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March
2012 Issue
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Recap
3-15-2012
 TSSAA State
Championship Breakdown:
With a
sweep in sight in Division A, AA, and AAA
Memphis BTW
loses to
defending state champions
Lake County
on 15-30 from the free throw line and a Hail Mary shot
to send the game into overtime, how free throws come
back and haunt you.
Memphis East
wins by one over host school Murfreesboro.
Memphis Central
trounces
Olewatah handily.
Mitchell
forces a
matchup with defending state champions
Liberty Tech
in the final four.
Recap 3-05-2012
Postseason
Action Breakdown: Memphis
BTW
defeats
Humboldt
to keep rolling in postseason action.
Memphis East
out rebounds
Bartlett
20 - 9 in
first half to build a double digit lead and coast
to a solid victory for their first state appearance
since 1996.
Memphis Central
with all the chaos in the offseason shrugs it off and
advances for the first time since
Jimmy Adams
was at the helm,
Coach
Applewhite
has these kids playing the best ball of the season and
Andre
Applewhite
should of been a Mr. Basketball candidate regardless if
TSSAA didn't nominate him. One more thing they were not
even ranked all season until this past week by the
Hoopers staff and we will be the first to say they did
big boy things over there to overcome and mature big
time.
Mitchell
after a 4
year hiatus returns to state with impressive wins down
the stretch and the Most Improved Team of the year after
just winning 2 games last year and winning over 20 clips
this year, mmmm I wonder whose to blame, point the
finger or bottom line just
%(*&^
up!!!!! .
Recap 12-26-2011
Hoopers Top Ten stayed the same pretty
much with CBHS and Briarcrest changing spots.
Trezevant entering the poll
for the first time in Hoopers history since 1999.
Ridgeway
kept the number 1 slot and teams are very precautious in
their scheduling this year.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 12-16-2011
Simeon Career Academy
visited
Brighton
and proved why they are ranked number 1 in the ESPN high
school rankings with an solid outing against the
Cardinals.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 12-15-2011
Area
News 12-14-11:
Overton upends
Craigmont 73-69 and at
one time had over a 25 point lead in the second quarter.
Craigmont didn't look
like a ball club that will advance far in postseason
action.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 12-14-2011
Area surprise teams are
Trezevant with the leading scorer in the city in
Tyrone Wootten, this kid is smooth on offense and hard
nose young man. CBHS with
Coach Luckett doing what he does every year in and year
out. have these young men believe in his system hands
down. The purple wave snuck by me this year because the
Hoopers staff usually has them on the radar but for
whatever reason they are for real.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 11-10-2011
November
10, 2011: Stokes suiting up for Southwind against Briarcrest in a scrimmage game on November 16, 2011 and let me tell you
folks, the atmosphere was just like a Grizzlies game, the whole nine
yards for only 1,500 fans. Is this the only time Stokes
will suit up and not for an TSSAA sanctioned game. MemphisHoopers thinks soooo!!!!!! Might be wrong so lets
see, funnier things have happened in Memphis........
Below are 12 Division 1 coaches waiting on
Thaddeus Young's college decision and you see
why right above this caption.
Recap 2-02-2011
BREAKING
NEWS:
Trezevant Head Basketball Coach Harold Johnson has been
suspended by the TSSAA for the remainder of the season.
The school just got over the football fiasco in the
state championship game as runner ups.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Hall
of Fame 11-20-10 Game Recap: Wooddale vs. Manassas (click here)
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
In
a short three years, Coach Jermaine Johnson has Melrose
in the record books with a astounding victory over the
defending state champions White Station Spartans.
Melrose deeply talented team was too much for the
Spartans who missed two of their top scorers from
scoring in double digits and much needed if any chance
of winning. Tournament MVP
Chris Jones
(35 points and 5 steals) proved why he is a Tennessee
commitment with his savvy ball handling, outside
shooting when needed, and strong drives to the goal when
called upon.
Jones
shot 95% from the free throw line on 18-19 shooting and
57% from the field in another stellar performance. The
game was a back and forth contest the entire game with
10 lead changes and 9 ties that started with the score
being tied 16 all at the end of the first quarter.
White
Station led majority of the first half after Melrose
being patient on offense scored first but the Spartans
started the game with a 8-0 run after Melrose scored.
Adonis Thomas
shot extremely well 47% from the field and snatched a
game high 13 rebounds to go along with 19 points in a
double double performance. Melrose finally
took the lead in the second quarter with a 1 minute left
using full court pressure that rattled the Spartans a
little. Melrose went into the break up 35-33. White
Station was killing Melrose on the boards (19-10 first
half advantage) due to Melrose big man and Northern
Illinois signee
Nate Rucker
breaking his ankle in the previous quarterfinal game
against Bearden. Melrose caused 11 first half turnovers
but controlled the ball to only commit 3 turnovers to
nullify the rebounding disadvantage. Melrose had a 5-2
ratio on steals at the break also.
White Station usually brings a nice crowd with them
every year but Melrose's Orange Mound was definitely in
the house as the Golden Wildcats were in force new and
old. The Wildcats extended their lead as high as 8
points in the third quarter at the 2:01 mark of the
third with Coach Jesus Patino of White Station trying to
find a solution to his team poor offense with multiple
substituting to gain momentum to no avail. Melrose
closed the third quarter up 55-50 and in solid control
for the time being.
You know having Mr. Basketball, McDonald's All American and Memphis signee
Joe
Jackson
(22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals) was not
going to let that happen just laying there. He is a
warrior and showed why he received all the postseason
accolades, Jackson sat out only 6 seconds of the entire
game in the fourth quarter at the 5:00 minute mark after
picking up his 4th foul.
Another senior who has been their since the first day
with Jackson is Missouri State football signee
Julian Burton
(12 points on 50% shooting and 3-3 from long range).
White Station William
Woodfork and
Rodriguez Tucker
notched important minutes and played strong coming off
the bench in supporting roles. White Station tried to
rally by getting the score down to 3 points (63-60) and
the closest they would ever get with each time
Jones
snubbing out the effort and with
Thomas
in the wing.
Key Points of The Game:
White
Station
Andre
Hollins
and
Nino
Johnson
scoring only 4 points each. At least Johnson grabbed 10
rebounds in the cause respectively.
Chris Jones
awesome free throw shooting down the stretch and the
entire game.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Posted 3-13-10
7:02 p.m.
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