Defensive pressure sends Gibson County to Class 2A semifinals
MURFREESBORO — When you can get 20 points off turnovers, there is a good chance for a win. Gibson County’s defense forced 16 Riverside turnovers with 10 steals and turned that into 20 points as the Lady Pioneers beat Riverside 60-37 in the Class 2A quarterfinals. “I thought our defensive pressure had a lot to…
Read MoreLady Hornets shut Dyer County down in second half to advance
MURFREESBORO — Going into halftime down 22-19, not much was going right for the South Gibson girls basketball team. But one thing that coach Catie Embrey emphasized during the break was defense. And defensive intensity is what the Lady Hornets showed in the second half. South Gibson held Dyer County to one point in the…
Read MoreGibson County area high school basketball box scores for region tournaments
Here is what happened during the week of region tournaments of the high school basketball season in the Gibson County and Weakley County areas: SATURDAY Girls Class 3A Sectionals South Gibson 38, Creek Wood 36 S. Gibson 12 7 6 13 — 38 Creek Wood 5 14 7 10 — 36 South Gibson (38) —…
Read MoreMerideth Jacobs resigns as Bradford girls basketball coach
Following the Bradford girls basketball team’s elimination from the District 13-1A tournament on Monday, head coach Merideth Jacobs announced her resignation on Tuesday. The resignation comes from a new position that Jacobs will be taking on within the Bradford Special School District and to spend more time with her family. “My son Dean started middle…
Read MoreGibson County area high school basketball box scores for district tournaments
Here is what happened during the week of district tournaments of the high school basketball season in the Gibson County area: TUESDAY Boys District 13-1A Tournament Championship Bradford 50, Dresden 32 Dresden 9 7 11 5 — 32 Bradford 11 9 19 5 — 50 Dresden (32) — Reese Bell 10, Johnson 3, Turnbow 2,…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball 2023 postseason brackets
Gibson County’s Micah Hart (3) dribbles the ball against Westview during a District 12-2A high school girls basketball game at Gibson County on Feb. 4, 2023. Postseason basketball in West Tennessee is here. Check out the schedules across West Tennessee for district and region tournaments: SECTIONALS Boys Monday, March 5 Class 1A Moore County at…
Read MoreGibson County area high school basketball box scores for Week 13
Here is what happened during Week 13 of the high school basketball season in the Gibson County area: FRIDAY Boys Milan 38, Gibson County 37 Milan 15 4 6 13 — 38 Gibson Co. 10 6 11 10 — 37 Milan (38) — Carmelo Jones 15, Arnold 5, Brown 8, Scott 3, Milligan 7. Gibson…
Read MoreTennessee Associated Press high school basketball rankings for Feb. 6
The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 9, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball district standings after Week 12
Week 12 of the high school basketball season is in the books, and the final week of the regular season is here. So here are the updated standings: BOYS District 11-1A Dist. Over. McKenzie 5-0 13-5 McEwen 3-2 12-10 Houston Co. 2-3 10-12 Big Sandy 0-5 8-13 District 12-1A Dist. Over. Frank Hughes 7-1 19-5…
Read MoreGibson County area high school basketball schedule for Feb. 6-11
Week 13, also know as the final week, of the high school basketball season is here. Check out the full schedule of games for schools across the Gibson County area: MONDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. – West Carroll at Bradford TUESDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. – North Side at South Gibson; Gibson County…
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