Boys’ Basketball

CLASS 3A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP: Alcoa (24-13) constructs 20-2 run down stretch to win 57-48 over Fulton

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Imagining Alcoa coach Ryan Collins and his Tornado players donning traditional white TSSAA state championship

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5STAR PHOTOS powered by SmartBank: Boys 2026 State Semifinals (Fulton, Alcoa, Bearden)

MURFREESBORO — See all the photos from 2026 TSSAA state semifinals featuring Bearden, Fulton and Alcoa. The gallery is free

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4A STATE SEMIFINAL: Bearden Bulldogs come up short in fourth against nationally ranked Bartlett

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — The Bearden High School boys basketball team may not have been the first in-state opponent

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3A STATE SEMIFINAL: Alcoa topples Tullahoma; Tornadoes to face Fulton in 3A finale

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Alcoa athletes don’t lose championship games very often. Take junior Alcoa standout Jamir Dean, for

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3A STATE SEMIFINAL: Fulton Falcons stun defending champion Upperman Bees, 54-51

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — As the Fulton Falcons ran off the Murphy Center floor on Friday following a state

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5STAR PHOTOS powered by SmartBank: Day 2 of 2026 TSSAA Boys Basketball State (Farragut, Bearden)

MURFREESBORO — See all the photos from 2026 Class 4A boys basketball state quarterfinals featuring Bearden vs. Beech and Farragut

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4A STATE QUARTERFINAL — Bearden (37-1) overcomes Cutter Sisk challenge and Beech, 55-52

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — For the last 10 days, since the Bearden boys’ basketball team won its state sectional

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4A STATE QUARTERFINAL: Farragut falls to Walker Valley in tough fourth quarter

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Senior point guard Parker Lane drove down the right side of the foul lane early

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5STAR PHOTOS powered by SmartBank: Day One Boys Basketball State Tournament Gallery (G-P, Fulton, Alcoa)

MURFREESBORO — Below, you’ll find photo galleries from three boys’ basketball state tournament games from Wednesday, March 18, at the

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CLASS 3A STATE QUARTERFINAL: Alcoa Tornadoes downs Fayette-Ware by 44

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Say this for the rims at the Murphy Center: they can take a beating. The

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