Dycus and Meade’s PGH TN Roundtable Discussions: 2A-Region 5

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><img width="252" height="222" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/kE6JWtACNUH23d482a1G9YuX5vnmoHShMz6lU5qBOUgmDU9rma-M9hAEORTDLaY2Zc2fv6Dq9XpH1IaDDH25h86caiY_TwqGIzkGYJ6edLPt_Fc8e415ZyeMyjaGADRcHYtrVDAi2bEDaaKbbEbFKnw"></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Region MVP</span></em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dycus: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='409003' first='Ally' last='Weathers'], Loretto – In the Region Semis, [player_tooltip player_id='409003' first='Ally' last='Weathers'] scored 29 points, and that made 3 straight games in which she scored a third of Loretto's points.  She averaged nearly 20 a game while facing constant gimmicks, junks, and doubles.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dycus' Honorable Mention:  Abilyn Teter, Jr, Cannon Co – The junior was the District POY and a real game changer on both ends.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meade: Again, I have to agree with Dycus. Weathers was exceptional and left it all on the court every time that she stepped on it. She definitely put on quite the performances and I expect her to have a huge senior season!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":2} --> <ol start="2"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Region Most Improved</span></em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dycus' List: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='805474' first='Jenna' last='Bush'], ‘24, Cannon County – The senior forward filled in all the gaps as the ultimate role player for Cannon County.&nbsp; On a team with [player_tooltip player_id='782176' first='Abi' last='Alexander'] and Abiliyn Teter, Bush's role wasn't to be a scorer so much as a connector.&nbsp; She's a IQ kid that simply made winning plays.&nbsp; She guarded the other teams best player often, was a high level rebounder, and took pride in doing the little things that didn't always show up in the box score.&nbsp; I thought [player_tooltip player_id='805474' first='Jenna' last='Bush'] had a tremendous senior year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='290977' first='Jenny' last='Clifton'], ‘24, Loretto – The 5'6 senior was the secondary scorer for a Loretto team that relies heavily on [player_tooltip player_id='409003' first='Ally' last='Weathers'].&nbsp; When Weathers was doubled, Clifton (and fellow senior [player_tooltip player_id='878066' first='Emily' last='Cozart']) put together incredible seasons–especially as playmakers/shooters that take what the defense gives them when they focus on [player_tooltip player_id='409003' first='Ally' last='Weathers'] (in the Region semis she had 12 points playing off [player_tooltip player_id='409003' first='Ally' last='Weathers']' 29 points).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Karlie Campbell, ‘24, Summertown – Summertown put together a tremendous season reaching substate.&nbsp; ‘24 Karlie Campbell led Summertown in scoring at almost 15 points a game.&nbsp; She was the team's leader all season, and the heartbeat of this squad.&nbsp; She scored 24 points in the 1st round of the Region tournament with 4 made threes.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meade:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='890116' first='Abbie' last='Shaffer'], ‘25, Summertown - Like Dycus stated, Summertown did put together a&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>tremendous season! Shaffer was a huge part in that too Abbie's stats went up in every&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>category! Yes, you can credit the entire team play, but what Abbie brings to the table&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>can't be measured by any stats. If she continues to work, she will have a strong senior&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>season!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":3} --> <ol start="3"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Region Freshman of the Year</span></em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dycus: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophia Weathers – As a daughter of the Weathers family, I believe she was born already averaging 5 points a game (tough for an infant….but doable if you're a Weathers).  She averaged 7 points a game on the season, and scored over 200 points.  She was the 4th leading scorer on a Loretto team that's been sensational all season long.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meade:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I have to agree with Dycus AGAIN! Weathers was sensational as a freshman! When I watched Loretto for the first time, I was left completely impressed with all of their players. Especially their young athletes and freshman Sophia!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":4} --> <ol start="4"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Region's Players to Watch Next Season</span></em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dycus' List: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Abilyn Teter ‘25 and [player_tooltip player_id='782176' first='Abi' last='Alexander'] ‘26, Cannon County – The high powered scoring backcourt will return next year….and bombs away.  Both kids have a permanent green light, and have developed a really nice 1-2 punch chemistry.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='899853' first='Anna' last='Haskins'], ‘26, Community HS – The 5'10 sophomore wing has all the tools to be a college player.&nbsp; She averaged 16 a game this year, and scored nearly 500 points.&nbsp; She averaged nearly 2 made threes a game, and all while having the size and length to change games defensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meade:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'd definitely keep my eyes out for all of the underclassmen mentioned already! I would also add to watch [player_tooltip player_id='890228' first='Libby' last='Sanders'], [player_tooltip player_id='409003' first='Ally' last='Weathers'] (Our MVP) and the other young athletes at Loretto!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"start":5} --> <ol start="5"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline">Region's Most Fun Team to Watch</span></em></strong> –</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dycus: Cannon County – I'm a sucker for high powered offenses that fly up and down the court, hunt open 3's, move the ball unselfishley, etc.&nbsp; The old Cannon teams under Coach Dodgen played that way and were always a favorite of mine to watch.&nbsp; Well, Cannon is back to their old “let it fly” style, and it worked well for them this season—proven by their sub-state birth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meade:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Loretto - I made a comment on Twitter (X) that this coach has all of her players dialed in. She has the athletes that will run through a brick wall! I love kids that play the game the right way. I think we can expect to see Loretto make a run again next year!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->