No doubt Dawgs

Bearden girls decisive as state champs, beat Farragut 52-34 for title

  • With a shiny TSSAA Gold Ball now theirs, and their banner doing all the “talking,” the Bearden Lady Bulldogs celebrate a 52-34 win versus rival Farragut in the Class 4A state title game in Murphy Center at MTSU Saturday, March 12. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • Avery Treadwell, BHS junior post and state tourney MVP, hugs Beth Underwood in celebration. - Photos by Alan Sloan

Memorable post-tourney quotes from the 2021-22 Class 4A state champ Bearden Lady Bulldogs (35-3) after a 52-34 win against rival Farragut in MTSU’s Murphy Center Saturday evening, March 12:

“Right now it just feels like we’re on top of the world,” said Jennifer Sullivan, senior guard and 2022 Class 4A Tennessee Miss Basketball.

“We’ve been at it since fifth-grade … and to finish (as state champ) just means everything,” said Bailey Burgess, a senior guard and All-State Tournament honoree who fought back tears.

“Everything we went through as a team, it’s all worth it for this moment right here,” said Avery Treadwell, junior post and 4A State Tournament MVP.



See also ‘SENIOR QUARTET ...’ Championship game story.