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Friday, March 19, 2010

Clarksville Northeast drops D-B

Indians’ 85-30 loss in Class AAA quarters sets state tournament record

THIS ARTICLE COURTESY THE KINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS

By BILL LANE
blane@timesnews.net


MURFREESBORO — The performance by Dobyns-Bennett’s basketball team in the quarterfinals of the Class AAA state basketball tournament Thursday night wasn’t exactly what veteran coach Charlie Morgan has grown accustomed to.

Clarksville Northeast defeated the Indians 85-30 to set a TSSAA record.
The Eagles (29-2) had historians scrambling. This was the widest margin of victory in state tourney annals, topping the 51 point spread by Meigs County in an 87-36 victory over South Fulton in 1962.
D-B junior Juwan Johnson said playing in the event was an experience and offered an after-thought: “We’ve got another year.’’