Oak Ridge (30-2) will play Brentwood (26-8) in a quarterfinal game in the Class AAA boys’ state basketball tournament on Wednesday.
The Oak Ridge-Brentwood game starts at 2:45 p.m. Central time (3:45 Eastern) on Wednesday, March 15, in Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.
Here are the other three quarterfinal games on Wednesday:
- Bearden (22-9) versus Independence (23-10) at 10 a.m. Central (11 a.m. Eastern)
- Southwind (31-6) versus Oakland (24-7) at 11:30 a.m.
- East Hamilton (25-10) versus Memphis East (33-3) at 1:15 p.m.
The semifinal games are Friday morning at MTSU, and the championship game is at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Oak Ridge-Brentwood
Oak Ridge, returning to the state tournament for the fourth time in five years, was the District 3-AAA tournament champion this year, as well as the Region 2-AAA champion.
The Wildcats were undefeated in District 3-AAA, and they have not lost to a Tennessee team this season. They’ve won their last 18 games.
Brentwood, which is south of Nashville, was the District 11-AAA runner-up this season and the Region 6-AAA runner-up.
The Bruins did not make it to the state tournament last year, but they finished as Class AAA runner-up in 2015, when they beat Memphis East, the 2016 state champion, in a semifinal game.
Brentwood made it to a state semifinal game in 2013 and 2014.
Bearden-Independence
Bearden, of Knoxville, was the District 4-AAA champion and Region 2-AAA runner-up.
Independence, which is also south of Nashville, was the District 11-AAA and Region 6-AAA champion, beating Brentwood in both games.
Southwind-Oakland
Southwind, of Memphis, was the District 15-AAA champion and Region 8-AAA runner-up, losing to Memphis East.
Oakland, of Murfreesboro, was the District 7-AAA runner-up and Region 4-AAA champion.
East Hamilton-Memphis East
East Hamilton, of Chattanooga, was the District 5-AAA runner-up and Region 3-AAA champion.
Memphis East was the 2016 state champion. This year, the Mustangs were the District 16-AAA tournament champion and the Region 8-AAA champion.
Memphis East eliminated Oak Ridge in a Class AAA quarterfinal in 2015 before being eliminated by Brentwood in a semifinal.
Oak Ridge has a Class AAA Mr. Basketball finalist, Tajion Jones, while Memphis East has the Mr. Basketball winner, Alex Lomax. Lomax led the Mustangs in the 2015 quarterfinal win over the Wildcats.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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