn't allow their teams to play over the next two days they should have to forfeit. You can't tell me places like Cumberland County which had 20,000 without power could get in a quarterfinal game by now but Knox schools couldn't? What about Cosby and more rural areas like that? Gatlinburg in the MOUNTAINS! Other schools should not be punished because of Knox County and their leadership.

There are always great players left out. Very true.

Seems like there's only one person with their panties in a wad. Everyone else just seems to be supporting those players who they believe are deserving. Nothing wrong with thinking one player or two or three or four is more deserving than another. It's life. Deal with it.

From East TN alone in AA: Tara Shields - Alcoa Keke McKinney - Fulton Haris Price - Gatlinburg-Pittman Blake Lamb - Grainger All more deserving.

There are numerous ladies with much better statistics and team records. There has to be some sort of explanation. What could it be other than politics?

How did Hammaker make this list in AA this year? Would have made much more sense last year. There are many many more deserving in AA this year. What a shame. It's all political.

Good post. Looks like they have upgraded their schedule but have no quality wins on the road. Had a chance to get a good win at Alcoa and didn't. One of their parents said they were missing a starter, but still. Lost at CAK by 2 last night. Price looked to be throwing up during the game and didn't look well but who's to say that won't happen come tournament time? GP had the bigs to match up with Hooper but still got killed on the glass. Hammaker got to the lane and line at will. CAK looks to be coming into its own late in the season like most thought they would. I'd say it will come down to these two teams in the region but Alcoa seems to be finding a way to win night in and night out. Probably the best coach in the region, so that may have something to do with it.

Good post. Looks like they have upgraded their schedule but have no quality wins on the road. Had a chance to get a good win at Alcoa and didn't. One of their parents said they were missing a starter, but still. Lost at CAK by 2 last night. Price looked to be throwing up during the game and didn't look well but who's to say that won't happen come tournament time? GP had the bigs to match up with Hooper but still got killed on the glass. Hammaker got to the lane and line at will. CAK looks to be coming into its own late in the season like most thought they would. I'd say it will come down to these two teams in the region but Alcoa seems to be finding a way to win night in and night out. Probably the best coach in the region, so that may have something to do with it.

Gatlinburg-Pittman is AA.

Anyone who knows the whole story here doesn't question the move at all. My daughter played with the young lady growing up and she is in a much better place and has a much higher quality of life and that's what matters and it has nothing to do with finances. The truth will come out about the Lady Govs the next week or so with big matchups. Should be fun to watch this district all year. So many different teams could look like the best in the district on any given night! CAK has faced some adversity with Hooper being hurt and the loss of Bryant. The K-State guard isn't hurt but it wouldn't hurt if she'd pass a bit more. I'm sure they'll hit their stride after Christmas. It's always a big adjustment with a new coach. Fulton lost a couple of players from graduation and their PG from last year. They still have McKinney, coach is still trying to find some pieces that can compliment her and get her the ball inside. Still don't think anyone in AA can compete with Elizabethon in this area, or in the state.

Anybody want to update their rankings after the first couple of weeks of games? Farragut had a big win against Heritage last night and Morristown West rolled over Sevier County. I'll go with: 1. Morristown West 2. Maryville 3. Farragut 4. William Blount 5. Fulton 6. Heritage 7. Jefferson County 8. Grace 9. Bearden 10. Webb

I had them at #6. I think they will surprise some teams in their district this year. The tourney will be fun to watch this year!

We typically see this at the beginning of each season. These guys are all hopped up on their egos and points of emphasis. Things typically settle down after Christmas and we're back to the same bad officiating instead of terrible by the end of the year. HA!