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CLARKSVILLE — Asking your teenage basketball team to put away their phones for an entire evening may be a step too far.
But BGA coach Trey Meyer was willing to take the chance and challenge his team to do it.
The only problem with Meyer's request is that he asked it minutes after his team knocked off Boyd-Buchanan, 61-57, in the TSSAA basketball state tournament semifinal game on March 6 at F&M Bank Arena.
It was a win that moved the Wildcats (31-7) back into the state title game where they will face the Providence Christian-St. George winner at 6:30 p.m. on March 7.
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Emotions were running high which would likely carry over into the evening of March 6. Staying off the phone to friends, family or even social media would be difficult for any 16 or 17-year-old.
"I don't know," BGA guard Jake Harney said in a room full of laughter.
"For sure. For sure," BGA transfer guard Zander Holt said. "We've worked our tails off.
"I'm celebrating with my guys. We'll probably get something to eat. I'm hungry. I'm sure everybody else is. But going home and putting the phone down, like coach says, getting mentally prepare for (Saturday). This is great and we want to l live in the moment, but we have another opponent (Saturday)."
These are the moments that drew Holt, a Dickson County transfer, and Lawson Lee, a Siegel transfer, to BGA. They wanted to play for championships. The Wildcats will get a second shot at it after losing to PCA in last year's DII-A final.
"I'm feeling blessed and grateful to be playing basketball right now because not many teams are playing right now, but we're getting the opportunity to play," said Lee, a 6-foot-11, 220-pound Samford signee.
Lee finished with 15 points and six rebounds despite fouling out with 38 seconds remaining.
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A 6-0 spurt early in the fourth quarter turned a deficit into a three-point lead for BGA and the Wildcats held firm in the final minutes to claim the win.
Meyer's team is familiar with one of its possible state championship opponents in PCA. Last year's 78-68 loss to the Lions was one Meyer felt got away late in the game. BGA is 1-4 this season against its Middle Region rival, having lost three straight to the Lions, including a 66-55 loss in the Middle Region championship three weeks ago.
"Obviously when we play somebody, we scout that opponent, make adjustments, how we're going to guard people and where we think we can exploit them," Meyer said. "But at the beginning (for us) it's always about playing harder than them, having each other's back and eliminating distractions."
Reach The Tennessean's high school sports editor, George Robinson, at georgerobinsontheleafchronicle.com and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: BGA returns to TSSAA basketball state tournament championship
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But BGA coach Trey Meyer was willing to take the chance and challenge his team to do it.
The only problem with Meyer's request is that he asked it minutes after his team knocked off Boyd-Buchanan, 61-57, in the TSSAA basketball state tournament semifinal game on March 6 at F&M Bank Arena.
It was a win that moved the Wildcats (31-7) back into the state title game where they will face the Providence Christian-St. George winner at 6:30 p.m. on March 7.
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Emotions were running high which would likely carry over into the evening of March 6. Staying off the phone to friends, family or even social media would be difficult for any 16 or 17-year-old.
"I don't know," BGA guard Jake Harney said in a room full of laughter.
"For sure. For sure," BGA transfer guard Zander Holt said. "We've worked our tails off.
"I'm celebrating with my guys. We'll probably get something to eat. I'm hungry. I'm sure everybody else is. But going home and putting the phone down, like coach says, getting mentally prepare for (Saturday). This is great and we want to l live in the moment, but we have another opponent (Saturday)."
These are the moments that drew Holt, a Dickson County transfer, and Lawson Lee, a Siegel transfer, to BGA. They wanted to play for championships. The Wildcats will get a second shot at it after losing to PCA in last year's DII-A final.
"I'm feeling blessed and grateful to be playing basketball right now because not many teams are playing right now, but we're getting the opportunity to play," said Lee, a 6-foot-11, 220-pound Samford signee.
Lee finished with 15 points and six rebounds despite fouling out with 38 seconds remaining.
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A 6-0 spurt early in the fourth quarter turned a deficit into a three-point lead for BGA and the Wildcats held firm in the final minutes to claim the win.
Meyer's team is familiar with one of its possible state championship opponents in PCA. Last year's 78-68 loss to the Lions was one Meyer felt got away late in the game. BGA is 1-4 this season against its Middle Region rival, having lost three straight to the Lions, including a 66-55 loss in the Middle Region championship three weeks ago.
"Obviously when we play somebody, we scout that opponent, make adjustments, how we're going to guard people and where we think we can exploit them," Meyer said. "But at the beginning (for us) it's always about playing harder than them, having each other's back and eliminating distractions."
Reach The Tennessean's high school sports editor, George Robinson, at georgerobinsontheleafchronicle.com and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: BGA returns to TSSAA basketball state tournament championship
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