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Looking forward to the draw. I think the single A tourney will be the most entertaining classification to watch this year. I bet money at least 1 of the “favorites” will be sent him on day 1 due to the draw. As a long time ‘Boro resident, I hope everyone has safe travels.

Winning the region championship game so important. Playing at home on a short turn around helps tremendously. Local newspaper guy posted the final stats for both teams. Almost identical FG%, FT %, rebounds and turnovers.

Pickett will pressure the ball the entire game. Full court and half. Play with a lot of tempo on both sides of the ball. At least that’s how they have played for the last 10 or so years that I’ve seen them.

I would guess that both teams, Eagleville and Moore County, have a very healthy respect for both of their opponents. Reading these boards is pretty funny sometimes. I would say most of the people discussing these games have the least amount invested in them. I guarantee 4 coaches spent the better part of 2 days preparing their team for this game. There are never any free passes. I hope all four teams compete their guts out and and stay healthy on the court and their travels. There are many teams and players across the state that never get an opportunity to compete in a sectional game, much less a state tournament.

Eagleville beat Clay County last year.

Only 15? I figured the UCSportsFan line would be closer to 27.5....

It’s the 4th matchup of the year and the 8th over the course of the last 2 seasons. Both sides are very familiar with each other and know exactly what needs to be done to win. I expect a close slugfest of a game. Should be a good one.

I saw where he scored 45 last night on like 19-24 shooting. I would say he’s back.

Was shocked at the margin in the Eagleville/Huntland game. It seems like Eagleville pounced in the second quarter behind some hot shooting and Huntland got a little shell shocked.

On paper he is right 100% of the time. On the court he is probably right 95% of the time. I would be shocked if both Pickett and Clarkrange aren’t in the final 8. Hosting the Substate game is so important. It at least gives you a puncher’s chance every now and again.

Cornersville would have won 7A this year and their Freshman point guard would be the best player in the district.

Are you implying a coaching change is being made or is this just a general question about the program’s ability to compete in the future?

Huntland is the favorite until someone proves otherwise. Being at home helps tremendously. I think Cascade beats F. City and Eagleville beats Cornersville.

Well looking at common opponents, Eagleville squeaked by a Gordonsville team who looks like they finished 5th in that district by 2 at home last night. Huntland got handled at home by Whitwell by 25 on Thursday. Pickett beat Whitwell by 18 earlier in the year in a pretty high scoring game. Whitwell looks to be the only team in their district that can compete in a Region tournament against Clarkrange, Pickett, Clay, and RBS. It’s never a guarantee but I just don’t think 8A will have a representative in the state tournament this year.

No.

#10 from Huntland.

Coin flips for both?

Going to say Eagleville in a close one. Mostly because they are at home.

To me it appeared that the 3/4 court trap stuff was fairly ineffective last night. Once they got out of it, they pretty much packed the paint against Eagleville’s post players and Eagleville were still only able to muster maybe 2-3 3 pointers. Neither team shot it well and the the margin of victory was pretty much at the FT line.

It will be a tall task. With that being said, if you go back to last season in this same thread, no one was giving Eagleville a shot to beat Clay County in a Substate game. Huntland has the best guard play in 8A by a mile and they are the deepest team. Can the same be said when they match up with Pickett and Clarkrange? That is yet to be seen.

Pretty sure Eagleville was missing their starting PG when they played Huntland. I wouldn’t say she is an elite ball handler but she helps. She started and played a ton of minutes during that run last year as a sophomore and started several games as a freshman due to an injury if I recall. F-City has also been missing their best ball handler the past two games. She makes a huge difference. She is much tougher to trap and turn over than the rest of their guards.

That grueling single A Christmas schedule must have worn Tullahoma out.

Basketball is a funny sport sometimes. You then mix in teenagers in the equation and sometimes things don’t turn out on like they look on paper. There are teams that get hot at the right time every year. None of these games really mean much until late February. It looks like they started with a couple of their tougher road trips on the district schedule to start. To me appears that overall this district is not very good top to bottom comparatively to years past and to other single A districts this year. Doesn’t mean that games won’t be competitive and exciting along the way. I think there are Four teams who can beat anyone in district play. I do think Huntland is the favorite at this exact moment. Fairly deep and pretty good guard play across the board. With the region being so bad, two 8A teams are still likely to participate In a Substate game.

No they lost to Richland and Eagleville by about 10-12 points a piece. They are much improved and can definitely win games in that district. Play hard and are really big inside.

Guess we will find out Monday. Think they play Eagleville if they follow the brackets posted earlier.