http://www.blounttoday.com/news/sports/basketball/?partner=RSSblounttoday.com Stories: Basketballen-ussports/basketballhttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/apr/07/other-coach-lambert/?partner=RSSFour tournaments, four championships. Randy Lambert has built an enduring legacy in 30-plus seasons as men’s basketball coach at Maryville College, but now wouldn’t be a good time to slow down. There’s another coach Lambert out there, youngest son Wes, and early indications are he’s going to be pretty good. “I’m not worried about him,” the elder Lambert said by phone from the Final Four in Houston this week. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18519-734234sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNThe other coach Lambertblounttoday.comother-coach-lamberturn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18519-734234Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/mar/02/postseason-punctuation/?partner=RSSThe high school basketball season for Blount County’s four schools played to a close Tuesday night, with Alcoa’s Tornadoes, the final remaining team, falling to district rival Stone Memorial in a region tournament semifinal at Fulton. The Tornadoes (23-7), Maryville Lady Rebels (19-13) and William Blount Lady Governors (21-12) each advanced to the regional semifinal round, each delivering thrilling quarterfinal wins to get within a game of sectionals. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:14:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18379-734198sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNPostseason punctuation blounttoday.compostseason-punctuationurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18379-734198Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/mar/02/earl-pearl/?partner=RSSEarl Anderson isn’t going to push the ball on the break a whole lot, but he can fill it up. The Blount County Blazers guard knocked down seven straight shots, including four 3-pointers, in an opening round game at the Special Olympics regional basketball tournament last Saturday at Maryville College’s Boydson Baird Gymnasium. Anderson’s outburst withstanding, the first-year Blazers weren’t able to stay with a team from Lenoir City, the defending state champions pulling away in the closing minutes for an easy win. Still, the showing from Anderson and the rest of the Blazers turned heads. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18378-734198sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNEarl the Pearlblounttoday.comearl-pearlurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18378-734198Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/feb/23/district-champ-tornadoes-headline-five-area-teams/?partner=RSSIt really starts to get tough from here. Alcoa’s boys’ basketball team secured Blount County’s lone district championship Tuesday night, knocking off Christian Academy of Knoxville, 51-49, in double overtime in the District 4AA title tilt at Scott High. Junior Tre Tate put Alcoa (22-6) ahead to stay with a bucket with 30 seconds remaining. Senior Darrell Warren and sophomore Kenny Dean paced the Tornadoes with 11 points each, with tournament most valuable player Matt Shown adding eight. Tate, Dean and senior Steven Isom were also named to the all-tournament team. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:10:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18353-734191sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNDistrict champ Tornadoes headline five area teams to advance blounttoday.comdistrict-champ-tornadoes-headline-five-area-teamsurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18353-734191Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/feb/16/moore-moore-moore/?partner=RSSThe backspin on her shot generally isn’t all that great, Tiffanie Moore said, but it sure looked plenty sweet last Friday night. The Alcoa High School junior drained a 3-pointer from the right wing with 3.6 seconds remaining, and the Lady Tornadoes made it stand up for a 47-45 win over rival Maryville at Alcoa. With the win, Alcoa (17-11) has now collected victories over Heritage, William Blount and the Lady Rebels in the same season for the first time in many years. “If we cab take that momentum and put it into our district, we’ll come out on top,” Moore said. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:49:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18322-734184sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNMoore, Moore, Mooreblounttoday.commoore-moore-mooreurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18322-734184Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/feb/09/rebels-tornadoes-clash-highlights-regular-season-f/?partner=RSSKudos to the schedule maker. The high school basketball regular season comes to close for most area teams Friday night, with district tournament play beginning next week. As a jumping off point for postseason, Maryville’s visit to Alcoa on Friday would be hard to top. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:49:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18296-734177sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNRebels, Tornadoes clash highlights regular-season finaleblounttoday.comrebels-tornadoes-clash-highlights-regular-season-furn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18296-734177Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/feb/03/tornado-sweep/?partner=RSSThe girls’ game was over fairly early. Player of the year Tara Shields pumped in a game-high 15 points, and Alcoa clamped down defensively in the second and third quarters to defeat Heritage going away, 41-15, in the finals of the Blount County Middle School Tournament Monday night at Carpenters Middle. For the boys’ game that followed, you needed a stopwatch to track the possessions. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:04:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18272-734171sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNTornado sweepblounttoday.comtornado-sweepurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18272-734171Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/jan/26/shooting-cure/?partner=RSSRhonda Stinnett is not a statistic. She’s a wife, a mom and, when it comes to William Blount High School junior Tatum Burstrom, a devoted fan. Stinnett sat on the back row behind the William Blount bench last Saturday night as Burstrom rallied the Lady Governors to a 46-41 win over rival Heritage in the second “Pink Out Game” between the two schools this season. Burstrom poured in a game-high 21 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, in front of a big homecoming crowd at Marvin Boring Gymnasium to push William Blount over the top. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:40:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18248-734163sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNShooting for a cureblounttoday.comshooting-cureurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18248-734163Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/jan/26/tornadoes-deal-rebels-defensive-stunner/?partner=RSSIt wasn’t as if one or two players took the floor for Alcoa last Thursday night and simply blew up Maryville. In fact, offense really wasn’t the story at all. The Tornadoes’ 73-55 rout of the Rebels in the first of two meetings between the heated rivals this season was done with defense. No zones. No traps. Just sticky, old-fashioned, man-on-man. “We really didn’t concentrate on any specific player,” Alcoa coach Micah Marsh said. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18246-734163sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNTornadoes deal Rebels defensive stunnerblounttoday.comtornadoes-deal-rebels-defensive-stunnerurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18246-734163Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/jan/19/alcoamaryville-tips-stretch-run/?partner=RSSIt starts to get serious for Blount County’s high school basketball teams this week. Alcoa and Maryville meet for the first time this season on Thursday at Maryville’s James Campbell Gymnasium. While the outcome has no postseason implications, the girls and boys teams from both schools could both use a win to kick off a strong stretch run. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18219-734156sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNAlcoa/Maryville tips off stretch runblounttoday.comalcoamaryville-tips-stretch-runurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18219-734156Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/jan/12/dont-count-out-rebels-just-yet/?partner=RSSMaryville High School’s boys’ basketball team may be a .500 team at the moment, but just wait. Basketball is a postseason sport, and, come that point next month, the Rebels could be a very scary team. A 87-57 defeat of Heritage last week lifted Maryville to a 7-7 mark on the year. There’s little comparison to the school’s 2007 state championship in terms of overall record at this point, but there are striking similarities in other respects. The Rebels that shocked the state in defeating three ranked teams at that year’s state tournament had a lightening-quick, playmaking guard who could score in senior Jordan Damron. Sophomore T.J. Kimble currently fills that role, the All-Blount County guard averaging 11.1 points and 4.5 assists per game on blistering drives to the basket. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18189-734149sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNDon’t count out the Rebels just yetblounttoday.comdont-count-out-rebels-just-yeturn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18189-734149Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/dec/22/right-now/?partner=RSSThe Heritage win got your attention. No Alcoa girls’ team had beaten the Lady Mountaineers since the Dawn Marsh era of the early 1980s. When a win over William Blount followed a week later, you knew it wasn’t a fluke. As the high school basketball season hits the holiday tournament circuit, few teams are hotter locally than coach Tonya Gay’s Lady Tornadoes. At 7-2, Class AA Alcoa is off to one of its best starts in some time, with victories over two additional AAA schools - South-Doyle and Bearden - to go with the Lady Mountaineer and Lady Governor wins. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18133-734128sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNRight now!blounttoday.comright-nowurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-18133-734128Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/nov/18/storm-warning/?partner=RSSConsidering a substantial portion of the roster won’t join the team for a few weeks yet, you’ve got to like Alcoa’s chances on the basketball court this season. Matt Shown led the way with 11 points in the quarter, and the Tornado basketball team overtook Heritage, 22-15, in a quarter of scrimmage play at the Blount County High School Jamboree last Thursday night at William Blount. The 6-foot-5 Shown looked impressive around the basket, with point guard and District 4AA tournament most valuable player Tre Tate pushing the Tornadoes at quick pace. Sophomore Kenny Dean had six for an Alcoa team that won’t reach full strength until several players finish the postseason with the school’s football team. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-17969-734094sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNStorm warningblounttoday.comstorm-warningurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-17969-734094Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/mar/11/still-waiting-party-1999/?partner=RSSMaryville’s first trip to the state tournament since the turn of the millennium will have to wait at least another year. Morristown West hands were everywhere in the opening minutes, the Lady Trojans pulling away from the Lady Rebels with an early 11-0 run. When Maryville caught up three quarters later, foul trouble sealed the Lady Rebels’ fate in a 58-42 sectional loss to Morristown West on Saturday night. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:35:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16818-733842sports/basketballChris CannonMaryville, TNStill waiting to party like 1999blounttoday.comstill-waiting-party-1999urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16818-733842Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/mar/04/chaz-festival/?partner=RSSThe right guy hit the shot. For much of the opening half, Gatlinburg-Pittman had put on a clinic. The Highlanders opened the Region 2AA quarterfinal last Saturday at Alcoa on a 9-0 run. The lead ballooned to 15 before Alcoa could trim it to 11 at the half. Slowly, basket by basket, the Tornadoes closed the gap. “They kept hitting big shots, but our guys never backed down,” Alcoa coach Micah Marsh said. “I told our guys, ‘It’s a possession game, one possession at a time.’” coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16786-733835sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNChaz Festivalblounttoday.comchaz-festivalurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16786-733835Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/mar/04/call-her-breaze/?partner=RSSAlex Breazeale has developed into one of the region’s top, clutch shooters this season. What we didn’t know until Monday was just how tough the Maryville High School junior has become. Sophomore Miranda Maples erupted for a game-high 29 points, and the No. 7-ranked Lady Rebels fought off a determined William Blount team, 61-50, in a Region 2AAA semifinal Monday night at James Campbell Gymnasium. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16785-733835sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNCall her the Breazeblounttoday.comcall-her-breazeurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16785-733835Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/feb/25/zonebusters/?partner=RSSIt has become a theme. Intent on stopping Torie Vaught from going wild inside, a Maryville opponent opens the game in a zone. Guards Alex Breazeale, Rebekah Singleton and Carrie Goodson shoot the opposition out of said zone. Vaught takes off, her quick feet and feathered jump shots in the lane powering Maryville to victory. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16749-733828sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNZonebustersblounttoday.comzonebustersurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16749-733828Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/feb/25/tr-magnifique/?partner=RSSTré Tate was doing it with feeling Tuesday night. The Alcoa High School sophomore continued one of the great, late-season success stories in some time as the Tornadoes stunned host and No. 8-ranked Stone Memorial, 81-78 in overtime in the District 4AA tournament championship game. The loss was the first for the Panthers at home this season. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:25:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16748-733828sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNTré Magnifiqueblounttoday.comtr-magnifiqueurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16748-733828Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/feb/17/once-more-feeling/?partner=RSSNo Maryville College men’s team had ever lost to Piedmont. Ever. To make sure Maryville really felt it, the Lady Lions made it a clean sweep three weeks ago in Demorest, Ga., Piedmont taking both halves of a Great South Athletic Conference doubleheader in an unprecedented show of force. Saturday, the Lions will attempt the once unthinkable when they visit Maryville’s Boydson Baird Gymnasium in the regular season finale for both teams. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:50:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16713-733820sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNOnce more with feelingblounttoday.comonce-more-feelingurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16713-733820Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/feb/17/torie-famous/?partner=RSSDistrict player of the year, two wins from a school record, regular-season district championship, district co-coach of the year. It would be easy to assume Maryville’s Lady Rebels are simply planning a coronation at this week’s District 4AAA basketball tournament at Lenoir City. Easy, yes, but also very wrong. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:47:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16711-733820sports/basketballStefan CooperMaryville, TNTorie Famousblounttoday.comtorie-famousurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-16711-733820Change0Usable