Final Regular Season Games Friday Night

For some teams, Friday night represents senior night and a night of recognizing and celebrating those about to take their next steps. For most teams, Friday night stands as the last game of the regular season. For all teams, Friday night brings with it opportunity to take one final jump in the standings, or be at risk of playing earlier than expected.

GIRLS:

Cumberland battles Upperman. The winner will claim second place in the district. Should Upperman lose and Livingston win their respective games, the Lady Bees could fall to fourth in the district. Cumberland can finish no worse than third with a loss.

Sparta travels to Livingston. White County stands undefeated having recently completed an outright clinching of the regular season title and the number one seed. They face Livingston, who can move up to the third place in the district with a win and an Upperman loss Friday night.

Stone battles DeKalb. DeKalb looks for their district win to end regular season play. They will need to defeat Stone, whose only district win this season happened against DeKalb on January 24th.

Clay heads on the road to face Jellico. Clay County will end their regular season second place in the district at 4-4. Their last opponent is non-district in Jellico, who stands 2-21 on the season.

Warren County will stay home to face Cannon County. Warren will conclude their regular season tonight looking to possibly move up to third place in the district, standing one game behind Shelbyville. They will need Shelbyville to lose to Columbia tonight and defeat a Cannon County team yet to lose in district play as well as the regular season at 27-0.

Van Buren welcomes South Pittsburgh. Van Buren looks to finish their regular season undefeated in the district as the number one seed entering tournament play. They face South Pittsburg at home, having defeated them at home on January 24th. A loss ties the Lady Eagles with South Pittsburg and will share the regular season title.

Cookeville faces Stewart’s Creek. The winner of this matchup clinches the number two seed and a first round bye, guaranteeing themselves a trip to the regional tournament. Both teams played a tight contest in their first matchup, with Stewart’s Creek winning 71-67 on January 31st. Cookeville comes in having lost three of their last five, while Stewart’s Creek enters play having seen their seven game win streak snapped Tuesday night to Lebanon.

Monterey looks for a home win against Scott. Monterey looks to finish by breaking their losing streak at home. Scott County stands at 21-6.

BOYS:

White County and Livingston do battle. Livingston defeated DeKalb Tuesday night and looks to maintain third place with a win. A White County win will see both teams trading places to close district play.

Cookeville does battle with Stewart’s Creek. The winner clinches second place in the district and a first round bye. Stewart’s Creek defeated Cookeville back in January, but has dropped their last two games. Cookeville enters play after defeating Smyrna at home Tuesday night.

Cumberland faces Upperman. Upperman has clinched the number one seed and regular season title. They look to remain perfect on the district this season against Cumberland County Friday night. Cumberland could drop to last place in the district with a loss and a DeKalb win Friday night.

Clay travels to Jellico. Clay will finish their regular season in second place, beating out Gordonsville due to tiebreakers. They travel to face Jellico, looking to play a complete game after their first matchup on December 16th was suspended due to a power outage.

Stone Memorial squares off with DeKalb. The Panthers cannot change their number two seeding but will look for their 21st win of the season. DeKalb currently stands last place in the district but with a win and Cumberland County loss could jump to fifth place.

Monterey welcomes Scott. Monterey looks to conclude their season on senior night with a victory. Non-district opponent Scott stands with a record of 15-13.

Van Buren faces South Pittsburgh. The Eagles head into their final home game of the season as one of the few teams to have a game after Friday night, with a Saturday afternoon matchup against Coffee County to follow. The Eagles welcome a South Pittsburgh team undefeated at 3-0 in the district in search of an outright regular season district title.

Warren County welcomes Cannon County. Warren looks to end their season strong on senior night in a non-district game. Cannon County defeated the Pioneers 64-51 on December 3rd.