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Tomorrow nights games. Who do you have? Mine in bold.... Catholic at Bearden (should be a good game, going with Bearden at home) Alcoa at Maryville (Maryville at home) Heritage at West (West) Farragut at William Blount (Farragut) Wednesday: Hardin Valley at Karns (Karns at home)

Sorry, hope my comment didn't offend. I was referring to Sullivan East and Tenn HS. DB played pretty well.

Both Bearden and Webb lost in the semis in close games and played each other for third and fourth place in the Arby's Classic. Bearden won a close one against Webb. Trent Stephney (Bearden), Ques Glover(Bearden), Myles Rasnick (Knox Webb) and Chase Ridenour Knox Webb) made the 2017 Arby's Classic All Tournament Team.

Both Bearden and Webb lost in the semis in close games and played each other for third and fourth place. Bearden won a close one against Webb. Trent Stephney (Bearden), Ques Glover(Bearden), Myles Rasnick (Knox Webb) and Chase Ridenour Knox Webb) made the 2017 Arby's Classic All Tournament Team.

I think there is a small bias towards the upper east TN teams. Not sure about the Webb connection, but the coach of Bearden was the coach at Cherokee HS previously. Agree that Maryville and Catholic should be there. Some of the east TN teams didn't perform well.

Bearden and Webb are still alive in the winners bracket at the Arby's classic. Webb plays North Mecklenburg, NC and Bearden takes on Columbus, MS . If they both win, they would pay each other in the finals!

Bearden and Webb are still alive in the winners bracket at the Arby's classic. Webb plays North Mecklenburg, NC and Bearden takes on Columbus, MS . If they both win, they would pay each other in the finals!

Both Bearden and Knox Webb win their games today in the Arby's Classic. Bearden plays Lakota East, OH at 8:30 PM on 12/27.

Results: http://www.arbysclassic.net/2017-schedule--results.html TN Teams 12/26: Bearden (76) defeats Greenville (39) Columbia HS, GA (74) defeats Science Hill (44) Knox Webb (53) defeats Fern Creek, KY (51) Landstown HS, VA (58) defeats Tennessee HS (44). TN Teams 12/27: Dobyns-Bennett vs Mater Academy, FL at 5:30 PM Sullivan East vs Lee HS, AL at 7:00 PM Bearden vs Lakota East, OH at 8:30 PM

My son went to the Webb/West game and said the kid form Heritage was there. DIdn't play, was in the stands. Since Heritage played and got blown out by Catholic tonight, guess that confirms it.

Looks like some good teams will be at the Arby's Classic next week. Should be a great week to watch some basketball. More information here: http://www.arbysclassic.net THE 35TH ANNUAL ARBY'S CLASSIC TEAMS Bearden High School, Knoxville, TN The Bulldogs were 22-10 last year and lost in the TSSAA Elite Eight. Ques Glover, jr, 5’11, 18.8ppg, 3.2apg and Trent Stephney, jr, 6’1, 17.8ppg return to lead the Bulldogs. Glover and Stephney are being recruited by ETSU, MTSU and Belmont to name a few. Drew Pember, jr, 6’8, 6ppg, Sharmracus Brown, jr, 6’4, 6.1ppg and Roman Robinson, jr, 6’3, 7.5ppg also return. Coach Parrott has an overall record of 238-236. The Bulldogs will be young and talented and should be a challenge for any team to play. Columbia High School, Decatur, GA The Eagles were 21-8 and a Sweet “16” team in 2016-17. Lorenzo McGee, sr, 6’5, 15ppg, 8rpg and Josh Taylor, soph, 6’8, 10ppg, 12rpg return to lead the Eagles. McGee and Taylor are being recruited by several DI schools. Keondre Kennedy, sr, 6’5, 12ppg and AJ Bey, sr, 5’10, 10ppg and 8apg also return. Coach McCrary has an overall record of 567-193. The Eagles were 2010 Arby’s Classic Champions and look to add another championship. The Eagles will be one of the favorites to win the title. Columbus High School, Columbus, MS The Falcons were 16-13 in 2016-17 while playing a challenging schedule. Robert Woodward, sr, 6’6, 25ppg, 13rpg and 3apg returns to lead the Falcons. Woodward was Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year in 2017. Woodward is being recruited by Alabama, Iowa State, Memphis and Tennessee to name a few. Denijay Harris, sr, 6’7, 14ppg, 5apg, Casey Smith, sr, 5’8, 11ppg and RJ Deloach, sr, 6’1, 16ppg also are returning for the Falcons. Coach Carlyle has an overall record of 161-43 and has won four state titles. A team from Mississippi has never won the Arby’s Classic. Could this be the year? Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, TN Coach Poore takes over a program that went 12-17 in 2016-17. Hayden Cassell, sr, 6’3, 9.7ppg, Riamello Wadsworth, 6’6, jr, 11ppg and Marae Forman, jr, 5’8, 12ppg return to lead the Indians. Coach Poore will count on a good group of sophomores for team depth. Coach Poore has an overall record of 158-60. Eastside High School, Coeburn, VA The Spartans were 19-9 and a state quarterfinalist in 2016-17. Luke Lawson, sr, 6’8, 13ppg, 9rpg and Ethan Powers, soph, 6’2, 13ppg, 3apg return to lead the Spartans. Lawson was All-State in 2016-17. Colyn Sturgill, sr, 6’7, 9ppg, 6rpg, Seth Boles, sr, 5’10, 9ppg, and Adam Ketron, sr, 5’11, 8ppg will also return for the Spartans. Coach Damron has an overall record of 196-127. With their length the Spartans will be a tough draw for any team. Fern Creek High School, Louisville, KY The Tigers were 35-3 and lost in the Kentucky State Final Four. Coach Schooler’s Tigers were ranked number one in the state. Anthony Wales, sr,5’10, 15ppg, 4apg and Ahmad Price, sr, 6’3, 14ppg, 7rpg return to lead the Tigers. Tony Rogers, sr, 6’3, 10ppg and Clint Wickliffe, sr, 6’6, 10ppg, 6rpg will also return. Coach Schooler’s Tigers will bring a different style of play to the Arby’s Classic. Male (2000) and Ballard (2001) were the last Kentucky teams to win back to back. Fern Creek will try to make it two in a row for Kentucky. Gate City High School, Gate City, VA The Blue Devils were 23-5 and lost in the Group AA State Quarterfinals. Mac McClung, sr, 6’2, 28ppg, 4apg, 5rpg returns to lead the Blue Devils. McClung has committed to Georgetown. Zac Ervin, jr, 25ppg, 8rpg has offers from ETSU, Marshall and Wofford to name a few. McClung and Ervin were both first team All-State. Bradley Dean, 6’2 12ppg also returns for the Blue Devils. Coach Vermillion has an overall record 372-141. The Blue Devils have the talent to win it all. Greeneville High School, Greeneville, TN The Greene Devils were 18-11 and conference champions in 2016-17. Dorien Goddard, jr, 6’3, 10ppg and Nathaniel Moon, sr, 6’, 6ppg return to lead the Greene Devils. Coach Woolsey will bring a well-coached team to the Arby’s Classic. Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, OH The Thunderhawks were 16-8 in 2016-17. Jarrett Cox, sr, 6’2, 18.5ppg, 5rpg, Bash Wieland, jr, 6’4, 8.6ppg, and Jackson See, sr, 6’, 7.5ppg return to lead the Thunderhawks. Alex Mangold, soph, 6’6 and Kyrell Metts, jr, 6’5 will add depth. Coach Adkins has an overall record of 56-19. The Thunderhawks will be well-coached and could be the surprise team. Landstown High School, Virginia Beach, VA The Eagles had a 20-10 record and lost in the 6A State Semi-Finals. Kamilo Evans, sr, 6’, 10ppg and Tisheed Jones, sr, 5’8, 7ppg return to lead the Eagles. Lamont Oliphant, jr, 6’4, 6ppg, Thomas Washington, sr, 6’3, 5ppg and Jason Ford, sr, 6’1, 10ppg also return. Coach Robinson has an overall record of 289-123. Patrick Henry Roanoke (1991) was the last Virginia team to win the Arby’s Classic. The Eagles will try to be the next Virginia team to win the title. Lee High School, Huntsville, AL The Generals were 21-9 and lost in the Elite Eight in 2016-17. Kobe Brown, jr, 6’7, 22ppg, 11rpg returns to lead the Generals. Brown is a top 50 junior and holds offers from 35 schools. Mason Ellison, jr, 6’5, 11ppg, 5rpg, Tyreese Smith, jr, 5’9, 10ppg, Breon Miller, sr, 6’, 10ppg and Markeitz Tyner, sr, 6’3, 9ppg, also will be returning for the Generals. Kaleb Brown, 6’2, a Top 50 Freshman will add depth. Coach Brown has an overall record of 389-116 and has been named Alabama Coach Of The Year numerous times. With their talent, the Generals could be the first Alabama team to win the Arby’s Classic. Mater Academy, Hialeah Gardens, FL The Lions were 23-7 in 2016-17 and district champs. Jesus Duquesne, sr, 6’7, 15ppg, 6rpg returns to lead the Lions. Seven Ferguson, jr, 6’4, 11ppg, Alex Simoza, sr, 5’9, 11ppg also returns. Cedric Hunis, 6’3 and Tyler Poindexterf, jr, 6’8 will add depth to their program. Coach Rodriguez has an overall record of 704-180 and has won five state championships. The Lions will be a threat to win it all. North Mecklenburg High School, Huntersville, NC The Vikings were 24-4 and lost in the North Carolina State Quarter-Finals. Jaelyn Withers, jr, 6’9, 19ppg, 9rpg returns to lead the Vikings. Withers has offers from NC State, VA Tech, UVA, and Clemson to name a few. Tristan Maxwell, soph, 6’3, 15ppg and Vaud Worthy, sr, 6’2, 10ppg also return. Demar Anderson, soph, 6’2 and Dedrick Givens, 6’6, soph will add depth. Coach Lewis’s Vikings won the 2014 Arby’s Classic. With their talent the Vikings should make a strong run for the 2017 title. Science Hill High School, Johnson City, TN The Hilltoppers were 26-10 and a “Sweet 16” qualifier in 2016-17. Tate Wheeler, sr, 6’4, 10ppg, 6rpg and David Bryant, sr, 10ppg, 3rpg return to lead the Hilltoppers. Coach Cutlip has an overall record of 426-152. Science Hill will be well coached and should be an exciting team to watch. Sullivan East High School, Bluff City, TN The Patriots were 31-8 and made an Elite 8 appearance in 2016-17. Dustin Bartley, jr, 6’2, 10ppg and 5rpg returns to lead the Patriots. Ethan Whitley, sr, 6’4 and Mason Johnson, jr, 6’2 also return for the Patriots. Coach Dyer reached 500 wins in 2016-17 and now has an overall record of 519-473. The Patriots will be a tough draw for any team. Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy, Freeport, Grand Bahamas The Falcons had an overall record 34-3 in 2016-17 and were GBSSAA High School Champions. Shyron Kemp, 6’4, 11.5ppg, 10rpg, Regis Cooper, 6’4, 13.5ppg, 8rpg return to lead the Falcons. Desmond Butler, 5’9, 8.5ppg and Alfredo Brown, 5’8 also return. Kevin Clarke has taken over for long time coach Norris Bain. This will be the Falcons nineteenth straight Arby’s Classic appearance. The Falcons will depend on their outstanding athletic ability to challenge any team they play. Tennessee High School, Bristol, TN The Vikings were 12-17 in 2016-17. Christian Webb, jr, 6’5, 7.6ppg, 5rpg, Darius Eury, sr, 5’9, 5ppg and Cade Mitchell, jr, 5’5, 6ppg return to lead the Vikings. Grant Hurley, sr, 6’1 and Tyler Parker, sr, 5’7 also return. Coach Witcher will count on a talented group of underclassmen to provide depth for the Vikings. Coach Witcher has an overall record of 240-147. Webb School, Knoxville, TN The Spartans were 21-13 and lost in the sub-state in 2016-17. Chase Ridenour, sr, 6’, 19.2ppg, 2.2rpg will be back to lead the Spartans. Ridenour was All-State and a Mr. Basketball finalist in 2017. Myles Rasnick, sr, 15.8ppg, Charlie Wyrick, jr, 6’2, 7.5ppg and Emory Lanier, soph, 6’2, 7.1ppg also return for the Spartans. Coach Norris will be going for his 400th career win as he has an overall record of 397-184. The Spartans could be the surprise team this year.

Whats the Xmas schedule look like for everyone? I know Heritage is hosting a tournament, Catholic is playing in it. Bearden (and Webb) is in the Arby's Classic. Any others?

Heritage (64) over Farragut (58). Not sure what happened between West and William Blount. Joe Anderson hit from EVERYWHERE and managed 21 points for Maryville. He's really, really good.

Farragut at Heritage and West at William Blount. My money is on Farragut and William Blount. Bearden should win tonight, Maryville needs to come out hot to have a chance, especially playing at Bearden with that student section. Bearden has a lot of weapons and is tough when they press. The game against Cleveland was close, but Bearden only scored six points in the first quarter. They played horrible and still managed the W. The game before that, Bearden scored 41 points in the fourth quarter alone against HV. Two games with over 100 points, including the last game against Heritage. Catholic has been playing well, mostly behind Brock. Shut him down and HV should could have a chance. HV seems to have good shooting, but no height.

Have not seen them play yet, will see them on Friday. At the moment, they're 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the district, beating West and losing to Lenoir City . Both games were close. In non-district play, they did beat Alcoa and White County, but lost to Fulton, Powell and Tennessee. They play Maryville Tuesday and Bearden Friday, I expect it'll be a rough week for them.

Here's the district schedule link: http://www.coacht.com/tennessee/inside/schedule_group.cfm?schoolid=17&sportid=3&seasonid=321 Although it's not complete, not every team has a complete schedule posted. There may be other games.

Lenoir City (1-0) at Bearden (3-0) Monday (11/20) . Hardin Valley (2-0) at William Blount (2-0) Tuesday (11/21). Heritage (0-1) at Catholic on Tuesday (11/28).

Yeah, well, thanks, knew that.

Heard that as well through a few Bearden players, but apparently Akeem was at the Jamboree with Catholic.

About a month out now. Looking forward to this season getting started.

Having Catholic in the district will be interesting this year. Catholic also picked up Akeem this year after the Knox Christian issue. That'll give them some firepower, but they did lose a few seniors. Bearden has a lot of talent, but a few injuries coming into the season, so we'll see how that plays out. With a healthy team, I would still expect Bearden to be the team to beat, then Catholic. I think Maryville will still have a decent team, but not the powerhouse they've been in the last few years. Farragut is rebuilding and HVA has a lot of seniors, but don't expect they can take district. Heritage, West or WB I see as .500 teams and not sure how strong Lenior City will be. Regions will be interesting with OR losing all those seniors.

Just looking back at this thread for predictions for this season. Expect Bearden to be contenders the next two years, they're only losing one senior. New coach (great man) had some interesting games, but the players managed to get the job done regardless. New coach, old coach, didn't matter this year, the players made the difference. I don't think they'll beat OR, although they almost beat them in November and were up for three+ quarters, but OR came on strong will likely eliminate Bearden if they do play. Next year, I'd vote Bearden though.

Bearden should be interesting to watch this year. They have a young team, mostly sophomores from last year. One senior, two juniors. They've got some talented shooters and some height. They went 12-2 over the summer camps. Even with a new coach, I think they'll surprise everyone.

From what I'm hearing, the team, parents, boosters, students are moving on. Nothing anyone can do but move forward, accept the change (or go somewhere else) and see what happens. Blevins is gone and hightailed it out of the state - so is the team never to play again and just talk the good old days? There may be one or two hardcore Blevins fans on the team that'll transfer, but that's their right. The Bearden Blevins reign is over. Give the new coach a chance, he's not even in the door yet. You may be surprised when Bearden wins district next year. You never know.

New to the forum and stumbled across this today looking for state bracket stuff. I have a nephew who goes to Bearden. From what he says, there were some serious allegations against the coach. I understand the helicopter parents concept, but if you or I did some of these things he's accused of to our kids, we might have gotten in trouble ourselves with social services or whatever. He did get suspended, so that states something and he decided to retire to maybe pre-empt getting booted, who knows. Obviously he has a great reputation as a coach and a teacher. There may be politics at play here too, I expect there is. Don't know anything about the principle or anyone else, maybe it was a conspiracy, who knows. Maybe it was just time he moved on and helped another program. I don't think the girls coach will be the new coach, he's got a good thing going there and next season will be such a question mark for the boys team.