Volunteer State All-Star Game!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What if the state of Tennessee took a mid-season break like the NBA and conducted a weekend All-Star event? I could see it being hosted at a school (High School or College) where there could be multiple events that take place. Imagine a 3 point contest, skills competition, Dunk Contest (Not for the girls obviously), but other contests that pitted the best of the best going against each other not only to increase their stock but for bragging rights. Shoot, I would sign off on it and I am sure plenty of others would. I mean take the best and bring them together at one location, who wouldn't do that.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>So here I go getting my creative juices flowing and came up with a scenario for&nbsp; a two part article. The first part would be the actual All-Star game. For teams, I would take everything east of Murfreesboro, funnel them to the Eastern part of the state. Everything in Murfreesboro and west, I would add to the western part of the state. I would have some type of incentive along with stipulations, but truly make it a fun and competitive event. To have the best of the best come together, I feel would be a true hit for the state and the women's game itself.Throw out the classifications, let the girls go at each other. So let's get this event started!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the mock up of this event, this would be the teams that would compete in it this year. If a kid who was a freshman or sophomore didn't make the cut, they would then compete in the Rising Stars All-Star game, which would feature only&nbsp; Sophomores, Freshman, and 8th graders. That way we could spread the love and have multiple all-star attendees. Check out the young ladies who made the rosters for the All-Star game!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>West Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Starters</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='624614' first='Lilly' last='Kee'] (Sr./ Huntingdon)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='631094' first='Ellie' last='Butler'] (Jr./ Livingston Academy)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joya Crawford (Jr./ Dyersburg)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245352' first='Imari' last='Berry'] (Sr./ Clarksville)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='409017' first='Ella' last='Ryan'] (Jr./ Brentwood)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Reserves</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245354' first='Addison' last='Melton'] (Sr./ Central Magnet)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='290939' first='Micah' last='Hart'] (Sr./ Gibson Co.)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='405707' first='Erianna' last='Thomas'] (Sr./ Pearl-Cohn)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='409003' first='Ally' last='Weathers'] (Jr./ Loretto)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='409014' first='Blair' last='Baugus'] (Jr./ Wayne Co.)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='290967' first='Savannah' last='Davis'] (Sr./ McKenzie)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='290971' first='Natalie' last='Kaye'] (Sr./ GCA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='405709' first='Daisy' last='Gale'] (Sr./ PCA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East Team</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245357' first='Celeste' last='Reed'] (Sr./ White Co.)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='513228' first='Kimora' last='Fields'] (So./ Bradley Central)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245355' first='Sydney' last='Mains'] (Sr./Knoxville Catholic)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='408995' first='Reese' last='Beaty'] (Jr./ York Institute)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='513233' first='Natalya' last='Hodge'] (So./ Bearden)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Reserves</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='810656' first='Carlee' last='Lowry'] (Jr./ Signal Mountain)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='810476' first='Carsyn' last='Swaney'] (Jr./ Maryville)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245358' first='Molly' last='Masingale'] (Sr./ McMinn Central)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245364' first='Maddy' last='Newman'] (Sr./ Gatlinburg-Pittman)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='876365' first='Hailey' last='Bailey'] (Sr./ North Greene)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Daria Biriuk (Jr./ Webb- Bell Buckle)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='405712' first='Kelsie' last='Johnson'] (Sr./ Silverdale Baptist)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='372802' first='Kami' last='Wilson'] (Jr./ Lakeway Christian)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Not a bad roster of two high powered teams going toe to toe against each other. Stick around for part 2 and see who makes the cut for the Rising Stars game!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->