MURFREESBORO ― To the Upperman basketball community, sophomore star Ty Cobb isn't just the boys team's best player and the TSSAA Class 3A Mr. Basketball. He's like a member of the McWilliams family.

It marks Upperman's boys first semifinal appearance since 1997. Alex Rush led all scorers with 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting to pace the Bees. He also added eight rebounds and four assists.

Upperman sophomore guard Ty Cobb led the Bees to the Class 3A TSSAA boys basketball state tournament championship with a 65-55 win over Tullahoma. Cobb finished the game with 31 points and 10 ...

Ty's mother, Amanda, played for Upperman girls coach Dana McWilliams in the late 1990s to early 2000s. His stepfather, Alan Asberry, played for Bobby McWilliams and is an assistant for the Bees.

Upperman (32-3) captured its first TSSAA basketball title by winning a heavyweight rematch. Tullahoma (32-5) defeated the Bees, 59-51, in the Region 4-3A championship game just weeks earlier.

Upperman's Bronzden Chaffin's been close to a TSSAA state title in football and basketball, and has another chance after Friday's win over Greeneville.

Upperman's Bronzden Chaffin brought the Bees fans to their feet, driving the middle the lane for a wide-open dunk with less than seven minutes left in the game to give Upperman a 40-27 lead.

Upperman coach Dana McWilliams called the last 10 days an emotional roller coaster. Just 10 days ago, following Upperman's win over York in the Region 4-AA semifinal, the town of Baxter was ...

Upperman needs two more wins to claim its first state title since 2022 but McWilliams knows she has a pair of players who'll factor in the success of the program for the next two years.

But in the third, Upperman would outscore the Greene Devils 20-10 and carry that into the fourth. Despite a Greene Devil comeback in the final four minutes, ...