FOURTH IN STATE: TRIBUTE TO BULLS GAP MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM (published 3-15-2020)

I had planned to post this on 3/8/2020, Women’s Day. The details follow, in the document that I finished on 2/16/2020. (This website does not format properly! Ignore formatting problems!) Bulls Gap population is 738. Bulls Gap Middle School girls’ basketball team included nine players. Read the details below on the other populations and team sizes. OUTSTANDING, Lady Bull Dogs! We are PROUD of you, each one!

2020 TMSAA Class A Girls' Basketball Tournament

(via https://tssaasports.com/event/bracket)

BULLS GAP MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

IS 4^TH BEST IN STATE = TRAILBLAZERS!!!![1]

Sectional Quarterfinals (32 Teams)

Game 110 Tue. Feb. 4 5:30 PM, John Sevier Middle School, Kingsport

Lamar Elementary           34 (Jonesborough, TN 2020 population 5,051.[2])

Bulls Gap Middle                   37

(Bulls Gap 2020 population 738 = 14.61% size of Jonesborough.)

Sectional Semifinals (“Sweet” 16 Teams)

Game 205 Thu. Feb. 6 7:30 PM, John Sevier Middle School

Ridgeview Elementary          35 (Gray, TN 2020 population 1,222.)

Bulls Gap Middle           50 (Bulls Gap 60.39% size of Gray.)

Sectional Finals (“Elite” 8 Teams)

Section 1 Final Game 303 Sat. Feb. 8 1 PM John Sevier Middle School

Bulls Gap Middle        43 (9 on team.) WON in OT! = WON SECTIONAL!

          (Bulls Gap 54.26% size of Roan Mountain.)

Cloudland Middle           42 (14 on team. Won Sectional Final 2019. Carter

Co. Roan Mountain, TN. 2020 population is

1,360.)

State Semifinals (FINAL 4 Teams)

(https://tssaasports.com/event/bracket.cfm?id=20190381)

Game 402 Fri. Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day) 5:45 PM CST Stewarts Creek

Middle School: 400 Red Hawk Blvd, Smyrna, TN 37167

(Rutherford Co.). 3.75-hr. drive from Doug’s. 3-hr. drive from

Corryton home.[3]

Bulls Gap Middle (9 on team)               14 LOST

(Bulls Gap 31.35% size of South Fulton, TN.)

Section 4 Champion (as of 2/8/20, to have been determined)

WAS: Game: Mon. Feb. 10, 6 PM CST:

Either

Rose Hill School (Jackson, TN)               Lost 16

Or

(2/13/20 https://tssaasports.com/event/bracket.cfm?id=20190381)

South Fulton Middle Sch. (12 on team.)

(Obion Co. South Fulton, TN. 2020 population is 2,354. Near Union

City, TN. Twin cities: Fulton, KY; South Fulton, TN. The towns split at

the state line.)                                          Won 34

                                        27 WON

Consolation Game (for 3^rd or 4^th Place) (https://tssaasports.com/event/bracket.cfm?id=20190381)

Game 404 Sat. Feb 15 1:00 PM CST. At Stewarts Creek Middle School.

South Lawrence Middle          50 (Loretto, TN. Population 1,714. Lawrence

Co.)

Bulls Gap Middle                             14 LOSS (43.05% size of Loretto, TN)

WINS FOURTH PLACE IN TOURNAMENT. 32 TEAMS IN. BULLS GAP MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL IS 4^TH BEST IN STATE!!!!

Championship Game

 Game 403 Sat. Feb 15 1:00 PM. At Stewarts Creek High Sch.

Englewood Elementary           32 (McMinn Co. Same County as near Mrs.

Appalachian Irishman’s home town of

Etowah, TN. Englewood population

1,532)

South Fulton Middle                   22 (Deserved to lose! Moral victory!)

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[1] Their 2019 – 2020 regular season was 20 wins. 2 losses.

[2] All 2020 populations are via https://suburbanstats.org/population/tennessee/

[3] Corryton population 12,733. Via https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/37721/