TN’s Region Championship Recaps: The Path to Substate
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In this edition we look at Oakland vs Blackman, Upperman vs White Co, Clarksville vs Rossview, Bartlett vs Colliersville, and Hendersonville vs Beech. Oakland (18-12) 36 Blackman (18-9) 41 Oakland started the 2nd half on an 11-2 run, but ultimately…
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Continue ReadingIn this edition we look at Oakland vs Blackman, Upperman vs White Co, Clarksville vs Rossview, Bartlett vs Colliersville, and Hendersonville vs Beech.
Oakland (18-12) 36
Blackman (18-9) 41
Oakland started the 2nd half on an 11-2 run, but ultimately Blackman held off Oakland for another region championship. Lyriq Mastin Lyriq Mastin 5'7" | CG Blackman | 2025 State TN led Blackman with 15 (9/12 from the free throw line). Aiyanna Dunbar had 12, and Amaya Nash Amaya Nash 5'6" | SG Oakland | 2026 State TN had 8. Blackman is peaking at just the right time….
Blackman will now host Cleveland, and Oakland will will travel to Bradley.
Alonna Poole Alonna Poole 5'11" | SF Oakland | 2024 State TN had 14 on the night. Kaydence Wisniewski Kaydence Wisniewski 5'9" | SG Oakland | 2025 State TN played well and continues to shoot really well from 3.
All-Region Team — Kaelyn Flowers Kaelyn Flowers 5'6" | PG Blackman | 2024 State TN , Lyriq Mastin Lyriq Mastin 5'7" | CG Blackman | 2025 State TN , Aaiyanna Dunbar Aaiyanna Dunbar 6'2" | C Blackman | 2024 State TN , Alonna Poole Alonna Poole 5'11" | SF Oakland | 2024 State TN , Amaya Nash Amaya Nash 5'6" | SG Oakland | 2026 State TN
Upperman (27-6) 52
White County (31-3) 45
Upperman won their 3rd straight Regions Championship, and this time they had to do it as a 4 seed (meaning they had to beat two #1 seeds on their road to the championship). Upperman raced out to an early 21-4 lead, but White County cut it to 12 at the half.
The entire game though was really ugly and hard to describe. There were 44 fouls called.
(Just my own two cents….Guess what’s not fun for anyone? 44 foul calls in a Region Championship game….I’m not complaining about officiating…..but come on….44 fouls?!?)
Gracie Butler Gracie Butler 5'8" | SG Upperman | 2026 State TN led Upperman with 12 points, 7 rebounds. Bella Mullins Bella Mullins 5'7" | SG Upperman | 2024 State TN had 10, Taylor Dolente Taylor Dolente 5'10" | SG Upperman | 2026 State TN had 9 on 3 made 3s. Bella Stiles had 7.
White County simply had a really hard to scoring in this one. They were led by Ava Jones Ava Jones 6'1" | PF Hutchison | 2026 State TN ‘ 12, Gracie Clark Gracie Clark 5'9" | SG White County | 2026 TN had 11, and Lakelyn Grasty Lakelyn Grasty 5'7" | PG White Co | 2026 State TN had 8.
Upperman All Tourney — Bella Mullins Bella Mullins 5'7" | SG Upperman | 2024 State TN (MVP), Taylor Dolente Taylor Dolente 5'10" | SG Upperman | 2026 State TN , Bella Stiles
The Warriorettes (31-3) now must travel to face Heritage in a battle of 30 win teams, in what is their first substate appearance since 2015.
Upperman will host Signal Mountain (23-7).
Clarksville (30-0) 58
Rossview (21-11) 43
Clarksville controlled the game from start to finish in this one, and led by double digits the entire game. This is Clarksville’s 2nd straight region championship, and our state’s only undefeated team. I think every 4A follower in the state is hoping to see a Bradley Central vs Clarksville game (come on TSSAA….if they both make it to the Boro….can you freeze an envelope or something to make sure this happen?).
Clarksville had 3 players finish in double figures: ’25 Malon Smith Malon Smith 5'6" | CG Clarksville | 2025 State TN had 26 points and five made 3s, Imari Berry Imari Berry 5'10" | SG Clarksville | 2024 State TN had 17, and Ella Moore Ella Moore 6'1" | PF Clarksville | 2024 State TN had 12.
Clarksville will now host Colliersville, and Rossview will travel to Bartlett.
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Bartlett (27-10) 56
Collierville (23-11) 39
Bartlett won another R8-4A championship on Wednesday night.
Bartlett All Tourney Team Members — Brooklynn Spates, Shamari Hamlett Shamari Hamlett 5'6" | PG Bartlett | 2024 State TN , Morgan Williams Morgan Williams 5'6" | PG Bartlett | 2024 State TN
Region Tourney MVP: Morgan Williams Morgan Williams 5'6" | PG Bartlett | 2024 State TN
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Beech (22-8) 52
Hendersonville (20-9) 46
This is Beech’s first Region Championship since 2013, and it took an extra frame of overtime to make it happen on Wednesday.
Beech: Lily Dunn 14, Bailey Ford Bailey Ford 5'7" | SF Beech | 2024 State TN 12, Carson Sisk Carson Sisk 6'0" | SF Beech | 2024 State TN 8, Genesis Harris 6
Hendersonville: Lindsey Aleridge Lindsey Aleridge SF Hendersonville | 2024 TN 21, Areya Rice Areya Rice 5'6" | PG Hendersonville | 2024 State TN 6, Caroline Hall 4
Beech will now host Lincoln County. Hendersonville will travel to Coffee County.