Bearden (30-1, 12-0 Class 4A District 4) Maryville (24-3, 6-0 Class 4A District 2) Alcoa (15-11, 8-0 Class 3A District 5) Fulton (18-8, 9-1 Class 3A District 3) Gatlinburg-Pittman (20-4, 8-0 Class 2A District 2) Sevier County (15-7, 4-2 Class 4A District 2) Lakeway Christian (20-9, 14-2 Division II East Region District 1) Seymour (18-7, 7-2 Class 3A District 3) Austin-East (15-11, 7-2 Class 3A District 3) Farragut (21-9, 9-3 Class 4A District 4)
Bearden (27-1, 11-0 Class 4A District 4) Maryville (20-3, 4-0 Class 4A District 2) Alcoa (14-9, 7-0 Class 3A District 5) Austin-East (14-10, 6-1 Class 3A District 3) Fulton (16-8, 9-1 Class 3A District 3) Gatlinburg-Pittman (18-4, 6-0 Class 2A District 2) Heritage (19-6, 6-2 Class 3A District 5) Sevier County (12-6, 3-1 Class 4A District 2) Farragut (19-8, 8-3 Class 4A District 4) Seymour (15-7, 4-2 Class 3A District 3)
Bearden (25-1, 9-0 Class 4A District 4) Maryville (19-3, 3-0 Class 4A District 2) Alcoa (14-9, 7-0 Class 3A District 5) Fulton (15-7, 9-0 Class 3A District 3) Austin-East (13-10, 5-1 Class 3A District 3) Gatlinburg-Pittman (16-4, 5-0 Class 2A District 2) Heritage (17-6, 4-2 Class 3A District 5) Sevier County (11-6, 2-1 Class 4A District 2) Farragut (18-7, 8-2 Class 4A District 4) Seymour (14-7, 3-2 Class 3A District 3)
BY BRIAN HAMILTON ALCOA – It was the 97th edition of the Battle of Pistol Creek. Like many of the previous editions, everyone in attendance knew what you could expect, a close game with several climactic, pivotal moments. Friday’s rendition of the bitter rivals proved to be just that. For the second consecutive year, Alcoa came away with a crucial stop in the red zone to hold on a late lead and come away with a close victory, winning 28-21. The Tornadoes seniors will go out 3-1 against Maryville, a team that it had only beaten once between 2011 and …
BY BRIAN HAMILTON MURFREESBORO – Nobody expected Maryville to be here in November. No one, but themselves, that is. Maryville advanced to the state tournament in 2020, but with their game against Hillsboro being scheduled on March 18, they were unable to play due to the COVID-19 shutdown. Wednesday was the first time that the Rebels were able to actually play in the state tournament since 2015, when they fell to Blackman 65-45 in the Elite 8. The result was not much different nine years later, as the Rebels fell to a sharpshooting Cookeville team 70-60, in a game that …
