Nashville area basketball top performers: Abigail Johnson scores 20 against Creek Wood

Joseph Spears
Nashville Tennessean

Friday 

Girls

Savanna McClain, Wayne County: McClain scored 24 points in a 76-55 Class 1A semifinals win over Dresden.

Brianna Burgess, Creek Wood: Burgess scored 23 points and made six 3-pointers in a 45-44 loss to Upperman in the Class 3A semifinals.

Bri Ellis, Beech: Ellis scored 21 points and made three 3-pointers in a 74-55 Class 4A semifinals loss to Bearden.

Abigail Johnson, Upperman: Johnson scored 20 points against Creek Wood.

Braley Bushman, Page: Bushman scored 18 points in a 49-46 loss to Jackson South Side in the Class 3A semifinals. 

Cassie Gallagher, Cookeville: Gallagher scored 18 points in a 65-53 loss to Farragut in the Class 4A semifinals. 

Thursday 

Girls

Sage Smith, York Institute: Smith hit the game-winning floater with just over two seconds remaining in overtime in a 66-65 Class 2A semifinals win over Gatlinburg-Pittman. 

Ellie Leffew, York Institute: Leffew scored 19 points against Gatlinburg-Pittman.

Lauren Bryant, Wayne County: Bryant scored 15 points and made four 3-pointers in a 51-28 win over Cloudland in the Class 1A state quarterfinals.

Gabby Beaty, York Institute: Beaty scored 14 points against Gatlinburg-Pittman.

Wednesday 

Girls

Abigail Johnson, Upperman: Johnson scored 24 points in a a 59-42 Class 3A state quarterfinals win over Elizabethon. 

Bri Ellis, Beech: Ellis scored 23 points in a 62-52 Class 4A state quarterfinals win over Arlington.

Brianna Burgess, Creek Wood: Burgess scored 22 points and made four 3-pointers in a 43-40 Class 3A state quarterfinals win over Fayette-Ware.

Ni'Kiah Chesterfield, Oakland: Chesterfield scored 17 points in  a 67-54 Class 4A state quarterfinals loss to Cookeville.

Jordan Gillies, Cookeville: Gillies scored 17 points against Oakland.

Laura Nichols, Creek Wood: Nichols scored 17 points against Fayette-Ware.

Brooklyn Crouch, Upperman: Crouch scored 15 points against Elizabethon.

Sydney-James Desroches, Rossview: Desroches scored 15 points in a 50-38 Class 4A state quarterfinals loss to Farragut.

Carleigh Wilson, Oakland: Wilson scored 15 points against Cookeville.

Tuesday

Girls

Braley Bushman, Page: Bushman scored 23 points in a 52-38 Class 3A state quarterfinals win over Dyer County.

Reese Beaty, York Institute: Beaty scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 53-50 Class 2A state quarterfinals win over Gibson County.

Monday

Boys

Gavin Burleson, Summertown: Burleson scored 35 points in a 61-56 overtime sectional win over Gibson County.

JJ Wheat, Clarksville: Wheat scored 31 points in an 84-74 sectional win over Memphis East.

Brandon Miller, Cane Ridge: Miller scored 29 points and made five 3-pointers in a 65-38 sectional win over Walker Valley.

Grant Strong, Clay County: Strong scored 27 points in a 74-38 sectional win over Chattanooga Prep.

Jaylen Jones, East Nashville: Jones scored 26 points and made six 3-pointers in a 69-32 sectional win over Jackson County.

Jahiem Berry, Clarksville: Berry scored 23 points against Memphis East.

Yarin Alexander, Lebanon: Alexander scored 22 points in a 65-57 sectional win over Independence. 

Andy Slaughter, Santa Fe: Slaughter scored 22 points in a 54-52 sectional loss to West Carroll.

Jett Montgomery, Independence: Montgomery scored 21 points against Lebanon.

Jon Heddings, York Institute: Heddings had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in a 67-51 sectional win over Pearl-Cohn.

Andrew Lamuno, Ravenwood: Lamuno scored 19 points in a 54-49 sectional loss to Beech.

Connor Shemwell, Coffee County: Shemwell scored 19 points in a 57-50 sectional win over Stewarts Creek.

Bryson Bilbrey, York Institute: Bilbrey scored 18 points against Pearl-Cohn.

Trey Luna, Richland: Luna scored 18 points in a 58-50 sectional loss to McKenzie.

Jeff Spivey, Clay County: Spivey scored 17 points against Chattanooga Prep.

Jarred Hall, Lebanon: Hall scored 16 points against Independence.

Darius Lee, Stewarts Creek: Lee scored 16 points against Coffee County.

Owen Ries, Independence: Ries scored 16 points against Lebanon.

Cam Ward, Rossview: Ward scored 16 points in a 72-43 sectional loss to Bartlett.

Ryan Oliver, Cane Ridge: Oliver scored 15 points against Walker Valley.

Nic Smith, York Institute: Smith scored 15 points against Pearl-Cohn.

Grant Snider, Page: Snider scored 15 points in a 69-61 sectional loss to Fulton.

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