Emma Rainey (left) and Aisha Patel celebrate late in the fourth quarter of Bearden’s 49-48 win over rival Farragut on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Photo by Tanner Walker/5Star Preps)
BY DAVE LINK
You can expect the unexpected in rivalry games.
And sometimes you get the inexplicable.
There was all that Friday night when Bearden swept a basketball doubleheader against visiting rival Farragut.
Bearden’s girls posted a 49-48 victory when junior guard Natalya Hodge made 1 of 2 free throws with three-tenths of a second left after a technical foul was called on Farragut.
In the second game, junior guard Justin Nordin scored a career-high 30 points and Bearden pulled away from Farragut in the second half for a 74-57 victory.
Fans in attendance got their money’s worth.
“Never a dull moment, Bearden and Farragut,” Bearden girls coach Justin Underwood said.
Here are some highlights from Friday’s games:
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