Posted On: 12/19/21 9:06 PM
Christmas Week! By the end of December, it quickly becomes clear which teams are capable of challenging for the state tournament. District Championships are always going to carry weight, but the postseason victories are sweetest and these teams are the Top 10 as it now stands.
Take a look at the Top 10!
| # | What is happening | Record | Weeks Ranked | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Beech | W over #8 Bearden by 19 | 11-0 | 5 | 1 | |
| #2 | Whitehaven | W Wooddale | 11-0 | 5 | 2 | |
| #3 | Memphis East | 6-2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| #4 | Bartlett | 8-5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| #5 | Green Hill | W over Knox Webb | 10-0 | 4 | 6 | |
| #6 | Overton | Lost to CBC (Mo) | 8-2 | 5 | 5 | |
| #7 | Lebanon | W over Brentwood, Gallatin | 10-1 | 4 | 7 | |
| #8 | Morristown East | W over Sevier County | 12-1 | 4 | 10 | |
| #9 | Bearden | L to Beech | 7-2 | 2 | 8 | |
| #10 | Columbia | 9-1 | DEBUT | -- |
BOUNCED: Science Hill
JOINED: Columbia Central
Beech and Whitehaven kept doing their thing. No change atop the Top 10 as the two 11-0 teams held firm. Green Hill, with
Paxton Davidson
Paxton
Davidson
6'3" | PG
Green Hill | 2022
State
TN
, Mo Ruttlen, and friends leapfrogged Overton. At #5, Green Hill is at their highest crest thus far.
Bartlett keeps taking losses to out-of-state teams, which are difficult to measure against the other 4A team. Bartlett features some strong guards in Jacobs and
Amarr Knox
Amarr
Knox
6'3" | PG
Bartlett | 2022
State
#212
Nation
TN
. Their size should be a massive advantage, but frankly the offense is not wholly reliable out of this talented frontcourt (
Christian Alston
Christian
Alston
6'5" | SF
Bartlett | 2024
State
TN
,
Matthew Stokes
Matthew
Stokes
6'8" | PF
Bartlett | 2023
State
TN
, etc.).
Whitehaven remains unbeaten with the inimitable
Chip Brunt
Chip
Brunt
6'4" | PG
Whitehaven | 2022
State
TN
leading the way.
Debutants
Columbia Central is new in the Top 10. This is their first week of the season. Q Martin is a dual-sport