Rocky Top

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Per Andre Whitehead--Tennessee Prep Hoops

 

Week #2 of the Pilot Rocky Top High School Fall League saw some outstanding games at Anderson County HS with some very close finishes as the teams gear up for the final week of league play on the 5th.

 

Team Kimber 69

Team Hunley 58

Jalen Steele (Fulton) scored 22 points including two sic baseline jams, to lead Team Kimber (2-0) past Team Hunley (1-1) 69-58. Steele was all over the court hitting some threes and those aforementioned baseline dunks. Reggie Garrett (Fulton) added 16 in the win and Terry Roberts (Gibbs) finished with 12 points, making up for the absence of Robert Boyd (Fulton), who was on a recruiting visit. Will Winton (Bearden) continues to surprise scoring 22 points in the loss and becoming one of the most talked about hoopers in the gym. Joey Boedwig (Catholic) added 10.

 

Team Pierson 55

Team Johnson 51

Team Pierson (2-0) absorbed a potential game winning attempt by Joey Macourek (Powell) to hold off a determined Team Johnson (0-2) 55-51. Lester Wilson (Carter) was the games high scorer with 18, including 16 in the second half. Brett Wade (Central) contributed 12 and JuJuan Williams (Knoxville West) added 11. Lemar Gipson (Fulton) was huge on the glass in this game keeping possessions alive late and getting his squad numerous second chance points. Devin Jackson (Knoxville West) and Jaylen Allen (Science Hill) both scored 12 for Team Johnson.

 

Team Laverdiere 53

Team Benjamin 42

Tyler Vittetoe (Union County) laced the twine for 19 markers leading Team Laverdiere (1-1) to a nice 53-42 win over Team Benjamin (1-1). Vittetoe was complimented in the scorebook by Tanner Torres (Anderson County) with 12 and Alan Holt (Anderson County) with 10. Lane Gonzalez (Oak Ridge) was the lone double digit scorer for Team Benjamin with 11.

 

Team Brown 65

Team Buckner 59

Rasham Suarez (Gatlinburg-Pittman) scored 20 points to lead Team Brown (2-0) past Team Buckner (0-2) 65-59. A nice inside battle between two big strong players was the highlight of this game as rising junior Jose Agosto (Gatlinburg-Pittman), who would finish with 13, and Dennis Ramsey (Claiborne), who finished with 17, battled in the post most of the day. Austin Gardner (Morristown East) continued his hot hand adding 13 and Marcus Stewart (Cocke County) finished with 10. Joining Ramsey in the scoring column, newcomer Dustin Clark (Hampton), made his league debut a successful one adding 15, while Tyler Smith (Anderson County) finished with 11 for Team Buckner.

 

Team Stewart 77

Team McNeeley 64

Jezreel "Macho" DeJesus (Gatlinburg-Pittman) scored 21 points and helped lead Team Stewart (1-1) past a battling Team McNeeley (1-1) 77-64. Marquis Wall (Gatlinburg-Pittman) added 14 for the victors.

Cameron Langley (Maryville) led Team McNeeley with 16 and Ty McBrayer (William Blount) added 10.

 

Team Watts 83

Team Naler 75

Galen Campbell (Fulton) dropped a league high 27 points and his running mate Dwight Tarwater (Knoxville Webb) added 17 to lead Team Watts (1-1) past Team Naler (0-2) 83-75. Emery Naler (CAK) added 10 points in the win. Balanced scoring could not lift Team Naler to the victory yet they placed 6 players in double digits including: Matt Cox (Catholic) with 17, Dre Matteiu (Central) and Jon McCroskey (Gatlinburg-Pittman) with 14 each, Linwood Holloway (Central) with 12 and Gabe Dando (Alcoa) and Zach Sievers (William Blount) with 10 apiece.

 

After two weeks the league scoring leaders are as follows: ( 1 game minimum)

Galen Campbell (Fulton) 23.0

Jezreel DeJesus (Gatlinburg-Pittman) 23.0

Lester Wilson (Carter) 22.0

Will Winton (Bearden) 21.0

Jalen Steele (Fulton) 19.0

Dwight Tarwater (Webb) 18.0

Rasham Suarez (Gatlinburg-Pittman) 17.5

Tyler Vittetoe (Union County) 17.0

Devin Jackson (Knoxville West) 16.5

Austin Gardner (Morristown East) 16.0

Robert Boyd (Fulton) 16.0

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Is there a list of rosters?

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Team Kimber (Knoxville #1A)

 

Jalen Steele (Fulton)

 

Robert Boyd (Fulton)

 

Reggie Garrett (Fulton)

 

Phillip Stanford (West)

 

Terry Roberts (Gibbs)

 

TaShawn Kelly (Central)

 

Chris Wilson (Powell)

 

Daniel Morgadonna (CAK)

 

Shannon Hale (Science Hill)

 

 

 

Team Watts (Knoxville #1B)

 

Dwight Tarwater (Webb)

 

Galen Campbell (Fulton)

 

Emery Naler (CAK)

 

Andrew Burroughs (Karns)

 

Anderson Payne (CAK)

 

Kyle King (Webb)

 

Dalton Keck (CAK)

 

Darius Gallaher (Harriman)

 

Ross Cannon (Halls)

 

Burton Sampson (Webb)

 

 

 

Team Hunley (Knoxville #1C)

 

Joey Boedwig (Catholic)

 

Landon Hunley (Farragut)

 

Dion Fair (Bearden)

 

Taylor Broussard (Catholic)

 

Lucas Branch (Catholic)

 

Wayne McGlocklin (Farragut)

 

Ty Greene (Bearden)

 

Will Winton (Bearden)

 

Thomas Ridenour (Jellico)

 

Blake Williams (Farragut)

 

 

 

Team Pierson (Knoxville #2A)

 

Lester Wilson (Carter)

 

Braylen "Vitamin B" Bennett (Carter)

 

Jaeland Lawson (Bearden)

 

Brett Wade (Central)

 

JuJuan Williams (West)

 

Otis Littlejohn (West)

 

Zach Ballinger (Carter)

 

Lemar Gibson (Fulton)

 

V.J. Brown (Hardin Valley)

 

Dominic Ratliff (Hardin Valley)

 

 

 

Team Naler (Knoxville #2B)

 

Julian McBee (Central)

 

Dre Mattheiu (Central)

 

Linwood Holloway (Central)

 

Phillip Stevens (Catholic)

 

Matt Cox (Catholic)

 

Brandon Roth (Karns)

 

Gabe Dando (Alcoa)

 

Zach Sievers (William Blount)

 

J.P. Burris (Maryville)

 

Jon McCroskey (Gatlinburg-Pittman)

 

 

 

Team Johnson (Knoxville #2C)

 

Tres Palmer (Powell)

 

Devin Jackson (West)

 

Brandon Lopez (NC)

 

Caleb Barrett (West)

 

Joey Macourek (Powell)

 

Grant Reynolds (Maryville)

 

Donovan Whiteside (Webb)

 

Jaylen Allen (Science Hill)

 

Ben Arnold (Cumberland Gap)

 

D.J. Kellogg (West)

 

 

 

Loudon County (3A)

 

David Lee Haskins (Loudon)

 

Hayden Grimes (Loudon)

 

C.J. Alred (Clinton)

 

Dylan Powers (Lenoir City)

 

Billy Ault (Lenoir City)

 

Mykal Titlow (Greenback)

 

Cory Billingsley (Sweetwater)

 

Caleb Mabry (Lenoir City)

 

Marquis Wall (Gatlinburg-Pittman)

 

Jezreel DeJesus (Gatlinburg-Pittman)

 

 

 

Roane County (3B)

 

Lonnie McClanahan (Oak Ridge)

 

Lane Gonzalez (Oak Ridge)

 

Tyrece Irons (Oak Ridge)

 

Wesley Rather (Oliver Springs)

 

Lucas Tarver (Oliver Springs)

 

Bradley Brooks (Scott)

 

Zach Sherrill (Stone Memorial)

 

Mason Fox (Stone Memorial)

 

Eric Meadows (Clinton)

 

Alex Fountain (Wartburg Central)

 

 

 

Blount County (3C)

 

Cameron Langley (Maryville)

 

Alex Tipton (Maryville)

 

Jack Sanford (Maryville)

 

Micah Ballard (William Blount)

 

Matt Shown (Alcoa)

 

Logan Sharp (Alcoa)

 

Hunter Ramsey (Alcoa)

 

Tyler Stinnett (William Blount)

 

Ty McBrayer (William Blount)

 

Chris Smelcer (Heritage)

 

 

 

Sevier County (4A)

 

McKinley Maples (Gatlinburg-Pittman)

 

Jose Agosto (Gatlinburg-Pittman)

 

Austin Gardner (Morristown East)

 

Casey Smith (Morristown East)

 

Ben Cave (Pigeon Forge)

 

Bentley Manning (Sevier County)

 

Skylar Brown (Seymour)

 

Marcus Stewart (Cocke County)

 

Jermaine Haney (Cocke County)

 

Rasham Suarez (Gatlinburg-Pittman)

 

 

 

Anderson County (4B)

 

Tanner Torres (Anderson County)

 

Avery Oaks (Anderson County)

 

Tyler Vittetoe (Union County)

 

Phillip Cox (Union County)

 

Alan Holt (Anderson County)

 

Cody Malicotte (Campbell County)

 

Shawn Ward (Campbell County)

 

Lucas Nelson (Campbell County)

 

Darius Marlow (Jellico)

 

Matt Queener (Fulton)

 

 

 

Union County (4C)

 

Tyler Smith (Anderson County)

 

Chase Buckner (Union County)

 

Chad Worthington (Anderson County)

 

Dennis Ramsey (Claiborne)

 

Andy Farmer (Grainger)

 

Dylan Ward (Hampton)

 

Caleb Wynn (Union County)

 

Mason Goad (Cumberland Gap)

 

Tim Ayers (Cumberland Gap)

 

Dustin Clarke (Hampton)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Playoffs begin September 19th at Alcoa High School.

 

The final week of the regular season saw some serious action at the Pilot Rocky Top High School Fall League. Some breakout performances coupled with the playoff schedule made this one of the best weeks to date.

 

Team Kimber 78

Team Pierson 59

Robert Boyd (Fulton) was simply a man among the boys. The rising senior dropped 29 points and had numerous steals to lead Team Kimber (3-0) past Team Pierson (2-1) 78-59 and in the process secure the top seed in the Houston Division with the playoffs looming on the 19th. Solid team play helped Kimber with Phillip Stanford (Knoxville West) adding 16, Reggie Garrett (Fulton) getting 15 and Terry Roberts (Gibbs) finishing with 12. Lester Wilson (Carter) led all scorers with 32 and Dominic Ratliff (Hardin Valley) chipped in with 10. Team Pierson also captured the top spot in the King Division and will tangle with Team Kimber on the 19th at Alcoa.

 

Team McNeeley 62

Team Benjamin 55

Micah Ballard (William Blount) returned from a mysterious toe injury to lead Team McNeeley (2-1) with 17 as they slid past Team Benjamin (1-2) 62-55. Joining Ballard in the scoring column, Logan Sharp (Alcoa) sank 16 and Cameron Langley (Maryville) finished with 11. Bradley Brooks (Scott) led Team Benjamin with 15; Mason Fox (Stone Memorial) added 12. Team McNeeley finishes second in the Ellis Division and will tangle with Team Buckner on the 19th. Team Benjamin will battle Team Laverdiere also on the 19th at Alcoa.

 

Team Buckner 51

Team Laverdiere 43

Andy Farmer (Grainger) and Tyler Smith (Anderson County) scored 13 and 10 respectively to lead Team Buckner to their first victory of the season past Team Laverdiere 51-43. The win gave Buckner the second place slot in the Grunfeld Division and they will tussle with Team McNeeley on September 19th at Alcoa. Tanner Torres (Anderson County) led all scorers with 17 for Team Laverdiere, who finished with an identical record to Buckner but lost the head to head match-up. Laverdiere will battle Team Benjamin on the 19th.

 

Team Watts 67

Team Hunley 45

Galen Campbell (Fulton) kept a tight grip on the scoring championship as he dangled 32 large to lead a shorthanded Team Watts past Team Hunley 67-45. Campbell was magnificent scoring from inside and out. Darius Gallaher (Harriman) added 13 in the win. Team Watts takes the second place slot in the Houston Division and will tangle with their arch-rival Team Naler on September 19th at Alcoa. Landon Hunley (Farragut) played an outstanding contest finishing with 18 points leading Team Hunley. Taylor Broussard (Catholic) added 11 while Tucker Haynes (Maryville) finished with 10. Team Hunley will tangle with Team Johnson in the opening game on the 19th.

 

Team Stewart 80

Team Brown 68

C.J. Alred (Clinton) led a bevy of double digit scorers with 21 helping lead Team Stewart past Team Brown 80-68 and in the process capturing the top spot in the Ellis Division.

Cory Billingsley (Sweetwater) and David Lee Haskins (Loudon) both finished with 15, while Marquis Wall (Gatlinburg-Pittman) and Mykal Titlow (Greenback) finished with 14 and 12 respectively for the victors.

Austin Gardner (Morristown East) led Team Brown with 18 and Ben Cave (Pigeon Forge) added 17 in the loss. Jose Agosto (Gatlinburg-Pittman), with 14, and Jermaine Haney (Cocke County), with 10 closed out the scoring for Team Brown, which also captured the top spot in the Grunfeld Division and will get another shot at Team Stewart with a 1st place tangle on the 19th at Alcoa.

 

Team Naler 78

Team Johnson 57

Matt Cox (Catholic) twisted the twine for 21 points and helped lead Team Naler past Team Johnson 78-57 in the final contest of the day. Cox got plenty of help from J.P. Burris (Maryville), who finished with 13, and Linwood Holloway (Knoxville Central), who added 11. Team Naler grabs the second spot in the King Division and will battle Team Watts on the 19th Devin Jackson (Knoxville West) scored 20 for Team Johnson in the losing effort. Ben Arnold (Cumberland Gap) added 10. Team Johnson will tangle with Team Hunley in the opening contest on September 19th at Alcoa.