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Both guys went the junior college route. Telvin James signed with Chattanooga State Community College, it may be Cleveland state. Jeremy Purvis has signed with Jackson State Community College in Jackson, TN. Both guys should have a productive two year career. Purvis turned down opportunities to play at Maryville, Trevecca, Bethel, among a few other community college looks.

Lipscomb University has a great individual camp.

What's the latest on this position? Are there any names that are surfacing as far as who has applied? When will they begin interviewing or name someone? Any info would be helpful.

Send me your email, I'd like to chat with you because there are more than one middle school with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.

mattdodge-What school will your son be attending in Clarksville, have you guys decided? Theres really no teams in the Clarksville area (which is surprising considering clarksville always has teams at every age group) this year for the 6th/7th graders. I'm working on a few things on that age group.

I'm not disputing the fact that the Rutherford Co schools are really good in either girls or boys but they play other schools who are not as big as they are in size of enrollment. You can't take away what Central, Siegal, Blackman, and Lavergne do but the fact they have a Triple AAA size school playing some of the Double A sizes probably equals why they're so good. But I would take the Central team vs anybody in the state including Memphis.

Top team honors probably went to Dyer County but Sycamore HS gave them all they wanted before falling by 1. It was a one possession game under 20 seconds and Sycamore missed a free throw box out which made them have to foul again. Sycamore hit a three as time expired to give them the 1 point loss.

I think the most impressive team was West Creek. If I'm coaching in District 10-AAA, I'm probably scratching my head a little bit because West Creek really looked good. New school or not they're gonna win some games once they get it together. Sycamore is right up there, those kids really play hard and they seem to go fairly deep into the bench. Northwest didnt play for disciplinary reasons. I was not very impressed with Kenwood however, Dee Smith is a stud but undiscplined at times. Jackson Central Merry seemed to just blend in but Keneal Windom is really good.

That is true, however there were plenty of scouting/recruiting services in attendence along with media from the southeast region. So I would say that it was a exposure tournament since people were reporting on the event. Wouldnt you call the Memorial Day Classic an exposure tournament that you guys hosted the last few years even though college coaches werent in attendence?

Very impressed with Rossview's inside game. Just wish they had the guard that could compliment those guys. Not saying they have bad guards but with those three inside players they could really go far in high school bball. It'll be interesting to see how they handle teams who defends them the whole 94 ft. But as far as intensity goes, CHS-Rossview game had high level of play with both teams battling for the early 1st place lead. I wouldnt expect Clarksville to give the District championship up without a fight.

Yeah I like your thinking, I will also pick HC tonight. I think Cville will beat northwest, but might be closer than some would think. Northeast will beat Dickson, but I am curious to see by how much. Springfield should destroy Kenwood I would think, what do you think fastcat?

Boy was I wrong..Rossview got a big win last night at Henry County. Congrats to those guys. It was good to see Jonathan Williams finally break out of his shell and play like he is capable. Clarksville beat NW in a game that may have been a little closer than the score indicated however Clarksville was in control of the game throughout.

Gotta go with HC especially if they are at home..Rossview hasnt played anyone other than Northeast and they lost that game 20 at home. My thoughts are HC has played a much tougher schedule and been battled tested along with having some skilled athletic ball players. Rossview should win the war in the paint but guard play will be questioned when going againist HC pressure defense..

Clarksville at NW will be tough but experience may prevail but watchout for the new coach at NW as he has already worked wonders as the Viking head man.

I havent had the opportunity to see Marion Co but its clear that the coach and players forget that Cody is the man..I dont think Alabama, Richmond, UTC, MTSU, etc... have came to the gym to see those other cats. Cant believe a 6'9 D-1 player barely touches the ball. Its pretty simple..If he doesnt get a touch everytime down the floor then you come out. As smart as he is, he passes out of double teams well and can shoot from 15ft out..

Freakin Unbelievable!!

77-68 was the final. We looked a little tight and shot terrible from the free throw line. Something like 3 for 13. We play Marion Kentucky tomorrow. Hopefully we will play better after a good night of rest.

How did Cody Henager play?

Northwest fan perhaps?

Yea, Wishful thinking. They probably have the athletes and talent to be in the top 4 but with a completely new staff and new system I just dont know if they will have enough time but when the tournament comes around I could see them getting to the region. But I'm not ready to count Clarksville out. They dont have much coming back but those kids know how to win...That carries alot of weight especially when dealing with a district that hasnt seen much overall success from any other teams but Clarksville.

Is Stanton really headed to Oak Hill Academy next season?

Just a rumor...He'll be one of the top players in this region. Not sure how much help he has this year.

They have fell off the past 2 years. But you can't blame it on the players. They were doin what they were told. We have had a lot of problems here in henry county. But hopefully we will have them worked out this year.

With the exception of three years ago when they shocked Clarksville in the district tournament, Henry county hasnt had much going for them the past 5 years. Thats not a knock on them because they do have good talent but they cant ever beat the clarksville schools in Feb which you must do if you're going to win the league.

jackeddie, why do you say no one from DC would take the job at Dyersurg? If I remember correctly the black assistant went from Dyer Co. to Dyersburg as an assistant did he not?

Which black assistant are you referring to..I thought they had two or at least one two years ago and a different one last year. One former assistant is going to Union City from what I've been told. Any word?

Does anyone know who Dyersburg will go after for this position? Doesnt Dyer County have three young assistants? Might be good to stay at home with anyone of those guys since they've been use to winning. They may could provide the program with stability and a winning tradition. Is this considered a good job?

What about teammate Roy McFaggdon, does he have any offers? I cant imagine him not going to the next level at his size. Whats the deal with him?

Sources say that Justin committed to Austin Peay last night. If so I think thats good for him. He should fit in very well at the Peay and for Coach Dave Loos. That backcourt seems to be pretty good with Tyrone Caldwell and Blake the next four years, watchout OVC!!

Incredible Post!

Is that meant to be in a good or bad way?

All I've heard is how CPA got the game taken from them. But no one is talking about how bad the officating was in the first place. Dyer County took three charges while being up 10 points early in the game. However, the charges were called blocks therefore either CPA shot free throws or completed three point plays.

I cant necessarily say that CPA deserved to win when DC had played as hard or harder but seemed to never be able to get into any rhythmn because of the fouls called againist them. DC is well coached and probably havent been getting as much credit due to the fact that because local, former vandy star was on the other end coaching..Everyone is ready to name him coach of the year because of his credentials as a former player. NOT TO SAY THAT MADDUX doesnt do a good job, he does but I mean DC controlled the game until late when it was just hard to overcome horrible calls againist them along with a heavy dose of Zeke Mason..That kids really good by the way.

Maybe the last 15 seconds of the game were questionable but the game may have never came to that if the officiating was up to par in the beggining because folks, I'm gonna tell yea that CPA was good as blown out the gym but alot of questionable fouls early caused the momentum to switch. But CPA had a fine season and they will obviously be one of the favorites to win it next year.

THE BOYS BASKETBALL POSITION IS NOW OPEN AT STEWART COUNTY.

THOSE INTERESTED SHOULD CONTACT MIKE CRAIG ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.

mikecraig@stewart.k12.tn.us

Any early candidates for this position as of now? I can probably list a few good ones to go after. I know Clarksville's assistant coach from last year could be a possiblity. Anyone else with ties to the program?

I'm not sure if Caldwell has signed with anyone or not.

He has signed with Austin Peay State University..I think that Caldwell does more overall for his team..His stats could be higher but he has sacrificed to try to make his team a contender to go back to state.

Congrats to all of the following players on Mr. Basketball nominations!

 

Class A

MJ Brown - Union City High School

Reginald Buckner - Manassas High School

Demario Williams - Culleoka High School

 

Class AA

Jusin Blake - Dyer Co. High School

John Jenkins - Station Camp High School

Zaccheus Mason - CPA

 

Class AAA

Tyrone Caldwell - Clarksville High School

Jason Jones - Ridgeway High School

Terrico White - Craigmont High School

 

D.II Class A

Laurence Bowers - St. George's Independent School

Marlon Brown - Harding Acadamy

Elliot Williams - St. George's Independent School

 

D.II Class AA

Leslie McDonald - Briarcrest Christian School

Martin Mitchell - Christian Brothers High School

Gary Pope - Ensworth High School

 

Congratulations to all these kids! Lots of talent in the state of TN, that's for sure!

Congrats to all of the players.. It seems hard to give the award to Mason from CPA even though he is tough to guard. But I think it helped alot that he has Drew Maddux (Former Vanderbilt star) coaching him. Drew has gotten that program alot of credibility and pub the last two years.