MacTavish ‘doing well’ after serious injury; FHS boys 3-0 while Lady Ads 2-1 starting the week
CARTER — In the midst of a strong start to the 2024-25 basketball season, Farragut High School’s boys were on their way to a 3-0 record midway into the fourth quarter against Knoxville Central during a Hall of Fame game in the Carter Middle School gym Saturday night, Nov. 23.
After Admirals guard Carson MacTavish attempted to take a charge against a Bobcats player driving to the basket, the senior suffered an injury — thought to be a head injury — bad enough to require a Knox County emergency response unit to take MacTavish off on a backboard and to a local hospital about 50 minutes later.
However, “Carson is doing well,” FHS head coach J.P. Burris said Monday afternoon, Nov. 25. “He is at home and recovering. He is a resilient kid and a leader for our team, so it will hurt to not have him for awhile, but his health is far more important to us as he takes time to get healthy.”
Meanwhile, the game was called at the 4:38 mark of the final quarter with the Ads declared the winner leading comfortably 55-38.
“We are doing some things well defensively, and for the most part we are sharing the ball like we should,”
Burris said about the 3-0 start. “It is definitely a good feeling for our guys to start on the right side of things, but we know we have a whole lot to improve on and an entire season ahead to continue to work and progress toward our team goals.”
Against Central, senior wing Dom VanAcker led his team in scoring for the third straight time, pumping in a game-high 22. Parker Lane, junior point guard, added 11.
Earlier that day in the Carter High gym, FHS doubled up Lakeway Christian 70-35 led by VanAcker’s game-high 27 points.
Starting the season with a 77-56 victory at Morristown West Thursday, Nov. 21, Farragut was led by VanAcker’s game-high 25 points, followed by Lane with 18 and junior post Reid Vining scoring 10.
Lady Ads start season 2-1
Farragut’s girls (2-1 starting the week) beat White County 57-49 Saturday afternoon behind senior guard Jaci Neubert’s 23 points. The Lady Ads won at Morristown West 50-39 last Thursday led by guard KJ McNealey and wing Gabbie VanAcker with 13 points each.
