(Submitted by Jeff Barnes)
The annual high school basketball Media Day for the new District 7AAA took place Monday at Logan’s Restaurant in Cookeville. This past spring the TSSAA voted to make basketball ,baseball and softball 1A-4A.
White Co. remains in AAA along with Stone Memorial. Cumberland Co., who moved to AA a few years ago, moves back to AAA.
The girls Coaches Poll and Media Poll were identical as the White Co. Warriorettes were picked first, followed by Upperman, Livingston Academy, Cumberland Co., Dekalb Co., Stone Memorial and Macon Co. On the Boys Coaches and Media Poll there are a few differences. Coaches Poll has Cumberland Co. picked to win, followed by White Co., Stone Memorial, Livingston Academy, Dekalb Co., Upperman and Macon Co. Media has White Co. first, followed by Cumberland Co., Upperman, Dekalb Co. and Livingston Academy were tied for 4th, then Stone Memorial and Macon Co.
The District Tournament semi-finals and finals will be at Tennessee Tech Feb. 18 and 19. First round games will be at the higher seeds.