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13 hours ago, 1983 said:

I have a ton of respect for Southside but I am assuming they had some players out when Huntingdon played them at thanksgiving.  We have played South Gibson twice and even with the two starters out South Gibson looked better than Southside.  

I have heard that kids were injured and sick early on. Not sure of the case, but what they did in Greeneville lets me know they are better than South Gibson. I caught a little but of some of their games on live and they looked pretty good. From post on Facebook and Twitter, Currie has found her offensive stride to help Askins, and the rest of the team is doing their job to help as well. But, i am bias because I have family and friends out there, so I could be totally wrong.

Crockett beat Gibson Co convincingly. If they can put that together consistently they can make some noise in their district and region. 

12 hours ago, ball21 said:

south side will make it to state again this year.the new alignment help them out removing south gibson but thats not the case for south gibson a harder road to make it to state. but south gibson is going to play hard night in and night out 

South Gibson leaving the district with South Side wouldn't have mattered. South Side is a ways better than South Gibson just like they was last year.

@HawkGuy06 With what South Side did this week how are their chances looking at making a 3rd straight appearance? Who in their district or is better or even close to those 4 teams they played in the tournament?

I know it's early, but please post district tournament schedules as soon as you have them. I have some days 

I need to use.

23 hours ago, LadyCavsFan said:

Webb is young but very talented with some excellent shooters.  If Green gets cooking she can take over the game alone.   She is one of the best 2026 players in the state.   They are very dangerous but turned the ball over alot in the 2 games vs Cookeville.    

I watched the live stream. Green was held to 8pts by South Side's defense and Webb had at least 20 turnovers i believe.

9 hours ago, Americal198 said:

The track record for the Ladies Classic in Greeneville speaks for itself — 34 years of great women athletes passing through our little town, heading for bigger and better things. 

 

I caught a couple games online and saw some pretty talented kids on the floor.

7 hours ago, ReitzFan said:

Unfortunately, there are people who put a roster on that site and the same player is listed multiple times or they have a goofy amount of players on the roster like 30 or more.

I have seen that also

1 hour ago, eastTN53 said:

I would love to know the criteria for tournament participant selection. There are a lot of great teams around East TN that haven't been invited in the past 5 years. There may be some other tournaments in the area that host higher caliber teams. 

Looking at the website and the field of teams they have. I understand that it is an invitational and your team has to have had a pretty decent record the previous season and/or a college recruit. I have heard about this tournament in the past and it is one of if not the best in the state this time of year.

Most programs that are legit have their rosters on one or more platforms. unapproved website is credible most of the time

2 hours ago, TrickyD said:

If they play as a team yes they are the team to beat but they play a lot of me ball

I have heard numerous people from Dyersburg say the same thing and that selfish ball will be their demise

On 12/24/2023 at 8:43 AM, maddams said:

Both will be competitive but I don’t think either one has the talent to challenge Dyersburg this year. South Side is rebuilding, playing a lot of young kids. South Gibson lost two starters to knee injuries. However, with McNeal and Embrey, both programs have great coaches. They’ll get better as the year goes and will be tough outs in the postseason

How long have those coaches been at South Side? Seems like forever. They do a really good job getting those kids to play hard year in and year out. I am surprised they haven't tried to leave or been called to fill some vacancies elsewhere.

Is the live stream free or is there a fee?

38 minutes ago, Greenecounty said:

Heard today that David Crockett was invited to this year’s tournament and chose to go to Florida.  Obviously Crockett didn’t want to face the tough competition in the Ladies Classic.  They had never been invited so I can’t believe they turned it down.

Which Florida Tournament?

8 minutes ago, maddams said:

Dyersburg is the most talented AAA team in the state, and will be again next year. They can book rooms in Murfreesboro now because no one in their region or substate should stop them from getting there. But state championships are never easy and require some bit of luck along the way.

Upperman, Livingston Academy, White Co, Cumberland Co, Creek Wood, David Crockett, and Heritage are all AAA teams that could get challenge Dyersburg in the state tournament

I think South Side and South Gibson are still in the conversation also

What schools in the west tn area have the top players and recruits?

I know Allen at South Gibson has signed 

Crawford at Dyersburg just committed to Cincinnati

It will be good to get out and watch some of the local talent this week. 

On 12/9/2023 at 9:54 AM, ManOfMillions said:

Wow! I did not realize it had been 4 years since they lost a game in Martin... That is a pretty impressive streak. 90% of school can not go 4 weeks! Big shout out to the lady Hornets! Scrappy bunch they are! 

It is looking like DBurg is going to be a tall tree to climb. Whitehaven and Huntingdon are both good teams.

Yes, that's impressive. There are a few teams that have nice home streaks. I know South Side has a long home win streak also. They aren't playing well right now so that may come to an end this season also.

12 hours ago, pioneer42 said:

The girl that come over from South Gibson got hurt yesterday and didn't play today. Askins was sick and played very little yesterday and none today. He has 10 Freshman and I will say this. They played a lot better today than yesterday. Gibson County played well today. Got two starters on bench and young players playing hard and getting after it. This team will be much better in February. I seen improvement from yesterday to today. Gibson County played really good and South Side kept fighting back. They always play good against us. 

1 hour ago, HawkGuy06 said:

Yea you nailed it! All that plus Currie(another starter) not 100% coming back from a sickness. But no excuse! Huntington & Gibson County will both in my opinion(barring no injuries) will be in Murfreesboro come March! We hope to follow them there, but it’s a lot of ball to be played before then. 

Thanks for the info.

What is going on with Jackson South Side? They had two lopsided losses at Gibson County this weekend and a lot of kids not in uniform. The Askins kid didn't play today, but was on the floor yesterday. Anybody have any insight. @pioneer42 or @HawkGuy06 Do you guys know what is going on with them?

Some of the areas best programs

1 hour ago, ball21 said:

South Gibson got beat by Trenton and struggled with Union City last night. But like we all know it early 

14 minutes ago, pioneer42 said:

Union City is very athletic. We scrimmaged them a couple of weeks ago and I was very impressed with the way they have improved. All of the teams I have mentioned have some new players with different roles that may take a minute to get better. Could see upsets early but will be good late. Talent is there just need some experience. 

Everybody was high on South Gibson this summer. What has happened to them?

15 minutes ago, spanarkle said:

What was her stat line?

Probably gone from this area when that time comes 

There were a few jamborees going on. Maybe somebody can let us know who "won"

On 9/11/2023 at 7:27 AM, WestTNHoopsFan said:

With the new district line ups can they beat south gibson?

Dyersburg plus 10

On 8/29/2023 at 1:30 PM, maddams said:

A - Wayne County has to be the favorite.  McKenzie will still get to the state tournament, but Wayne County was much better than McKenzie this summer.  

AA - Gatlinburg, McMinn, or Gibson County are my favorites.  York is also a possibility.  Westview will be good but I don't believe state championship good in a very competitive AA class

AAA - The most talent in the state may be in Dyersburg.  Creek Wood is going to be very good with the new transfer and the freshman stud.  Upperman has to be in the conversation.  I think South Side is similar to Westview - good but not state championship good.

AAAA - Bradley Central

 

I feel like this is the same thing that was said last year about some of these teams and the results were the opposite. Everyone said Wayne County was good or better than McKenzie. Some said last year was supposed to be Gatlinburg Pittman's year also, but did they even make it to the Boro?  Many said that South Side was good, but hadn't played any good teams and it would hurt them in the postseason, well we see how that panned out. Same with Westview, "they are good, but not good enough to beat York". 

I do agree, Dyersburg is extremely talented, but there is a BUT there and I cant put my finger on it just yet, but i like what they have. I also have heard that Creek Wood has a transfer. Is she Burgess good? If not, they wont be as good as everyone thinks. They didn't have a whole lot outside of her to return. Upperman will be Upperman as long as Coach McWilliams is there. It will be interesting. I have a new job so I will get to see a lot of basketball this season and I can't wait!