BY DAVE LINK Farragut got a dose of Fulton basketball Tuesday night. The Admirals had a one-point lead in the closing minutes against the visiting Falcons. Then it went south for Farragut. … [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...]
5STAR PREPS Boys Basketball Preview for the 2022-23 season
BY JESSE SMITHEY Despite heavy hits from 2022 gradation, and also to player transfers, the 5Star Preps coverage area is stuffed again with basketball talent for the 2022-23 season. Top-level prospects like Blue Cain (Catholic to IMG Academy), … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS 2022 Boys Basketball Underclassmen of the Year: Fulton’s Tyler Lee, Taj Kimber, Denaj Kimber
BY JESSE SMITHEY No one in North Knoxville — more specifically, the Broadway area — fell victim to any shock factor by the success the Fulton High School boys' basketball team had this past season. They had been expecting it. And now, … [Read more...]
Fulton High School tabs Freeman Pinkney of FBA as its new girls’ basketball coach
By JESSE SMITHEY The energetic and high-passion coaching style of Freeman Pinkney is headed to Fulton High School. He has been named the new girls' basketball coach of the Lady Falcons. "This is a big one," Pinkney said of the job. "I got a … [Read more...]
Fulton Falcons get late look at win but fall to Jackson South Side, 51-50, in the 3A semifinals
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — The 25-foot shot from the left wing left lefty Denaj Kimber's hand with a second left and looked destined to send the Fulton boys' basketball team to the state final. Kimber, who'd seen three of his 3s fall in … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Fulton Falcons vs. Fayette-Ware – Wednesday, March 16, 2022
MURFREESBORO - Below you'll find a photo gallery from the Fulton boys' basketball team's Class 3A state quarterfinal against Fayette-Ware from Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at MTSU's Murphy Center. All photos are by Danny Parker. Enjoy this FREE … [Read more...]
Youth-laden Fulton Falcons play like veterans in 78-57 win over Fayette-Ware
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO - Roughly two years ago, Tyler Lee, Denaj Kimber and Taj Kimber had the middle-school basketball ranks abuzz during an undefeated regular season at Whittle Springs. The then-eighth-graders also had the Fulton High … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Page High and Fulton Falcons – Monday, March 7, 2022
Enjoy this 48-photo gallery from the 2022 Class 3A state sectional between the Page and Fulton boys' basketball teams. All photos were shot by Danny Parker. We have a free preview below, but to see the FULL gallery, you must be a member of … [Read more...]
Fulton boys basketball coach Jody Wright collects 800th win as Falcons head to 3A State Tournament
By ETHAN STONE Fulton head coach Jody Wright looked up at the scoreboard, then out to the court as the seconds ticked away in the Falcons’ 69-61 Class 3A state sectional victory over visiting Page. By that point, his 800th victory was in hand. … [Read more...]