Clay, Masengil named TSSAA Miss Basketball finalists

By Stephen Hargis February 22, 2012 2 min read

In this file photo, Chadarryl Clay of GPS poses in the Times Free Press Studio.

Elizabeth Masengil of McMinn Central High School

GPS senior point guard Chadarryl Clay and McMinn Central junior post Elizabeth Masengil have each been named finalists for the TSSAA Miss Basketball award. Clay, who won the award last year in Division II-AA while helping the Bruisers claim the state championship, is an Auburn signee, and Masengil was last season’s Class AA state tournament MVP while leading the Lady Chargers to that state title.

There are three finalists for Mr. and Miss Basketball in each of the state’s five classifications and the winners will be announced following the boys’ and girls’ state championship games.

TSSAA Mr. and Miss Basketball finalists

Class A Miss Basketball Finalists

T.T. Flowers, Lake County

Stephen Hargis

Stephen has covered sports in the tri-state area for the Times Free Press for more than 35 years and was named Sports Editor in February of 2015 after 10 years as assistant sports editor, where he oversaw the prep sports staff. Stephen is among the most decorated writers in the TFP newsroom, having won more than 60 awards at the state, regional and national level ranging from investigative work to feature and news writing. Stephen was named one of the top 10 sports writers in the nation at the Associated Press Sports Editors' conference in Kissimmee Fla., in 2012, and has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists with Green Eyeshade southeast regional awards three times. He received an Associated Press national award for a season-long story following the Taft Youth Center football team, was named the state's top overall sports writer by the AP Media Editors as well as Tennessee Sports Writers Association three times and has also been named the state's top prep writer 19 times by the TSWA. Stephen is a lifelong Chattanooga area resident and has two children, Riley and Lauren.

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