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The end of regular season inches ever so closer and for some teams, postseason play actually begins next week.
A week after Mother Nature caused chaos throughout the state, last week’s slate of games saw several programs play multiple games as they tried to make up from lost time caused by the storm.
Several of the area’s top programs took care of business. Others though, they faced some struggles leading to changes in this week’s area rankings.
Based on those results, our staff took some time to rank this week’s top five large and small class programs. The rankings are based on an average of where our staff ranked the teams.
Large Class teams include 4A, 3A, and Division II-AA. Small Class teams include 2A, 1A, and Division II-A.
Here’s a look at the top boys teams in our area entering the second week of February.
Large Class
1. Pope John Paul II (20-6): The week belonged to Trey Pearson who led the Knights to wins over Ensworth (70-68), Father Ryan (68-59) and Lipscomb Academy (93-71). He recorded triple-doubles in the wins over Father Ryan and Lipscomb Academy.
2. Beech (24-2): Highlighted by a 39-point performance from Cutter Sisk against Hendersonville, the Bucs went 3-0 on the week beating the Commanders (60-56 OT), Wilson Central 60-49 and Lebanon (60-50).
3. Lipscomb Academy (24-3): Despite dropping two of their three games during the week, Cam Blivens had a week to remember scoring 32 against MBA, 20 against CPA and 36 against JPII.
4. Brentwood Academy (18-6): In their lone game of the week, the Eagles traveled to MBA and came up short losing to the Big Red 83-79 in overtime.
5. Brentwood (21-3): Like their neighbors down the road, the Bruins only played one game last week coming up short in that game as they lost to Nolensville 52-40.
Who just missed out: Blackman (20-3), Nolensville (16-7)
Small Class
1. PCA (20-6): The Lions secured the top spot in the District 3 DII-A Middle Region Tournament following another week of dominant play. The week saw them beat Webb-Bell Buckle 71-26 and GCA 81-55.
2. Eagleville (20-0): Make it 20 in a row now for the Eagles. This week they didn’t face much adversity as they rolled over Mt. Pleasant 63-39 and Culleoka 82-44.
3. BGA (24-5): After losing to PCA to close out January the Wildcats bounced back in a big way closing out the regular season with wins over MTCS, Columbia Academy and FRA winning by an average of 28.7 points.
4. Cannon County (18-6): No letdowns this week for the Lions. They cruised past DeKalb County 77-59 and close the week out with an 88-51 in over York Institute,
5. White House Heritage (17-5): Avery Coles showed out in a big way in the Patriots’ lone game of the week as he scored 30 points in a 68-54 win over Whites Creek.
Who just missed out: East Nashville (13-4), Jo Byrns (14-6)
