The second month is in the books for the state of Tennessee. Information has been hard to find as some publications/newspapers don't seem to care about high school basketball as much as they do football. Anyway, here are some interesting happenings around the state during the holiday months.

 

Headlines

Jordan Frison (Memphis Overton) once again is drawing major attention in the Memphis hoops landscape. The rising senior guard, after an elite 32-point effort against Springfield Southeast (MO), is leading the area with a gaudy 30.9 point per game average.

 

Scoring Exploits

Michael Pepper (CBHS) is one of the best shooters in the West Tennessee landscape bar none. Try this on for size a 31 point effort against powerful Brentwood Academy and another 25 spot against Raymond.

Marlon McShane (Hamilton) is another tough Memphis guard who is moments away from everyone knowing his story. McShane dropped a 33 spot on Freedom Prep over the holidays, mark him down as one to watch.

Jerrod Mackey (Hillcrest) is another small school warrior who is drawing some attention. The junior guard dropped 25 against Waynesville (MO) and added 23 addition against Mitchell.

Here are some other large-scoring nights in West Tennessee for December:

Murray Norman (Munford) 33pts vs. Bluff City

Jackson Hayes (Henry County) 30pts vs. Fairley

Cameron Brown (Mitchell) 28pts vs. Hillcrest

Jairus Terry (Fayette-Ware) 28pts vs. Desmet (MO)

Damarien Yates (Fayette-Ware) 28pts vs. Bolivar Central

Jordan Allen (Hillcrest) 26pts vs. ECS

Jacquez Butler (Douglass) 26pts vs. Poplar Bluff (MO)

Devon Sanders (Melrose) 26pts vs. Mitchell

Jacob Gazzo (Briarcrest Christian) 25pts vs. Chicago Prep

Marcus Gray (St. Benedict) 25pts vs. Taylor County

Kody Hickerson (White Station) 25pts vs. Collierville

Derek Kee (Peabody) 25pts vs. Bradford

T.J. McNeil (Collierville) 25pts vs. Cordova

Jalen Terry (Brighton) 25pts vs. Fayette Christian

 

Milestones

Jamarian Anderson (Bolivar Central) officially etched his name into school folklore surpassing the 1,000 point barrier for his career.

Tyler Johnson (Douglass) caught the eyes of the spectators bringing home the slam dunk title at the Poplar Bluff Christmas Tourney over the holidays.

 

Players to Watch

Anthony Medlock (Germantown) dropped 27 markers as Germantown knocked Briarcrest Christian from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 60-58 victory at the Tournament of Champions. This win puts the Class AAAA community on notice that the Red Devils are ready to make some noise.

 

A Name to Know

Corbin Bowling (Fayette Academy) has made himself a common occurrence in this report. The rising sophomore once again provided some scoring fireworks with a 25-point effort against Marshall Academy over the holidays.

 

Teams to Watch

Fayette-Ware

The Wildcats are poised to take their normal stance at the season's end with this current run of success. Led by a pair of talented scorers in Damarien Yates (Fayette-Ware and Jairus Terry (Fayette-Ware) do not count them out come tournament time.