MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A 28-win season for the Red Bank boys came to a close on the opening day of Class 3A competition at the TSSAA’s BlueCross Basketball State Championships.
The Lions, making the fifth state tournament appearance in program history but first since 2009, lost 50-34 to Creek Wood on Thursday in a quarterfinal at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center.
Red Bank pulled within a basket of Creek Wood with 6:28 remaining, 32-30, as senior Kamarion Johnson made a 3-pointer in front of his team’s bench. However, the Red Hawks (23-8) would answer with a 15-0 run to advance to Friday’s semifinals, where they will face Ridgeway (26-5), which beat David Crockett 62-39 in the second Class 3A quarterfinal Thursday evening.
Red Bank (28-8) was led by senior guard Kendrick Lloyd’s team highs of 10 points and eight rebounds, with half of those off the offensive glass.
“We worked so hard this season. From summer to preseason conditioning up until now. It was hard, but I am glad we left Red Bank with something that will be remembered forever,” said Lloyd, who finished with career totals of 1,100 points, 577 rebounds, 248 assists, 184 steals and 37 blocks.