RECIPIENT OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS™ At Cookeville Regional, we truly care about all the patients we serve throughout the Upper Cumberland, and we show it by striving to offer you the highest level of care. Our efforts are being noticed — HealthGrades has ranked us #1 in Tennessee in four different areas this year. While we’re very proud to be honored by them, we’re doing what we do for you. 931-528-2541 • www.crmchealth.org OTHER COOKEVILLE REGIONAL RANKINGS: • Top 10% in the nation for Cardiology Services (#2 in Tennessee) • Top 5% in the nation for Spine Surgery for 6 years in a row (#2 in Tennessee) • Top 10% in the nation for Joint Replacement 2012 District 7-A Tournament 2012 District 7-A Tournament Digest Digest Digest Digest Digest Digest Digest Digest February 15, 2012 Livingston Academy Tournament Location Boys Pickett Co. 6-2 Clarkrange 6-2 Clay Co. 5-3 Jackson Co. 2-6 Monterey 1-7 Girls Jackson Co. 8-0 Clarkrange 6-2 Clay Co. 4-4 Pickett Co. 2-6 Monterey 0-8 2011-2012 District 7-A Conference Standings Buffaloes, Lady Blue Devils chosen as teams to beat CCHS CCHS MH MHS S CHS S PCHS PCHS CCHS CCHS MH MHS S C CH HS S PCHS PCHS JCHS JCHS JCHS JCHS DISTRICT 7-A DISTRICT 7-A See BOYS page 2 By CRAIG DELK HERALD CITIZEN Sports Editor LIVINGSTON-For five straight years during the 2000s, the Clarkrange boys were picked as a team that could surprise here in the District 7-A Tourna- ment. It looks like this year, the Buffaloes have graduated to bulls-eye status. Clarkrange (16-12, 6-2)-- the No. 2 seed in the tourney-- got the most votes as the team to beat, while No. 3 seed Clay County (18-7, 5-3) received a vote. “It’s gonna be a little bit dif- ferent for us,” Buffaloes coach Rodney Pile said.“We’ve been the team to surprise in the tourna- ment, and this year I guess we’re one of the teams to be hunted. It’s gonna be a little different for us, so hopefully we can still have a little bit of that magic that we’ve had in the past to get us some good wins and try to come out with a victory.” Regardless of predictions, the tournament could be a wide- open one. “Anybody in our district is more than capable of win- ning the tournament,” Pile said. “It’s wide open, really. Which- ever team comes ready to play is gonna be the one to win it. (Thursday) night, Monterey beat Jackson County at Jackson, and Winner’s pick is new for Clarkrange boys NEW TERRITORY-Behind play from team-leader and District 7-A first- teamer Garrett Stults (30) and three other players named to the conference’s all-district teams, the Clarkrange Buffaloes find themselves in unfamiliar territory after being picked as the team to beat heading into this week’s district tournament. (HORIZON Photo by Doug Strong) See GIRLS page 2 By CRAIG DELK HERALD CITIZEN Sports Editor LIVINGSTON-With three teams ranked in the top 10 of Class A, the always-competi- tive District 7-A girls basketball tournament should have more competition than a fan can shake a stick at. The quest for a 7-A title begins Thursday here at Livingston Academy with a clear favorite, but also several teams picked by the district’s coaches as ones that could surprise. Class A No. 3 Jackson County was the unanimous pick as the team to beat, while No. 7 Clarkrange, No. 8 Clay County and Pickett County were also chosen as teams that could be sleepers. JCHS girls coach Jim Brown certainly isn’t expecting an easy road as the Lady Blue Devils began their postseason trek. “We kind of expect to get everybody’s best, and this is a tough district,” Brown said. “We’ve been fortunate enough to play pretty well through the regular season, especially in dis- trict play. It’s just gonna get that much tougher in the tourna- ment, and hopefully we’ll con- tinue to improve and play better.” In the semifinals, the Lady Blue Devils (20-6, 8-0) will play Friday at 6 p.m. against the win- ner of No. 4 seed Pickett County Jackson Co. girls are again top of the class CLEAR FAVORITES-The conference regular-season-champion Jackson County Lady Blue Devils are again the clear favorite to win the District 7-A tournament behind play from several of the district’s top players, including all-conference first-teamer Mackenzie Hensley (40) who is a force inside for her team. (HORI- ZON Photo by Doug Strong)
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R E C I P I E N T O F
E X C E L L E N C E AW A R D S ™
At Cookeville Regional, we truly care about all the patients we serve throughoutthe Upper Cumberland, and we show it by striving to offer you the highestlevel of care. Our efforts are being noticed — HealthGrades has ranked us #1 in Tennessee in four different areas this year. While we’re very proud to behonored by them, we’re doing what we do for you.
931-528-2541 • www.crmchealth.org
OTHER COOKEVILLE REGIONAL RANKINGS:• Top 10% in the nation for Cardiology Services (#2 in Tennessee)• Top 5% in the nation for Spine Surgery for 6 years in a row (#2 in Tennessee)• Top 10% in the nation for Joint Replacement
2012 District 7-A Tournament2012 District 7-A Tournament
Buffaloes, Lady Blue Devils chosen as teams to beat
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LIVINGSTON-For five straight years during the 2000s, the Clarkrange boys were picked as a team that could surprise here in the District 7-A Tourna-ment.
It looks like this year, the Buffaloes have graduated to bulls-eye status.
Clarkrange (16-12, 6-2)--the No. 2 seed in the tourney--got the most votes as the team to beat, while No. 3 seed Clay County (18-7, 5-3) received a vote.
“It’s gonna be a little bit dif-ferent for us,” Buffaloes coach Rodney Pile said. “We’ve been the team to surprise in the tourna-ment, and this year I guess we’re one of the teams to be hunted. It’s gonna be a little different for us, so hopefully we can still have a little bit of that magic that we’ve had in the past to get us some good wins and try to come out with a victory.”
Regardless of predictions, the tournament could be a wide-open one.
“Anybody in our district
is more than capable of win-ning the tournament,” Pile said. “It’s wide open, really. Which-ever team comes ready to play is gonna be the one to win it. (Thursday) night, Monterey beat Jackson County at Jackson, and
Winner’s pick is newfor Clarkrange boys
NEW TERRITORY-Behind play from team-leader and District 7-A first-teamer Garrett Stults (30) and three other players named to the conference’s all-district teams, the Clarkrange Buffaloes find themselves in unfamiliar territory after being picked as the team to beat heading into this week’s district tournament. (HORIZON Photo by Doug Strong)
See GIRLS page 2
By CRAIG DELKHERALD CITIZENSports Editor
LIVINGSTON-With three teams ranked in the top 10 of Class A, the always-competi-tive District 7-A girls basketball tournament should have more competition than a fan can shake a stick at.
The quest for a 7-A title begins Thursday here at Livingston Academy with a clear favorite, but also several teams picked by the district’s coaches as ones that could surprise.
Class A No. 3 Jackson County was the unanimous pick as the team to beat, while No. 7 Clarkrange, No. 8 Clay County and Pickett County were also chosen as teams that could be sleepers.
JCHS girls coach Jim Brown certainly isn’t expecting an easy road as the Lady Blue Devils began their postseason trek.
“We kind of expect to get everybody’s best, and this is a tough district,” Brown said. “We’ve been fortunate enough to play pretty well through the regular season, especially in dis-trict play. It’s just gonna get that
much tougher in the tourna-ment, and hopefully we’ll con-tinue to improve and play better.”
In the semifinals, the Lady Blue Devils (20-6, 8-0) will play Friday at 6 p.m. against the win-ner of No. 4 seed Pickett County
Jackson Co. girls are again top of the class
CLEAR FAVORITES-The conference regular-season-champion Jackson County Lady Blue Devils are again the clear favorite to win the District 7-A tournament behind play from several of the district’s top players, including all-conference first-teamer Mackenzie Hensley (40) who is a force inside for her team. (HORI-ZON Photo by Doug Strong)
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that was a huge win for them so that 4-5 game is gonna be a big game along with the rest of the games after that. It’s gonna be an exciting tournament.”
Clarkrange will take on Clay County in the semi-final nightcap Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The first game--at 6 p.m. Saturday--will pit regular-season champ Pickett County (15-11, 6-2) against the winner of No. 4 seed Jackson County (10-16, 2-6) and No. 5 seed Monterey (5-21, 1-7).
The JCHS/MHS play-
in game will be Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Though Monterey has a 1-7 district record, many of those losses were close, including an 82-79 defeat to Jackson County, a 51-47 loss to Pickett County, and two close games against Clay County. That has 7-A’s coaches believing the Wildcats could be a sur-prise team, while Jackson County also got two votes and Clay County garnered another.
“I’m really, really proud of what I think we’ve been able to accomplish as a team as far as develop-ment throughout the year,” Wildcats coach Adam West said, “because early in the
year things were kind of hairy-scary. As we’ve gone throughout the year, the kids have gotten better. The younger kids have gotten experience and that’s helped, and the kids who didn’t have experi-ence have gotten some, as far as our sophomore and three juniors go.
“I think it’s been one of the better development groups I’ve been around. I hope we get to keep on playing so we can continue to develop.”
The boys consolation will be Tuesday at 6 p.m., while the championship game will follow at 7:30 p.m.
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(10-15, 2-6) and No. 5 seed Monterey (4-22, 0-8),
who play Thursday night at 6 p.m. in the play-in game.
The other semifinal pits No. 2 Clarkrange (23-5, 6-2) and No. 3 Clay County (20-6, 4-4) on Fri-
day at 7:30 p.m.The consolation con-
test will be Monday at 6 p.m., while the champi-onship will follow at 7:30 p.m.
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2012 Girls All Freshman Team: Most Valuable Player - Brittany Cooper, Clarkrange;
Cheyenne Shaver, Clarkrange; Kennedy Smith, Clay County; Hannah Ragland, Pickett County; Claudia Warden, Jackson County
2012 Boys All Freshman Team: Most Valuable Player - Jared Phillips, Monterey; Ronnie Siems,
Clarkrange; Taylor Brown, Clay County; Connor Hall, Jackson County; Cody Dove, Monterey; Logan Henderson, Monterey
Peyton Garrett, Pickett CountyAustin Cherry, Clay County
Honorable MentionWyatt Bouldin, Pickett County
Mitch Maynord, Pickett CountyTanner Rich,
Pickett CountyTaylor Edwards,
ClarkrangeJacob Masters,
ClarkrangeAndrew Norman,
ClarkrangeCurt Cherry, Clay County
Brent Davidson, Jackson CountyHobie Leonard, Jackson County
Levi Blaylock, MontereyJared Phillips, Monterey
All-District 7-A Girls TeamGirls Team
Most Valuable PlayerCaroline Warden, Jackson County
Coach of the YearJim Brown,
Jackson County
First TeamSydney Roach, Clay County
Carly Dickens, ClarkrangeJaycee Coe,
Jackson CountyMakenzie Hensley,
Jackson County* Suzie Cooper,
Clarkrange* Montana Tuck, Pickett County
Second TeamCasey Cooper, Clay County
Lindsey Crabtree, Clarkrange
Brittany Cooper, Clarkrange
Hope Scantland, Jackson County
Allie Brown, Clay County
Third TeamHannah Davidson,
Pickett CountyKaylin Pugh,
MontereyBrittany Rains,
ClarkrangeBrooklyn Apple, Jackson County
* McKenzie Hamilton, Clay County
* Sara Dishman, Monterey
Honorable MentionKathrine Delk,
ClarkrangeSavannah Smith,
ClarkrangeTess Hatcher, Clay Co.
Mattie Monroe, Clay Co.Hannah Ogletree,
Clay Co.Brinna Bowman,
Pickett Co.Aspen Smith, Pickett Co.
Lindy Summers, Pickett Co.
Sara Peters, Monterey* denotes tie
By CRAIG DELKHERALD CITIZENSports Editor
COOKEVILLE-Monterey senior guard Zack Castle certainly made an impression on the coaches of District 7-A.
Though the Wildcats finished fifth in the regu-lar-season district race with a 1-7 record, Castle was a consistent threat, averaging 16 points, four rebounds and three assists per game. That 1-7 record may also be a bit deceiving, as Monterey played several district games extremely closely.
Because of Castle’s con-tributions, he was named the District 7-A Most Valu-able Player in a vote by the coaches.
The MVP award caps an impressive return for Castle, who was seriously injured in a automobile crash before his junior sea-son.
“It’s huge,” MHS boys coach Adam West said. “He’s a good kid and deserving of whatever he gets. He works hard.”
While Castle won the MVP award, Clarkrange coach Rodney Pile was named the Coach of the Year after leading the Buf-faloes to a 6-2 district finish and No. 2 seed in the tour-nament.
Four of Pile’s players were also voted to the all-district teams, including junior guard Garrett Stults (first team, 11.5 ppg), senior guard Cody Henry (first team, 9.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg), senior guard Chad Henry
(second team, 7.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg) and junior center Chase Beaty (third team, 7.5 ppg).
The first team also included Pickett County senior guard Brannon Roop (16 ppg, 6 rpg) and sopho-more forward Kyle Hughes (15 ppg, 8 rpg), and Clay County senior forward Jor-dan Strong (11 ppg).
Three Bulldogs head-lined the second team, including junior center Dylan Carter (7 ppg, 5 rpg), junior guard Jake Edwards (7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.6 apg) and junior guard Corey Hamil-ton (12 ppg, 2 apg). Jackson County senior center Ethan Kirby (10 ppg) was also on the second team.
The third team was rep-resented by Pickett County senior guard Chase Ferrell (11 ppg, 4 rpg) and sopho-more guard Peyton Gar-rett (7 ppg, 7 apg), Jackson County senior guard Jessie McDowell (11.3 ppg) and Clay County junior guard Austin Cherry (8.8 ppg).
Monterey’s Jared Phil-lips (7.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg) was voted the Freshman MVP.
Monterey and Jackson Co. leaders take top 7-A honors
DRIVING TO THE TOP-Monterey senior guard Zack Castle was voted the District 7-A boys Most Valuable Play-er after leading his team with 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists per game. (Herald-Citi-zen Photo by Craig Delk)
By CRAIG DELKHERALD CITIZENSports Editor
COOKEVILLE-For the second straight year, Jack-son County point guard Caroline Warden was voted by the coaches of Dis-trict 7-A as Most Valuable Player.
The senior is averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 assists per game, helping the Lady Blue Devils sweep the regular-season district slate and achieve a No. 3 rank-ing in the Class A poll.
I think really since we really got our program established in the last 15 years, “Caroline is only the third four-year starter that I’ve had, and the first at the point guard posi-tion,” JCHS girls coach Jim Brown said. “I think that’s doubly hard. She’s an outstanding young lady. She finished third in her class academically, so she’s meant a lot to this program over the last four years.”
Warden’s MVP choice led a list of several award-winners for the Lady Blue Devils. Brown was named Coach of the Year, while sophomore guard Jaycee Coe (13 ppg, 6 rpg) and sophomore center Maken-zie Hensley (10 ppg, 7 rpg, 2 bpg) made the 7-A first team, senior guard Hope Scantland (9 ppg, 4 rpg) made the second team, and junior forward Brooklyn Apple (6 ppg, 5 rpg) was named to the third team.
Also voted to the first team were Clay County senior guard Sydney Roach
(16 ppg, 4 apg, 2 spg), Clarkrange senior center Carly Dickens (14.5 ppg, 9 rpg), Clarkrange senior guard Suzie Cooper (9 ppg, 4 apg) and Pickett County senior post Montana Tuck (15 ppg, 8 rpg).
The second team also included Clay County senior post Casey Cooper (14 ppg, 7 rpg), Clarkrange junior guard Lindsey Crab-tree (8 ppg, 3 apg) and freshman forward Brittany Cooper (10.5 ppg, 7 rpg), and Clay County senior wing/post Allie Brown (6.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg).
The third team also consisted of Pickett County senior forward Hannah Davidson (14 ppg, 6 rpg), Monterey senior guard Kaylin Pugh and junior guard Sara Dishman, Clarkrange guard Brittany Rains (7 ppg, 2 apg), and Clay County senior point guard McKenzie Hamilton (6 ppg, 4 apg).
Clarkrange’s Brittany Cooper was also chosen Freshman MVP along with her all-district designation.
Warden repeats asgirls MVP
Wildcats’Castle is boys MVP
REPEAT WINNER-Jackson County senior point guard Caroline Warden was named the District 7-A girls Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row after averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 assists per game this season. (Herald-Citi-zen Photo by Craig Delk)
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February 15, 2012TEAM PROFILESTEAM PROFILES66
ClarkrangeClarkrange High SchoolHigh School
Andrew Norman - 3Trenton Stephens - 4Logan Beaty - 5Jacob Masters - 10Landon Baldwin - 11Cody Henry - 12Chad Henry - 13