Luke Clicks! (In pictures)
Wildcat rally, championship one for the books
Union Grove Middle School entered the Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association Area 2 tournament as a No. 4 seed. After knocking off Alcoa to reach the title game with Maryville Junior High, the best team in school history wasn’t done, although you wouldn’t have been able to tell after the first two quarters.
Behind a prodigious 25-point night from sharpshooter Nick Johnson, the Rebels blew open a 16-point lead that stood until the early minutes of the third. Union Grove stormed back for a 52-51 win on a Luke Click 10-footer in the lane at the buzzer.
The title was the first for the Wildcats in basketball in school history.
Enjoy some of photographer Jolanda Jansma’s pictures from a memorable night of basketball:
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About Stefan Cooper
Stefan Cooper is an award-winning sports journalist in Blount County, TN. Stefan has been writing about local sports for more than 25 years. In fact, he's writing stories today about the kids of players he used to write stories about. You'll spot him biking around town, hanging out at a coffee shop or Southland Books, or in his natural habitat: the sideline of the game.
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