Fans select Phil Dotson and Emmie Moore as this week’s best.

Memphis University School senior Zion James set two county records and led the Owls to the boys team title for the first time since 2018. 

More than 230 of the area’s top players ranked this week, and Tennessee Secondary Schools Association puts two Tipton-Rosemark Academy players at the top. Totals are through games of Jan. 30.

Former Freedom Prep teammates reunite in celebration. At Collierville, several standouts opt to gamble on themselves as preferred walk-ons.

Herbert Kendall previously served as varsity assistant and junior high head coach at the school.

Standouts from Bartlett, CBHS, Collierville, Northpoint and Tipton-Rosemark are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3.

Standouts from DeSoto Central, Fayette Academy, Hutchison, Olive Branch and Westwood up for consideration this week. Voting ends on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 5 p.m.

The Brothers hang onto their perfect record. Plus Tyler Byrd’s amazing night for Tipton-Rosemark, and more.

Cedric Henderson, former coach of Collierville Schools, responded to allegations feeling some families were out to slander him for their own benefit.

Andrew Thomas wins with 55% of vote; Keria McGhee wins with 57%.

Junior is on a 3-point tear for one of the area’s top teams.

Former U of M basketball star Cedric Henderson is the second head coach to depart the Dragons’ boys varsity team. Scott Robinson resigned earlier, after an investigation.

More than 200 of the area’s top players ranked this week.

Phil Dotson leads Dragons with 21 points. 

Crysti’anna Whitehead has twin passions: basketball and writing. The former is helping her craft a potentially special ending to her high school career.

And the lead paragraph could well be: “Bigger isn’t always better.”

Standouts from Bartlett, ECS, Freedom Prep, MHEA and Power Center Academy up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27.

Standouts from Briarcrest, Houston, MAHS, Millington and White Station up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27.

The veteran coach, who was part of a Final Four program at Mississippi State, had been at Briarcrest for the past two seasons.

Briarcrest junior post player scores 29 points in victory over Hutchison.

Also, a roundup of other games Friday and box scores.

Collierville High School named Shawn Taggart as its interim boys basketball coach following the resignation of Cedric Henderson.

JaSteven Walker was runaway boys winner; Kennedy Claybrooks helped her team to 4-0 run last week.

Tipton-Rosemark players boasts two leaders: Senior guard Tyler Byrd claims the top spot for boys, Raven Sims the girls.

Twenty-six players from the Shelby-Metro area named among the state’s best for 2021 by Tennessee Sports Writers.

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.

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