AA State Tournament Predictions: Who ya got?

[coachh17]

The District Tournaments are just about set to begin.  AA looks like it will be a lot of fun this year and appears to have no clear cut favorite.  Who will navigate the pitfalls and hurdles and make it to Murfreesboro?  Here are my picks:

 

CAK-  (Hammaker can score 40 if you do not game plan to slow her down)

Elizabethton-  (Marosites twins are fun to watch and the Lady Cyclones are deep and talented)

Cannon County-  (I know Sissom can light it up)

Livingston Academy-  (loaded with tradition and just beat Cannon)

Creek Wood-  (Bell is a great player, had a couple of losses at Boone tournament that surprised me)

Martin Luther King-  (I know nothing about this team)

Dyersburg-  (I know nothing about this team)

Westview-  (Great tradition and seem to be peaking at the right time)

 

Please give predictions and tell us about your teams.

I do not think there have been any major upsets yet and all 8 of my predictions are still on track. I predicted CAK to make it before I knew that Hooper was coming back. With her, they become the favorite in my mind. Elizabethton and Grainger are on a collision course for a big game in Region 1, barring any upsets. Sycamore has been mentioned as a sleeper in middle Tennessee. I think Gatlinburg Pittman and Knox Fulton could make it from the east. Are there other sleepers playing well in the middle and west?

Edited February 17, 2014 by coachh17

[slpskp6]

region 2 should be great basketball! Fulton has a great young team and pulled out a close overtime win with gatlinburg-pittman in their district championship. Cak pulled off a last second win with alcoa (scoring 5 points in the last 3 seconds) in their district championship. If things go the way they should, those four teams will battle in the semi s.  i am Looking forward to the Gatlinburg-Pittman vs. Cak match-up!!!  Good luck to all 

[coachh17]

No major upsets tonight.  My eight picks are all still alive.  There are some great games set for Wednesday and the Saturday games are always a lot of fun.  Good luck to all and bring your "A" games!

[knightsfan]

well sycamore got beat that was an upset.

[Glory]

No major upsets tonight.  My eight picks are all still alive.  There are some great games set for Wednesday and the Saturday games are always a lot of fun.  Good luck to all and bring your "A" games!

Sequoyah upset McMinn Central. The Chargerettes are done for the year.

[Speakingthetruth]

Look for Sycamore to out of 9AA to make some noise. Sleeper.

The "Sleeper" was put to sleep......can you say overrated?!?

[knightsfan]

Not really I was at game and they shot the ball worse than they have all year. They lost to a team they had beat twice by 16+ both times. Also over half their shots were half way down then came out. It was definition of "of any given day"

[coachh17]

Sycamore and McMinn Central were upset, but I did not have them in my final eight so I do not consider them major upsets.  Just my opinion, not having seen either of them play. 

[Speakingthetruth]

Not really I was at game and they shot the ball worse than they have all year. They lost to a team they had beat twice by 16+ both times. Also over half their shots were half way down then came out. It was definition of "of any given day"

If you are a contender for the AA crown (which was stated) you don't lose to a team that you've beaten by 16+ twice. IMO that's the definition of the term OVERRATED.

Edited February 25, 2014 by Speakingthetruth

[rabbitranch]

Sycamore and McMinn Central were upset, but I did not have them in my final eight so I do not consider them major upsets.  Just my opinion, not having seen either of them play. 

Not sure you can call McMinn Central's loss an upset. Without Young, they're not a lot more than an average team in a weak district. It's going to be interesting to see if they continue to receive the talent they've received in the past, if their record reverts to what it was it was prior to Young's tenure.

[jlongmire]

Winner of Grainger vs. Elizabethton

[FamousAmos]

How many starters does Elizabethton have back from last years team? I saw them play in State last year and was very impressed.