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Monday, November 9, 2026Nov 9

These Chattanooga-area freshmen are already taking over on the basketball court

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Signal Mountain's Chris Kennedy and Carlee Lowry are making the most of their roles as varsity starters this season. Kennedy and Lowry are among several Chattanooga-area freshmen who are stepping up early in their high school basketball careers.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Signal Mountain's Chris Kennedy and Carlee Lowry are making the most of their roles as varsity starters this season. Kennedy and Lowry are among several Chattanooga-area freshmen who are stepping up early in their high school basketball careers. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Signal Mountain's Chris Kennedy and Carlee Lowry are making the most of their roles as varsity starters this season. Kennedy and Lowry are among several Chattanooga-area freshmen who are stepping up early in their high school basketball careers.

Whether you know the difference between a pickup game and a pickup truck, there is a universal call for those waiting to get on the basketball court.

“We got next” is understood everywhere, from the YMCA to afternoon games at the neighborhood church to street courts across the country.

For a collection of talented Chattanooga-area freshmen who have become major contributors in their first year of high school, the present is pleasurable and the future looks fantastic.

These freshmen phenoms are playing now, but you can almost hear them saying, “And we got next.”

And next, and next.