The Tennessee High School state tournament came to a close last weekend with some exciting action, buzzer beaters, record setting performances and some surprises and some not surprises. Lets take a look at what went down.
Class A Top Scoring Performances
Tyreke Key (Clay County) 54pts vs. Loretto
Tyreke Key (Clay County) 40pts vs. Harriman
Tyreke Key (Clay County) 34pts vs. Grace Christian
Grant Ledford (Grace Christian) 34pts vs. Clay County
Caden Mills (Van Buren County) 30pts vs. Columbia Academy
Hayden Bingham (Harriman) 29pts vs. Clay County
Grant Ledford (Grace Christian) 28pts vs. Humboldt
Joe Pace (Harriman) 24pts vs. Columbia Academy
Nygil Arms (Columbia Academy) 23pts vs. Van Buren County
Nygil Arms (Columbia Academy) 23pts vs. Harriman
Isaiah McClain (Harriman) 18pts vs. Mitchell
Luke Childress (Loretto) 17pts vs. Clay County
Blake Kincaid (Columbia Academy) 17pts vs. Van Buren County
Isaiah McClain (Harriman) 17pts vs. Columbia Academy
Gavin Silk (Clay County) 17pts vs. Grace Christian
Harriman emerges as the Class A champion with a big win over Clay County. Hayden Bingham (Harriman) drops 29 in the title game victory despite a 40 spot from tournament MVP Tyreke Key (Clay County).
Key destroyed every record at the state tournament including total points with 128, most points in a season besting the previous mark of Tony Delk with 1,383 points finishing his career with 3,237 points.
Key was named MVP, here is the remainder of the All-Tournament squad Grant Ledford (Grace Christian), Isaiah McClain (Harriman), Joe Pace (Harriman), Gavin Silk (Clay County), Hayden Bingham (Harriman), Dawson Russell (Clay County), Nygil Arms (Columbia Academy), Seth Ogletree (Clay County) and John Johnson (Harriman).
Class AA Top Scoring Performances
Dedric Boyd (Haywood) 33pts vs. Brainerd
Bo Hodges (Maplewood) 26pts vs. Haywood
Ruot Monyyong (White's Creek) 25pts vs. Sheffield
Tristan Jarrett (Haywood) 23pts vs. Brainerd
Kavion Hancock (Sheffield) 22pts vs. White's Creek
Boo Hodges (Maplewood) 22pts vs. Sullivan East
Kentrell Evans (Brainerd) 21pts vs. Haywood
Luke Smith (Knoxville Catholic) 20pts vs. White's Creek
Jessie Walker (Brainerd) 20pts vs. Haywood
Brock Jancek (Knoxville Catholic) 19pts vs. Macon County
Bo Hodges (Maplewood) 18pts vs. Knoxville Catholic
Shuravian Hines (Haywood) 17pts vs. Maplewood
Dennis Stallings (White's Creek) 17pts vs. Knoxville Catholic
Maplewood brings the title back to Metro Nashville for the first time in several years with a hard fought contest against Knoxville Catholic. Bo Hodges (Maplewood) was selected as the MVP for his consistent performances throughout the weekend.
Catholic advanced to the title game with a half-court buzzer beater from leader Luke Smith (Knoxville Catholic).
Joining Hodges on the All-Tournament squad were Dedric Boyd (Haywood), Tristan Jarrett (Haywood), Ruot Monyyong (White's Creek), R.J. Wilcox (Maplewood), Brock Jancek (Knoxville Catholic), Hassan Littlepage (Maplewood), Chase Kuerschen (Knoxville Catholic), Luke Smith (Knoxville Catholic) and Bobo Hodges (Maplewood).
Class AAA Top Scoring Performances
Carlos Marshall (Southwind) 27pts vs. Independence
Carlos Marshall (Southwind) 24pts vs. Oakland
Grayson Murphy (Independence) 24pts vs. Southwind
Chandler Lawson (Memphis East) 19pts vs. Oak Ridge
Chandler Lawson (Memphis East) 18pts vs. Southwind
Tyshawn Young (Oak Ridge) 18pts vs. Brentwood
Mac James (Independence) 17pts vs. Bearden
Chandler Lawson (Memphis East) 17pts vs. East Hamilton
An all West Tennessee, specifically All Memphis final, highlighted the action in the largest classification in the state. Memphis East defended their crown defeating Southwind for their second consecutive Class AAA state title.
Oak Ridge took East to the limit resulting a close 63-60 victory for the Mustangs who relied heavily on the exploits of tourney MVP Chandler Lawson (Memphis East).
Joining Lawson on the glitter squad were Grayson Murphy (Independence), Tyshawn Young (Oak Ridge), Tee Higgins (Oak Ridge), Alex Lomax (Memphis East), Christian Jones (Southwind), Carlos Marshall (Southwind), T.J. Moss (Memphis East), Mark Freeman (Southwind) and Malcolm Dandridge (Memphis East).
