Class 3A Mr. Basketball winner Ty Cobb scored 33 points and Upperman beat Greeneville 55-47 to advance to the TSSAA boys basketball state championship game.
Loretto improved to 34-0 with a 59-47 win over Tyner Academy in the TSSAA boys basketball state tournament Class 2A semifinals.
It’s 45 years since the coalfield was dealt another blow with the news that Boldon Colliery was likely to close.