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Red Bank, Signal Mountain girls roll to first-day Best of Preps wins [photos]

Signal Mountain's L.P. Sitton puts up a shot as GPS player Maddie Hubbard defends Thursday during a first-round game at the Times Free Press Best of Preps Tournament at Chattanooga State. / Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter
Signal Mountain's L.P. Sitton puts up a shot as GPS player Maddie Hubbard defends Thursday during a first-round game at the Times Free Press Best of Preps Tournament at Chattanooga State. / Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter Signal Mountain's L.P. Sitton puts up a shot as GPS player Maddie Hubbard defends Thursday during a first-round game at the Times Free Press Best of Preps Tournament at Chattanooga State. / Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter

By Stephen Hargis 3 min read

It won’t count in the district standings, but it definitely matters to both sides as far as the emotion of the rivalry.

Both the Red Bank and Signal Mountain girls’ basketball teams were impressive in their first-round games at the annual Times Free Press Best of Preps tournament Thursday, setting up a championship semifinal matchup at 7 p.m. Friday at Chattanooga State.

When the teams met in early December, Signal Mountain scored the game’s final 12 points to earn a six-point win.

“We’re looking forward to it, and I’m sure both teams are,” Red Bank coach Bailey McGinnis said. “There should be a big crowd and a lot of excitement around that one.”

After a back-and-forth first half, Red Bank used a dominant third quarter to take control and pull away for a 66-46 win over Silverdale Baptist Academy. Signal Mountain was impressive from start to finish while rolling to a 64-22 win over GPS.