BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE — Spending 9 of 32 minutes on the bench during Saturday's Division II-AA Girls Championship surely wasn't how Sydney Mains envisioned for her final high school game. Foul trouble for most of the contest against rival … [Read more...]
Catholic Lady Irish overcome cold start to route Harpeth Hall, 55-37, and earn shot at defending Division II-AA state title next week
BY JESSE SMITHEY An airball from the corner. A missed layup. A bricked corner 3. Sydney Mains couldn't have envisioned a worse offensive start to the final home game of her storied prep career at Catholic High School. The senior struggled to … [Read more...]
DOUBLE FEATURE: Webb Boys win 66-65 on controversial ending; Knox Catholic girls hold off Webb 44-39
BY DAVE LINK It was a wild-and-wooly Friday night of basketball at Webb School of Knoxville. Catholic was in the house. That meant a standing-room-only crowd and lots of high-intensity action. Catholic’s girls rallied from an early … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Webb School of Knoxville at Knoxville Catholic basketball – Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023
CEDAR BLUFF - The Knoxville Catholic basketball teams played host to arch-rival Webb School of Knoxville on Saturday night in a pair of Division II-AA showdowns. The pictures of these games are MUST-SEE. So hurry up and log in to … [Read more...]
Webb School Spartans survive 48-46 in OT at Catholic; Lady Irish pick up 2nd win over Webb Lady Spartans with 52-34 win
BY DAVE LINK Defense won it for the Webb School of Knoxville boys’ basketball team Saturday night. Free-throw shooting lost it for Catholic. … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Catholic Fighting Irish at Webb Spartans basketball games – Friday, Jan. 20, 2023
Rivalry Night didn't disappoint. The Webb School basketball teams played host to Knoxville Catholic on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. See all 80 photos we have from BOTH GAMES thanks to Danny Parker. ORDER INFO: Should you be interested in … [Read more...]
KIL Basketball Jamboree Notebook – What We Learned on Night 2 (Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022)
BY DAVE LINK It’s been a tough off-season and preseason for the Catholic girls’ basketball team, but coach Travis Mains wants to turn it into a positive. How tough was it? When the Lady Irish scrimmaged recently, seven of their top 12 players were … [Read more...]
The Summer of Blue Cain – a Q&A with one of the fastest-rising names in high school basketball
BY JESSE SMITHEY From his early dunking ability to his trademark hairstyle and even his name, Blue Cain seemed destined for this. Yet while he is now mentioned in the same breath as some of America's top high school basketball talents, Cain … [Read more...]
Knoxville Catholic upsets unbeaten Brentwood Academy, 63-55, in Division II-AA state semifinals
BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE - Estimating the foot he injured in Saturday's quarterfinal win to be at roughly 80 percent, an almost-healthy B.J. Edwards on Thursday night was still better than most. Hard to argue that. The University of … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Knoxville Catholic vs. Ensworth School – March 3, 2022
COOKEVILLE - Below you'll find a 40-photo gallery from the Division II-AA girls state semifinal between Knoxville Catholic and Ensworth at Tennessee Tech University. And all 40 photos were shot by Danny Parker. This gallery is presented FREE TO … [Read more...]