The Point-Forward: TN’s Midweek Analysis

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tennessee had a plethora of district tournament championship games around the state on Tuesday night. 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In a tremendous district championship game between two 2A state powerhouses (Alcoa versus Gatlinburg-Pittman), Alcoa pulled out the 53-50 upset.rnrnSophomore guard Halle Bailey, had a tremendous run through the tournament, on her way to earning MVP honors.  Her solid play through the tournement kept the Alcoa ship steady.  She stayed poised, continuously made the right plays, and battled on both ends.  She finished with 10 points and 3 assists in the 'ship. 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Carroll went off AGAIN for 14 points in the championship game to the tune of 14 points, and knocked down three 4th quarter shots.  Carroll has more than risen to the postseason occasion, and is peaking inidivually (which only helps her team potentially reach its potential).rnrnMaddy Stewart, another favorite Alcoa player to follow, had a balanced 5 point, 6 rebound night.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["816926"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"The Midway Lady Waves followed up their regular season championship with a District Tournament 4A championship, beating Oakdale in double overtime 49-43.rnrnDistrict and tourney MVP [player_tooltip player_id='816926' first='Kyleigh' last='Cawood'] had an extremely balanced night with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 7 steals.  Oakdale game plan was to limit Cawood, and holding her to 16 is pretty good!  But [player_tooltip player_id='632111' first='Addison' last='Armes'] showed up again in a big way (for the second straight game), as she chipped in with a huge 13 point performance in a low scoring affair in which every point. matter.rnrnCongrats Midway Lady Waves!!","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["513232"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Gatlinburg-Pittman (28-3) just had themselves a weird week.  They beat McMinn Central on the road immediately before the district tournaments started, and it seemed like a sign that perhaps GP was the 2A team to beat.  Then Alcoa upset GP, and we remember that this is why they play the games.rnrnNya Burns was spectacular in the defeat, as she scored 13 points, and knocked down three 3s.  [player_tooltip player_id='245364' first='Maddy' last='Newman'] finished with 19.  [player_tooltip player_id='877998' first='Leah' last='Stinnett'] had 10.  And [player_tooltip player_id='435647' first='Maliyah' last='Glasper'] was help to 6.rnrnGP will stll host a region tournament game, and despite the loss.....they are still one of only a few handful of teams with a legit chance at winning the ship.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_5_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='884709' first='Camryn' last='Brown']","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_5_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_5_player_details_height":"5'4u0022","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_5_player_details_position":"12121","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_5_player_details_school":"Northview Academy","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_5_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_5_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_5_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_5_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"Congrats to Northview Academy for winning the  district 3 AAA tournament title!  [player_tooltip player_id='884709' first='Camryn' last='Brown'] was a killer:  15 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks as she asserted herself on both sides of the ball.rnrnJosie Horner had 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.  [player_tooltip player_id='410171' first='Jordan' last='White'] had a NICE game with 7 assists, 9 points, and 6 rebounds.rnrnReagan Brown only scored 3....and they still won convincingly.  Really nice team win!","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":6,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65d60c45659e8"} /-->