The most successful season in 48 years ends with a frustrating defeat.

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Box score: Cane Ridge 55, Collierville 48

March 19, 2021: Cane Ridge defeated Collierville in the TSSAA Class AAA boys basketball semifinals in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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Collierville fades in second half, loses semifinal to Cane Ridge

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

March 18, 2021: Houston defeated Clarksville 70-58 in the TSSAA Class AAA boys basketball quarterfinals at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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Houston defeats Clarksville in Class AAA boys basketball 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

March 18, 2021: Collierville High beat Cleveland in the Class AAA quarterfinals in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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Collierville clamps down on cold-shooting Cleveland in Class AAA quarterfinals

MAHS standout leads this week’s best of the best with 19 points in state quarterfinal victory.

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

March 17, 2021: Memphis Academy of Health Sciences defeated West Carroll 56-52 in the Class A boys basketball state quarterfinal in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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Cameron Miller controls paint, leads MAHS to Class A semifinals

Crushed after the 2020 pandemic shut down their season, the Lions have fought back to take advantage of this chance.

Seth Leuck’s game-winner in the top of the eighth helps Dragons avoid opening-day frustration.

Best friend wants to honor Tim McCormack, who started taping ankles and cheering the team from the sideline in 1972.

March 11, 2021: Blackman defeated the Arlington Tigers in the Division I Class AAA quarterfinal game during the TSSAA girls basketball state tournament at Middle Tennessee State University Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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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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Box score: Blackman 58, Arlington 40

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.

Tigers rally for victory after trailing by 14 at halftime of Class AAA sectional.

The scheduling change is the latest twist in a case that began with an off-court incident involving the Arlington girls basketball team.

An Arlington parent says injunction was filed because TSSAA penalties following incident were “really harsh.”

MVP Kaia Barnett’s double-double helps clinch victory over Knoxville Catholic in D2-AA final.

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Box score: Hutchison 41, Knoxville Catholic 34

March 6, 2021: Hutchison 41, Knoxville Catholic 34

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.

Marquette signee led the city in scoring in 2020-21 and carried his team to a second straight state tournament berth.