Lady Vols basketball coach Kellie Harper watches Imari Berry vs Lauren Hassell in Clarksville

With Power 5 coaches in attendance, Clarksville Christian star Lauren Hassell dropped 29 points and 17 rebounds as the private school upset Clarksville, 52-47, Friday night at Clarksville Christian School gym.

Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper was in attendance along with assistant coaches from Vanderbilt, North Carolina State, Florida, Clemson, Louisville and UConn. All seven schools have offered Clarksville High junior guard Imari Berry and were there to watch the two area stars. Berry finished with 23 points despite playing most of the game with a bruised thigh.

"The atmosphere was crazy," Berry said. "We've never played Clarksville Christian, but we knew they were good. They showed how good they were. They played great, and we had trouble with their length."

Hassell showed off her 6-foot-3 frame, diving on the floor for loose balls, finishing with three steals and four blocks along with a pair of 3-pointers. The daughter of former Austin Peay great Trenton Hassell, she scored her 1,000th point late in the third quarter and is only an eighth-grader.

"I wanted to prove a point," Hassell said. "We know Clarksville is a great team, but I knew Clarksville is my dad's alma mater. So I wanted to play really well."

While Berry is used to the college attention, Hassell is still getting acclimated to it. But she's managed to stay level-headed. Hassell is averaging 25 points and 12 rebounds for a Clarksville Christian team that improved to 11-4. Berry gutted through Friday's game with three assists and four steals as CHS fell to 14-3.

"I try not to think about the college coaches," she said. "I can't think about that before or during a game. I have to stay locked in and make sure I'm connecting with my teammates on the floor. I may think about how cool it is after the games."

Hassell said she's learning from what Berry has experienced during Berry's college recruiting, and both relish the opportunity to compete against each other.

"When you play talent like that with a packed house and college coaches watching, it brings out the best in you," Berry said. "I wish I could have played better with my leg, but Lauren played better than me. They deserved to win."

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