Houston works overtime to win District 15-4A basketball title
The Mustangs overcome a double-digit deficit in the third quarter to defeat the top-seeded Bartlett Panthers.
John Varlas
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John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian, who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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High School SportsWhitehaven boys, girls teams sweep District 16-4A basketball titles
Willie Kemp’s boys and Lynn Smith’s girls earn No. 1 seeds for the upcoming Region 8-4A tournament.
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High School Sports Fourth-quarter fade ends Hutchison’s season
Knoxville Catholic outscores the Sting, 21-4, over the final eight minutes in the state quarterfinal matchup to advance to Cookeville.
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High School Sports Briarcrest, St. George’s advance to Division 2 final four
The Saints handled Chattanooga Baylor, and the Gryphons defeated Christ Academy of Knoxville in a road game.
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High School SportsVarlas: TSSAA has good intentions. But not everyone else will
State governing body for athletics faces potential headaches after passing a new transfer rule that’s ripe for bending.
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High School Sports Whitehaven battles past Bartlett in region semis in prep basketball
Taquez Butler scored 18 as the Whitehaven Tigers, after being down early, came back to win their 21st game in a row.
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High School Sports TSSAA approves one-time transfer — with conditions
Monday in Nashville, the TSSAA’s executive council passed a one-time transfer rule for high school athletes.
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High School SportsGryphons coach Dee Wilkes saw his team’s potential early on
St. George’s is in the final four of the boys state basketball tournament for the first time in eight seasons thanks in large part to a coach who has been there and done that.
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High School Sports St. George’s basketball falls in Division 2-A semis
Little things prove to be the difference as Battle Ground Academy ends the Gryphons’ season in Cookeville, Tennessee.
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High School Sports Briarcrest outlasts Montgomery Bell Academy to advance to D2-AA title game
Landon Rogers’ late bucket gave the Saints a shot at a second straight state championship when they play Saturday.
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High School Sports Fourth-quarter run lifts Knoxville Webb over Briarcrest in D2-AA title game
But this was a second place of which the Saints can be proud. “We got every mile we could out of this team,” coach John Harrington said. “And they didn’t quit.”
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High School Sports Cold shooting dooms Middle College in Class 1A quarters
Bulldogs fall to Van Buren in the first state tournament game in program history.
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High School Sports Memphis Business Academy falls in Class 2A heartbreaker
The Execs did a whole of things right against York Institute. But 18 turnovers proves costly, including the final one with nine seconds left.
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High School Sports Houston baseball standout wins fan vote for spring sports athlete of the week
Ryan Mitchell is recognized after homering in victories over CBHS and St. George’s.
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High School Sports Bearden rolls past Whitehaven in Class 4A quarterfinals
The Tigers never get going on offense in their second trip in program history to Murfreesboro.
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High School Sports Bartlett squeaks past Oak Ridge girls and into Class 4A semifinals
Junior Faye Williams scored all 16 of her points in the second half, including the game-winning bucket with 17 seconds left.
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High School Sports Bartlett swats aside Cookeville to advance to Class 4A final
Bartlett’s Akya Woods sparks an early run that gave the Panthers control over Cookeville, and the Panthers never looked back.
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High School Sports Vote for spring sports athlete of the week, Week 1
Standouts from Arlington, Collierville, ECS, Houston, Lausanne and Lewisburg are up for consideration this week.
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High School Sports Bradley Central races past Bartlett for Class 4A title
The Bartlett Panthers finish as state runner-up for the third consecutive season.
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High School Sports Girls state tournament preview: Four local teams chasing the gold ball this week
Bartlett and Whitehaven (Class 4A), Memphis Business Academy (Class 2A) and Middle College (Class 1A) set to represent Shelby County this week.
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High School SportsBoys state tournament preview: Six area teams in the hunt for state titles
Hillcrest (1A) and Memphis Business Academy (2A) begin play Wednesday at the Murphy Center. Fayette-Ware and Munford (3A) and East and Whitehaven (4A) follow on Thursday.
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High School Sports Whitehaven, Briarcrest players can call themselves ‘Mr. Basketball’
One will begin state tournament play with the Whitehaven Tigers Thursday. The other helped Briarcrest to a state title in 2023. Both are now a part of Tennessee basketball history.
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Boys state tournament preview: Six area teams in the hunt for state titles
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High School SportsTournament newcomer Hillcrest surges into Class 1A semifinals
Ja’Coby Lewis scores 20 of his 23 points in the first half as the Vikings brush Pickett County aside in a boys state basketball quarterfinal game.
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High School SportsMemphis Business takes Chattanooga team to OT, but can’t get the win
Tyner Academy’s Mr. Basketball finalist made the difference in the Class 2A quarterfinal game, on a day when both teams had trouble getting the ball to fall.
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High School SportsFACS pitcher wins fan vote for prep athlete of the week
Ronin Badout, a junior at FACS, struck out 11 in a shutout victory over Senatobia on March 11.
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