No. 5 Scotts Hill (13-12) at No. 4 Riverside (14-11)
(15-A boys’ quarterfinal)
Time: 6 p.m.
Previous meetings: Riverside won both (64-42; 63-59)
Players to watch: Scotts Hill forward Nick Hale;
Riverside guard Payton Hehe
Next opponent: Middleton
What to know: Riverside is on a three-game losing streak
after falling to Middleton twice and TCA during the final week of the regular
season. Scotts Hill on the other hand is on a two-game winning streak. The
loser’s season is over, and the winner is guaranteed three more games.
Riverside swept the season series, but the second one was much closer than the
first.
No. 5 Lexington (15-11) at No. 4 Bolivar (15-10) (14-AA
boys’ quarterfinal)
Time: 7 p.m.
Previous meetings: Bolivar won both (53-44; 55-49)
Players to watch: Bolivar post Des Robertson; Lexington
guard Dillon Smith
Next opponent: Winner of South Side/Chester County
What to know: Lexington has been on a hot streak lately,
winning its last five games. Lexington ended the season with wins over Liberty
and Fayette-Ware, so they are playing their best basketball right now. Bolivar
enters the season on a two-game losing streak. If Bolivar doesn’t make the
district semifinals, that would be a major upset. Bolivar has won three state
titles since 2004.
No. 3 Gleason (20-7) vs. No. 2 Huntingdon (23-4) (13-A
girls’ semifinal)
Time: 7:30 p.m. at Huntingdon
Previous meetings: Huntingdon won both (40-30; 52-38)
Players to watch: Gleason post Briana Jones; Huntingdon
post Hannah Belew
Next opponent: Winner plays Dresden/West Carroll winner
in District 13-A championship
What to know: The Fillies swept the season series, but
senior Allee Maxwell was injured in the final game of the regular season and
will miss out on the postseason. Huntingdon will try to rally to continue
winning. Players like Hannah Belew, Savannah Dodson and Morgan McMackin will
have to take up the slack. Gleason has one of the best Class A players in the
area in Briana Jones, who will work to get her team to the championship.
No. 4 West Carroll (18-9) vs. No. 1 Dresden (20-5) (13-A
girls’ semifinal)
Time: 6 p.m. at Huntingdon
Previous meetings: Two teams split (West Carroll won
50-45; Dresden won 43-37)
Players to watch: West Carroll guard Tierra Williams;
Dresden guard Amy McAlpin
Next opponent: Winner plays Gleason/Huntingdon winner in
District 13-A championship
What to know: West Carroll is one of two teams to beat
Dresden in district play during the regular season. Dresden has won 11 of its
last 12 games, and the Lady Lions are playing well late in the season despite
losing four key players from last year’s squad. Gleason has won six of its last
seven games.
No. 3 Obion County (25-7) vs. No. 2 Westview (25-4)
(13-AA girls’ semifinal)
Time: 8 p.m. at Dyersburg
Previous meetings: Two teams split (Westview won 57-48;
Obion County won 47-40)
Players to watch: Obion County post Brandi Goodman;
Westview post Teddy Vincent
Next opponent: Winner plays the Covington/Dyersburg
winner in the District 13-AA championship
What to know: The Lady Chargers and Lady Rebels split
during the regular season with each winning at home. This time the game is on a
neutral court. Westview will try to use it press defense to disrupt Obion
County and force turnovers. Obion County runs its offense through post player
Brandi Goodman, a Memphis signee and Miss Basketball finalist. Obion County was
the Class AA runner-up, and the Lady Rebels are working towards getting back to
Murfreesboro.
No. 4 ECS (10-13) at No. 1 USJ (22-4) (Division II-A
girls’ quarterfinal)
Time: 6 p.m.
Previous meetings: USJ won 46-38 in February of 2010
Players to watch: USJ post Eliza Edwards, a Miss
Basketball finalist
Next opponent: JCS/SBEC winner
What to know: USJ and ECS were supposed to player earlier
this season, but the game was canceled because of an illness on ECS’ team. The
teams will now play with the season on the line. ECS is on a three-game winning
streak with big wins over Bishop Byrne, FACS and Tipton-Rosemark.
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