The Lions, ranked third in the state in Class A, continue their winning ways this week. There are also standouts in girls basketball; bowling, and wrestling.

Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. had monumental games, but ultimately the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo were too much.

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Box score: Bucks 126, Grizzlies 114

Jan. 19, 2022: The Milwaukee Bucks defeat the Grizzlies in Milwaukee.

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This season was supposed to be smooth sailing, an NCAA Tournament berth no longer in question. The missteps have proven otherwise.

Another task that Memphis faces: Containing top scorer Kendric Davis.

USL Championship veteran set single-game saves record against Birmingham last year before season-ending Achilles injury.

After a six-game absence, Jenkins is out of COVID protocols and will coach Wednesday night in Milwaukee.

Also named are the specials teams and freshman players of the year, coach of the year and the all-metro teams.

Penny Hardaway says Wallace, hired as an assistant coach before the season, might not return to bench.

“This new facility provides an extremely first-class area for training for future champions both in wrestling and in life,” Jonathan Simpson, Arlington wrestling coach, said.

As the Grizzlies pass their annual MLK Day marker, they’re closer to the West’s No. 1 seed (4.5 games back) than to the fifth seed (5 games up). And with apparent momentum for more. 

Fullback Rece Buckmaster was a big factor for Memphis in 2020 before moving to Indy Eleven.

The Grizzlies will be missing their shooting guard and key reserve as they embark on a four-game road trip.

This will be Daron Schoenrock’s 37th year coaching college baseball and his 18th season as the Memphis head coach. 

Kajuan Robinson played two seasons with the University of Memphis.

Kenneth Gainwell scored one more touchdown in his final game of the season. 

The Tigers might get a player back this week, and the window to add another game is closing.

Steven Adams picked up one of the Chicago Bulls and carried him away like a small child. Just more evidence that this is not a Grizzlies team to be trifled with. 

Jan. 17, 2022: The Grizzlies defeat the Chicago Bulls at FedExForum.

Standouts from Bartlett, Lewisburg, St. Mary’s, Westwood and White Station up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20.

After a slow start, it was all Morant, Jackson and Bane and a couple of viral video moments (Steven Adams!) in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Game. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 119, Bulls 106

Standouts from FACS, Fayette-Ware, Germantown, MAHS, and Northpoint up for consideration this week. Voting ends on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 5 p.m.

Matt Barnes is confident in his three position coaches and relates to Ryan Silverfield’s “blue-collar mentality.”