Tennessee’s Region Championship Game Recaps: Part II
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We look deeper into McMinn Central vs Meigs, Bradley vs Cleveland, Cocke County’s 1st Region Championship since 1988, Heritage vs Signal, and Midway vs Sunbright. McMinn Central 79 Meigs 29 McMinn Central is your Region 2-2A champions after beating Meigs…
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Continue ReadingWe look deeper into McMinn Central vs Meigs, Bradley vs Cleveland, Cocke County’s 1st Region Championship since 1988, Heritage vs Signal, and Midway vs Sunbright.
McMinn Central 79
Meigs 29
McMinn Central is your Region 2-2A champions after beating Meigs 79-29. Central will host Alcoa on Saturday night. Karina Bystry Karina Bystry 5'10" | PG McMinn Central | 2025 State TN continued her hot tear as she finished with 30 points in only three quarter on 5-7 shooting from three. Molly Masingale Molly Masingale 5'9" | SF McMinn Co. | 2024 State TN had a double double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Senior PG Reagan Baker had a nice game with 8 pts, 7 steals, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds.
Tournament MVP – Karina Bystry Karina Bystry 5'10" | PG McMinn Central | 2025 State TN (who is averaging over 31 a game thus far in the district and region tourney combined)
All Tournament — Molly Masingale Molly Masingale 5'9" | SF McMinn Co. | 2024 State TN , Reagan Baker, and Maddox Mayfield Maddox Mayfield 5'8" | SG McMinn Central | 2024 State TN , McMinn Central; Alexis Kranz, Lila Brown, and Julia Howard Julia Howard 5'11" | SF Meigs Co. | 2024 State TN earned honors for Meigs.
Other Honorees: Braxton Fritz Braxton Fritz 5'7" | SG Kingston | 2024 State TN , Macey Neal Macey Neal 5'7" | SG Kingston | 2024 State TN , Kingston; Riley Maney, Tellico Plains.
Meigs will travel to face Gatlinburg Pittman.
The senior is in rare territory as she’s hunting both a state championship, and remarkably close to some big time individual records. After her 13 point 10 rebound double double in the Regions Championship, Molly Masingale Molly Masingale 5’9″ | SF McMinn Co. | 2024 State TN has scored 2,498 career points. That puts her just 2 shy of 2,500! and only 101 points away from breaking the McMinn Central all-time scoring record of 2,599 held by Elizabeth Masengil. Just letting you guys know…there is a big-time record in play that nobody seems to be talking about.
Bradley Central 75
Cleveland 43
This was the game I attended, and it was all Bradley from the tip. The defending state champs will now host Oakland on Saturday. Bradley’s pressure was too much for Cleveland, and Bradley jumped on them quick, capitalizing on turnovers to the tune of a 26-11 first quarter lead. Bradley was firing on all cylinders offensively. Cleveland tried to pack in a zone and make Bradley hit 3s…..so Bradley hit 10 of them.
Harmonie Ware Harmonie Ware 5'9" | SG Bradley Central | 2025 State TN led the way with 20 points and 4 made threes. Kimora Fields Kimora Fields 6'2" | PF Bradley Central | 2026 State TN had an effortless 18. Avary Brewer Avary Brewer 5'7" | PG Bradley Central | 2025 State TN had 15. TaTianna Stovall TaTianna Stovall 6'1" | SF Bradley Central | 2025 State TN had 8. Malia Wilcox looked great with 5, and ran the show well. Addie Geren Addie Geren 5'9" | SF Bradley Central | 2026 TN came off the bench and play well. Aailiya Osborne looked tough.
Bradley is now 30-1, and one win away from another trip to the Boro. They’ve also won 9 straight Region Championships, which is nothing short of amazing.
Tough night for Cleveland. Illianis Rodriguez was uber confident attacking the rim, and finished with 11. She looked terrific. Emma Smith Emma Smith 5'8" | SG Cleveland | 2025 State TN had 9. Lauren Hurst Lauren Hurst 6'3" | PF Cleveland | 2025 State TN was held to 8. Freshman Laney Copeland Laney Copeland 5'5" | CG Cleveland | 2027 TN had 5. Tamiah Tanner Tamiah Tanner 5'8" | SF Cleveland | 2025 State TN had 8 points with 2 made threes.
Bradley’s All Region: Avary Brewer Avary Brewer 5'7" | PG Bradley Central | 2025 State TN , TaTianna Stovall TaTianna Stovall 6'1" | SF Bradley Central | 2025 State TN , Kimora Fields Kimora Fields 6'2" | PF Bradley Central | 2026 State TN , Harmonie Ware Harmonie Ware 5'9" | SG Bradley Central | 2025 State TN , Malia Wilcox
Cleveland All Tourney Honorees: Emma Smith Emma Smith 5'8" | SG Cleveland | 2025 State TN , Illianis Rodriguez, Lauren Hurst Lauren Hurst 6'3" | PF Cleveland | 2025 State TN
Cleveland (22-9) will now travel to Blackman on Saturday.
Midway (22-7) 35
Sunbright (24-4) 32
In a thriller The Midway Lady Waves held on over Sunbright. Regular season MVP Kyleigh Cawood Kyleigh Cawood 5'6" | PG Midway | 2026 TN had an incredibly tourney run as the MVP, and finished with an incredible stat line in the championship game: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. She was simply everywhere….
Addison Armes Addison Armes 6'0" | SF Midway | 2025 State TN continued her terrific run through the playoffs with another big time game: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks!!!, 2 steals. Look at her statistically diversity. She gives you everything plus can stretch the floor to 3.
Tatum Collier 7 points, 6 rebounds. Abbie Parks 4 points.
MVP — Kyleigh Cawood Kyleigh Cawood 5'6" | PG Midway | 2026 TN
All Tourney — Addison Armes Addison Armes 6'0" | SF Midway | 2025 State TN , Abbie Parks
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Cocke County (27-8) 49
Northview Academy (23-8) 47
Cocke County wins its first Regions Championship since 1988! Karmine Carmichael Karmine Carmichael 6'0" | C Cocke Co. | 2027 TN finished with 16 points, and Blakelyn Clevenger had 12, and buried the game clinching free throws.
For Northview, Josie Horner Josie Horner 6'2" | C Northview Academy | 2024 State TN had 10 points, 5 rebounds. Jordan White Jordan White 5'4" | PG Northview Academy | 2025 State TN finished with 9 points 6 assists. Savannah Bates had 9. Reagan Brown Reagan Brown 5'8" | SG Northview Academy | 2024 State TN had 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists. And Natavia Alber Natavia Alber 6'1" | PF Northview Academy | 2026 State TN ’26 had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks.
Region Tournament MVP — Karmine Carmichael Karmine Carmichael 6'0" | C Cocke Co. | 2027 TN
Cocke County All Tourney — Blakelyn Clevenger, Halle Kitchen Halle Kitchen 5'5" | PG Cocke Co. | 2024 State TN , Shakyra Reed
Northview All Region — Jordan White Jordan White 5'4" | PG Northview Academy | 2025 State TN ’25, Josie Horner Josie Horner 6'2" | C Northview Academy | 2024 State TN ’24, Natavia Alber Natavia Alber 6'1" | PF Northview Academy | 2026 State TN ’26
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Heritage (29-3) 55
Signal Mountain (23-7) 45
Heritage brought home a Region Championship last night 55-45 over Signal Mountain.
Heritage put a bow on a terrific postseason run with a nice win over Signal Mountain, and now will be “rewarded” by getting to host White County. Jay Coker led the way with 18, Aleyah Smyth Aleyah Smyth 5'9" | SF Heritage | 2026 State TN 12, Chloe Heath Chloe Heath 6'0" | SF Clinton | 2025 State TN 12, and Carsyn Swaney Carsyn Swaney 5'11" | PG Heritage | 2025 State TN 11.
Heritage All Tournament — Jay Coker, Chloe Heath Chloe Heath 6'0" | SF Clinton | 2025 State TN , Carsyn Swaney Carsyn Swaney 5'11" | PG Heritage | 2025 State TN
Signal Mountain’ Carlee Lowry Carlee Lowry 5'9" | SF Signal Mountain | 2025 State TN finished with 23, but no other Signal Mountain player had more than 6. Lowry was an All-Tournament selection.
Tournament MVP — Carsyn Swaney Carsyn Swaney 5'11" | PG Heritage | 2025 State TN
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York Institute (25-5) 30
Smith County (21-11) 18
In a football game score, York defeated Smith Co 30-18 for the R3AA Championship. Smith’s gameplan to make the game ugly, muck it up, and hope to equalize the talent by minimizing possessions was a good one…but ultimately York was just better. They entered the 4th quarter tied at 18, and York pitched a 4th quarter shut out. Emma Cooper Emma Cooper 6'1" | PF York Institute | 2026 State TN led the way with 13 points, and Raylee Werner Raylee Werner 5'8" | SG York Institute | 2026 State TN had 9.
Tournament MVP — Emma Cooper Emma Cooper 6'1" | PF York Institute | 2026 State TN , ’26
All Tourney Team — Reese Beaty Reese Beaty 5'8" | PG York Institute | 2025 State TN , Raylee Werner Raylee Werner 5'8" | SG York Institute | 2026 State TN , Emma Cooper Emma Cooper 6'1" | PF York Institute | 2026 State TN
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