Wilson Central fell behind 19-10 in the first quarter and ultimately fell 46-39 to Memphis Central in the opening round of the TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament in Murfreesboro Thursday.

The Lady Wildcats finished the season at 26-6.

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VISITORS: WILSON CENTRAL 26-6
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Tomason, Casandra... *  2-3    1-2    0-0    0  2  2   2   5  0  6  0  0  27
05 Hall, Heather....... *  0-2    0-2    3-4    0  2  2   0   3  0  0  0  1  31
21 Hassell, Ieshia..... *  3-9    0-0    5-7    2  8 10   5  11  3  3  1  1  26
24 Bean, Rachel........ *  0-0    0-0    0-2    0  1  1   3   0  0  0  1  0  15
32 Vanlandingham, S.... *  2-7    0-4    8-13   3  4  7   0  12  2  4  0  3  32
11 Comer , Sydney......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  0   4
12 Alley, Brandy.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
23 Peterson, Taylor....    3-8    0-2    2-3    2  3  5   2   8  0  4  0  0  22
   TEAM................                            2  2
   Totals..............   10-31   1-11  18-29   7 22 29  13  39  5 18  2  5 160

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  4-14 28.6%   2nd Half:  6-17 35.3%   Game: 32.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-6  16.7%   2nd Half:  0-5   0.0%   Game:  9.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-8  37.5%   2nd Half: 15-21 71.4%   Game: 62.1%    5


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HOME TEAM: MEMPHIS OVERTON 30-6
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Jackson, Kenesha.... *  3-6    2-4    3-4    0  3  3   0  11  1  3  0  2  32
02 Stafford, Jasmine... *  3-14   1-3    0-1    3  4  7   3   7  3  3  0  0  32
05 Fondren, Cornelia... *  4-9    0-0    2-2    2  5  7   2  10  4  2  0  2  32
25 Neal, Briana........ *  0-1    0-0    0-2    1  0  1   5   0  0  3  0  0  13
35 Golden, Cortrice.... *  6-7    0-0    1-3    2  6  8   4  13  0  3  1  3  25
11 Atkins, Philecia....    1-5    1-3    2-2    1  1  2   4   5  0  0  0  0  22
23 Ware, Arkeia........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   0
32 Hayes, Ebony........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  0  1  0  2   4
   TEAM................                            1  1
   Totals..............   17-43   4-10   8-14   9 20 29  20  46  8 16  1  9 160

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-21 38.1%   2nd Half:  9-22 40.9%   Game: 39.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-6  50.0%   2nd Half:  1-4  25.0%   Game: 40.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-4  50.0%   2nd Half:  6-10 60.0%   Game: 57.1%    1


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Officials: Dwight Porter, David Gilliam, Greg Geren
Technical fouls: WILSON CENTRAL-None. MEMPHIS OVERTON-TEAM.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
WILSON CENTRAL................   10    2   10   17  -   39
MEMPHIS OVERTON...............   19    2    9   16  -   46

Wilson Central makes its debut in the TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament today at 2:30 p.m. at MTSU's Murphy Center.

The Lady Wildcats take on tournament veteran Memphis Overton in the opening round of the annual tournament in Murfreesboro.

Wilson Central enters the game with a 31-2 record and is rated in the Top 10 in the state.

The Lady Wildcats will be making the first Girls State appearance since 2008 when they claimed the state championship.

Overton will be making its third straight Girls State appearance, bringing a 29-6 record.

The winner of today's game will advance to Friday semi-finals and a 4 p.m. game against the winner of defending champion Riverdale and Knoxville West.

The madness of March continues with sixty-four (64) of the finest high school basketball teams in Tennessee facing off in the 2011 BlueCross Basketball Championships, the TSSAA’s basketball state championship events.

The TSSAA Network will televise all fifty-four (54) games LIVE for the first time in history. All ten (10) Championship games will be broadcast on LIVE television across the entire state on the seven Tennessee Public Television Council stations. The additional forty-four (44) quarterfinal and semifinal games will be broadcast LIVE on the web via www.TSSAANetwork.com.

“The LIVE broadcasts are a remarkable opportunity for the participating high schools, athletes, and the TSSAA,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director for TSSAA. “This will provide unprecedented exposure for the talent and dedication of our student athletes, coaching staffs and support staff. The broadcasts will also give fans throughout the state of Tennessee and worldwide the opportunity to participate in the excitement through TSSAAnetwork.com”

The TSSAA Network is a partnership between the TSSAA and PlayON! Sports that features live and on-demand coverage of high school sports in Tennessee across television and the Internet. The TSSAAnetwork.com video portal is one component of the partnership and gives fans access, at no charge, to a wide variety of events including the recent BlueCross Bowl, the TSSAA’s football championships in Cookeville.

“We are excited to broadcast all fifty-four games live this year for the first time in history,” said David Rudolph, President and CEO of PlayON! Sports. “This comprehensive coverage of the BlueCross Basketball Championships will provide fans greater access to these events and will create lasting memories for the participants and their families.”

The ten (10) Basketball state championship games will be broadcast via LIVE television on the seven Tennessee Public Television Council stations, including Chattanooga, Cookeville, Martin/Jackson, Tri-Cities, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville. The stations and over-the-air broadcast channel numbers are provided below, but check local listings for the channel number on your cable or satellite provider.

WTCI–TV Chattanooga | Channel 45

WCTE–TV Cookeville | Channel 22

WLJT–TV Martin/Jackson | Channel 11

WETP–TV Tri-Cities | Channel 2

WKOP–TV Knoxville | Channel 15

WKNO–TV Memphis | Channel 10

WNPT–TV Nashville | Channel 8

The matchups and LIVE television broadcast times for the 2011 BlueCross Basketball Championships are:

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2011 (Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN)

Division II, Class 1A Girls – 12:00pm ET | 11:00am CT

Division II, Class 1A Boys – 2:00pm ET | 1:00pm CT

Division II, Class 2A Girls – 4:00pm ET | 3:00pm CT

Division II, Class 2A Boys – 6:00pm ET | 5:00pm CT

SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2011 (MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN)

Division I, Class 1A Girls – 3:00pm ET | 2:00pm CT

Division I, Class 2A Girls – 5:00pm ET | 4:00pm CT

Division I, Class 3A Girls – 7:00pm ET | 6:00pm CT

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011 (MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN)

Division I, Class 1A Boys – 3:00pm ET | 2:00pm CT

Division I, Class 2A Boys – 5:00pm ET | 4:00pm CT

Division I, Class 3A Boys – 7:00pm ET | 6:00pm CT

All games (Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals) will stream LIVE on the web at TSSAANetwork.com. The broadcast times for LIVE web streaming on TSSAANetwork.com are:

2011 DIVISION II GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Thursday, March 3 Semifinals 12:00pm | 1:30pm | 3:15pm | 4:45pm (all times ET)

Friday, March 4 Semifinals 12:00pm | 1:30pm | 3:15pm | 4:45pm (all times ET)

Saturday, March 5 Finals 12:00pm | 2:00pm | 4:00pm | 6:00pm (all times ET)

2011 DIVISION I GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wednesday, March 9 Quarterfinals 11:00am | 12:30pm | 2:00pm | 3:30pm | 5:00pm | 6:30pm (all times ET)

Thursday, March 10 Quarterfinals 11:00am | 12:30pm | 2:00pm | 3:30pm | 5:00pm | 6:30pm (all times ET)

Friday, March 11 Semifinals 11:00am | 12:30pm | 2:00pm | 3:30pm | 5:00pm | 6:30pm (all times ET)

Saturday, March 12 Finals 3:00pm | 5:00pm | 7:00pm (all times ET)

2011 DIVISION I BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wednesday, March 16 Quarterfinals 11:00am | 12:45pm | 2:30pm | 4:15pm | 6:00pm | 7:45pm (all times ET)

Thursday, March 17 Quarterfinals 11:00am | 12:45pm | 2:30pm | 4:15pm | 6:00pm | 7:45pm (all times ET)

Friday, March 18 Semifinals 11:00am | 12:45pm | 2:30pm | 4:15pm | 6:00pm | 7:45pm (all times ET)

Saturday, March 19 Finals 3:00pm | 5:00pm | 7:00pm (all times ET)

The 2011 BlueCross Basketball Championships are presented by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the TSSAA Network.

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About Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA):

The mission of the TSSAA is to serve its members by providing leadership and coordination for the administration of interscholastic athletics, which will enhance the educational experiences of students. The TSSAA will promote participation and sportsmanship to develop good citizens through interscholastic athletics,which provide equitable opportunities, positive recognition and learning experiences to students while maximizing the achievement of educational goals. For more information, contact the TSSAA at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or visit www.tssaa.org.