MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Since his career officially came to an end late Wednesday evening, I'll admit to being a bit late in paying my respects to Polk County girls' basketball coach Ron Davis. But I'm not nearly as tardy in honoring him as Polk County school administrators.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Like any good point guard, Madison Lee recognized what her team lacked and altered her usual role to fill the need.

JASPER, Tenn. -- In a community where football remains king, Marion County's baseball team put together an impressive string under coach Steven Roberts.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- After rallying to within one point at halftime, Walker Valley stumbled to begin the second half and fell 49-35 to top-ranked Morristown West in a Class AAA girls' basketball state quarterfinal Thursday.

Coach Jeremy McIntyre would love to be able to take credit for the transformation of the East Ridge High School soccer program, but he says he can't.

Dade County's Andrew Houts and Travis Core will represent the northwest Georgia area in next week's Georgia Athletic Coaches Association basketball all-star games at Savannah State.

TUNNEL HILL, Ga. -- Moments after watching her team complete one of its most impressive performances of the season in the program's most important game in two decades, Northwest Whitfield girls' basketball coach Margaret Stockburger already was thinking ahead.

Not even LaQuisha Jackson can outrun the expectations.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- When the team caravan began making its way from the school parking lot toward the interstate, Walker Valley girls' basketball coach David Tucker ordered a detour. Wanting his team, and the entire community, to soak up the excitement of the moment, Tucker led the team through Charleston and past a couple of elementary schools where well-wishers waved and cheered.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Several small scoring runs, at least one of 6-0 in all four quarters, added up to an insurmountable advantage for South Greene and eventually a 73-53 victory over Polk County in the Class AA girls' state tournament quarterfinals at Murphy Center.