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Boys basketball photos: Oak Ridge in state semifinal

Posted at 10:21 pm March 17, 2017
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Oak Ridge senior Tajion Jones (3), a Mr. Basketball finalist, scored 12 points during a 63-60 loss for the Wildcats in a Class AAA boys' state semifinal game at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro on Friday, March 17, 2017. (Photo by Kindell Moore)

Oak Ridge senior Tajion Jones (3), a Mr. Basketball finalist, scored 12 points during a 63-60 loss for the Wildcats in a Class AAA boys’ state semifinal game at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro on Friday, March 17, 2017. (Photo by Kindell Moore)

 

MURFREESBORO—Oak Ridge kept it close, but Memphis East prevailed 63-60 in a state semifinal basketball game in Murfreesboro on Friday. Here are photos by Kindell Moore.

It was one of two semifinal games in the Division I Class AAA BlueCross Basketball Championships at Middle Tennessee State University.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Alex Lomax, Anthony Gibson, BlueCross Basketball Championship, boys state semifinal, Chandler Lawson, Class AAA, E.J. Bush, Jayden Hardaway, Kindell Moore, Levert Smith, Malcolm Dandridge, Memphis East, Murphy Center, Oak Ridge, Radarious Washington, state semifinal, state semifinal basketball game, T.J. Moss, Tajion Jones, Tee Higgins, Tyshawn Young

Oak Ridge keeps it close, but Memphis East prevails in state semifinal

Posted at 3:24 pm March 17, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge junior point guard Levert Smith (10), who is 5-foot-9, drives around Memphis East sophomore center Malcolm Dandridge (35), who is 6-foot-8, during a 63-60 loss for the Wildcats during a Class AAA boys' state semifinal game at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro on Friday, March 17, 2017. Smith led Oak Ridge with 14 points and eight assists. (Photo by Kindell Moore)

Oak Ridge junior point guard Levert Smith (10), who is 5-foot-9, drives around Memphis East sophomore center Malcolm Dandridge (35), who is 6-foot-8, during a 63-60 loss for the Wildcats during a Class AAA boys’ state semifinal game at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro on Friday, March 17, 2017. Smith led Oak Ridge with 14 points and eight assists. (Photo by Kindell Moore)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 4 p.m. March 18.

MURFREESBORO—Oak Ridge kept it close, but Memphis East prevailed 63-60 in a state semifinal basketball game in Murfreesboro on Friday.

The season is over for the Wildcats (31-3). The Mustangs, last year’s Class AAA champion, move on to this year’s BlueCross Basketball Championship game against Southwind in Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University on Saturday afternoon.

Oak Ridge, which started four seniors, led most of the first half against Memphis East (32-3), which is ranked number two in the nation, according to Wildcats Coach Aaron Green. The Mustangs, a tall team that started two sophomores and two juniors, took their first lead late in the second quarter on a three-point shot by senior Jayden Hardaway with 1:40 remaining in the half.

The two teams traded leads in the third quarter, and Oak Ridge led 44-43 at the end of three.

But Memphis East outscored Oak Ridge 20-16 in the fourth quarter to seal the win. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Green, Alex Lomax, Anthony Gibson, BlueCross Basketball Championship, Chandler Lawson, Class AAA boys state semifinal, E.J. Bush, Jayden Hardaway, Levert Smith, Malcolm Dandridge, Memphis East, Middle Tennessee State University, Mustangs, Oak Ridge, Radarious Washington, Rocky Jackson, Southwind, T.J. Moss, Tajion Jones, Tee Higgins, Tyshawn Young, Wildcats

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