Blackman's boys remained on fire with a 72-36 rout of visiting Franklin County Saturday in the first round of the Region 4-AAA tournament at home.
The Blaze will face a familiar foe in Riverdale Tuesday in the semifinals as it was a Rutherford county sweep in the first round. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. at Siegel.
"I think our guys understand that these tournament games are cruel, and we value every opportunity we get to play," said Blackman coach Barry Wortman. "We never want to be loose at all. We are trying to play to a standard on every possession, we value every possession, that's why I'm out there coaching for 32 minutes.