Spring Garden has that honor this year by virtue of its 15-5 record.
“We’re glad that we’re seeded first, but [being the No. 1 seed] in this tournament really doesn’t mean a whole lot,” said Spring Garden head coach Jason Howard. “I had some good teams when I was at Cedar Bluff who were the No. 1 seed and didn’t win [the championship]. This tournament seeds by record, and in years past sometimes the No. 4 or No. 5 seed turned out to be the best team.”
The six-time defending champion Warriors (12-7) are the No. 2 seed, followed by Sand Rock (7-10) at No. 3, Cedar Bluff (4-8) at No. 4 and Gaylesville (1-16) at No. 5.
On the girls’ side, Sand Rock (16-4) in the No. 1 seed, with three-time defending champion Spring Garden coming in at a close No. 2 with a 15-4 record.
Cherokee County (11-10) is the No. 3 seed, followed by Cedar Bluff (3-9) at No. 4 and Gaylesville (3-13) at No. 5.
The tournament runs from Monday through Saturday at Sand Rock High School.
In boys’ games, Cedar Bluff defeated Gaylesville, 58-57, in overtime in Monday's play-in game and will take on the Panthers in the semifinals on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
CCHS and Sand Rock square off at 7:30 p.m. in Friday’s semifinal round.
In girls’ action, Gaylesville squeaked by Cedar Bluff, 61-60, in Monday's play-in game, earning the right to play the Lady Wildcats in Thursday’s semifinal round at 6 p.m.
The other semifinal has Lady Panthers going up against the Lady Warriors on Friday at 6 p.m.
The girls’ championship game is on Saturday at 5:00 p.m., followed by the boys’ title contest at 6:30.
In the B-team boys tournament, No. 4 Spring Garden meets No. 5 Gaylesville at 5 p.m. in Monday’s play-in game, with the winner facing No. 1 CCHS on Thursday at 5 p.m.
No. 2 Sand Rock and No. 3 Cedar Bluff face off in the other semifinal on Friday at 5 p.m.
The championship game is set for Saturday at 4 p.m.
The B-Team girls’ tournament features only No. 1 Sand Rock and No. 2 CCHS, who will play for the championship on Saturday at 3 p.m.
The 9th grade boys’ tournament also has just two teams, with No. 1 Sand Rock facing off against No. 2 CCHS on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
The junior high boys tournament has No. 4 Cedar Bluff and No. 5 Gaylesville meeting in the play-in game on Monday at 4 p.m., with the winner earning a semifinal berth against No. 1 Sand Rock on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
The other semifinal features No. 2 Centre Middle School and No. 3 Spring Garden on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
The title game is set for Saturday at 11 a.m.
The 8th grade boys’ tournament starts off with No. 4 Spring Garden squaring off against No. 5 Gaylesville on Monday at 3 p.m., with the winner earning the right to play No. 1 Cedar Bluff on Thursday at 4 p.m.
No. 2 Centre Middle School faces No. 3 Sand Rock on Friday at 4 p.m. in the other semifinal.
In the 7th grade boys’ tournament, No. 2 Sand Rock and No. 3 Spring Garden play on Tuesday at 4 p.m., with the victor playing No. 1 Centre Middle School for the first place trophy on Saturday at 10 a.m
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