TNT Girls Basketball Tournament

[TNBasketballFan14]

Who are the favorites going into the championship games next week?  Who are the matchups in each of the championship games?  I saw a few good teams this weekend.

[Nortney]

South Cumberland vs. Rickman in 3A girls.

[Tenntwin]

South Cumberland has won this tournament the last two years, last year in 2A and the year before in 3A.  They have another good team this year.

[TNBasketballFan14]

I was impressed.  I got to watch several good games

yesterday.  South Cumberland had a very good team in AAA, but I must say that Nolichucky had a very good team.  I had heard about them from their first game against Livingston.  I figured I would go to see what teams had what.  They are as good as any middle school team I have seen in a long time and I have watch middle school basketball all over the nation.  I would have liked to have seen them play South Cumberland, but I don’t think they would have had much of a problem.  They played tough man defense, rushed the other team, could score inside, and could knock down the outside shots.  Then they brought in a few off the bench who could handle the game.  I bet they could have played with some of the boys teams and even high school teams.  Anyone know if they had a lot of eighth graders?  I am curious as to what they have coming back.

[Tenntwin]

I saw where Nolichucky was from Greene County - I think that is a hotbed for girls basketball.  I wish I could have seen them.  South Cumberland is a good team, their main two scorers are both 7th Graders, so they should be back next year - lots of good 5th and 6th grade talent there plus good coaching.  South Cumberland ran into a real good team out of Maryville earilier this year at Farragut Tournament in Knoxville - I can't recall the name though.  I thought overall, the competition at the TNT and James C. Haile was weaker this year - girls and boys.