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Final Four

Greenbrier’s only girls basketball state-tournament appearance—and a one-point semifinal from the championship game.

GREENBRIER AT STATE

The only girls basketball state-tournament appearance

TSSAA's Greenbrier championship history lists one girls basketball state appearance: 1986. The Lady Cats beat Obion County 47–36 in the Class AA quarterfinal before South Greene edged Greenbrier 55–54 in the semifinal.

1–1TSSAA state record
47–36Quarterfinal win
54–55Semifinal loss
Final Four1986 finish

TSSAA-verified state tournament

DateOpponentFinalResult
Mar. 12, 1986Obion County47–36W
Mar. 14, 1986South Greene54–55L

TSSAA classifies the appearance as the 1986 Class AA State Girls' Basketball Tournament.

Jake Gibbs

The Hall of Fame's Gibbs biography independently describes the 1986 team as a Final Four team and says Greenbrier placed two players on the All-State Tournament Team.

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Official score source

These state-tournament dates and finals come directly from TSSAA. They supersede any secondary record if a conflict appears elsewhere.

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Back to the beginning

The girls basketball history center trail now reaches from Blue Howse's perfect 1962–63 regular season through the Hall-inducted 1979–80 team and into the 1986 state run.

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Becky Gibbs Legate

The Hall of Fame preserves the senior guard’s multi-sport Greenbrier career, 1986 District MVP honor, All-Mid-State selections and All-State Tournament recognition.

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