Coverage of Clarksville-area high school sports teams.
The Rossview Hawks, Clarksville Wildcats, Kirkwood Cobras and Springfield Yellowjackets all met up at Kirkwood High School for the District 13-4A tournament semifinals on Monday.
Montgomery Central High School celebrated a program-record four state finalists and six total state medalists at the state championships.
The West Creek High Coyotes hosted the Northwest Vikings in the District 13-4A play-in game, which is a win or go home matchup. A competitive rivalry matchup saw both teams trade the lead down the stretch, however, there could only be one winner.
Rossview High senior guard Imani Evans has been named Clarksville Now Player of the Week following her performance in the Hawks undefeated week, as they were able to secure wins against Springfield and Northwest High.
Immanuel Gilmore is a 17-year-old senior at Montgomery Central High School, who also happens to be a two-time state tournament qualifier for the boys’ wrestling team at MCHS. As he was wrestling this past Saturday, he sustained a broken neck which led to an emergency surgery at Vanderbilt.
The Clarksville Academy Cougars hosted the Webb School Feet in a regional quarterfinal, and a win or go home matchup, with the right to advance to the state tournament on the line. The Cougars got in a hole early, and couldn’t crawl out of it, and Webb advanced 70-54, ending the Cougars season.
The Clarksville Christian Lady Centurions traveled to Welch College for the TSIAA State Championship game against the Boyd-Christian Broncos. The Lady Centurions dominated the entirety of the game and cruised to their fourth straight state championship victory by a score of 67-13.
This season has been filled with upsets, unlikely heroes, and domination from top-level student-athletes. Here are the top storylines heading into the postseason.
The Clarksville Academy Cougars traveled to Ezell Harding Christian for the Division II-A Middle Distirct Championship against the Goodpasture Cougars, who are ranked number one in their class in the state. The Cougars battled, but couldn’t get stops down the stretch, and Goodpasture won the “Battle of the Cougars” 65-52.
The Kirkwood Cobras hosted the Kenwood Knights at “The Pit” on Friday night for the final night of the regular season. An absolute classic of a game saw both teams trade the lead down the stretch before they headed to overtime, where the Cobras got just enough shots to fall and earned a 51-47 win to close their season with 21 wins, the most in their program’s history.