Houston blows past Oak Ridge to advance to first AAA title game
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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 Sports MAHS surges into Class A boys championship game
Dylan Woods has team-high 24 points and seven rebounds in win against Pickett County.
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TSSAA Class A boys basketball semifinal box score: MAHS 77, Pickett County 57
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High School Sports Lawson leads Houston past Clarksville
Oregon signee scores 25 points to help Mustangs hold off scrappy Wildcats.
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TSSAA Class AAA boys basketball quarters box score: Houston 70, Clarksville 58
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High School Sports Collierville clamps down on cold-shooting Cleveland in Class AAA quarterfinals
Seniors Davon Barnes and Jordan Jenkins combined for 39 points and 18 rebounds in the Dragons’ first state tournament victory since 1973.
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TSSAA Class AAA boys basketball quarters box score: Collierville 62, Cleveland 56
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High School Sports Daily Memphian high school honor roll: Miller shines in state quarters
MAHS standout leads this week’s best of the best with 19 points in state quarterfinal victory.
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High School Sports Cameron Miller controls paint, leads MAHS to Class A semifinals
The junior wing scored a team-high 19 points against West Carroll for the Class A quarterfinals win. The Lions advance to face Pickens County on Friday in the semifinal.
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Class A boys basketball state quarterfinal box score: MAHS 56, West Carroll 52
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901 FC Leston Paul, Raul Gonzalez returning to 901 FC for third season
Defender Gonzalez and midfielder Paul are veterans who also have international experience.
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Premium
High School SportsMAHS boys get second chance to make good first impression at state
Crushed after the 2020 pandemic shut down their season, the Lions have fought back to take advantage of this chance.
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High School Sports Baseball is back as Collierville edges Briarcrest
Seth Leuck’s game-winner in the top of the eighth helps Dragons avoid opening-day frustration.
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901 FC 901 FC adds former Indy Eleven midfielder
Mitch Guitar was member of 2017 Big Ten championship team at Wisconsin.
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High School Sports Blackman beats Arlington in Class AAA girls basketball quarterfinals
After hard-fought win in front of a judge, the Tigers were unable to convert against a tough Blackman team.
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901 FC 901 FC’s latest roster addition a proven goal scorer
Forward Kyle Murphy has made 116 appearances in five USL seasons.
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901 FC 901 FC adds veteran midfielder from Saint Louis FC
New Yorker Kadeem Dacres made 73 appearances for Saint Louis the past three seasons, scoring six times.
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Update
High School SportsCourt rules in favor of Arlington girls basketball team; playoff game Thursday
Arlington will play Blackman in the Class AAA quarterfinals at 7 p.m. at MTSU.
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High School Sports Decision on Arlington girls basketball pushed to Wednesday
At Tuesday’s hearing, attorneys for Arlington’s parents argued the TSSAA’s postseason ban was “arbitrary and capricious,” while the TSSAA’s attorney argued that member schools must abide by its decisions.
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Sports Collierville High to host WNIT semis and championship game
My Town Movers Fieldhouse, which also is a regional host site, will hold the final four March 26-28.
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High School Sports Arlington girls defeat Collierville, await judge’s ruling for finals
Tigers rally for victory after trailing by 14 at halftime of Class AAA sectional.
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Update
High School SportsArlington-Collierville game moved back to tonight; Shields expected to coach
The scheduling change is the latest twist in a case that began with an off-court incident involving the Arlington girls basketball team.
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High School Sports Contested Arlington-Collierville girls sectional game pushed back to Tuesday
An Arlington parent says injunction was filed because TSSAA penalties following incident were “really harsh.”
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High School Sports ECS’ Kameron Jones captures school’s first Mr. Basketball award
Marquette signee led the city in scoring in 2020-21 and carried his team to a second straight state tournament berth.
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High School Sports Hutchison downs Knoxville Catholic for first basketball state title
MVP Kaia Barnett’s double-double helps clinch victory over Knoxville Catholic in D2-AA final.
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High School Sports Arlington girls team granted injunction, will play Collierville Monday in AAA sectional
Parents from Arlington, which had been banned from the rest of the postseason following an incident earlier in the week, had filed an injunction on Saturday.
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High School Sports CBHS suffers first loss of the year in D2-AA semifinals
Despite 26 points from Chandler Jackson, CBHS falls short in its bid for an elusive state championship.
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High School Sports MASE boys basketball out of the postseason due to ineligible player
Memphis Science and Engineering boys basketball team is the second Shelby County team to be removed from the postseason by TSSAA in two days.
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High School Sports Hutchison girls keep it cool in OT win to advance to first state title game
After weathering a shaky third quarter, the Sting knocked off two-time defending state champion Nashville Ensworth.
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