Southern Baptist Educational Center

[Grace Golden Eagles]

Ok, somebody brought this school up in another thread. We don't like TSSAA Spring Fling events taking place out of state, but why do we allow SBEC to participate in TSSAA athletics when they are located in MISSISSIPPI???

[bballfever]

i think sbec is right on the border from memphis,a a private school.they have been cpompetiting in tn as long as i can remember back in the 80s.i cant remember exactly where the school is located.i know its arounds memphis for sure.

[Grace Golden Eagles]

http://tssaa.org/schdir/Schdir_Detail.cfm?ID=472

 

TSSAA says they are from Southaven, MS.

 

This is ridiculous!!

[commish5238]

If I recall correctly, the school was originally located in TN, but then moved to a new campus that was just across the border. They asked to retain their membership in the TSSAA and were allowed to do so.

 

I remember this coming up when they won the Clinic Bowl two years ago, so my memory may be a little fuzzy, but that's how it stuck with me.

[Honestly]

http://tssaa.org/schdir/Schdir_Detail.cfm?ID=472

 

TSSAA says they are from Southaven, MS.

 

This is ridiculous!!

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For what it's worth, Southaven is for all practical purposes a suburb of Memphis. It lies on the state line.

[Grace Golden Eagles]

For what it's worth, Southaven is for all practical purposes a suburb of Memphis.  It lies on the state line.

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But, is it in Southhaven, MS or Memphis, TN?

Can Viginia High School in Bristol, VA play in TSSAA?

[Honestly]

But, is it in Southhaven, MS or Memphis, TN?

Can Viginia High School in Bristol, VA play in TSSAA?

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SBEC was in Memphis, Tn, but its new campus is across the state line in Mississippi. I am in agreement that they should not compete in TSSAA.

[LCborn]

Gee whiz, what's the difference? They're in a suburb of Memphis, not a suburb of Atlanta. I don't have a problem with them competing in TN, especially if they've got a tradition in Tennessee. However, if I was TSSAA, I would make them follow TSSAA rules wherever (or if) those are different from Mississippi rules.

 

I don't know about competing in TSSAA, but when I was playing in Upper East TN we almost never played Virginia teams in any sport. I think it would be pretty neat for Virginia High, John Battle, Gate City and even Abingdon to play Tennessee High, Dobyns-Bennet, Sullivan Central, and Sullivan North, for example, on a regular basis. Maybe they do now.