White Station vs. Oak Ridge
Dobyns Bennett vs. Red Bank
Antioch vs. Siegel
Clarksville vs. Ridgeway
White Station
Coach: Jesus Pitino
Nickname: Spartans
Record: 23-12
Top Players:
Joe Jackson
Julian Burton
Ferrakohn Hall
Marquette Murrell
Youth prevails as the Spartans squad is dominated by sophomores and freshman. The lead dog is Joe "The Real Thing" Jackson. The special sophomore is playing well and wanting to get his gold ball at an early age. The return of Hall is spectacular timing and the big junior is shaking off the rust and ready to make an impact at state.
Oak Ridge
Coach: Ricky Norris
Nickname: Wildcats
Record: 32-2
Top Players:
Quinche Dowdell
Jared Stephens
Tyler Clark
Tucker Trent
The Cats have only tasted defeat on two occassions and are on the proverbial role. Dowdell leads the scoring but Stephens is the heartbeat. The precocious senior makes it all go round and will be asked to run this ship and guard the phenom Jackson, he is up for the challenge I can promise you.
Dobyns Bennett
Coach: Charlie Morgan
Nickname: Indians
Record: 30-3
Top Players:
Justin Sylvester
Jamel Williams
Jordan Edwards
Bronson Flack
Size gives the Indians a chance to score a couple victories at state. Edwards and Falck go 6-6 and 6-8 and their guards are good players. Depth is plentiful.
Red Bank
Coach: John Cherne
Nickname: Lions
Record: 26-7
Top Players:
Tim Benford
Dominique McDuffie
Nick Ross
Bradley Britt
Tough and athletic led by two football signees in Benford and McDuffie, the Lions have something to prove at the Murphy Center.
Antioch
Coach: Jim Nollner
Nickname: Bears
Record: 26-2
Top Players:
Michael McAdoo
Tahj Wells
Coty Clarke
Kyle Upton
The consensus is no one wants to play Antioch right now. The Bears are rolling led by three big insiders in Wells, Clarke and Big Mac. Upton is a scoring machine and ist year headman Nollner has plenty of depth at his disposal.
Siegel
Coach: Chris Harris
Nickname: Stars
Record: 26-11
Top Players:
Tyler Cutter
Kerry Hammonds
Marc Gooch
Montori Hughes
Back to the familiar haunting for the Stars who made this trip their annual right of passage a few years back. Cutter is the leader and has played very well as the season has closed down. The Siegel Sophomore Triad of Hammonds, Gooch and Levon Tate are seasoned players and will fear nothing.
Clarksville
Coach: Ted Young
Nickname: Wildcats
Record: 26-7
Top Players:
Tyrone Caldwell
Lavonte Henderson
Reed Harper
Adam Barnes
Mr. Basketball candidate Tyrone Caldwell is the guts and glory for this squad. His supporting cast has tasted state action last season and looks forward to another run.
Ridgeway
Coach: Wes Henning
Nickname: Roadrunners
Record: 31-3
Top Players:
Jason Jones
Sampson Carter
Chris Downey
Dominique Shellman
No nonsense has been the Roadrunner approach since district action commenced. Jones and Carter will be highlight film material and Downey makes everything go for the Memphis crew.
