North Side boys, Dyersburg girls open first West Tennessee High School Basketball Rankings at No. 1

By Michael Odom | December 2, 2024 |

Two weeks of the high school basketball season are over, and it seems like they flew by. With playoff football and Thanksgiving, basketball has slowly emerged from the offseason and had some great games in the first two weeks.

Like most years, there looks to be plenty of teams from across West Tennessee ready to make a run at state championships.

North Side boys and Dyersburg girls look to currently be at the head of the class, and those two teams occupy first place in the West Tennessee High School Basketball Rankings.

Girls

1. Dyersburg (3-1) – Results: Beat South Side 63-41; Beat North Little Rock (Ark.) 51-45; Beat Gibson 46-31; Lost to Earle (Ark.) 59-57. This week: Monday vs. Ripley; Friday vs. Rossville Christian (at USJ); Saturday vs. Webb School (at USJ).

2. Westview (3-0) – Results: Beat Lake County 60-33; Beat USJ 62-46; Beat Dresden 62-27. Thi3 week: Does not play.

3. South Gibson (5-0) – Results: Beat Peabody 64-27; Beat Chester County 51-32; Beat Union City 61-41; Beat Tunica Academy (Miss.) 60-27; Beat Huntingdon 48-34. This week: Tuesday at Peabody; Friday vs. Chester County; Saturday vs. Hutchison (at USJ).

4. South Side (3-1) – Results: Beat Gibson County 48-39; Beat Olive Branch (Miss.) 37-30; Beat USJ 53-34; Lost to Dyersburg 62-41. This week: Monday at Bolivar; Friday at Haywood.

5. USJ (3-2) – Results: Beat Obion County 57-26; Beat West Memphis (Ark.) 41-30; Beat Humboldt 61-19; Lost to Westview 62-46; Lost to South Side 53-34. This week: Tuesday vs. Rossville Christian; Friday vs. Hutchison; Saturday vs. Houston.

6. Gibson County (4-2) – Beat Bolivar 66-15; Beat Humboldt 61-42; Beat Greenfield 65-52; Beat Greenfield 58-38; Lost to South Side 48-39; Lost to Dyersburg 46-31. This week: Tuesday at Union City; Saturday at Obion County.

7. Union City (3-1) – Results: Beat Humboldt 41-34; Beat Peabody 45-36; Beat TCA 57-39; Lost to South Gibson 61-41. This week: Tuesday vs. Gibson County; Friday vs. Dyer County.

8. Crockett County (3-0) – Results: Beat North Side 69-29; Beat Lexington 53-50; Beat Peabody 73-35. This week: Tuesday at Chester County; Friday at Peabody; Saturday vs. McNairy Central.

9. Huntingdon (2-1) – Beat Bruceton 75-30; Beat Carroll Academy 83-20; Lost to South Gibson 48-34. This week: Thursday vs. Peabody.

10. McNairy Central (3-0) – Results: Beat Jackson Christian 55-53; Beat Riverside 67-44; Beat Kossuth (Miss.) 48-31. This week: Tuesday vs. Adamsville; Thursday at Scotts Hill; Saturday at Crockett County.

11. Fayette-Ware (3-1) – Results: Beat Southwind 49-42; Beat Hamilton 77-12; Beat Germantown 39-19; Lost to Memphis Overton 60-47. This week: Tuesday vs. Cordova; Friday at White Station.

12. Greenfield (2-2) – Results: Beat Clarksburg 73-32; Beat McKenzie 61-36; Lost to Gibson County 65-52; Lost to Gibson County 58-38. This week: Tuesday vs. Bradford; Friday vs. Fulton City (Ky.).

13. JCM (3-1) – Results: Beat Haywood 58-49; Beat North Side 59-25; Beat Middle College 55-48; Lost to Wenonah (Ala.) 66-49. This week: Friday vs. North Side.

14. Lexington (3-1) – Results: Beat Madison 56-28; Beat Henry County 64-55; Beat Bolivar 43-26; Lost to Crockett County 53-50. This week: Tuesday vs. Riverside; Friday at Liberty.

15. Middleton (2-1) – Results: Beat Adamsville 48-39; Beat Liberty 62-15; Lost to Jackson Christian 56-53. This week: Tuesday vs. Memphis Business; Friday at Adamsville; Saturday vs. Bolivar.

On the bubble: Gleason (3-1); Hardin County (3-1); Jackson Christian (4-3); Riverside (3-1).

BOYS

1. North Side (5-0) – Results: Beat Ripley 46-40; Beat Crockett County 68-48; Beat JCM 98-48; Beat Ripley 70-49; Beat Madison 78-34. This week: Tuesday at Haywood; Friday at JCM.

2. South Side (2-0) – Results: Beat Dyersburg 66-59; Beat Gibson County 70-54. This week: Monday at Bolivar; Friday at Haywood.

3. Humboldt (5-1) – Results: Beat Union City; Beat Haywood 57-56; Beat Gibson County 59-43; Beat Covington 48-47; Beat Westwood 63-44; Lost to MUS 60-49. This week: Friday vs. Jackson County; Saturday vs. Hamilton.

4. TCA (4-0) – Results: Beat Bolivar 67-58; Beat Harding Academy 66-40; Beat Union City 62-56; Beat Wenonah (Ala.) 69-55. This week: Tuesday at Gibson County.

5. Jackson Christian (5-0) – Results: Beat McNairy Central 61-42; Beat Summertown 55-49; Beat Wayne County 65-62; Beat Madison 58-21; Beat McKenzie 66-39. This week: Tuesday at Bolivar; Thursday vs. Carroll Academy; Friday at Brighton.

6. Camden (4-0) – Results: Beat McEwen 66-64; Beat Riverside 65-50; Beat Harpeth 57-41; Beat Creek Wood 54-43. This week: Tuesday vs. McKenzie; Thursday vs. Lewis County.

7. Peabody (3-0) – Results: Beat South Gibson 62-53; Beat Union City 58-56; Beat Crockett County 75-68. This week: Tuesday vs. South Gibson; Thursday at Huntingdon; Friday vs. Crockett County.

8. Fayette-Ware (2-2) – Beat Hamilton 80-28; Beat Horn Lake (Miss.) 66-52; Lost to Bartlett 65-49; Lost to Southwind 70-63. This week: Tuesday vs. Cordova; Friday at White Station; Saturday vs. Munford.

9. Dyersburg (2-2) – Results: Beat St. Benedict 65-37; Beat Memphis Business 52-50; Lost to South Side 66-59; Lost to Kirby 57-50. This week: Monday vs. Ripley.

10. USJ (3-1) – Results: Beat Westview 58-46; Beat Obion County 63-58; Beat Smith County 55-51; Lost to Pickett County 70-36. This week: Tuesday vs. Rossville Christian; Friday vs. Memphis East; Saturday vs. South Gibson.

11. Fayette Academy (4-1) – Results: Beat Central Baptist 63-29; Beat Brighton 62-56; Beat Regents School 64-43; Beat Lakeland Prep 62-33; Lost to Christian Brothers 63-35.

12. Middleton (1-0) – Results: Beat Adamsville 75-44. This week: Tuesday vs. Memphis Business; Friday at Adamsville; Saturday vs. Bolivar.

13. Obion County (2-1) – Results: Beat Halls 87-84; Beat Gleason 91-33; Lost to USJ 63-58. This week: Tuesday at Lake County; Friday vs. South Fulton; Saturday vs. Gibson County.

14. South Gibson (3-1) – Results: Beat Chester County 73-52; Beat Union City 44-42; Beat Huntingdon 60-53; Lost to Peabody 62-53. This week: Tuesday at Peabody; Friday vs. Chester County; Saturday at USJ.

15. Henry County (3-0) – Results: Beat Houston County 57-43; Beat Clarksville Northeast 65-56; Beat Lexington 82-55. This week: Monday at Waverly.

On the bubble: Bradford (4-0); Halls (2-1); Lake County (2-1)