STORY BY CHIP CIRILLO | PHOTOS BY DEB SCALLY MURFREESBORO – Franklin waited 30 years to get back. It ended quickly after a third-quarter blitz. Bearden made a 26-0 run in the third quarter to hand the Rebels a 76-46 loss in a Class AAA quarterfinal, spoiling Franklin’s first state-tournament appearance in three decades at …

STORY BY JAKE DONOVAN | PHOTO BY DEB SCALLY Despite the incredible season his team has already enjoyed, Franklin head coach Darrin Joines continues to insist that the Rebels have yet to play their best game of the year. It will have to come out—and stick around—by next week, considering the field that awaits them …