ENGLEWOOD, Tenn. – At this point in her career, very few things can rattle Jacobi Lynn. McMinn Central’s junior guard has played at the highest level in the state, against state championship competition in front of huge crowds, so nerves are not an issue.
In fact with a packed house that included University of Tennessee at Chattanooga assistant coach John McCray there to scout her, Lynn put on a shooting clinic to lead the Chargerettes to a 72-62 win over nondistrict foe Meigs County in a battle of state-ranked rivals.
The only time Lynn looked unsure came off the court, moments after the game, when she sheepishly asked Coach McCray if it was OK for her to talk to him or if it was a recruiting dead period.
Lynn lit up the scoreboard for 22 of her game-high 33 points in the first half, including all four of her 3-pointers, and she shot 47 percent from the floor for the game to pace Class AA’s second-ranked team.
“Getting to play against another team that’s really good had a big impact on our whole team,” said Lynn, who also had three assists and is being recruited by Liberty and Tennessee Tech as well as UTC. “It was a lot of motivation for us because we knew we would get their best game.