Baylor’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are each a win away from playing for a high school state championship. Both are set to compete in Division II-AA semifinals today at Lipscomb University in Nashville.
Baylor’s boys (18-6) play Memphis’s Briarcrest Christian (28-3) at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. The Baylor girls (20-9) play Brentwood Academy (27-2) at 2:15.
Baylor players and head coach Austin Clark react to Baylor scoring during the McCallie vs. Baylor basketball game Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 at Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Baylor’s Jutoreyia Willis shoots while being guarded by St. Cecilia’s Jayla Ridley (33) and Gracey Gallagher (40) during their game last month in Chattanooga.
Baylor School head basketball coach Austin Clark yells to players from the sideline during the McCallie vs. Baylor basketball game Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 at Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn. Each Baylor team is going to have to deal with one of the state’s best players. For the Lady Red Raiders, it’s Miss Basketball finalist Sydni Harvey.
No. 1-ranked BA defeated No. 8 Baylor in both East/Middle Region regular-season games this season, so the Lady Raiders know Harvey’s capabilities well. Harvey leads the Lady Eagles in scoring with an average of 17.8 points per game, in rebounding at 4.6 per game and in assists at 3.6 per game.
“We’ve got to do a good job of keeping her in front of us,” Baylor coach John Gibson said. “She’s a driver, and relentless at it. She just causes defenses problems. The two times we’ve played them before we’ve sent her to the free-throw line too much. And she’s a good free-throw shooter.”