three rivers conference

[grassroots176]

I know basketball is about a month away,what's everyones predictictions on the outlook of the conference this year.

[3rfan]

Should be Elizabethton first with a toss-up for second. Unicoi County was hit hard by graduation, but should be competitive. Sullivan East and Johnson County should be improved. Don't know about Happy Valley.

[coachh17]

Looking for a big year from the Lady Cyclones!

[grassroots176]

I agree coach.Elizabethton on paper is by far the best team in this conference if not upper East Tennessee outside of Science Hill. They return the whole farm back from last year with a very deep bench. I think the conference will be a little down this year prior to years past,but should still be very interesting. I am going to make my early predictions and hopefully not eat crow once the season is over with

 

1.Elizabethton- The Cyclones return their whole starting five from last year.Robertson,Depew,Demoss,Mccurry and Madgett.Should be very deep off the bench which I think is what seperates them from the other teams in the conference.

 

2.Happy Valley- The Warriors return 4 of 5 starters from last years team with the addition of a very good freshman in Kaylee Johnson as well as a new coaching change.I could see Happy Valley giving alot of teams trouble with their quickness and ability to score from the outside.

 

3.Unicoi- The Blue Devils lost a good crop of seniors off of last years team but still return in my opinion the best point guard in the conference.What kids they did lose never seem to be a problem for the Unicoi program in reloading on talent.

 

4.Johnson County- The Longhorns went from winning 3 games to 11 games in a year span.Now returning everyone back from last year I think coach Whittemore will have these girls on the right track to being a pretty tough opponent in this conference.

 

5.Sullivan East-The Patriots lost some pretty good players off of last years team but still are very well coached and diciplined.I think East will have to shoot the ball very well from the outside and play tough defensively in order to compete this year.

 

6.Sullivan North- The Lady Raiders didn't really fair to well in the conference last year.They are almost in the same position Johnson County was two years ago, hopefully things will pick up for this program.

Edited October 22, 2012 by grassroots176