Boys’ Basketball

DIVISION I BOYS STATE, Day 3: Alcoa Tornadoes win first state tournament game since 2004; hold off Pearl-Cohn for 65-62 win

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — The final 1 minute, 10 seconds, of Thursday’s Class 2A state quarterfinal wasn’t unnerving at

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DIVISION I BOYS STATE, Day One: McMinn County Cherokees fall to Memphis Overton in 4A quarterfinal

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — The standard has changed with McMinn County High School boys’ basketball. No longer is it

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5STAR PHOTOS: McMinn County Cherokees vs. Memphis Overton Wolverines – 2023 Class 4A Quarterfinals

MURFREESBORO — See all the scenes, emotions, players and plays from the 2023 Class 4A state quarterfinal between the McMinn

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DIVISION I BOYS STATE, Day One: Youth-laden Sevier County can’t match strengths of Hillsboro in 4A state quarterfinals

MURFREESBORO — Ken Wright, the longtime head boys basketball coach at Sevier County High, had been playing with house money

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5STAR PHOTOS: Fulton Falcons vs. Volunteer – 2023 Class 3A state quarterfinals

MURFREESBORO — The Fulton Falcons are headed back to the Class 3A state semifinals for a second year in a

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DIVISION I BOYS STATE: Fulton Falcons dispense of state-rookie Volunteer, 69-55, in Class 3A quarterfinal

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — You’ll likely see a different version of Fulton’s boys’ basketball team come time for their

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5STAR PHOTOS: 2023 TSSAA Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards

MURFREESBORO — The TSSAA named its 2023 Mr. and Miss Basketball winners on Monday, March 13, 2023, at a ceremony

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Webb guard Lukas Walls, Bearden post Avery Treadwell win 2023 TSSAA Mr. and Miss Basketball awards, respectively

BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Lukas Walls and Avery Treadwell capped their high school basketball careers in style Monday during

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Alcoa Tornadoes get revenge on Tyner in Sectionals; McMinn County gets first state berth since 2011; William Blount loses on controversial ending

Eleven TSSAA boys basketball sectionals involved area teams in the 5Star Preps coverage area. While we couldn’t get to all

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5STAR PHOTOS: Fulton Falcons vs. Stone Memorial Panthers – Class 3A state sectionals (2023)

The 5StarPreps photo team swung through to capture some photos of the Stone Memorial at Fulton Class 3A state sectional

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