Patrick MacCoon

The Baylor girls' basketball team's season came to an end in Friday afternoon's Division II-AA state tournament semifinals.

During the pregame shootaround for the Region 3-AAA boys' championship game Thursday night at Bradley Central, first-year Cleveland coach Reggie Tucker checked to make sure his backup point guard was prepared.

Baylor could go from zero TSSAA state titles in basketball to two before this weekend is over.

The team bus will remain in Decatur for Saturday's TSSAA Class AA girls' basketball state sectional.

The Prep Players Spotlight is a weekly feature of the Times Free Press that highlights five area high school athletes whose performances since the previous Thursday stood out.

Soon after playing his last basketball game at Arts & Sciences, Jordan Morris walked the sideline receiving handshakes and cheers from his fans in the crowd.

Meigs County junior guard Jacelyn Stone knows the challenges she faces on the basketball court.

Ryan Montgomery's transformation into a complete player during his senior season at Lee University has helped the Flames achieve unprecedented recognition.

Even before their Region 3-AAA quarterfinal was over Friday night, the Rhea County girls' basketball team's early deficit against Cleveland was easily forgotten.

It's go time for the Chattanooga Football Club.

The Prep Players Spotlight is a weekly feature of the Times Free Press that highlights five area high school athletes whose performances since the previous Thursday stood out.

Bradley Central junior Mason Rothwell is always the player his teammates pick to make three straight free throws in order to end practice and go home.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley Central girls' basketball coach Jason Reuter has won every District 5-AAA championship since he took over the reins of the historic program.

Baylor senior wrestler Noah Horst blew kisses to the crowd in the Williamson County Ag Expo Center with four fingers raised.

No one has to remind Baylor wrestling coach Ben Nelson what the final day of the TSSAA state traditional tournament will be like, but he made sure his Red Raiders understood what will be at stake Saturday in Franklin.

To little surprise, the TSSAA Class AAA state traditional tournament opened Thursday night in Franklin with wrestlers from Cleveland and Bradley Central leading the way.

The road to the TSSAA final four in Division II-A will be much tougher now for Silverdale Baptist Academy's Lady Seahawks and the Boyd Buchanan Buccaneers.

Deleon Petty was crucial to keeping the Ooltewah boys' basketball team's season alive during Wednesday's play-in game in the District 5-AAA tournament at Walker Valley.

The Prep Players Spotlight is a weekly feature of the Times Free Press that highlights five area high school athletes whose performances since the previous Thursday stood out.

Built to be a defensive enforcer at middle linebacker, Noah Martin might not be the flashiest basketball player, but his energy remains top-notch on the hardwood.