Basketball
Varsity Basketball
Boys Head Coach: Tommy Russell
Boys Asst. Coach: Tony Winkler
Girls' Head Coach: Tony Shutes
Girls' Asst. Coach: Christie Golden
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Upper School Boys Varsity Basketball Team
Pictured from left, first row, are Peyton Fendley, forward, freshman; Lee Mayhall, guard, sophomore; Charlie Brackeen, guard, senior; Eric Dietz, guard, senior; Colton Norton, guard, senior; and Anthony Spates, guard, sophomore; and back row: Coach Tommy Russell, E.J. Miller, guard, junior; John Ross Glover, guard/forward, sophomore; Yurick Griggs, forward, senior; Shane Vargason, guard/forward, sophomore; Chase Winslow, guard, sophomore; Will Pierce, forward, junior; and Assistant Coach Tony Winkler. Austin Martindale, a forward and a senior is not pictured.
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 Upper School Girls Varsity Basketball Team
Pictured from left, front row, are Sally Sikes, guard, freshman; Anna Garrett, guard, freshman; Halie Miller, guard, senior; Hunter Day, guard, senior; Sara Muir, forward, senior; Jordan Marley, forward, senior; and Tessa Holder, guard, freshman; and back row: Coach Christie Golden; Callie Jaggers, guard, sophomore; Claire Swindell, forward, freshman; Eliza Edwards, forward, freshman; Kelsey Ross, forward, freshman; Bess McWherter, forward, junior; Courtney Campbell, forward, sophomore; Kasey Fleming, forward, junior; Logan Hall, guard, sophomore; Kathryn McAlexander, guard, junior; and Coach Tony Shutes.Team Manager, Meg Lawrence, is pictured at right.
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Middle School Basketball
Boys Coach: Sandy Yopp
Girls Coach: Jenny Pritchett
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Middle School Boys Basketball Team
Pictured from left, front row, are Reagan Beecham, Matthew Smith, Matthew Teel, Ben Brauss, Jonathan Adkins, Hollen Spencer, Cameron Tinker, and Michael Taylor; and back row, Coach Sandy Yopp, Austin Orr, Kody Kilburn, Eric Arnold, Walt Via, Hunter Smith, Joseph Patterson, Hays Cape, Graham Taylor, and Christian Kramer. Will Cobb was not present when the picture was taken.
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Middle School Girls Basketball Team
Pictured from left, front row, are Molly Hall, Tori Hockaday, Sara Glassman, Shelby Williams, Rachel Giampapa, Sarah Pierce, Neeley Atkins, and Samantha Sullivan; and back row, Alyssa Willis, Katie Exum, Haley Foster, Haley Hall, Jessi Smith, Natalie Allen, and Coach Jenny Pritchett.
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Seventh Grade Girls Basketball Team
From left, the girls are Samantha Sullivan, Rachel Giampapa, Molly Hall, Neeley Atkins, Sarah Pierce, Tori Hockaday, Baylee Hill, and Sara Glassman.
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All the Way to State
The Girls Varsity Basketball team finished its winter 2004-2005 season as runners-up to the state championship. This is the best the team has finished in its history. The girls beat the defending state champion, Clarkrange, in the semi-finals, 58-55. They lost to Trenton Peabody in the state finals, 62-51. Named to the state All-Tournament team were seniors Courtney Alvey and Katie Brush and sophomore Becca Morris. Courtney and Becca also were named to the All-State team.
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The 2005 Varsity Girls Basketball Team was runner-up to the state championship.
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Athletic Director Bob Wood, Seniors Katie Brush and Jessie Metcalf, Coach Tony Shutes, Seniors Amy Page and Courtney Alvey, and Assistant Coaches Cynthia Thomson and Christie Golden stand with the recognition plaque the team received from the Tennessee Legislature.
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Mr. Basketball
Congratulations to John Ross Glover, who was named a Finalist in the Mr. Basketball Competition in Division II, Class A for the State of Tennessee.
All-State
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association named both John Ross Glover and E.J. Miller to its 2010 All-State team for Division II Basketball.
Congratulations to Halie Miller, Class of 2010, who signed to play basketball at Bethel University.
Pictured, left to right, are Abbey Fleming, Anna Jones, Sydney Kilburn, Morgan Williams, Lillie Homberg, Anna Katherine Horn, Taylor Tenpenny, and Spencer Hancock.
Blue Streak Invitational
USJ students competed in the Blue Streak Invitational Basketball Tournament in Memphis during Christmas break. More than 90 teams entered the 4th Annual Tournament, which was sponsored by the Memphis Catholic schools.
USJ Middle School girls placed third by defeating Harding Academy in the Consolation game. A team of USJ 5th graders played up in the 6th grade division and finished 2nd in their division. Known as the Lady Sparks, the fifth grade team beat St. George 23-21 and St Agnes 23-16, and lost in championship to St Francis 21-17.
Anna Jones and Abbey Fleming were named to the All-Tournament Team for the sixth grade division. Haley Hall made the All-Tournament team of six players for Middle School.
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