All three middle schools in action on Saturday in TMSAA Sectional



Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions

With the middle school season winding down and the TMSAA Class AA State Tournament approaching, three local teams will take their first steps to punching their tickets to the final tournament of the season on Saturday at Dyersburg Middle School.

The Three Oaks girls, Northview boys and the girls from Dyersburg Middle School will be in action in the opening round of the TMSAA Class AA West Sectional Tournament which tips off at 11 a.m. on Saturday.



Three Oaks will be the first local team in action as the Lady Choctaws take on North Parkway in the first round matchup. The winner of this game will face Paris Inman in the second round on Monday at 6 p.m.



The Northview boys take the floor next at 12:15 p.m. as the Choctaws take on North Parkway in the first boys action of the day. The winner between these two teams will face Martin Middle on Tuesday night at 6 p.m.

The DMS girls will take on East Middle at 4 p.m. in the final girls game of the day. The winner will face the winner of the West Bemis-Haywood quarterfinal game at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.

The TMSAA Class AA Girls West Sectional Championship Game will be played on Thursday at 6 p.m. with the boys title game to follow at 7:15 p.m. The winners of the sectional championship games will qualify for the upcoming TMSAAA Class AA State Tournament. 

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