Bearden vs Farragut

Bearden defeats Farragut 71-31 behind Nordin’s 17 points

BY BRIAN HAMILTON KNOXVILLE – Bearden entered the contest having won seven straight against Farragut, with the last loss coming on January 27, 2023. If the Admirals were going to overcome that deficit, they were going to have their work cut out, facing a 21-1 team whose only loss was a 3-point loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in the Classic at Tennessee High Quarterfinal. Farragut looked up to the task in the first quarter, but Bearden’s hot shooting and defense proved to be too much, as the Bulldogs prevailed with a 71-31 home win over their arch rival. “You never …

Farragut-Bearden Girls

Lady Bulldogs uses 22-0 spurt to down Farragut 72-41

BY BRIAN HAMILTON KNOXVILLE – Bearden has won three straight over Farrgut since a gut wrenching defeat to the Lady Admirals in the 2024 Class 4A Region 2 Championship. That loss forced the Lady Bulldogs to go on the road for the sectional, where it lost to Sevier County and was eliminated from the playoffs. Since that regional final, Bearden has had the better end of things against its cross-town arch rival. Friday night was no different, as the Lady Bulldogs used a 22-0 run — stretching from the second to third quarters — to take down Farragut 72-41. “In …

Heritage vs Bearden

Lady Mountaineers fall to top-ranked Bearden, despite Swaney’s 27

BY BRIAN HAMILTON WALLAND – Tuesday night’s game between Bearden and Heritage featured two teams with a combined one loss. The closest Bearden had come to being beat was at Alcoa earlier in the month, when the Lady Bulldogs used a furious rally to snatch a win from the jaws of defeat, winning 34-33. The Lady Mountaineers’ only setback was a 61-60 comeback loss to Cumberland County in the final of the Heritage Christmas Tournament before Christmas. This game lived up to its billing for all of three quarters, as Carsyn Swaney put forth a heroic effort with 27 points, …