Tuesday, February 27, 2018

2018 AAU Team Tryout Information

February 8 & 15 | Woodz Elite Girls | 6pm (5/6th grade) | Tyronza (AR) Gym | Spencer Harston @ 870-919-7318 or Brandon Young @ 870-351-0676

February 10 | Lady War Eagles | 9am (5/6th grade), 10:15am (7/8th grade) | Memphis Catholic

February 10 | Life Changers | 4pm (8th grade) | Capleville United Methodist Church | Coach Taylor  coachtaylor@majorprepsports.com

February 10 | The Way | 10:30am (5th grade) | St. Louis Catholic Church | Dr. Carl "Buddy" Flinn @ 901-484-3705 or cef@drcarlflinn.com

February 11 | Arkansas (Mid South) Banshees | 2pm (7/8th grade) | St. George's Independent School (Collierville Location) | Contact Mario Strickland @ 901-277-9492 or Burl Woodhouse @ 901-574-8286

February 11 | Woodz Elite Girls | 7th | 3pm-5pm | Rivercrest High School (AR) | Gregory Turner @ 870-824-9035 or  Dustin Osment @ 870-740-1757

February 13 | The Way | 7pm (6/7th grade) | Second Pres Church | Dr. Carl "Buddy" Flinn @ 901-484-3705 or cef@drcarlflinn.com

February 15 | The Way | 7pm (8th grade) | Second Pres Church | Dr. Carl "Buddy" Flinn @ 901-484-3705 or cef@drcarlflinn.com

February 17 | Memphis Future Stars | 9am (6th grade), 10:30am (7/8th grade) | Ridgeway Baptist Church | memphisfuturestars1@comcast.net

February 17 | Team Journey| 9am (5/6th grade) | Hutchison School | teamjourneybasketball@gmail.com

February 17 & 18 | Memphis Elite | 2019/20 & 2021/22 | February 17 (10am) / February 18 (3pm) | Highland Oaks Middle

February 18 | Life Changers | 6pm (9th grade) | Capleville United Methodist Church | Coach Taylor tvtaylor@glorime.com

February 24 | Arkansas Bandits| 9am (5th grade), 10am (6th grade), 11am (7/8/9th grade) | Nettleton Fitness Center (AR) | Contact arkansasbandits@yahoo.com or 501-827-1016

February 24 | JB Lady Ballers | 9am (7th grade), 10:15am (5th grade), 11:30am (8th grade), 1:15pm (4th grade) | Temple Baptist Church (Jonesboro, AR) | Travis Woodruff at 870-897-6027

February 24 | Lady Tarheels | 12pm (2nd-4th grade), 1:15pm (5/6th grade), 2:15pm (7/8th grade) | KIPP Middle School | Contact Rachel Dorsey @ 901-502-5628

March 3 | Memphis Elite | 8th-11th grade | 10am | Rhodes College | Greg Stewart 901-830-0360; Eric Daniels 901-830-2271

March 3 | Memphis Select Girls | 10am (8th/9th grade &10th/11th grade) | Lester Prep | Contact Curtis Jones 901-406-9737 or Tavis Rutherford 901-647-8055

March 4 & 5 | Woodz Elite Girls | 9th | March 4: 2pm-4pm @ Valley View JR High (AR); March 5: 5pm-7pm @ Brookland High (AR) | Mikie Slater @ 870-761-2916 or Dustin Osmet @ 870-740-1757

March 10 | Lady War Eagles | 2:30pm (9/10/11th grade) | Quest Center | 901-574-1781

Friday, February 23, 2018

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

2018 West Regional/DII Brackets

Class A West Regional Tournaments

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Class AAA West Regional Tournaments

Division II-A First Round Quarterfinals

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Monday, February 19, 2018

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Lanetta Williams Fans' Vote for Basketball Players of the Week

From Commercial Appeal

Lanetta Williams of Arlington and Kam Jones of ECS are this week's winners of The Commercial Appeal fan poll for high school basketball player of the week.

Williams, the Tigers' Class of 2019 standout, had 53.06 percent of the total after finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and six blocks in a victory over District 14-AAA rival Bolton. Southwind's Ya-Ya Coleman took second with 44.72 percent of the vote.

Trezevant star Sade Hudson was third while Division II-A Miss Basketball finalist Savanna Owens of Briarcrest finished fourth.

Jones garnered 53.84 percent of the boys vote after averaging 26.5 points in victories over FACS and USJ. Briarcrest's Cedric Henderson, a Mr. Basketball finalist in Division II-AA, was second with 27.75 percent of the vote.

Class AAA Mr. Basketball finalist Tyler Harris of Cordova, who leads the city in scoring at just over 30 points per game, was third while Antavious Buford of Douglass finished fourth after leading the Red Devils to a victory in the SCIAA Class A county championship game last week.

Monday, February 12, 2018

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Shelby County championships: What we learned

From the Commercial Appeal

 The SCIAA hosted its annual county championships Saturday at White Station, with boys and girls titles decided in Class AAA, Class AA and Class A divisions.

Here are some of the talking points from all the games.

East is still a beast 

With district tournaments starting this week, there's no reason to think that East won't be back in Murfreesboro to attempt to win a third straight Class AAA state title. The Mustangs' first postseason game was a success as they pulled away in the second half to defeat Ridgeway 80-55.

James Wiseman led a balanced attack with 14 points and seven rebounds as East improved to 22-3. Ryan Boyce added 12, Chandler Lawson 11 and Alex Lomax chipped in eight points and 10 assists.

"It's like a boxing match with us," East coach Penny Hardaway said. "We might come out and try to knock you out early sometimes. And sometimes we might try to see where you are, and if you adjust, we'll try something else.

"I'd be crazy to say I'm not (pleased with where the team is heading into the playoffs). We've been playing really good basketball."

East also got a big lift from 6-foot-9 junior Malcolm Dandridge, who celebrated his return to the starting lineup with 10 points and seven rebounds.

"It really doesn't matter," Dandridge said. "I just want to go out and win. But I am more comfortable starting. I'm just trying to get my confidence up, get my groove (back)."

Can't keep Central down 

You might not have recognized Central's girls team; coach Rashad Haynes said he was down seven players because of flu. But the result was typical Central as it won the Class AAA title 47-34 over Bolton.

"We got the end result," Haynes said. "To make it through with some kids stepping in and stepping up, I think this is going to help us."

Another thing that will help is that the Lady Warriors — last year's state runners-up — played at a pace that favored the opposition but still won without too much trouble. Johne' Stewart led the way with 16.

"Going into tournament play, we're going to face a lot of teams that are going to play us half-court," Haynes said. "And we have to learn to be effective in the half-court set anyway. ... We just have to learn to be patient. We can always take 3-pointers, but when we're not making them, they turn into long rebounds."

Hamilton looking legit 

For the first time in awhile, it looks like Memphis will have a legitimate state title contender in Class AA. And that is the new-age Hamilton Wildcats, who parlayed an offseason of yoga and Pilates into a 67-58 victory over Mitchell.

"At first they laughed, but now they believe," said Wildcats coach Will Smith, himself a former standout at the school. "Very few injuries and we're able to last longer. You look at the end of the third quarter, the fourth quarter is where we (excel)."

The Wildcats finished 10-12 in Smith's first season, losing to Central in the first round of the District 16-AAA tournament. But an infusion of talent — most notably transfers Jordan Johnson and James DeJesus — and a step down after TSSAA reclassification have the Wildcats at 23-2 and on an 11-game winning streak heading into the playoffs.

"James DeJesus, Pop (Johnson) ... Martrell Brooks, Kevon McMahon my point guard ... I laugh with them all the time," Smith said. "I tell them, 'You never know what's behind door No. 2 or door No. 3. But the only team that can beat us is us."

UT Martin getting an ace in Hudson 

During a late timeout in the Class AA girls game, Mitchell coach Derek Hunter scolded his team.

"They've got one doggone girl doing all the shooting," he said.

The "doggone girl" in question was UT Martin signee Sade Hudson, who finished with 35 points and 12 rebounds to lead Trezevant (17-4) past the Tigers 57-47. The Bears trailed 39-31 late in the third quarter.

"We've been doubted throughout the year," said Hudson, who averaged 22.6 points per game during the regular season. "I've been pushing my teammates all year, and we just worked hard for it. This feels great."

More impressive, Hudson missed most of the first quarter after picking up a pair of early fouls.

"You know what she told me," Bears coach Brandon Hill said. "She said, 'Coach, I've got it. I'm going to stay with it and not lose my composure. I'm going to compete every minute I'm on the floor.' And that's what she did."

Kearra Tucker added 17 rebounds for Trezevant, while Quinterria Foster had nine points and 10 steals.

Douglass is for real 

Douglass has been flying under the radar all season, which is just the way coach Greg Williams likes it.

The secret might be out now, though, after the Red Devils' impressive 105-79 victory over W.E.B. DuBois in Class A boys. Douglass will enter the district tournament with a 23-1 record and 21 straight victories following a loss to Cordova on Dec. 1.

Antavious Buford scored 31 to lead the Red Devils, who managed just four points in the first four minutes of the game before scoring 101 over the remaining 28. Devin Payne added 22.

"Our play derives from our defense," said Williams, whose team won the SCIAA title in AA last year before dropping down. "(Saturday) we didn't have to run many sets because our defense was just on and clicking. My guys come in and play hard. They play extremely hard.

"And we're so deep at every position ... I can sub and not lose a beat."

Jok Nebk chipped in 11 for Douglass while Jamari Crawford added 10. Jamey Sanders scored 30 to lead DuBois, connecting on 19 of 30 free-throw attempts.

Persistence pays for Lady Warriors 

Booker T. Washington coach Steven McKinney ran down his frustrating recent history in girls Class A.

"We were here last year," he said. "Lost to Mitchell. The year before that? Lost to Mitchell. The year before that? Lost to Mitchell. And in my first year we lost to Oakhaven."

The fifth time was the charm for McKinney and his Lady Warriors as they took control in the fourth quarter and defeated Oakhaven 61-52. Derrineshia Jackson scored 20 and Carneesia Griggs added 12 to lead BTW, which plays at a fast tempo and looks for the 3-pointer at every opportunity.

"I like the fact that we played to the end and kept playing our style of basketball," McKinney said. "The problem was we kept playing our style of basketball. Even at the end when we were up, that's an adjustment we need to learn to make."

Friday, February 9, 2018

Girls Basketball Dandy Dozen

Released by the Commercial Appeal on 2/8/18


Here is this week's Commercial Appeal girls basketball Dandy Dozen. Rankings are based on games played through Feb. 7 and are final for the regular-season.

1. Houston (19-5) Last week: 2
Upcoming: Friday vs. Collierville; District 15-AAA tournament begins next week

2. Central (16-5) Last week: 4
Upcoming: Saturday vs. Bolton in SCIAA county championship game at White Station; District 16-AAA tournament begins next week

3. Olive Branch (20-5) Last week: 3
Upcoming: Played Lake Cormorant Thursday; Region 1-5A tournament begins next week

4. Whitehaven (15-4) Last week: 1
Upcoming: Friday vs. East; District 16-AAA tournament begins next week

5. MHEA (23-5) Last week: 6
Upcoming: Feb. 16 at Jackson (Miss.) Academy

6. Northpoint (23-2) Last week: 7
Upcoming: Played Margolin Hebrew Academy Thursday; Friday vs. Magnolia Heights; Division II-A West Region tournament begins next week

7. Hernando (22-3) Last week: 8
Upcoming: Played Center Hill Thursday; Friday at Lewisburg; Region 1-6A tournament begins next week

8. Horn Lake (19-4) Last week: 5
Upcoming: Friday at Cleveland Central; Region 1-6A tournament begins next week

9. Arlington (17-7) Last week: 8
Upcoming: Friday at Bolton; Monday vs. Bolton; District 14-AAA tournament begins next week

10. Bolton (16-6) Last week: NR
Upcoming: Friday vs. Arlington; Saturday vs. Central in SCIAA Class AAA championship game at White Station; Monday at Arlington; District 14-AAA tournament begins

11. Mitchell (20-7) Last week: NR
Upcoming: District 16-AA tournament begins next week

12. Tipton-Rosemark (21-7) Last week: NR
Upcoming: Friday at Jackson Sacred Heart; Division II-A West Region tournament begins next week

Dropped out: Southaven (17-9); Munford (16-8); Trezevant (16-5)

Honorable mention: Hutchison (15-4); Craigmont (17-7); Oakhaven (17-2); BTW (20-5)

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Memphis High School Basketball Top Performers for Feb. 6

From Commercial Appeal


Shelbee Brown, Southwind: The Jaguars' talented 6-1 sophomore scored 15 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead her team to a big district victory, 65-59 over Collierville. Essence Rankin also scored 15, Kira Lowery 13 and YaTeria Coleman 12.

Tashun Bryson, Mitchell: Three Tigers scored over 20 points in a 75-22 victory over Mitchell, led by 25 from Bryson. Miata Borders added 22 and Markesha Hayes 21 as Mitchell improved to 20-7.

Analiese Burnett, MHEA: Burnett had a double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds) to lead the Eagles to an impressive 64-43 victory over Briarcrest. Lindsey Vaughn added 13 for the winners and Kamille Clark 12.

Isabella Everett, Macon Road Baptist: Everett's 25 points propelled Macon Road to a 53-14 victory over Calvary Christian.

Carnessia Griggs and Derrenishia Jackson, BTW: Both scored 21 as the Warriors tuned up for Saturday's SCIAA Class A title game with a 68-44 victory over KIPP. Tramesha Rogers added 15 as BTW improved to 15-0 in district play.

Jayla Hemingway, Houston: Hemingway's 23 points led three players in double figures as the Mustangs won their 10th game in a row, 72-43 over Kirby. Destinee Wells added 19 and Madison Griggs 17. Hemingway also had 10 rebounds.

Chancey Jackson, Oakhaven: Jackson scored 18 as Oakhaven improved to 15-0 in district play with a 61-7 victory over Power Center Academy. The Hawks will play BTW in the SCIAA Class A title game Saturday at White Station.

Keyanna Logan, Bolton: Logan had 19 points and 10 assists as the Wildcats rolled past Cordova, 66-28. Bolton will play Central in Saturday's SCIAA Class AAA county title game.

Deja Pryor, St. Benedict: Pryor's 15 points led the Eagles to a 30-28 victory over Brighton, their second win in as many nights. On Monday, Pryor and Catalina Carrasco each had 13 in a 52-50 win over Bartlett.

Megan Sanfratello, Tipton-Rosemark: Sanfratello led the Rebels with 16 but it was University School of Jackson that got the victory, 49-47. Emily Jones hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Bruins.

Carria Smith, Catholic: Smith's 15 points led four Chargers in double-figures in a 64-23 victory over St. George's. Lytia Flowers and Zareia Ector each had 14 and Deyon Gipson chipped in with 10 as Catholic improved to 16-8.

Jade Wells, Northpoint: The senior scored 25 of her 27 points in the first half as the Trojans took control early and cruised past Lausanne, 72-24. Caroline Swindoll connected on 5 of 6 3s to finish with 19 while Lauren Gross had 12 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals.

Monday, February 5, 2018

Jayla Hemingway win Fans' Player of the Week Poll

from Commercial Appeal


Jayla Hemingway, a junior, averaged 32.7 points in three victories for the Mustangs last week. She tallied 48.99 percent of the vote — 1,521 in total — to easily defeat Annaliese Burnett of MHEA, who finished second with 26.02 percent (808 votes). Jireh Washington of Central was third and Sade' Hudson of Trezevant was fourth.

Memphis High School Basketball Top Performers for Feb. 2

from Commercial Appeal


Gabby Crawford, Munford: The Alabama signee had 24 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks to lead the Cougars to a 46-36 victory over Hardin County in District 13-AAA.

Elizabeth Dixon, Ridgeway: The McDonald's All-American scored 28 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked four shots as the Roadrunners held off a late rally to defeat Southwind, 67-64. Shelbee Brown led the Jaguars with 19 points, nine rebounds and seven steals before fouling out late.

Jayla Hemingway, Houston: Playing in front of coaches from Ole Miss and Tennessee, Hemingway scored 21 and pulled down seven rebounds in a 72-55 win over Collierville. On Thursday she was even better, scoring 31 with eight rebounds and six assists in a victory over Kirby.

Quinterria Foster, Trezevant: Foster had 16 points to help the Bears to a 64-31 victory over MLK Prep. Leading scorer Sade Hudson had 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals while Richara Cooper had 10 points, seven rebounds and six steals.

Rachel Greer, Hernando: Greer scored 22 as the Tigers improved to 21-3 and wrapped up the District 1-6A regular-season title with a 58-54 victory over Horn Lake.

Derrenishia Jackson, BTW: Jackson scored a season-high 30 and pulled down eight rebounds as the Warriors downed MASE, 70-55. Carnessia Griggs contributed 16 points, seven rebounds, 12 assists and five steals.

Diamond Nelson, Oakhaven: The Hawks improved to 16-2 with a 57-31 victory over City University. Nelson led the way with 25 while Chancey Jackson added 18. Oakhaven clinched a spot in next Saturday's SCIAA Class A county title game at White Station.

Bri Tipton, Bolton: The junior scored 19 points to lead the Wildcats to an easy 73-19 victory over Kingsbury in District 14-AAA. Keke Logan had 17 and Tyler Garner 11 as Bolton made 14 3-pointers.

Shmya Ward, Whitehaven: Ward scored 14 and freshman Se'Quoia Allmond added 11 as the Tigers, ranked No. 1 in the Dandy Dozen, overcame White Station, 52-48. Brittni Moore led the Spartans with a game-high 17.

Abby West, Tipton-Rosemark: Scored 16 points to lead three Rebels in double-digits in a 49-33 win over FACS. Megan Sanfratello had 13 and Jordan Allen 10 as TRA improved to 21-6.

Lanetta Williams, Arlington: The Tigers' star junior had 14 points and 12 rebounds as Arlington rolled over Bartlett in District 14-AAA, 65-27.

Venita Williams, Southaven: Williams scored 24 and handed out five assists to lead the Chargers to a 57-49 victory over DeSoto Central in Region 1-6A. Dereseia Randle also had a strong night, with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Memphis high school basketball: Girls Dandy Dozen

released by Commercial Appeal on 2/1/18

  Here is this week's Commercial Appeal girls basketball Dandy Dozen. Rankings are based on games played through Jan. 31.

1. Whitehaven (14-3) Last week: 1

Coming up: Friday at White Station

2. Houston (16-5) Last week: 4

Coming up: Friday at Collierville; Tuesday at Kirby

3. Olive Branch (18-5) Last week: 2

Coming up: Played Lake Cormorant Thursday; Tuesday at Center Hill

4. Central (14-5) Last week: 3

Coming up: Friday vs. East; Saturday vs. Montgomery (Ala.) Lee

5. Horn Lake (16-3) Last week: 6

Coming up: Friday at Hernando

6. MHEA (22-5) Last week: 7

Coming up: Tuesday at Briarcrest

7. Northpoint (20-2) Last week: 8

Coming up: Played Bayou Academy (Miss.) Thursday; Friday vs. Harding; Tuesday at Lausanne

8. Arlington (15-7) Last week: 6

Coming up: Friday at Bartlett; Tuesday vs. Kingsbury

9. Hernando (20-3) Last week: 12

Coming up: Friday vs. Horn Lake; Tuesday at Oxford; Thursday at Center Hill

10. Southaven (16-7) Last week: 9

Coming up: Friday vs. DeSoto Central; Tuesday vs. Tupelo

11. Munford (13-6) Last week: 10

Coming up: Friday at Hardin County; Tuesday vs. DeSoto Central

12. Trezevant (14-4) Last week: NR

Coming up: Friday at MLK Prep; Tuesday at Craigmont

Dropped out: Bolton (14-6)

Bubbling under: Oakhaven (14-2); Mitchell (18-7); White Station (13-8); Hutchison (12-4); Tipton-Rosemark (19-6); BTW (15-5)

Memphis High School Basketball Top Performers for Jan. 30

Se'Quoia Allmond, Whitehaven: The star freshman scored 14 as the Tigers picked up a big District 16-AAA win, 49-43 over Central. Jireh Washington led the Warriors with a game-high 21. Whitehaven is now 14-3.

Elizabeth Dixon, Ridgeway: The McDonald's All American scored 25 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked seven shots as the Roadrunners defeated Kirby, 70-59. Freshman guard Sierra Drew hit 4 of 5 3-pointers to finish with 12, as did classmate Faith Taylor.

Jayla Hemingway, Houston: Hemingway scored 16 and Melissa Carter added 15 as the Mustangs improved to 16-5 and stayed undefeated in District 15-AAA with a 69-31 victory over Southwind.

Sade Hudson, Trezevant: There's no player in town — male or female — on a better run than Hudson over the last few games. She scored 35 to go along with 10 rebounds and five steals as the Bears defeated Hamilton, 57-42. Hudson has 34 or more points in three of her last four games and double-digit rebounds in all four.

Carnessia Griggs, BTW: Griggs scored 12 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 14 assists as the Lady Warriors improved to 16-5 with a 70-36 victory over MAHS. Derrenishia Jackson scored 18 and grabbed seven rebounds, while Tremesha Rogers added 17. BTW is 11-0 in district play.

Markesha Hayes, Mitchell: Hayes scored 20 and Miata Borders pitched in with 15 as the Tigers shook off a loss to Hamilton with a 56-39 victory over Melrose.

Brittni Moore, White Station: Moore scored 22 as the Spartans rebounded from a pair of losses to Central last week with a 61-29 victory over East. Kayla Freeman led the Mustangs with 17.

Diamond Nelson, Oakhaven: Nelson scored 16 points and added four rebounds, four assists, five steals and three blocks as the Hawks defeated Wooddale 81-32. Alexandra Wade scored 14 with a team-high eight rebounds while Chancey Jackson also scored 14. Alista Williams added 10 points and four assists. Wade had 24 points and 14 boards in a 58-8 victory over W.E.B. DuBois LP&P on Monday.

Savanna Owens, Briarcrest: The University of Memphis track signee was on track against Harding, scoring 21 as the Saints won, 63-46.

Ashley Payne, Bartlett: Payne outscored the opposition by herself, dropping in 20 points as the Panthers downed Kingsbury, 62-18 in District 14-AAA.

Jade Wells, Northpoint: Wells scored 14 and fellow senior Lauren Gross added 11 as the Trojans improved to 20-2 with a 70-36 victory over St. George's. Leah Jones scored 10 for Northpoint while Caroline Swindoll had nine and four assists.

Emily West, Tipton-Rosemark: The sophomore led a balanced attack with 15 points as the Rebels rolled over Carroll Academy, 81-19. Megan Sanfratello and Sarah Allyn Thornell each scored 11 while Autumn Payne and Eva McIntosh had 10 as TRA improved to 19-6.

Lanetta Williams, Arlington: The talented 6-4 junior had 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals as the Tigers rolled over Cordova, 75-21 in District 14-AAA play.