Blackman rolled past Maryville 66-44 to open play in the TSSAA Boys AAA Blue Cross Basketball Championships. The Blaze opened the game on fire, shooting 70-percent in the first quarter and jumping out to a 23-to-8 lead. Ced Wilson led Blackman with 19 points while Christian DeWitt added 17 and Isaiah Hart had 16.
Third-ranked Blackman (25-6) will play eighth-ranked Hamilton (14-15) Friday at 11:30. The Blaze eliminated the Wildcats last year in the quarterfinal game 72-63, enroute to the state title.
NewsRadio WGNS' Bryan Barrett catches up with Blaze coach Barry Wortman to talk about the game...
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STATS:
Maryville vs Blackman 3/11/15 1:15 PM at Murfreesboro, TN (Murphy Center) At Murfreesboro, TN (Murphy Center) BLACKMAN 65, MARYVILLE 45 MARYVILLE (26-7) Upchurch, Easton 3-8 4-4 12; Blackmon, TD 3-7 4-6 10; Petree, Andrew 3-7 0-0 7; Upchurch, Tristan 2-3 0-1 6; Price, Joseph 2-4 0-0 6; Brock, Kelby 1-1 0-0 2; Miller, Bryce 0-1 2-2 2; Lowe, Spencer 0-0 0-0 0; Headrick, Jake 0-2 0-0 0; Humphreys, Alex 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-33 10-13 45. BLACKMAN (25-6) Wilson, Cedriontis 7-8 2-3 19; DeWitt, Christian 7-10 2-2 17; Hart, Isaiah 3-9 10-13 16; Armstrong, Miller 2-5 1-2 5; Nelson, Jacob 1-4 2-2 4; White, Jaellan 1-2 0-0 2; Alley, Deonte 1-1 0-0 2; Ivy, David 0-1 0-1 0; Williams, Bryce 0-1 0-0 0; Page, Donovan 0-1 0-0 0; Sims, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0; Jeffries, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-43 17-23 65. Maryville..................... 8 11 11 15 - 45 Blackman...................... 23 10 16 16 - 65 3-point goals--Maryville 7-14 (Price, Joseph 2-2; Upchurch, Tristan 2-2; Upchurch, Easton 2-6; Petree, Andrew 1-1; Headrick, Jake 0-1; Blackmon, TD 0-2), Blackman 4-12 (Wilson, Cedriontis 3-3; DeWitt, Christian 1-1; Armstrong, Miller 0-1; Nelson, Jacob 0-1; White, Jaellan 0-1; Page, Donovan 0-1; Jeffries, Jordan 0-1; Hart, Isaiah 0-3). Fouled out--Maryville-None, Blackman-None. Rebounds--Maryville 16 (Miller, Bryce 4), Blackman 29 (DeWitt, Christian 8). Assists--Maryville 10 (Headrick, Jake 4), Blackman 8 (Hart, Isaiah 4). Total fouls--Maryville 22, Blackman 15. Technical fouls--Maryville-None, Blackman-None.
