PREP BASKETBALL ROUND-UP: Saturday, December 18th
Girls Tellico Plains 65, Walker Valley 51 The Lady Mustangs lost to host Tellico Plains in the Christmas Clasic, 65-51, on Saturday afternoon. Brilee harris led Walker valley with 11 points. Three Lady Bears were in double figures, paced by Chloe Ratledge with 19. Kori Hamilton had 16 and Emma Moore contributed 10. WALKER VALLEY 10 19 09 13 -- 51 TELLICO PLAINS 16 23 11 15 – 65 WALKER VALLEY (51) – Pierce, Lonas 5, Poe 5, Littrell 7, Brilee Harris 11, Woods 4, Bischof 5, Patel 2, Earls 6, Worden 6. TELLICO PLAINS (65) – Kori Hamilton 16, Hooper 6, Chloe ratledge 19, Emma Moore 10, L Moore 7, Hicks 1, Dicandio 2, Dalton 4, Wiseman. 3-POINT GOALS: Walker Valley 9 (Lonas, Poe, Harris 3, Earls 2, Worden 2); Tellico Plains 5 (Hamilton, Ratledge, E Moore, L Moore, Dalton). Soddy Daisy 59, Bledsoe Co. 15 Soddy Daisy trimmed Bledsoe Co. in a semi-final contest at the Battle of the Creek Tournament at Sale Creek. The Lady Trojans got double-digit scoring from Candyce Yother with 13 and Jada Trimiar with 11 to defeat the Lady Warriors. SODDY DAISY 16 16 22 05 -- 59 BLEDSOE CO. 04 09 00 02 – 15 SODDY DAISY (59) – Crawley 7, Collins 3, Hall 8, Edmundson 1, Harding 5, Faires 2, Jada trimiar 11, Varner 4, Ledford 3, Candyce Yother 13, Morgan 2. BLEDSOE CO. (15) – Blankenship 2, Melancon 8, Codey 2, Swafford, E Reel 1, S Reel, Stone, Mahan 2, Simmons. 3-POINT GOALS: Soddy daisy 5 (Crawley, Collins, Harding, Trimiar, varner); Bledsoe Co. 0.
Sale Creek 64, Red Bank 5 Keilyn Morgan’s double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds propelled Sale Creek to an overwhelming wing win over Red Bank, 64-5, in a Battle at the Creek semifinal. RED BANK 02 02 00 01 -- 05 SALE CREEK 18 19 14 13 – 64 RED BANK (5) – Loher 1, Guye 2, Crum, Brown, Francisco, Swaggerty 2, Culpepper, Wade, Aguilar, Guzman, Stoudemire. SALE CREEK (64) – Williams, Ellis 7, Phillips 8, Smith 4, Osborne 8, Holland 7, Welch 2, Ke Escobar, Ky Escobar 7, P Morgan 8, Keilyn Morgan 10, Arnold 3. 3-POINT GOALS: Red Bank 0; Sale Creek 4 (Ellis, Holland, Ky Escobar, Arnold).
Boys East Ridge 70, Clarkrange 40 In the first semifinal of the day in the boys’ bracket of The Battle at the Creek, the Pioneers’ Tyree Smith equaled his opponent’s point output all on his own. Smith pumped in 40 points to lead East Ridge to a 70-40 win. Evan Cantrell led Clarkrange with 17 and Case Cordell added 10. CLARKRANGE 10 10 09 11 -- 40 EAST RIDGE 17 19 10 24 – 70 CLARKRANGE (40) – Evan Cordell 17, Durham, Case Cordell 10, Beaty 4, Brandon 5, Jones 2, Reagan 2, Byrd. EAST RIDGE (70) – Martin 2, Lim 4, Tyree Smith 40, Harris 6, Anderson, Jackson 6, Brown, Carnes 6, Hamilton 2, Pearson 4. 3-POINT GOALS: Clarkrange 1 (Cordell); East Ridge 5 (Smith 5).
Silverdale 92, Whitwell 24 Silverdale put on a long-range shooting exhibition as they nailed 15 three-pointers en route to a 92-24 defeat of Whitwell Saturday. Six Seahawks lit up the scoreboard from beyond the arc with Brett Wright and Sam Bambrey connecting for four each. Wright collected 22 points to lead all scorers, as Bambrey hit for 12. Caden McGraw and Elyjah Richardson had 10 apiece for Silverdale. Jace Wooden led Whitwell with 10 points. WHITWELL 04 12 06 06 — 24 SILVERDALE 35 18 21 18 — 92 WHITWELL (24) - Hudson 3, Lavan 3, Britten 6, Minter 2, Jace Wooden 10 SILVERDALE (92) - Brett Wright 22, Holland 5, Delashmitt 6, Sam Bambrey 12, Cline 1, Okpara 8, Mullins, Hardaway 7, Caden McGraw 10, Elyjah Richardson 10, Bowman 8, Botts 2, Gibson 2. 3-POINT GOALS: Whitwell 0; SILVERDALE 15 (Okpara, Holland, Bowman 2, Richardson 3, Wright 4, Bambrey 4).
Prep Schedule, Week of December 20th All times are local Prep Basketball WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 Livingston Academy at Meigs Co. Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic (Gatlinburg-Pittman) ... (click for more)
It was billed as the Battle of the Creek, but for its champions Tuesday night, it was a statement of just how far both Soddy Daisy basketball programs have risen. And how far is that? ... (click for more)
The Battle At The Creek basketball tournament finished Tuesday night with the East Ridge boys taking on Soddy Daisy. (click for more)
Prep Schedule, Week of December 20th All times are local Prep Basketball WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 Livingston Academy at Meigs Co. Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic (Gatlinburg-Pittman) Baylor Girls, Whitwell, Notre Dame, Signal Mountain, Notre Dame Heritage Tournament Red Bank (Boys) Prep Wrestling WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 McCallie Duals ... (click for more)
It was billed as the Battle of the Creek, but for its champions Tuesday night, it was a statement of just how far both Soddy Daisy basketball programs have risen. And how far is that? When the Lady Trojans knocked off host Sale Creek, 56-43 for the girl’s title it was their fifth straight win, a feat they haven’t done in 13 years. The Lady Trojans have won 15 games over ... (click for more)
An investigation by the City Auditor's Office found no improprieties by Mayor Tim Kelly in connection with the removal of a homeless camp on Workman Road near the motorcycle shop he formerly operated. The report says, "We found no evidence or indication that Mayor Kelly used, or attempted to use, his position as mayor for personal financial gain, or to receive preferential treatment ... (click for more)
A property described as "o ne of the last exceptional locations in downtown Chattanooga's Southside" has been sold. The acre property at the northeast corner of Broad and Main street long operated as Cherokee Barnes Rhodes. It has been sold to Vision Chattanooga Main Street LLC. Vision Hospitality is a major hotel builder in Chattanooga. George L. Liner III and Susan T. ... (click for more)
The recent talk and push to make businesses who employ more than 100 people, responsible to do the government’s job, is confusing to me. Why are we going to force the large businesses, which make up only 1.9 percent of all employers responsible to vaccinate their people, at their expense? Yes, I said “their expense.” While the vaccine is ‘free’ the administration, production interruption, ... (click for more)
Too few have ever stood in a barn with milk cows on a frosty morning. It’s as warm as your favorite blanket, the heat from the animals filling the place and, in the big scheme, that’s why the Jesus was born in a manger compared to a dark and drafty inn, which brings us to ‘Issachar the Innkeeper,’ and a story written by Jewell Hill. For the last several days I have read dozens ... (click for more)