Nine Upper Cumberland Teams Remain Unbeaten After Thanksgiving Weekend

The records of nine Upper Cumberland teams remain unblemished after the first two weeks of the high school basketball season, which included a busy weekend of games following the Thanksgiving holiday. Of the nine teams, six are on the girls’ side – Pickett Co., Clarkrange, Cookeville, White Co., Upperman and Clay Co. – while three are boys’ teams – Warren Co., Clay Co. and White Co. An additional nine teams have suffered only one loss, thus far.

Here’s the scoreboard from Friday and Saturday’s games involving Upper Cumberland teams:

Friday, November 26

Girls
Clay County 70, Jackson Co. 20
Cookeville 58, Murfreesboro Central Magnet 42
Warren Co. 52, DeKalb Co. 35
Livingston Academy 63, West 16
Smith Co. 77, Monterey 68
Pickett Co. 70, First Baptist Academy 32
Upperman 56, Green Hill 32

Boys
Clay Co. 67, Jackson Co. 56
Webb School 60, Cookeville 56
Warren Co. 79, DeKalb Co. 64
Smith Co. 64, Monterey 50
Pickett Co. 72, First Baptist Academy 65
Stone Memorial 63, Dickson Co. 52

Saturday, November 27

Girls
Cumberland Co. 51, Brentwood 42
Farragut 50, Livingston Academy 46
Pickett Co. 71, Monterey 52
Upperman 61, Independence 19

Boys
Cookeville 63, Coffee Co. 47
Cumberland Co. 73, Dickson Co. 38
First Baptist Academy 64, Monterey 44
Pickett Co. 79, Smith Co. 53
Friendship Christian 52, Upperman 32

Here are the overall records of each team:

Girls
Pickett Co. 5-0
Clarkrange 4-0
Cookeville 4-0
White Co. 4-0
Upperman 4-0
Clay Co. 3-0
Livingston Academy 5-1
Warren Co. 4-1
DeKalb Co. 3-1
Van Buren Co. 3-1
York Institute 3-1
Cumberland Co. 2-2
Stone Memorial 2-2
Monterey 2-5
Jackson Co. 0-4

Boys
Warren Co. 4-0
Clay Co. 3-0
White Co. 2-0
DeKalb Co. 3-1
Pickett Co. 3-1
Upperman 2-1
York Institute 2-1
Jackson Co. 2-2
Van Buren Co. 2-2
Monterey 3-4
Cookeville 2-3
Livingston Academy 2-3
Stone Memorial 2-3
Cumberland Co. 1-2
Clarkrange 1-6