By Cinthia Rico
FYFFE – The 2023 Sand Mountain Tournament tips off at Fyffe High School on Saturday.
The annual basketball tournament features junior varsity boys, varsity boys, and varsity girls divisions.
Action kicks off with the girls, No. 9-seeded Crossville, taking on No. 8-seeded Geraldine at 3:30 p.m.
On the boys’ side, No. 9-seeded Ider takes on No. 8-seeded Crossville at 5 p.m.
Last year, top-seeded Plainview routed Geraldine 82-24 in the varsity boys final, while Plainview’s girls topped No. 2-seeded Ider to claim the first SMT title since 2016.
The Sand Mountain Tournament schedule for this year is as follows:
Varsity Girls
Play-in round
Saturday
No. 8 Geraldine vs. No. 9 Crossville, 3:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal round
Monday
No. 1 Plainview vs. No. 8 Geraldine/No. 9 Crossville winner, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Pisgah vs. No. 7 Fyffe, 4:30 p.m.
No. 3 North Sand Mountain vs. No. 6 Sylvania, 6 p.m.
No. 4 Ider vs. No. 5 Section, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinal round
Tuesday
No. 3 North Sand Mountain/No. 6 Sylvania winner vs. No. 2 Pisgah/No. 7 Fyffe winner, 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Ider/No. 5 Section winner vs. No. 1 Plainview/ No. 8 Geraldine/No. 9 Crossville winner, 4:30 p.m.
Championship round
Friday
Varsity girls final, 6 p.m.
Varsity Boys
Play-in round
Saturday
No. 8 Crossville vs. No. 9 Ider, 5 p.m.
Quarterfinal round
Monday
No. 1 Plainview vs. No. 8 Crossville/No. 9 Ider winner, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Geraldine vs. No. 7 Section, 4:30 p.m.
No. 3 Pisgah vs. No. 6 Fyffe, 6 p.m.
No. 4 North Sand Mountain vs. No. 5 Sylvania, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinal round
Thursday
No. 4 North Sand Mountain/No. 5 Sylvania winner vs. No. 1 Plainview/No. 8 Crossville/No. 9 Ider winner, 6 p.m.
No. 2 Geraldine/No. 7 Section winner vs. No. 3 Pisgah/No. 6 Fyffe winner, 7:30 p.m.
Championship round
Friday
Varsity boys final, 7:30 p.m.
JV Boys
Play-in round
Saturday
No. 8 Crossville vs. No. 9 Ider, 9 a.m.
Quarterfinal round
Saturday
No. 4 Pisgah vs. No. 5 Section, 10;15 a.m.
No. 1 Plainview vs. No. 8 Crossville/No.9 Ider winner, 11:30 a.m.
No. 2 Fyffe vs. No. 7 Sylvania, 12:45 p.m.
No. 3 Geraldine vs. No. 6 North Sand Mountain, 2 p.m.
Semifinal round
Tuesday
No. 4 Pisgah/No. 5 Section winner vs. No. 1 Plainview/No. 8 Crossville/No.9 winner, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday
No.2 Fyffe/No. 7 Sylvania winner vs. No. 3 Geraldine/No. 6 North Sand Mountain winner, 1:30 p.m.
Championship round
Friday
JV boys final, 5 p.m.
Schedules subject to change
