high school basketball
TSSAA releases 2027-29 high school classifications
Last week, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) released enrollment numbers for all the schools across the state of Tennessee to begin the process of reclassification in all sports for the 2027-29 cycle. On Tuesday, the TSSAA released the classification lines for all sports. Schools now have one week to decide if they want…
Read MoreMy guess for TSSAA basketball, baseball, softball classifications for the 2027-29 cycle
The TSSAA will come out with their official Division I classification divides during the week of Sept. 21. Schools will have the opportunity that week to also designate if they plan to move up a classification. But I have done the work. I have taken out all the schools that do no play basketball. I…
Read MoreTSSAA releases enrollment numbers for 2027-29 classification cycle
On Wednesday, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association released its enrollment numbers that will be used for classification purposes for the 2027-29 cycle. There are 457 schools listed on the original report found here. I have eliminated the seven schools listed as classified without numbers. Here is every school from Devout Academy at the smallest…
Read MorePirtle Resigns As South Gibson Boys Basketball Coach
After two seasons in charge, South Gibson boys basketball coach Drew Pirtle announced on Friday that he is resigning. Pirtle is taking the Athletic Director position at Columbia Academy. “We are excited for Drew, Andrea and Miller in this next chapter in their lives,” South Gibson Athletic Director Mark Dunn said via press release. “We…
Read MoreCatie Embrey resigns as South Gibson girls basketball coach
After five seasons in charge of the South Gibson girls basketball team, Catie Embrey has decided to resign to take a job at Moore County. “We are incredibly grateful for all that Coach Embrey, and her husband Preston, have done for the girls’ basketball program at SGCHS,” South Gibson athletic director Mark Dunn said via…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 16
Here are the high school basketball box scores from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County from the Week 16 games: MONDAY Class 3A Sectional South Gibson 59, Kirby 45 Kirby 7 18 9 11 — 45 S. Gibson 11 18 12 18 — 59 Kirby (45) — Carey McClain Jr. 16, Wallace…
Read MoreMilan boys enter West Tennessee Basketball Rankings after Week 15
It’s the best time of the basketball season. Two of the next three games are elimination games, and after those three games, we will be ready for the state tournament. There aren’t any OK teams around. The teams still alive are very good and ready to compete for a spot in the state tournament. The…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball postseason brackets for 2026
Here are the high school basketball postseason brackets for the 2025-26 season: SECTIONALS Boys Monday, March 9 Class 1A Humboldt 70, Booker T. Washington 60 Middle College 85, Lake County 65 Class 2A Loretto 49, Huntingdon 40 Lewis County 59, Milan 39 Westview 62, MASE 44 Peabody 80, 63 Class 3A South Gibson 59, Kirby…
Read MoreTSWA/USA Today high school basketball state poll for March 2
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, March 2. The Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 15
Here are the high school basketball box scores from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County from the Week 15 games: SATURDAY Boys Region 7-3A Tournament South Gibson 65, McNairy Central 48 McNairy 5 8 16 19 — 48 S. Gibson 12 9 18 26 — 65 McNairy Central (48) — Konner Shelton…
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