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The Murfreesboro Post Thursday, Jan. 30, 201 4 15 Sports ROUNDUP ftflyWS mftrostaess 'Hii drool loops' to area High School Hoops debuted HD graphics, an eight channel in-Jan. 18 with a matchup between stant replay server and a massive Christ Presbyterian Academy and 3ME multi-definition switcher. Ensworth. Next week, the series stays in Rutherford County to televise the Smyrna and La Vergne boys game.

The broadcasts will continue throughout the postseason with locations and dates to be announced at a later date. The games are chosen by the management of MyTV30 with the 2014 HIGH SCHOOL? iHOOPS'SCHEDUlEl By MV1D HUNTER dhuntermurfreesboropostcom Two Rutherford County high school rivals faced off on die hardwood last week when Oakland and Blackman met in another key District 7-AAA game. Not only was a huge crowd in attendance, but the game was also broadcast on WUXP MyTV30 Nashville. For the past few years Tennessee Digital Video has produced area high school football games as part of the networks popular Thursday Night Lights series. The network liked the coverage and ratings so much that this year it decided to add high school basketball games to the mix.

Based on the success of our Thursday Night Lights high school football package, said Nic Dugger, the owner of Tennessee Digital Video, MyTV30 has added an entire series of live HD high school basketball games in the middle Tennessee area. As the production partner of choice, TNDV was contacted directly to provide the mobile production service for this series. Smyrna 0 La Vergne ML Juliet 0 Wilson Central District Gama Sami Regional Gama D-1 Sectional Gama And most sports broadcasts need a capable play-by-play voice and color commentator. MyTV30 looked to a couple of trusted local voices for those important roles and chose Nashville sports talk radio host George Plaster from 102.5 The Game and NBA star MattFreije. For Plaster, it was a chance to call games again after having vocal cord surgery in 2006.

At the time, he decided to cut back on the number of games he called on the advice of his doctors. However, he saw this series as an opportunity to do play-by-play again. This is something just to smooth the appetite, said Plaster, who used to give the play-by-play forVandy games. I love doing the games, but I have not had my hat in the ring in recent years. So, when this came up it sounded like fun.

Matt (Freije) has become a Rob Devlin, who works for Tennessee Digital Media, operates the replay machine during a recent broadcast of 'High School Hoops on MyTV30. The scries debuted Jan. 18, 20 14, in Nashville. Photo submitted goal of highlighting the best games in the area each week, Dugger said. As for the production of the games, it is a massive undertaking each week.

Dugger said the company, with a crew of 17, including former MTSU students, uses a state-of-the-art HD production truck featuring five cameras, matrix intercom, real time dual channel good friend ova the last few years. He and I always have fun talking basketball. He knows basketball really well, and as this thing goes along he is going to do really well. As for TNDV, the two high school sports series are only a few of the recent sporting events the company has done in the past few seasons. It has also done the ReMax Long Drive Challenge and the World Billiards Trick Shot Championships, the POwershares World Tennis Tour, which features greats like John McEnroe and airs on the Tennis Channel, the NCAA National Fencing Championships and the Mississippi High School state football championships.

MP Tm. It TrusFour family to serve yourfamily TlADITIONAL 8iV1C8 1 CtnumON SuVtcro LaKenya Donley and Jaden Jamison Oakland Congratulations go to Oakland JVToumament MVPs Oakland's LaKenya Donley (Girls) and Oakland's Jaden Jamison (Boys). The Chargers won both Jennings Ayers Funeral Home foidroli ma J. MULLINS JEWELRY GIFTS llc bs ini MIDDLE SCHOOL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AT BLACKMAN MIDDLE ROUND 1 (SATURDAY) Girts: Smyrna 25, Central 23 La Vergne 36, Rockvale 34 Buchanan 37, Siegel 24 Boys: Stewarts Creek 46, Smyrna 25 Rodcvale 50, Central 32 La Vergne 46, Blackman 41 (0T) ROUND 2 -GIRLS (MONDAY) Christiana 47, Smyrna 4 St Creek 53, Whitworth-Buchanan 12 Oakland 25, Rock Springs 24 Blackman 59, La Vergne 16 Round 3 Boys (Tuesday) Whitworth-Buchanan 48, Stewarts Creek 31 Christiana 50, LaVergne 44 Siegel 55, Rods Springs 38 Oakland 34, Rockvale 21 FINAL GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON (GIRLS) Stewarts Creek 37, Rock Springs 25 Christiana Oakland 41, Rockvale 25 Siegel 37, Central 14 Blackman 9, Smyrna 6 MTCS 41, Madison 23 (Haile Tournament) BOYS Christina 46, LaVecgne 41 Oakland 37, Rockvale 18 Siegel 64, Central 29 Blackman 46, Smyrna 14 MTCS 37, Dekalb West 16 (Haile Tournament) Westside 34, MTCS 33 (Haile Tournament) MIDDLE SCHOOL REGULAR SEASON RESULTS Girls Christiana (10-0) finished 1st, Blackman was 9-1, Stewarts Creek finished 8-2, Oakland and Rock Springs were both 6 -4. Boys Whitworth-Buchanan was 9 -1, Oakland was 8 -2, Christiana was 8 -2, Siegel was 7 -3.

THURSDAY, JAN. 30 County Middle School Tournament at Blackman Middle 4 p.mj Girls, third-place game 5:1 5 pm. Boys, third-place game 6:30 p.m: Girls ChampionshipAwards will follow 7:45 p.m.: Boys ChampionshipAwards will follow Championships will be taped and replayed Saturday, Feb. 2 on WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101 1005FM) after the Blue Raider game. Middle School Sub states areTBA.

FEB. 3-8 The Middle School Sectional Tournament at Harris Middle School in Shelbyville. Some better late than never news: The All-Tournament JV girts team Deja Puckett and Myeshia Nelson of Oakland, Elaina McGill and Nya Caruthers of Rockvale and Jasmine Davis (St. Creek). The All-Tournament JV boys team Woody Washington and Brevin Unnell of Oakland.

Colby Sneed and Dallas Green of Whitworth-Buchanan and Tyler Erdman of Siegel. V. Coaches please send in scores or schedule changes to JJonUnfamiiybeQsouth jmL SATURDAY, FEB. 1.