High school boys basketball in Middle Tennessee is populated with talented coaches who were also talented players in the Nashville area. Here are 15.

Davis, a former Ezell-Harding and Vanderbilt receiver, took over the Maplewood program in May of 2021. It was his first head coaching job after previously spending time as an assistant at Stratford. He was a graduate assistant at Tennessee State (2010-15) and was an assistant at Hillsboro from 2016-18.

Principia (14-2) visits Bayless on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Maplewood-RH (9-10) plays at home against Brentwood on Friday at 5:30 p.m. Macaleab Rich poured in 27 points as Flyers hold off Red Devils. John Wright’s team is headed into the meat grinder.

Also finishing in double figures for Maplewood-RH was Eric Shaw with 12 points. The leading rebounder for Maplewood-RH was Micah Boone (11).

Chloe Swedlund had a game-high 28 points to lead Maplewood-RH to a 51-23 win over Hancock Thursday at Hancock.

She helped the Royals win Conneaut's holiday tournament as its most valuable player award recipient. Bre Heidt, Fairview: The Tigers' 54-17 victory over Union City in non-region action included her 14-point effort.

Maplewood-Richmond Heights’ Abraham Nayou lunges for the rebound during a boys basketball game in the Marianist Invitational on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, at Chaminade College Prep

Abraham Nayou led the way for Maplewood-RH with 15 points. Vianney (6-2) goes on the road to play St. Mary's on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Maplewood-RH (4-6) plays at home against West Hills Chaminade (Calif.

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The flow wasn't always there for CBC on Tuesday night as it opened up the 2022-23 high school boys basketball season. WATERLOO — Kameron Hanvey likes to gamble when he gets on defense. TROY, Ill. — Drew Winslow and the Triad Knights are having plenty of early season fun.