It is a recruiting war every year for the top 8th graders in the city!! Just look at how many players end up at a high school that is a good distance from their middle school. Just look at Arlington's talented freshman this year. They just show up in the Arlington school district. Lol. Two came from Lowrance just down the road from Southwind and one came from Ridgeway middle. They all end up in Arlington.
You tell me. You said SF finished ahead of Cully last year. Fake news! Cully finished 3rd regular season. District tournament CA 1st, Mt. Pleasant 2nd, Richland 3rd, and Cully 4th
William Blount beat Alcoa and only lost to Fulton by seven last year. Not sure about them getting their brains beat out every time by a smaller school like Humbolt. Numbers do matter especially with depth.
So most schools in Memphis don't play by the rules? This has everything to do with cheating and playing by the rules. I believe Penny had prior knowledge of being the next Memphis coach while Tubby Smith was still there. He knew if he could get Wiseman to East then he would eventually follow him to Memphis.
Where there is smoke there is fire. Penny didn't think paying for moving expenses for a 200 mile move for a nationally ranked player was a violation? Did he also pay for housing in the East zone for Wiseman's family?
High school basketball is not playground basketball. You can't just find the best players from wherever you want and dominate the court. I think players were recruited even way back when he was coaching in middle school at Lester.
But they won these games by getting Wiseman to come to East by financially supporting a 200 mile move. I wonder how many other players transferred to East and $$$ was involved.
Columbia Academy is a solid and experienced team. The addition of the six foot six kid from Giles county makes them that much better. Why he didn't have to sit out this year is puzzling to say the least? Should be a good game against Manassas.
This is not a very strong year in Maury County period with the exception of CA. The issue is the athletes like the 6 foot 6 kid from Giles County that seem to show up every year at CA.
This shouldn't surprise anyone. O 'Connor has been recruiting and bypassing rules for years. Where do you think Marshall County's Osteen learned to recruit? Several players just happened to come up from Alabama to go to Giles County. Lol.