{"id":1164382,"date":"2026-02-23T17:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1164382"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:35:25","slug":"vote-for-the-columbia-areas-top-tssaa-boys-basketball-player-entering-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/vote-for-the-columbia-areas-top-tssaa-boys-basketball-player-entering-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for the Columbia area&#039;s top TSSAA boys basketball player entering playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Region tournaments kick off this week as Tennessee high school boys basketball playoffs continue.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, The Daily Herald highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiadailyherald.com\/story\/sports\/high-school\/2026\/02\/16\/tennessee-high-school-basketball-columbia-top-boys-players-tssaa-playoffs\/88554076007\/\">area&#8217;s top boys basketball players<\/a> at the end of the regular season and now you can vote for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiadailyherald.com\/sports\/high-school\/\">Columbia area&#8217;s<\/a> top TSSAA boys basketball player entering playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the nominees, with regular season statistics provided by area coaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kingston Booker, Columbia Central, So.:<\/strong>\u00a0Booker was the Lions&#8217; leading scorer with 13.2 points per game along with six rebounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kobi Jackson, Independence, Jr.:<\/strong>\u00a0Jackson led the Eagles with 16.9 points per game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jake Moore, Lawrence County, So.:\u00a0<\/strong>Moore averaged 11.1 points, three rebounds and three assists while shooting 36% from three.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mason Tidwell, Loretto, Sr.:<\/strong>\u00a0Tidwell led the defending Class 2A state champions averaging 21.9 points and 9.4 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jayden McClure, Mt. Pleasant, Sr.:<\/strong>\u00a0McClure averaged 11.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and one steal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/sports\/high-school\/2026\/02\/23\/tssaa-basketball-playoffs-tennessee-high-school-boys-rankings\/88747516007\/\" target=\"_blank\">See which team rose to No. 1 in new boys TSSAA basketball statewide rankings<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kade McCormack, Richland, Jr.:\u00a0<\/strong>McCormack was one of the area&#8217;s leading scorers, averaging 17.8 points along with 6.7 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TC Brady, Santa Fe, Jr.:<\/strong>\u00a0Brady led the Wildcats with 14 points and five rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ashton Hoffman, Spring Hill, Sr.:<\/strong>\u00a0Hoffman led the Raiders averaging 20 points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lleyton Sherman, Summertown, Sr.:<\/strong>\u00a0Sherman averaged 18.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.7 assists to lead the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ford DeShazo, Summit, Sr.:<\/strong>\u00a0DeShazo led the Spartans with 16.9\u00a0points and 7.2 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<p>Vote below before the poll closes at noon on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiadailyherald.com\/staff\/72749183007\/harrison-campbell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Campbell<\/a>\u00a0covers high school sports and more for The Daily Herald.\u00a0Email him at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hcampbell@usatodayco.com\" target=\"_blank\">hcampbell@usatodayco.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow him on X (formerly Twitter)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hccamp\" target=\"_blank\">@hccamp<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on The Daily Herald: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiadailyherald.com\/story\/sports\/high-school\/2026\/02\/23\/tssaa-boys-basketball-playoffs-columbia-top-player-vote\/88777981007\/\">Columbia area&#8217;s top high school boys basketball player entering TSSAA playoffs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/vote-columbia-areas-top-tssaa-173525094.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/vote-columbia-areas-top-tssaa-173525094.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Region tournaments kick off this week as Tennessee high school boys basketball playoffs continue. 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