Chip Cirillo

1 month ago | williamsonscene.com | Chip Cirillo

Defense fueled Independence’s third straight appearance in the state tournament and it almost got them an upset of top-ranked Whitehaven. But the Tigers pulled away in the last four minutes of a 40-36 win over the Eagles in a Class 4A quarterfinal at Middle Tennessee State’s Murphy Center on Thursday night. Independence (23-12) held Whitehaven (31-3) to a season low in points, but the Tigers still won their 24th consecutive game. “It starts with Tylan (Lewis,)” Eagles coach Mark Wilkins said.

1 month ago | williamsonscene.com | Chip Cirillo

Reghan Grimes and her Tennessee Tech teammates were surprised to learn they would play defending national champion South Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. “We were a little shocked that we were a 16 seed because we thought we would get, I guess maybe a 15, maybe a 14, but I think it’s still such a great opportunity to get to play in that setting,” said Grimes, a former Ravenwood star.

1 month ago | williamsonscene.com | Chip Cirillo |Kevin Warner

There were plenty of doubters when Independence graduated three starters from last year’s state champion team, including career scoring leader Jett Montgomery. There were still more when the Eagles finished third in District 10-4A regular-season standings. Even more when Indy fell behind by nine points after the third quarter of its sectional game against Beech on Monday night.

Jan 23, 2025 | williamsonscene.com | Chip Cirillo

Ella Ryan didn’t set out to become Brentwood's career scoring leader. It just worked out that way. Ryan broke the record on a layup in the first quarter of a 64-33 win over Independence last week. “Honestly, it never really was one of the main goals for me,” Ryan said. “Going into Brentwood basketball, I really just wanted to win and see where I could take my game and expand upon what I already knew.” The four-year starter enters Friday’s game against Nolensville with 2,055 points.

Dec 3, 2024 | williamsonscene.com | Chip Cirillo

Page defensive coordinator Sean Temple is quickly becoming one of Dunkin’ Donuts’ best customers. Temple buys his defensive players boxes of the big circle donuts every time they record a shutout and donut holes each time the Patriots hold an opponent under 200 total yards. “I believe we’ve hit that every game so far this year,” Temple said of the 200-yard mark, “so I’ve had to get donuts every game.”Page (14-0) has a school-record eight shutouts this season, including each of its first six games.