(We noticed) nobody was picking us, MBA s Jackson Francis said.
Francis, Will Montana and Joshua Roberts each scored 12 points to help knock off defending state champion Knoxville Catholic 60-49 at Tennessee Techâs Hooper Eblen Center.
Grayson Morgan scored nine points and Marcel Reed added eight for MBA, which will face Brentwood Academy at 7 p.m. Saturday for the Division II-AA title.
The Big Red wasnât a popular pick because Knoxville Catholic has a star-studded roster, with future college players like four-star guard B.J. Edwards and three-star forward Handje Tamba.
Tamba is a 7-foot junior with scholarship offers from Tennessee and Georgetown.