BY JESSE SMITHEY
When the McMinn Central and Gatlinburg-Pittman girls basketball teams wound up facing off in a 2023 Class 2A state quarterfinal in Murfreesboro in March, the contest moved the needle because it pitted two teams that should have been playing against one another in a deeper round of the bracket.
McMinn Central won that contest 62-50 and went on to finish as state runner-up.
Friday night, McMinn Central visited Gatlinburg-Pittman for a rematch.
Here’s what happened in that game, as well as wide-sweeping glance of top boys games, girls games and individual performances from around the area.
And that includes ANOTHER area player who made 10 3-pointers in a single game…
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