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Game 12 – Webb Gets Past Lady Red
Webb School of Knoxville outdueled Cocke County 55-49 to advance in tournament play Saturday. The Lady Spartans trailed 25-22 at halftime and the Lady Red got the first bucket of the second half to up 27-22. But Webb responded with eight straight points to take the lead at 30-27 [...]
Game 11 – Farmington Bumps Alcoa
Farmington’s Cardinals from Arkansas got a tournament best (thus far) 37 points from sophomore ace Easton McCollough and knocked off Alcoa’s Tornadoes 72-61 Saturday night. The Cardinals, appearing here at the Classic for the second straight season, turned in a solid second quarter, turning an 18-18 tie after one [...]
Game 10 – Aggies from Alabama Top MoWest
The Albertville Aggies from Alabama knocked Morristown West out of the winner’s bracket with a 71-61 victory Saturday afternoon. Led by Mississippi State University commitment Lani Smallwood with 34 points, a tournament best thus far in the Classic, the Aggies built a big early lead, then watched the Trojans [...]
Game 9 – Boone Runs Away from JL Mann
Daniel Boone’s offensive power was in full gear Saturday as the Blazers ran away from J.L. Mann High of Greenville, S.C. 85-63. The talented duo of Andrea Flores, a Mississippi State signee, and Aaliyah Story were too much to overcome for the Patriots. Flores scored 26 points, yanked down [...]
Game 8 – Upperman Romps Past Gaffney
Upperman High of Baxter, a regular visitor of late to the Ladies Classic, made their return to this year’s edition successful with a first round win over Gaffney of South Carolina 61-34. The Lady Bees (10-4) got off to a good first quarter start with an 18-6 run and [...]
Game 7 – Bearden Blitzes Jackets
University of Missouri signee Natalya Hodge and her Bearden High teammates blitzed the Coalfield Yellow Jackets 80-60 Saturday in an opening round game. Hodge scored 33 points and added four rebounds, four assists and four steals in guiding the Bulldogs to the win. Bearden started strong with a 23-18 [...]
Game 6 – Grace Christian Tops Spring Valley
The Grace Christian Rams of Knoxville won their second game of the tournament, beating Spring Valley of West Virginia 63-48. The one-two punch of Abby Roberts and Nya Burns combined for 47 points, 24 for Roberts and 23 for Burns, to lead the Rams. Grace rolled to a 40-21 [...]
Game 5 – Vikings Nip Chiefs in Thriller
Tennessee High School and Cherokee staged a thriller in the opening game of action Saturday morning, with the Vikings halting a Chiefs rally to take a 69-67 win. The contest highlighted a pair of high-scoring guards in Tennessee High’s Addie Wilhoit, who scored 26 including a perfect 10-10 free [...]
Game 4 – Alcoa Takes Down Huskies
Alcoa’s Tornadoes beat North Greene 69-46 in a foul-marred final game of the night in the Ladies Classic. Alcoa (8-3) started strong with a 19-11 first quarter run and never let up, forcing the Huskies into 22 turnovers. A total of 47 fouls were called in the contest, 27 [...]
Game 3 – Lady Red Coast Past Knights
Cocke County’s Lady Red coasted past Chuckey-Doak 74-24 in the third game of opening day at the Ladies Classic. The Lady Red (13-2) found their footing near the end of the first quarter and completely controlled the game from that point on. From a 19-11 first quarter lead, they [...]
Game 2 – Rams Hold Off Chiefs
The Grace Christian School Rams of Knoxville held off Cherokee in a 55-53 thriller Friday night. Abby Roberts dropped in 17 points for Grace, while Nya Burns chipped in with 15 including four 3-pointers. Logan Connatser scored 11, and Myrah Hood hit double figures in rebounds with 11. The [...]
Game 1 – Coalfield Jackets Beat Tennessee High Vikings
One of East Tennessee’s top Class A programs, the Coalfield Yellow Jackets, knocked off Tennessee High of Bristol 60-54 in the tournament opener Friday. Led by sophomore Lily Wright, who led all scorers in the game with 21 points, Coalfield took the lead with a solid third quarter, withstood [...]
Ladies Classic 2025 Tournament Reveal
Please join us for the Ladies Classic 2025 Tournament Reveal on Wednesday, October 29th at 1:00 pm in the G. Thomas Love Boardroom at GEA, 110 N College Street. This event is open to the public and refreshments will be served!
Congratulations to Gatorade State Players of the Year
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2024 AJB Ladies Classic Awards
2024 Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic Awards 2024 CHAMPIONS Marist High School 2024 RUNNER UP Webb School of Knox 2024 All Tournament Team Ace Austin, Spring Garden (Ala.) Brylee Tullock, David Crokett Amaya Redd, [...]
Game 37, Championship – Marist School 42, Webb School 39
(Game 37, Championship) Marist School 42, Webb School 39 Marist School of Atlanta is now back-to-back champions of the Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic after squeezing past Webb School of Knoxville 42-39, and the tournament has a new scoring champion in Kate Harpring. The Eagles had their hands full [...]
Game 36, Third Place – Spring Garden (Ala.) 81, Spring Valley (W.Va.) 66
(Game 36, Third Place) Spring Garden (Ala.) 81, Spring Valley (W.Va.) 66 The girls from the small town of Spring Garden, Ala., took consolation honors in the Ladies Classic, coasting past Spring Valley of West Virginia 81-66. Led by their high-scoring guard Ace Austin, who poured in 34 points [...]
Game 35, Fifth Place – Farmington (Ark.) 74, Bearden 65
(Game 35, Fifth Place) Farmington (Ark.) 74, Bearden 65 The Cardinals from Farmington, Ark., took fifth place in the tournament field, beating Bearden out of Knoxville 74-65. Bearden went to the locker room at halftime ahead 35-31, but Farmington came out and controlled the third quarter, moving to a [...]
Game 34, Sixth Place – Cocke County 42, Knox Catholic 33
(Game 34, Sixth Place) Cocke County 42, Knox Catholic 33 If you had walked into the gym without knowing the circumstances, you would probably have thought that Cocke County and Catholic were playing for a championship with the intensity that both teams were showing. Actually it was the battle [...]
Game 33 – David Crockett 76, Riverside (S.C.) 64
(Game 33) David Crockett 76, Riverside (S.C.) 64 Down 25 points at halftime, Riverside of South Carolina could have bowed out without much of a fight. But the defending Class 4A state champs did not do that, chopping that big lead down to seven in the fourth quarter before [...]
Game 32 – Morristown West 50, North Greene 45
(Game 32) Morristown West 50, North Greene 45 Morristown West nipped North Greene 50-45 in the loser’s bracket finals Tuesday morning. The Trojans and Huskies battled back-and-forth throughout with the lead changing hands numerous times before West took it for keeps at 45-44 on a layup from the middle [...]
Game 31, Semifinal – Webb School 53, Spring Garden (Ala.) 43
(Game 31, Semifinal) Webb School 53, Spring Garden (Ala.) 43 Webb School of Knoxville has earned the right to take on Marist (Ga.) in the championship game of the Ladies Classic after taking a 53-43 win over Spring Garden (Ala.) in the second tourney semifinal game Monday. The Spartans [...]
Game 30, Semifinal – Marist (Ga.) 58, Spring Valley (W.Va.) 36
(Game 30, Semifinal) Marist (Ga.) 58, Spring Valley (W.Va.) 36 Another big scoring night for Kate Harpring, and another win for Marist as the defending tournament champs will have a chance for a repeat performance in the finals after beating Spring Valley of West Virginia 58-36 in the first [...]
Game 29 – Farmington (Ark) 60, Upperman 52
(Game 29) Farmington (Ark) 60, Upperman 52 The Farmington Cardinals from Arkansas staged a furious fourth quarter comeback and beat Upperman 60-52 Monday night. The win advances Farmington into the fifth place game against Bearden Tuesday at 2 p.m. Down 44-38 entering the fourth period, the Cardinals went wild [...]
Game 28 – Bearden 69, Oak Ridge 54
(Game 28) Bearden 69, Oak Ridge 54 A big third period scoring run by Bearden, outdistancing their opponent 14-0 over a three minute span, sparked the Bulldogs to a 69-54 win over Oak Ridge. The two Knoxville area powers battled tooth-and-nail until that point. A 29-23 halftime lead by [...]