Title Run Ends in Quarterfinals
The hope for fourth state championship for Bolivar and the first for first-year coach Cameron Crisp came to an end on March 15 as the Tigers fell 66-59 to Tyner Academy.
The hope for fourth state championship for Bolivar and the first for first-year coach Cameron Crisp came to an end on March 15 as the Tigers fell 66-59 to Tyner Academy.
Middleton’s dominant season came to an unfortunate end March 7, as they dropped a 53-49 home substate game to the Memphis Academy of Health Sciences.
The Bolivar Central Boys Basketball team advanced to the TSSAA State Tournament for the second year in a row on March 7, beating Memphis Mitchell 77-61 in Memphis. See section B for details.
Middleton and Bolivar will play for their region titles and in the substate in the coming week, the first time both teams have made it this far in the same season since 2011.
Bolivar and Middleton’s boys basketball teams both won their district tournament titles for the first time since the 2012 season, a week after both won the regular season for the first time since 2