Thursday Night’s Noise

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a busy night around the state with some big time matchups (Lebanon vs Cookeville, Heritage vs Sevier, Knox Catholic vs Knox Webb, etc). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["421390"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Johnston has put together a wonderful, well-rounded rounded career at Summitt.  The NGU committ has been a steady 14 point per game with nice rebounding and defensive instincts.  This week she surpassed the 1,000 point mark for her career, and what a great milestone for Johnston.rnrnSometimes one of the highest praises you can give a player (or person for that matter), is 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