Maryville Stops D-b Just Short Of State Tournament

MARYVILLE — The Maryville Rebels were able to jump ahead of Dobyns-Bennett in the second quarter of their TSSAA Class AAA boys basketball sectional Tuesday night thanks to a tenacious effort on the offensive glass.The Rebels were able to pull away from the Indians in the second half with precise outside shooting, and they were able to close out a 74-58 victory and secure a trip to the state tournament with steady ball-handling and a 6-for-6 effort from the foul line over the final two minutes.But the one thing Maryville wasn’t able to do was make the Tribe quit, and that gave D-B coach Charlie Morgan one final chance to be proud of a team that exceeded expectations all season long.“They kept fighting and kept fighting, and that’s what I wanted to see from them,” Morgan said.