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I really thought Dyersburg would be better this year. I know they are really young and they will be incredibly talented for the next two years. But I really expected more this season

That group of districts is weak this year. I think Crockett and Fayette Ware are the favorites to get there. Maybe a Memphis team could get Crockett in substate (Melrose?). Crockett has a great record but no good wins and just got drilled by SGC at home. Fayette Ware has some athletes and will get after people on the defensive end. Dyer Co has one loss and literally no good wins. The record is deceiving. They’re not good.

The win tonight means South Side will head to the state tournament with a record of 31-0. There is not a team left on their schedule that will challenge them and they will blow through district/region/substate.

Page is not a threat to win this year. All of those other teams could legitimately win the whole thing

I don’t know Coach Dodgen, but be careful what you wish for. 15-4 this year with losses to Cookeville, York, and a good Alabama team. According to the CoachT, 113-43 in the previous five years. From an outside viewpoint, he appears to put a very competitive team on the floor every year in what is probably the toughest district in the state in any classification. Sometimes breaking a press is a personnel problem rather than a coaching problem. No guarantee that a coaching change results in an upgrade. Good coaches are not easy to find

I don’t know what to think about Huntingdon. I have seen them online. They pass the eye test but their schedule has been really soft. Full strength McKenzie beat them by 20+. Best win is over Dresden, I guess? I know they’ve got Westview and Gibson Co coming up in district, so we’ll know soon enough.

You’re correct. He’s still there, coaching both boys and girls teams. And the guy you responded to is also partially correct

Heard Gleason lost a key player to ACL.

@pioneer42 You watching USJ/Loretto? What’s it looking like?

Absolutely

Agree that USJ is not great, but this ain’t Karly Weathers’ Loretto teams. They are solid but nothing like their last few years. This should be a good game. Ayers may be enough to win it for USJ

South Side White Co Upperman Greeneville Livingston or Elizabethton As far as playing for the championship, who knows. Too far away and the blind draw means best two teams could play in the first round

Chester has the best individual player in that district and they are well coached. They could very well win that district, though I think McNairy has more overall talent. Dyersburg is a year away from being really competitive. Dyer County's schedule is incredibly soft so hard to say about them for sure. I think Crockett wins their district and region and goes to a state tournament. The opposite district in their region is really bad.

Agree that South Side cruises to region title. South Gibson should be there, though they have much less room for error that South Side. Region 5 will likely be Creek Wood and Murfreesboro Central Magnet. Greenbrier could possibly upset one, but it would be surprising. Neither of them will come within 25 of South Side. Either one against South Gibson will be competitive and could go either way.

A team that is going to compete in region shouldn't be losing to Dyersburg and Scotts Hill. I could see how Dyersburg's athletes might cause some problems, but SG beat them by almost 30. I do think that McNairy is the best team in their district but they are going to need a lot of things to go right to get to a region championship.

New TN Report Rankings 1. Blackman 11. MTCS 2. Bradley Central 12. Cookeville 3. Webb 13. Oakland 4. Bartlett 14. McKenzie 5. Coffee Co 15. South Gibson 6. South Side 16. York Institute 7. Cleveland 17. Clarksville 8. Westview 18. Greeneville 9. Upperman 19. Gatlinburg- Pittman 10. Ensworth 20. East Nashville

Got a kid named Joya Crawford, #24 maybe (that might be wrong). I have been corrected since my previous post: she has an offer from Memphis. Not committed but definitely has a D1 offer.

I saw South Gibson this summer and have seen them once this year. Looking at their upcoming schedule, we'll know more in a few weeks. They play Gibson Co, McCracken (KY), Crockett Co, then go to Christmas tournament at White Co. My take on them coming into the season has not changed as of yet. They defend well and they can shoot it. If they had a legitimate post player, they would be a real threat. They are nowhere near South Side's level, but they may be good enough to get to a state tournament. Looks like South Gibson only gave up 29 points to a Dyersburg team with a guard committed to Memphis. I wasn't there so you would have more insight on that. McNairy Co is probably the best team on the other side of their region and McNairy lost to Dyersburg 59-50. I'm going to try to watch the stream of the SGC/GC game tomorrow night.

Wayne County has a PG with multiple NAIA offers and a 6’1 sophomore (?) with multiple D1 offers. They can play

Wayne County

Davis, Sims and Harrison are all great players. My opinion - Harrison is the most talented of the three but doesn't always play hard. When Harrison decides to play, she is almost unstoppable.

Should be a good game. I'll take Westview by 4-8

I love that you're releasing weekly rankings. Makes for GREAT conversation

Haven’t seen either so far this year. Saw Elizabethton this summer and they looked good. Strong guard play. Based on what I’ve heard, Greeneville is really good as well. Both have a good chance to make state tourney and could challenge anybody when they get there

Their region was in Tullahoma last year, so it should be somewhere in the Upper Cumberland this year. You’re right that it’s early and injuries can always change things. But Lawrence County, in my opinion, does not have the talent to compete with Upperman, White Co, Cumberland Co or Livingston. I guess they could possibly upset one of those teams to make a region semifinal, but I can’t see them in a region final game. I agree that Coach Scott does a good job. Lawrence Co will play hard, but they just don’t have the talent or size to match up with those teams on the other side of the region.