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The Elizabethton Lady Cyclones were involved in another close game in the Ladies Classic, and they came away a winner in this one by a 59-56 count over Thomas Dale of Virginia to take fifth place. The Cyclones wee up 31-14 at halftime and 48-42 at the end of [...]

Oak Ridge managed to hold off Pikeville (Ky.) 70-66 to take sixth place in the Ladies Classic. It was another tight game, with Oak Ridge finally able to gain a lead of six points late in the final period. Once they got some breathing room, they made excellent use [...]

Mercer County’s Lady Titans romped past University School of Jackson 54-31 in another consolation bracket final Saturday. The Titans controlled the game from the outset with a 15-9 first quarter lead which expanded to 31-17 by intermission. Anna Drakeford was top gun with 24 points, seven rebounds and three [...]

Morristown West captured a 52-39 victory over Grainger in a consolation bracket final game Saturday morning at Hal Henard. The Lady Trojans trailed 13-8 at the first rest stop, but then went on a 15-5 run in the second frame to go up 23-18 at intermission. They continued to [...]

Alcoa earned its way into the championship game of the 2022 Ladies Classic after squeezing past Upperman 42-41 in a semifinal thriller at Hal Henard Gym Friday night. Karli Haworth of Alcoa hit a reverse layup with just under 30 seconds left to put Alcoa ahead 42-41 as the [...]

It was a game of big runs, and Knox Catholic got two of them, the last one of which did in the Greeneville Lady Devils as the Irish rolled to a 74-51 victory Friday at Hal Henard Gym in the first semifinal game in the Ladies Classic. Leading by [...]

Pikeville (Ky.) and Knox Webb staged a nail-biter, with the Panthers coming away a 48-46 winner. The game stayed tight from start to finish. The Panthers were up 14-12 after one quarter and 22-20 at intermission That lead improved to four points at 39-35 heading into the fourth canto. [...]

Oak Ridge pulled away from Providence Day School (NC) with a solid first half, leading 14-9 after one victory Thursday. The Wildcats placed three players in double figure scoring, led by Ayana Porter with 18, Ze’Yana Stewart with 15 and Dimitria Strickland with 10. Jenna Johnson was tough on [...]

The Elizabethton Cyclones seemed to bring their “A” game on Friday as they shot 59 percent from the floor, made 11 3-pointers, and cruised in the second half to a 64-46 win over Lumpkin County (Ga.), the defending Class 3A state champs from Georgia. Up by a slender 32-28 [...]

The Lady Knights of Thomas Dale nipped Cleveland 52-48 in overtime, the second extra period contest of the 2022 Classic. Thomas Dale converted four free throws in overtime, two by Nylah Wilson and two by Zoe Foster, while the Raiders missed one shot, had one shot blocked and made [...]

North Greene trailed the entire game, but University School of Jackson had to turn back a fourth quarter rally by the Huskies to escape with a 49-44 win Friday. The Huskies were down by as many as 12 points early in the fourth quarter, but would not lay down [...]

Old county rivals West Greene and Chuckey-Doak staged a duel in the morning opener Friday at Hal Henard Gym, with the Lady Buffs holding on for a 55-54 victory. The game was never out of reach for either team. The Buffs led 13-10 after one and the Knights held [...]

Alcoa and Elizabethton staged an old-fashioned shootout in the final quarterfinal game of the night, with the Tornadoes posting a 75-69 victory to advance to the Friday semifinals. Alcoa will take on Upperman in the 9 p.m. contest. Elizabethton plays at 3 p.m. against Lumpkin County. Alcoa held a [...]

Just when it looked as if Greeneville was going to win easily, the game turned into anything but a breeze. The Lady Greene Devils saw a lead of as much as 17 points in the third quarter evaporate, but they had enough in the tank to pull out an [...]

Knox Catholic rallied in the fourth quarter to take down Thomas Dale of Virginia in a 61-55 thriller in the first quarterfinal tournament game on Thursday. The Knights of Thomas Dale had led through three quarters, up 31-28 at intermission and 47-44 heading into the fourth quarter. But the [...]

Down by eight points (33-25) at halftime, Oak Ridge came out smoking in the second half and rallied past Mercer County 67-52. The Lady Wildcats (4-8) overcame that deficit by the 2:38 mark of the third when they tied the score at 39-39, and the 20-11 scoring spurt in [...]

Pikeville’s Lady Panthers gradually pulled away from University School of Jackson in the second and third periods and went on to a 54-35 victory over the Bruins on Thursday. Pikeville led 14-11 after one period but gained a 16-7 scoring advantage in the second frame for a 30-18 lead. [...]

Providence Day of Charlotte, NC tripped up South Greene with a strong second half and beat the Rebels 50-37 Thursday in the Classic. A competitive first half had the Chargers ahead by only 25-22 at intermission, but they outscored the Rebs 25-15 in the second half to pick up [...]

Cleveland’s Lady Raiders had no trouble with putting away South Greene 76-42 in the final game of the day at Hal Henard Gym. The Rebels managed to stay with Cleveland early, trailing 22-14 at the close of one and keeping the distance within striking distance until an 18-10 surge [...]

Greeneville High’s Lady Devils used a 10-2 run to end the third quarter and gain some separation on Providence Day School, then controlled the fourth quarter to earn a 57-40 win in the Ladies’ Classic Wednesday night. The Lady Devils (8-3) got 17 points from Tambryn Ellenburg, who nailed [...]

The Lady Irish of Knox Catholic got 21 points from Sydney Mains and eight points, eight rebounds and eight assists from Buffalo commit Jazmin Williams on their way to a 56-46 win over the Titans of Mercer County, Ky. Catholic, who welcomed Mains back to the lineup the previous [...]

The Georgia Class 3A defending state champion Lumpkin County Indians handled Knox Webb 56-36 Wednesday in tournament play at Hal Henard Gym. The Indians, with three players already committed to continue their basketball careers in college, jumped into a 16-5 first quarter lead and maintained the advantage throughout, turning [...]

Upperman’s Lady Bees improved to 13-1 on the year and coasted past North Greene 70-31 in Ladies Classic action Wednesday afternoon. The Bees, the pick of many observers to be a state tournament contender again this season, had little trouble in this one after moving to a 21-4 first [...]

The Thomas Dale Lady Knights of Chester, Va., held off Oak Ridge 52-48 in a highly competitive game that featured a number of momentum swings. The Knights got the first surge as they pulled to an 18-11 first period lead, but the Wildcats owned the second stanza and rallied [...]

Karli Haworth of Alcoa put on a shooting clinic, setting a new single-game 3-point scoring record by nailing nine long ones, and the Tornados ripped University School of Jackson 80-39. Haworth scored 30 for the game, and her nine 3-pointers broke the tournament’s record of eight treys which was [...]

With nary a senior on their roster, the Lady Panthers from Pikeville showed why they are considered one of Kentucky’s top programs as they rolled over West Greene 69-22. Pikeville started red hot shooting from the field and blitzed the Lady Buffs with a 26-1 first quarter run and [...]

Cleveland’s Lady Raiders used the offensive punch of seniors Addison Hurst and Paige Moody, who combined for 32 points, and turned back Morristown West 55-45. The Raiders went up 14-4 at the first rest stop and improved the lead to 34-18 by halftime. The Trojans were able to close [...]

Knox Catholic’s Lady Irish have been missing some valuable pieces to their offense due to injuries, but Sydney Mains was back for the first time this year without restricted minutes and led the Irish to a 68-18 romp for the Lady Knights of Chuckey-Doak. Playing with aggression from the [...]