BY MATTHEW LUTEY ALCOA — It was a tame celebration Tuesday for the Alcoa boys basketball team. No smiles in the team photo. Perhaps that’s because a district tournament championship is just the start of the Tornadoes’ journey to repeat as … [Read more...]
Northview Lady Cougars capture District 3-3A Tournament Championship, 56-48, over Cocke County
BY MATTHEW LUTEY KODAK — To have success in the postseason, you have to be able to win in multiple ways. The Northview Academy girls basketball team can. That’s part of the reason why the Lady Cougars became District 3-3A Tournament … [Read more...]
DISTRICT 3-4A BOYS BREAKDOWN: Powell edges Karns in OT of tourney semifinals; Oak Ridge races past Central into tourney finale
BY MATTHEW LUTEY The semifinal games of the District 3-4A boys basketball Tournament on Friday at Central couldn’t have been more different. The first game was decided early. The second wasn’t even decided after four quarters. Here’s a … [Read more...]
Eagleton upsets Oneida in District 2-2A Tournament and earns first-ever postseason win and region tournament berth
By MATTHEW LUTEY ALCOA — With a new school, and new athletics programs, milestones will come over time. But the Eagleton College and Career Academy boys basketball team doesn’t have to wait any longer than its first season for a district tournament … [Read more...]
Central Bobcats win a close one; Bobcats take down Halls in Battle of Black Oak Ridge rematch
By Matthew Lutey A season filled with close losses and teaching moments had a nice payout Thursday for the Central boys basketball team. After playing from behind most of the game, things clicked for the Bobcats in the fourth quarter of a 50-46 … [Read more...]
Campbell County Lady Cougars defeat Central 69-61 Tuesday as they seek to regain season’s momentum
By Matthew Lutey The break in the girls basketball season for Campbell County may have also been a break in momentum. But the Lady Cougars are fighting to get it back. Campbell County took down Central 69-61 on Tuesday at Central for its … [Read more...]
Shane Cherry (41 points) and brother Condis Cherry power Austin-East past Fulton for the first time since 2019
By Matthew Lutey No question, the moment was big. Saturday afternoon matchup in front of a standing room only crowd. Rivalry game. Facing the defending 3A state champions. But it wasn’t too big for Shane Cherry and the Austin-East boys … [Read more...]
The King’s Academy Lady Lions stay perfect (7-0) in Division II-A league play by downing CAK 54-45 on Friday night
BY MATTHEW LUTEY SEYMOUR — No one would blame The King’s Academy freshman Skylar Walden for resting on her laurels, at least for the rest of Friday night. Instead, Walden was found picking girls basketball coach Dante Turnipseed’s brain … [Read more...]
Grady Robertson, William Blount Governors survive District 4-4A contest at Hardin Valley Academy, 67-66
BY MATTHEW LUTEY Even in the early stages of district play, the magnitude of Tuesday’s boys basketball game between William Blount and Hardin Valley was clear. And even though the final score came about in a convoluted way, the teams were only … [Read more...]
HOOPJAM23: Webb Lady Spartans win at HVA, Stone Memorial girls keep momentum going, Catholic boys win nail-biter at HVA
By Matthew Lutey The last name fits Meeyah Green. Because if the sophomore guard continues her upward trajectory, she might become as synonymous with Webb girls basketball as the school color itself. Green was the catalyst for the Lady … [Read more...]