Friday’s Class A Games to Watch
Heed this recommendation. There are numerous critical games taking place tonight in Class A.
Loretto (8-1) vs. Perry County (7-1)
Loretto’s recent success is nearly unmatched in Class A. They captured the 2018 TSSAA State Championship. The program advanced to the Sectional in 2016 and 2019 with an Elite 8 appearance attached to that 2017 team. The Mustangs are a hard out. Perry County’s Vikings lost just a single game thus far (Summertown). The Loretto squad are another animal though.
Perry County has made 24 appearances in the state tournament, though all predated this Loretto run of success. Perry County is bigger and taller than most southern TN Class A teams. Perry County Head Coach Larry Helton loves his two seniors: Tyler Dudley Tyler Dudley 6'1" | PG Perry County | 2021 State TN , Jackson Tatum Jackson Tatum 6'3" | SF Perry County | 2021 State TN .
Dudley scored his 1,000th career point in late November. Jackson Tatum Jackson Tatum 6'3" | SF Perry County | 2021 State TN is a very active rebounder and presence inside. If not for Loretto’s Tabias Sirmones Tabias Sirmones 6'6" | PF Loretto | 2022 State TN , then Tatum would wreck through Loretto. Expect both to bounce, bounce for the loose balls. It will be a fun matchup. Loretto’s team is deeper for sure. Aside from Sirmones, Loretto gets scoring from Caleb Davis Caleb Davis 5'10" | PG Loretto | 2022 State TN , Brendon Tipps Brendon Tipps 5'11" | PG Loretto | 2022 State TN , Shaler Hawkins, and Xavier Young. You might remeber Xavier’s older cousin Amauri Young, now on Bryan College.
Peabody (10-7) vs. Madison Academic (11-2)
Madison gets plenty of scoring from Walter Peggs Walter Peggs 6'2" | CG Madison | 2021 State TN . Will he be enough against a talented Peabody team? The Golden Tide of PHS are largely guard-driven and young, with Camari Bonds, Sid Hammonds, and Shon Williams.
Middleton (6-3) vs. Humboldt (9-1)
Middleton will have a real test with Humboldt. The Vikings are deep and athletic.
Sunbright (6-6) vs. Oneida (9-1)
Oneida began the season as hot as any team in the state. In December, OHS knocked off Sunbright, 49-47. The rematch could be just as spicy. Oneida’s stars are Nathan Bowling, Kolby Morgan, and Jeric Huling. Remember that OHS earned an appearance at the State Tournament last spring, only to see the ruthless Co-Vid virus claw it away. This Oneida team is just as good and perhaps better. Bowling is a great shooter, from anywhere on the floor. Morgan is wildly athletic and driven to dominate every night.
University High (4-3) vs. Cloudland (4-3)
University High features volume scorer Kaleb Meredith Kaleb Meredith 6'1" | PG University | 2021 State TN . We featured Cloudland earlier this season.
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