Three Kings Named: Forwards
In this article:
Read about the stellar forwards from three District Tournament Championship Games.
Franklin (59) -Ravenwood (53)
Cane Ridge (40) – Hillsboro (37)
Northeast (59) – Rossview (56) OT
Noah Clifford (Ravenwood) – Noah was the most productive Raptor through a spirited 26-26 first half. He managed double-figures before the break.
Ronald Jessamy (Rossview) – RJ is doing things nobody else in Clarksville can do. In a full-speed break, retreating back underneath his own rim, Jessamy pinned Jalen Hooks Jalen Hooks 6'4" | SF Clarksville Northeast | 2021 State TN ’ layup to the backboard. Hooks is an athlete with grace and height and Jessamy chumped him with a grown-man block.
Matthew Thurman Matthew Thurman 6'7" | PF Franklin | 2021 State TN (Franklin) – Thurman was not dominant with his scoring, but he still found a way to dominate the lane…passing. Thurman’s post looks to Aidan Smylie Aidan Smylie 6'3" | SG Franklin | 2021 State TN specifically glittered. Thurman plays with a soft touch and a strong base. But RHS manned him up quite well all night. Thurman and Franklin’s post success needed innovation. Credit Thurman for figuring out a solution.
Jake Mulder (Ravenwood) – Mulder leaned on Franklin’s big man, Matt Thurman, with all the weight he had to lean with. Thurman is a difficult mark because he can do so many things well: dribble, shoot, pass, score, rebound. Mulder played him very, very well. The body didn’t wear Thurman down, but it did appear to dissuade him from dipping under for layup attempts.
Mason Jones (Franklin) – Mason played well, in a role that gets very little attention, “big dude.” Jones devotes himself to football and trains his body appropriately. Because he is “football-built” he often lacks the basketball grace of Thurman. That is not to diminish his contributions though. Wednesday, Jones slammed up against countless Raptors on the defensive end. He provided strength and helped create space for FHS to operate on offense.
Jalen Hooks Jalen Hooks 6'4" | SF Clarksville Northeast | 2021 State TN (Northeast) – Jalen Hooks Jalen Hooks 6'4" | SF Clarksville Northeast | 2021 State TN was silky in the lane and ran the floor constantly. He did miss a disturbing amount of late-game free throws. In fact, he missed his last two, either one of them would have locked the game up for the Eagles in overtime. They did win, but those are crucial opportunities that could cost a team their season. Hooks is a workhorse on the glass and extremely unselfish every game out.
District Tournament Champions
Franklin*
Northeast
Cane Ridge*
* Regular Season Champions too
Franklin
#1 Taylor Spierto* (2021)
#4
Reed Kemp
Reed
Kemp
6'0" | PG
Franklin | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#5
Aidan Smylie
Aidan
Smylie
6'3" | SG
Franklin | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#10
Connor Beavon
Connor
Beavon
6'3" | SG
Franklin | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#32 Matt Thurman* (2022)
#35 Mason Jones (2022)
Ravenwood
#1 Matthew Williams* (2022)
#4 Molette* (2022)
#5
Nick Deng
Nick
Deng
6'2" | PG
Ravenwood | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#10 Andrew Lamuno* (2022)
#14 Owen Grismore (2021)
#15
Ben Bonga
Ben
Bonga
6'2" | SF
Ravenwood | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#21 Ethan Dills (2021)
#23 Connor English (2021)
#25 Jake Mulder* (2022)
#44 Noah Clifford* (2022)
Cane Ridge
#4
Caleb Wilson
Caleb
Wilson
6'2" | CG
Cane Ridge | 2021
State
TN
*
#10 Ryan Oliver*
#14
Chris Hillsman
Chris
Hillsman
5'5" | PG
Cane Ridge | 2021
State
TN
*
#24
Brandon Miller
Brandon
Miller
6'8" | SF
Cane Ridge | 2022
State
#18
Nation
TN
*
#33 Nijal Turner*
Hillsboro
#1 J.P. Pegues*
#3 Johnson*
#4 Herron*
#5
Jalen Macon
Jalen
Macon
6'5" | SG
Hillsboro | 2021
TN
* (2021)
#15
Tehlor Buford
Tehlor
Buford
6'2" | SG
Hillsboro | 2021
State
TN
*
Northeast
#0
Jaylan Miller
Jaylan
Miller
6'0" | PG
Clarksville Northeast | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#1
Keaton Allen
Keaton
Allen
6'3" | SF
Northeast | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#2
Marcus Averhart
Marcus
Averhart
6'2" | CG
Clarksville Northeast | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
Isaiah Farrior
Isaiah
Farrior
6'5" | SG
Clarksville Northeast | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#23
Jalen Hooks
Jalen
Hooks
6'4" | SF
Clarksville Northeast | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)