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I can only speak on the girls side, but the JCH has definitely been as good or better the vast majority of years than the TMSAA tournament. It does ZERO good for small schools (specifically) to join TMSAA as the travel to other schools of similar size is not only impractical, but also doesn't make sense. Pickett for example (who is not in TMSAA and never has been) would drive past every school in Fentress, Overton, Putnam and Clay in order to go compete with other teams that would not be as good as the teams they drive past...just so they could play a "TMSAA" school. As far as the boys go, Algood and Upperman are the best two teams that I have seen this year and both are large middle schools compared to the vast majority of the schools around, especially in the UC! As good as Upperman is, Algood had them beat twice...phenomenal plays by Ty Cobb (who is the best player in the area athletically anyways) beat Algood both times at the very end. The other two were within 5 with multiple lead changes and all four of those games were as good as any middle school games that I have seen.

Fact Check: 3 minutes to go in the second quarter was when it actually happened, and judging by the video, it certainly was not "inadvertent." But aside from those realities, carry on.

Final 8 imo: Substate 1: tellico Plains and Oneida Substate 2: Clarkrange and Clay County (Pickett County, Van Buren or Huntland could very easily knock one of these off...toughest area by far this year IMO as far as the number of teams that could make a run) Substate 3: Summertown and Loretto (honorable mention mcKenzie...could play with Loretto but experience wins out) Substate 4: Gibson County and Greenfield (honorable mention Peabody..again playoff experience wins out)

TN RUSH TRYOUTS ANNOUNCED: 2/13 at Algood Middle School 3/4th girls: 10-11:30 5/6th Girls: 11:30-1 7/8th Girls: 1-2:30 Please contact Matt Ferrell at 931-510-8835 for more information. Also, go to tennesseerush.com and sign up for tryouts via the tryout link.

Anyone know of anyone hosting a Christmas tournament in middle Tennessee that needs a team? please send info via text to Matt ferrell at 931-510-8835

ReedM@hcboe.net, btrue12@hotmail.com, david_meske@webbschool.org, dgoodwin@dcawildcats.org, grant.swallows@whitecoschools.net, henry_steven@hcde.org, jody.wright@knoxschools.org, mcculloughgf@scsk12.org, michel.sanchez@mnps.org, ricky.catlett@chestercountyschools.org, scottg@milanssd.org, srussell@fayetteacademy.com Above is the email for each member of the TSSAA board of control as well as the executive director, Mr. Childress. Please consider sending an email in support of moving the state tournament to a new location, allowing parents, players, and coaches only and FINISHING the tournament. The fact is the kids deserve the closure of playing the boys and girls state tournament out and seeing where they fall. If they don't finish it, they will always wonder what if. It will always be in their mind and never go away. I urge people, whether they have a team left of not, to please take the time to send a group email to the above emails and ask them to reconsider. Mr. Childress has said in an email to me that they will make a decision on tuesday on a conference call. PLEASE let them know that the kids should be allowed to finish and Tennessee should set the example for the rest of the country that we will not be pushed into a state of panic and fear!!

ReedM@hcboe.net, btrue12@hotmail.com, david_meske@webbschool.org, dgoodwin@dcawildcats.org, grant.swallows@whitecoschools.net, henry_steven@hcde.org, jody.wright@knoxschools.org, mcculloughgf@scsk12.org, michel.sanchez@mnps.org, ricky.catlett@chestercountyschools.org, scottg@milanssd.org, srussell@fayetteacademy.com Above is the email for each member of the TSSAA board of control as well as the executive director, Mr. Childress. Please consider sending an email in support of moving the state tournament to a new location, allowing parents, players, and coaches only and FINISHING the tournament. The fact is the kids deserve the closure of playing the boys and girls state tournament out and seeing where they fall. If they don't finish it, they will always wonder what if. It will always be in their mind and never go away. I urge people, whether they have a team left of not, to please take the time to send a group email to the above emails and ask them to reconsider. Mr. Childress has said in an email to me that they will make a decision on tuesday on a conference call. PLEASE let them know that the kids should be allowed to finish and Tennessee should set the example for the rest of the country that we will not be pushed into a state of panic and fear!!

ReedM@hcboe.net, btrue12@hotmail.com, david_meske@webbschool.org, dgoodwin@dcawildcats.org, grant.swallows@whitecoschools.net, henry_steven@hcde.org, jody.wright@knoxschools.org, mcculloughgf@scsk12.org, michel.sanchez@mnps.org, ricky.catlett@chestercountyschools.org, scottg@milanssd.org, srussell@fayetteacademy.com Above is the email for each member of the TSSAA board of control as well as the executive director, Mr. Childress. Please consider sending an email in support of moving the state tournament to a new location, allowing parents, players, and coaches only and FINISHING the tournament. The fact is the kids deserve the closure of playing the boys and girls state tournament out and seeing where they fall. If they don't finish it, they will always wonder what if. It will always be in their mind and never go away. I urge people, whether they have a team left of not, to please take the time to send a group email to the above emails and ask them to reconsider. Mr. Childress has said in an email to me that they will make a decision on tuesday on a conference call. PLEASE let them know that the kids should be allowed to finish and Tennessee should set the example for the rest of the country that we will not be pushed into a state of panic and fear!!

ReedM@hcboe.net, btrue12@hotmail.com, david_meske@webbschool.org, dgoodwin@dcawildcats.org, grant.swallows@whitecoschools.net, henry_steven@hcde.org, jody.wright@knoxschools.org, mcculloughgf@scsk12.org, michel.sanchez@mnps.org, ricky.catlett@chestercountyschools.org, scottg@milanssd.org, srussell@fayetteacademy.com Above is the email for each member of the TSSAA board of control as well as the executive director, Mr. Childress. Please consider sending an email in support of moving the state tournament to a new location, allowing parents, players, and coaches only and FINISHING the tournament. The fact is the kids deserve the closure of playing the boys and girls state tournament out and seeing where they fall. If they don't finish it, they will always wonder what if. It will always be in their mind and never go away. I urge people, whether they have a team left of not, to please take the time to send a group email to the above emails and ask them to reconsider. Mr. Childress has said in an email to me that they will make a decision on tuesday on a conference call. PLEASE let them know that the kids should be allowed to finish and Tennessee should set the example for the rest of the country that we will not be pushed into a state of panic and fear!!

ReedM@hcboe.net, btrue12@hotmail.com, david_meske@webbschool.org, dgoodwin@dcawildcats.org, grant.swallows@whitecoschools.net, henry_steven@hcde.org, jody.wright@knoxschools.org, mcculloughgf@scsk12.org, michel.sanchez@mnps.org, ricky.catlett@chestercountyschools.org, scottg@milanssd.org, srussell@fayetteacademy.com Above is the email for each member of the TSSAA board of control as well as the executive director, Mr. Childress. Please consider sending an email in support of moving the state tournament to a new location, allowing parents, players, and coaches only and FINISHING the tournament. The fact is the kids deserve the closure of playing the boys and girls state tournament out and seeing where they fall. If they don't finish it, they will always wonder what if. It will always be in their mind and never go away. I urge people, whether they have a team left of not, to please take the time to send a group email to the above emails and ask them to reconsider. Mr. Childress has said in an email to me that they will make a decision on tuesday on a conference call. PLEASE let them know that the kids should be allowed to finish and Tennessee should set the example for the rest of the country that we will not be pushed into a state of panic and fear!!

It is a huge jump from Class A to the SEC.....it is a huge jump from any classification to the SEC!! However, since we're talking about the limited number of players that have done so, how about we talk about the ones that are capable/will jump pretty soon. Chloe in my opinion will play Power 5 somewhere. It is her thread so I will come back to her. Loretto has one that will play wherever she wants to! And...or course Chloes teammate headed to Tennessee already. 3 just in the next couple of years is pretty amazing. I personally have watched Chloe play many times on the exposure level against some of the top talent in the country. She is NO DOUBT capable of playing in the SEC or whatever other level she chooses. As talented a kid as there is around this year in my opinion. She is not a "flight kid" and for whatever reason, people like to dock her for that, but the fact is she isn't a flight kid because she didn't want to be...I assure you they wanted her a tried their darndest to add her in July!! The kid can play! And will be a HUGE success at the college level.

Does anyone know of any JV play days or tournaments between now and the new year? Specifically in the middle Tennessee area but possibly opened to anywhere. Please comment and leave coaches contact # if anyone knows of any.

17 days until tournament. Almost at 50 confirmed teams!! Please contact Matt Ferrell at 931-510-8835 if interested.

Usually don't chime in on these things, but seriously were you at this particular game? If the answer is no, you really don't know. If the answer is yes and you think that game was officiated well, then I got nothing for ya. I never get on here and say anything about officiating, but this was a disgrace that a district tournament game was officiated this poorly and I will leave it at that. One team shot 36 free throws. 3 6! 36! One shot 11. The foul count....sweet mother... The better team might have won. I am not saying they didn't. But anyone that was there and honest, on both sides, will tell you, the officiating 100% played a significant impact in the outcome of the game.

Macon won the toss and will be the #1 tourney seed. Smith won the toss and will be the #7 seed in the tournament.