The Macon Central boys' basketball team scored 107 points in its Class AAA state tournament first-round game last week, alerting Calhoun coach Vince Layson, his staff and his players that defense would be a must in Thursday's second-round outing.
Baylor and McCallie had a handful of wrestlers at Lehigh University to compete in the Prep Nationals and Cleveland was back in the wrestling room on Monday.
If they wind up the sirens and gear up the escort for yet another victory parade in Cleveland today, they'll be out of luck.
There are no plans for the TSSAA to move the state wrestling events from the Williamson County Agricultural Expo, nor are there designs to split the tournament to different sites.
Displaying relentless resolve, defending champion Bradley Central scored 50-plus points in the championship semifinals Friday night, gaining five finalists and breaking open a tight two-team race with crosstown rival Cleveland.
The numbers indicate Hixson will be the favorite - or at least among the favorites - to win the Class A/AA wrestling state traditional tournament, which begins this morning at the Williamson County Expo Center.
It is a recurring storyline. Bradley Central enters the Tennessee Class AAA wrestling championships as the favorite.
Often overlooked, McElhaney one of Bradley's best wrestlers
The Tennessee Class AAA state wrestling team race was tight from one perspective on opening night Thursday, but it was beginning to break apart beyond the first two on the leaderboard.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's victory over The Citadel could have been sputtering rather than sparkling.
