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While Dawgs push for state crown, a look back locally

March 13, 2019 by Alan Sloan

Bearden senior wing Roman Robinson (13) closely guards Farragut’s Will Brown during the teams’ regular season clash at FHS in February. Robinson and his Bulldogs (29-5) opened Class AAA state tourney play versus Franklin (28-6) in Murfreeboro Wednesday, March 13 (after press deadline).

Looking for the program’s first TSSAA boys basketball state title, the Bearden Bulldogs (29-5) opened TSSAA Class AAA State Tournament play versus Franklin (28-6) Wednesday evening, March 13 (after deadline) in Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center.

A quarterfinal win would place head coach Jeremy Parrott’s Dawgs against either Sevier County (25-6) or Whitehaven (24-7) in the semifinals starting at 1:15 p.m. CDT, 2:15 p.m. EDT, Friday, March 15.

If BHS reaches the state title game, it begins at 3:30 p.m. CDT, 4:30 p.m., EDT, Saturday, March 16, versus one of four teams: Memphis East (24-8 beginning the tournament), Cleveland (29-4), Brentwood (26-8) or Murfreesboro Oakland (24-5).