It was a championship 60 years in making.

Led by an MVP performance from senior guard Jordan Frison, the Overton basketball team won the Class 4A state championship in Murfreesboro. The Wolverines defeated McMinn County in the quarterfinals and Hillsboro in the semis before topping Independence, 69-57, in the final.

It’s the first state championship for Overton, which made its only other tournament appearance in 1963.

Douglass advanced to the Class 2A title game but was denied by a late Alcoa basket and fell, 59-58.

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Overton holds off Independence for Class 4A title By John Varlas

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Douglass falls on late bucket as Alcoa wins Class 2A title By John Varlas

Douglass outlasts Giles County to advance to Class 2A title game By John Varlas

Independence races past East in 4A semifinals By John Varlas

Jordan Frison carries Overton into championship game By John Varlas

Former ECS star lifts Marquette to first-round NCAA victory By Parth Upadhyaya

Douglass rolls into Class 2A semifinals By John Varlas

Haywood holds off determined Ridgeway in Class 3A semis By John Varlas

Giles County holds off Power Center Academy By John Varlas

East holds off Dobyns-Bennett to advance in Class 4A By John Varlas

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