McMinn Central
The latest McMinn Central coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Prep section.
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Chargerettes lose 19-point lead, fall 63-60 (with video)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - A five-minute flurry of points helped the Gibson County High School girls' basketball team rally from a 19-point third-quarter deficit and win the Class AA state championship over McMinn Central, 63-60.
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Chargerettes surge into AA final
McMinn Central uses a 16-0 run late in the game to defeat Westview in the state tournament.
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Lee sparks McMinn Central win
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Like any good point guard, Madison Lee recognized what her team lacked and altered her usual role to fill the need.
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Walker Valley girls head to state
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- When the team caravan began making its way from the school parking lot toward the interstate, Walker Valley girls' basketball coach David Tucker ordered a detour. Wanting his team, and the entire community, to soak up the excitement of the moment, Tucker led the team through Charleston and past a couple of elementary schools where well-wishers waved and cheered.
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Wildkittens upset McMinn Central
Polk County's Wildkittens figured out how to beat the state's No. 1-ranked team and end its 28-game winning streak. They didn't make a field goal in the second half until 2:24 remained.
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Brainerd trips Chargers
ENGLEWOOD, Tenn. -- Free throws were only in a literal sense for Brainerd in its Region 3-AA basketball quarterfinal Saturday at McMinn Central, but when they needed to knock them down, the Panthers succeeded.
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Fritts has 32 in win
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Not even a 14-for-34 performance from the free-throw line hampered McMinn Central on Monday.
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Chargerettes use size to defeat Polk County by 16
BENTON, Tenn. -- Polk County came into its District 5-AA girls' basketball game Friday with McMinn Central intent on stopping the inside game of the second-ranked Chargerettes.
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Pirate learns soon about Rudy award
While numerous other area 12th-graders will decide their college football futures Wednesday on national signing day, South Pittsburg's Jonathan Blevins will learn that day if he has has won a scholarship.
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Five questions with … Chargerettes’ Morgan
Johnny Morgan is in his 32nd season as the girls' head basketball coach at McMinn Central High School. He has 690 wins and has taken the Chargerettes to the state tournament nine times, including two runner-up finishes. This season they are 14-1 with 13 straight victories and are ranked No. 2 in the Class AA state poll.