One of favorite times of the year for high school basketball. The playoffs are underway and everyone is fighting to stay alive and take their place in Murfreesboro for the state championships. Here are my selections for All-Region. This is data that I have compiled over the season with input from coaches and other folks whose opinions I value. There will be a Region MVP and a 10 member All-Region team with 5 to 7 honorable mention selections. The All Region teams will be list alphabetically after the MVP.
Region 3AA
District 5AA Regular Season Champions: Polk County
District 5AA Tournament Champions: Sweetwater
Projected 5AA District MVP: Caleb Millen (Polk County)
District 6AA Regular Season Champions: Tyner Academy
District 6AA Tournament Champions: Tyner Academy
Projected 6AA District MVP: Kobe Smith (Tyner Academy)
Region 3AA All-Region Team
Kobe Smith (Tyner Academy) MVP
Donovan Blankenship (Loudon)
Demetrius Bowens (Howard)
Lucas Brown (Red Bank)
Kevin Halfacre (Brainerd)
Caleb Millen (Polk County)
Dillon Stakely (Sequoyah)
Niegall Sturkey (Tyner Academy)
Kerrick Thorne (Howard)
Jace Upton (Sweetwater)
Honorable Mention
Calvin James (Howard)
Darius Cardin (McMinn Central)
Luke Burrows (Polk County)
Jackson Kuberka (Sequoyah)
Brandon Jones (Red Bank)
Jovontay Ross (Tyner Academy)
Region 4AA
District 7AA Regular Season Champions: Cumberland County
District 7AA Tournament Champions: Grundy County
Projected 7AA District MVP: Mason Wyatt (Cumberland County)
District 8AA Regular Season Champions: Upperman
District 8AA Tournament Champions: Upperman
Projected 8AA District MVP: Alex Rush (Upperman)
Region 4AA All-Region Team
Alex Rush (Upperman) MVP
Filip Babic (Upperman)
Thad Blackburn (Grundy County)
Reese Dykes (Cumberland County)
Collin Gore (Upperman)
Roger Meadows (York Institute)
Matthew Sells (Livingston Academy)
Noah Smith (York Institute)
Raquan Verge (Watertown)
Mason Wyatt (Cumberland County)
Honorable Mention
Cody Langford (Bledsoe County)
Riley Cooper (York Institute)
Isaiah Allen (Upperman)
Braydee Brooks (Macon County)
Jaden Ruehlen (Grundy County)
Kole Torres (Cumberland County)