2B ❚ TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 ❚ THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL ON THE AIR Memphis area high school players of the week Television John Varlas formances in victories over St. George's and Rossville Chris- Basketball: NBA, Cleveland at San Memphis Commercial Appeal tian. The junior had 13 points and seven steals against the Antonio, TNT, 7 p.m. USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE Gryphons on Friday before dropping 30 on the Wolves on Sat- Basketball: Boston at L.A. Lakers, urday to help Harding improve to 12-7. TNT, 9:30 p.m. Boys basketball Golf: Web.com Tour, Bahamas Great Bowling Abaco Classic, third round, GOLF Alden Applewhite, Lausanne: One of the many talented Channel, 1 p.m. freshmen in the area, Applewhite was the star as the Lynx Jackson Stanley, CBHS: Stanley was the standout local Hockey: NHL, Philadelphia at Detroit, defeated Power Center Academy on Martin Luther King Jr. performer at the state bowling tournament in Smyrna over NBCSN, 6:30 p.m. Day. He had 23 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three the weekend. On Friday, the senior defeated Jimmy Morrow Hockey: NHL, Tampa Bay at Nash- blocks in a 67-53 win that improved the defending Division of MUS 234-206 to win the Division II championship before ville, FSSE, 7 p.m. II-A state champs to 11-7. bowling games of 225, 192 and 256 as the Brothers knocked off Men’s college basketball: Provi- three-time defending champ St. Benedict in Saturday's team dence at Villanova, FS1, 5:30 p.m. Girls basketball final. Men’s college basketball: Arkansas Reach John Varlas at [email protected] at Georgia, SEC Network, 5:30 p.m. Hadley Horner, Harding: Horner turned in two strong per- or on Twitter @johnvarlas. Men’s college basketball: Davidson at Dayton, CBSSN, 6 p.m. Men’s college basketball: Kansas at Oklahoma, ESPN, 6 p.m. Men’s college basketball: Wisconsin at Iowa, ESPN2, 6 p.m. Boys high school basketball Dandy Dozen Men’s college basketball: Vanderbilt at Tennessee, ESPNU, 6 p.m. John Varlas Last week: 6 This week: Played Overton Monday; Men’s college basketball: Oklahoma Memphis Commercial Appeal This week: Tuesday at Nashville Ma- Thursday at White Station St. at Texas Tech, ESPNews, 6 p.m. USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE plewood; Thursday vs. MLK Prep; Fri- Men’s college basketball: Clemson day at Mitchell 10. Bolton (12-4) at Virginia, FSTN, 6 p.m. Here is this week's Commercial Ap- Men’s college basketball: Creighton peal boys basketball Dandy Dozen. 5. Briarcrest (20-1) Last week: 10 at St. John’s, FS1, 7:30 p.m. Rankings are based on games played This week: Played Kingsbury Mon- Men’s college basketball: Alabama through Jan. 20. Last week: 3 day; Wednesday at Cordova; Friday at at Ole Miss, SEC Network, 7:30 p.m. Please note, SCIAA schools have un- This week: Tuesday vs. Bartlett; Fri- Bartlett Men’s college basketball: North- til Wednesday to submit their make-up day vs. St. Benedict western at Minnesota, BTN, 8 p.m. dates prompted by last week's school 11. Douglass (11-1) Men’s college basketball: VCU at closures. 6. Cordova (14-6) Saint Louis, CBSSN, 8 p.m. Last week: 12 Men’s college basketball: Mississippi 1. East (13-3) Last week: 7 This week: Tuesday at Memphis St. at Kentucky, ESPN, 8 p.m. This week: Wednesday vs. Bolton; Business Academy; Thursday at MASE; Men’s college basketball: Texas A&M Last week: 1 Friday vs. Kingsbury Friday vs. Soulsville at LSU, ESPNU, 8 p.m. This week: Thursday vs. Whiteha- Men’s college basketball: UNLV at ven 7. Olive Branch (12-4) 12. Ridgeway (12-6) Fresno St., CBSSN, 10 p.m. Skiing: FIS World Cup, Men’s Slalom 2. Southwind (18-1) Last week: 5 Last week: NR (Run 2), NBCSN, 11 p.m. This week: Tuesday vs. Lewisburg; This week: Tuesday at Houston; Tennis: Australian Open, Men’s & Last week: 2 Friday vs. Center Hill Wednesday at Kirby; Friday vs. Collier- Women’s quarterfinals, ESPN2, 8 This week: Tuesday at Germantown; ville p.m. Friday vs. Kirby 8. CBHS (16-4) Dropped out: Bartlett (12-6) Women’s college basketball: Michi- Bubbling under: Center Hill (14-5); gan St. at Michigan, BTN, 6 p.m. 3. Whitehaven (14-2) Last week: 9 Brighton (12-7); Covington (14-4); This week: Played Arlington Mon- W.E.B. DuBois A&T (12-2); Fayette-Ware Radio Last week: 4 day; Friday vs. MUS (13-5); Manassas (11-4) Men’s college basketball: Vanderbilt This week: Thursday at East Reach John Varlas at john.var- at Tennessee, WMFS 92.9/680 & 9. Central (12-4) [email protected] or on WMPS 103.1/1210, 6 p.m. 4. Hamilton (16-2) Twitter @johnvarlas. Men’s college basketball: Kansas at Last week: 8 Oklahoma, WMC 790, 6 p.m. Men’s college basketball: Alabama at Ole Miss, WHBQ 87.7/560, 7 p.m. This listing is compiled using in- formation supplied by stations and networks and is subject to late Girls high school basketball Dandy Dozen changes without notice. John Varlas 4. Houston (11-5) Last week: 9 Memphis Commercial Appeal This week: Tuesday at DeSoto Cen- USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE Last week: 4 tral; Friday vs. Horn Lake This week: Tuesday vs. Ridgeway; Here is this week's Commercial Ap- Friday vs. Germantown 10. Munford (13-5) IN BRIEF peal girls basketball Dandy Dozen. Rankings are based on games played 5. Arlington (14-5) Last week: 10 Bucks fire Kidd amid slide:The through Jan. 20. Please note, SCIAA This week: Tuesday at Dyer County Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach schools have until Wednesday to submit Last week: 5 Jason Kidd following a midseason their make-up dates prompted by last This week: Saturday vs. Whitehaven 11. Bolton (12-4) slide that left the playoff hopeful in week's school closures. eighth place in the Eastern Confer- 6. Horn Lake (15-3) Last week: 12 ence. 1. Whitehaven (12-3) This week: Played Kingsbury Mon- Assistant coach Joe Prunty was Last week: 6 day; Wednesday at Cordova; Friday at serving as head coach for Monday Last week: 1 This week: Friday vs. Southaven Bartlett night’s game against Phoenix. This week: Friday at East It was a surprising end to Kidd’s 7. MHEA (19-5) 12. Hernando (17-2) three-plus season tenure in Milwau- 2. Olive Branch (15-4) kee, when the Bucks made the play- Last week: 7 Last week: NR offs twice. Giannis Antetokounmpo Last week: 2 This week: Friday at BTW This week: Friday at DeSoto Central turned into an All-Star under his This week: Tuesday vs. Lewisburg; Dropped out: Southwind (13-6) watch. The Bucks were considered Friday vs. Center Hill 8. Northpoint (16-2) Bubbling under: Trezevant (10-4); an emerging force in the East at the White Station (11-6); East (10-6); Tipton- start of the season. 3. Central (9-4) Last week: 8 Rosemark (15-5); Collierville (11-5); Oak- But the Bucks have lost four of five This week: Friday vs. Catholic; Sat- haven (10-2) going into Monday and had been Last week: 3 urday vs. Westminster Reach John Varlas at john.var- prone to defensive lapses especially This week: Played Overton Monday; [email protected] or on on the perimeter. Friday at White Station 9. Southaven (15-6) Twitter @johnvarlas. Cardinals hire Panthers’ Wilks as head coach: Steve Wilks is the new head coach of the Arizona Cardi- nals. The Cardinals announced Mon- day that the 48-year-old Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator had Ole Miss in need of more ‘SEC plays’ agreed to a four-year contract with a team option for a fifth. Antonio Morales that’s why I’ve stressed the importance Wilks spent one season as coordi- Mississippi Clarion Ledger of protecting your home court and nator in Carolina, his 12th year as an USA TODAY NETWORK (Tuesday night) is no different.” NFL assistant. Wilks spent five sea- The difference now is the Crimson sons as Panthers secondary coach OXFORD — There’s usually one thing Tide is trending upward. After back-to- before his promotion a year ago. Andy Kennedy harps on during confer- back losses to Vanderbilt and Georgia, Wilks replaces Bruce Arians, who ence play. Alabama has won four consecutive retired after five seasons and com- “I’ve always said that it comes down games, and the past two wins have piled a franchise-record 50 victories. to who makes the most SEC plays,” he come without stud freshman Collin Sex- Giants hire Shurmur as next said, “and (Tuesday) night will be no dif- ton, who has missed time with an ab- head coach: Minnesota Vikings of- ferent.” dominal injury. fensive coordinator Pat Shurmur has Ole Miss couldn’t muster enough of A defense that ranks No. 32 in Ken- been hired as the New York Giants those in road losses to Texas A&M and Andy Kennedy hasn't lost three Pom’s adjusted defensive efficiency rat- head coach. Arkansas last week, and on Tuesday consecutive SEC games in two years. ings has carried the way. Meanwhile, The Giants announced the hiring night hosts Alabama (SEC Network, AP John Petty, Dazon Ingram, and Braxton late Monday afternoon, less than 24 7:30 p.m.), which has made plenty of Key have helped fill the void left by Sex- hours after Shurmur and the Vikings SEC plays as of late. ton’s injury.