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Munford basketball

Last team standing: Munford boys are only local basketball team alive in postseason

By Jeff Ireland on March 1, 2022

About two weeks ago, eight Tipton County-area basketball teams began their postseason. After the Covington girls fell last night, there is only local team left: the Munford Cougars. Munford, the fourth seed out of District 14-AAA, upset top-seeded Dyer County 72-62 Saturday night in Newbern to move into a region semifinal game tonight vs. Ripley in Ripley. Game time is 6 … [Read more...] about Last team standing: Munford boys are only local basketball team alive in postseason

County showdown: Covington girls, Munford boys pick up key district wins

By The Leader on February 15, 2022

The two girls' teams with the best records in District 14-AAA squared off Friday with an upset on Munford’s mind and clinching a number one tournament seed on Covington’s. Munford entered the contest at 13-11 overall and 6-1 in the district, a half game back of Covington (19-8, 7-0). In a game marred by 38 turnovers and spotty free throw shooting, Covington prevailed 40-31 to … [Read more...] about County showdown: Covington girls, Munford boys pick up key district wins

HOOPS PREVIEW: Munford boys return three starters

By Jeff Ireland on November 29, 2021

Head coach: Nic Buford (2nd season) Last season: 12-13, lost in region semifinals Key players lost: Javaris Tolton, Braden Lewis, Shane Cox Key players returning: Michael Lee, Levi Poindexter, Jordan Bell, Murray Norman Year one under first-year coach Nic Buford went pretty well as Munford picked up some key wins and nearly won a district title. With three starters back … [Read more...] about HOOPS PREVIEW: Munford boys return three starters

HOOPS PREVIEW: Lady Cougars return three starters and second-leading scorer

By Jeff Ireland on November 23, 2021

Head coach: Steve Poindexter (12th season) Last season: 15-11, lost in region quarterfinals Key players lost: Maiya Reed, Ciara Spence Key players returning: Brezia Cooper, Abby Haun, Hannah Callahan It's always challenging when a team loses its leading scorer to graduation. When that person was also your primary ball handler, it can make things even more difficult. Maiya … [Read more...] about HOOPS PREVIEW: Lady Cougars return three starters and second-leading scorer

Postseason update: The Covington Lady Chargers are district champs again

By Jeff Ireland on March 1, 2021

The Covington Lady Chargers got a bit of a scare Thursday night at home in the District 15-AA title game, but in the end the same thing that happened in 2019 and 2020 happened: Covington won a district championship. After falling behind by three in the first quarter, Covington held Fayette-Ware to single-digit scoring in the second and third quarters and took control of the … [Read more...] about Postseason update: The Covington Lady Chargers are district champs again

After weeklong break, district tournaments get cranked up today

By Jeff Ireland on February 22, 2021

The TSSAA basketball district tournaments were supposed to get started last week, but, as everybody is aware, they didn't. This delay, like many others, had nothing to do with COVID. As much as six inches of snow fell in West Tennessee, making travel impossible. The roads are clear now so the postseason gets started today for Tipton County and West Tennessee schools. In … [Read more...] about After weeklong break, district tournaments get cranked up today

Munford finishes off sweep of Brighton to inch closer to district title

By Jeff Ireland on February 3, 2021

[metaslider id=7831] There seemed to be a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Munford boys' basketball team as the 2020-21 season began. Nic Buford was beginning his first season as a high school boys' head coach. Last year's team won just nine games and the top two scorers from that team graduated. Just two starters were returning and there were only three players on the … [Read more...] about Munford finishes off sweep of Brighton to inch closer to district title

Lady Cougars take care of Brighton, will finish second or third in district

By Jeff Ireland on February 3, 2021

[metaslider id=7823] The Brighton-Munford girls' game Tuesday night in Brighton was pretty much a carbon copy of the game the teams played against one another two weeks ago in Munford. A Brighton team missing multiple starters struggled to score and handle Munford's pressure defense. The result was a 49-6 district win for Munford. The Lady Cougars started the game on an 11-0 … [Read more...] about Lady Cougars take care of Brighton, will finish second or third in district

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