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Admirals dominate

finished the Classic 2-0, improved to 5-0

December 3, 2025 by Bill Howard, Correspndent

It’s axiomatic that a team has a much better chance of improving and growing when it has to play stiff competition.

Then again, there’s a time and place for an occasional cruise down Easy Street.

Last Tuesday night at Lynn E. Sexton Gymnasium, Farragut High School’s boys’ basketball team played First Baptist Academy (from Powell) in the second round of the two-day Dental Implant Center 2025 Thanksgiving Classic.

The Admirals’ cruise couldn’t have been easier.

Lady Ads fall to Chargers

December 3, 2025 by Bill Howard, Correspndent

In the first round of the Dental Implant Center 2025 Thanksgiving Classic last Monday night at Lynn E. Sexton Gymnasium, Farragut High School’s girls’ basketball team picked up an important win over District 2-4A foe Maryville High School.

Tuesday night against McMinn Central High School, the Lady Admirals couldn’t sustain the previous night’s momentum, and lost 42-35. They fell to 2-3 on the season.

FHS coach Jason Mayfield thought the Lady Chargers wanted the game more than his kids did.

“McMinn Central really wanted to win that game and we looked like we didn’t,” Mayfield said. “We played really well last night. I just had the feeling that last night was the game they were focused on.”

“You hold that team to 35 points, that’s a heckuva defensive job,” MC coach Dakota Stone said.

Lady Bulldogs go four in a row

Set to play district rival Friday

December 3, 2025 by Ken Lay, Correspondent

Bluff City — Bearden High School’s girls basketball team entered this week in the midst of a four-game winning streak.

The Lady Bulldogs (5-1) won three of those games over they holiday week as the competed in the Sullivan East Thanksgiving Classic in Northeast Tennessee.

Lady Admirals take down longtime rival

December 3, 2025 by Ken Lay, Correspondent

A pair of longtime rivals renewed acquaintances early last week as the Farragut Lady Admirals took on Maryville on the hardwood early last week in the Farragut Thanksgiving Classic.

Farragut defeated the Lady Rebels, 58-52, on Monday, Nov. 24, at FHS’s Lynn E. Sexton Gymnasium.

TSSAA re-alignment has moved Maryville from District 4-4A to District 2-4A, but the long-running rivalry hasn’t lost its intensity if last week’s contest was any indication. The contest resembled a heavyweight prizefight as the Lady Admirals and Lady Rebels exchanged punches throughout the game.

Reagan Sheridan helped Farragut get off to a fast start as she scored 11 of her 15 points in the first quarter and helped the Lady Admirals open a 20-14 advantage by the end of the frame.

Hawks go combined 4 of 6 games

December 3, 2025 by Alan Sloan

KNOXVILLE — Hardin Valley Academy basketball teams combined to win four of six games during the Gibbs Thanksgiving Classic at Gibbs High School last week.

Head coach Andy Arendt’s Hawks won all three of their contests to improve to 4-3 entering this week.

“It was a good opportunity to get some people some playing time,” Arendt said. “We showed some improvement in areas where we needed to improve. But we’ve got a long way to go.”