Hillsboro's Xavier Washington (11) and Head Coach Rodney Thweatt celebrate as the Burros advance to the Class 4A Championship match during the TSSAA Boys Basketball Championships in Murfreesboro ...

MURFREESBORO ― For the first time in school history, Hillsboro High School can call itself state basketball champions. The Burros knocked off Oak Ridge, 57-42, Saturday in the final game of the ...

Washington’s 3-pointer moments later put Hillsboro up 31-27, and he put the game to bed with another trey with 4:08 in the fourth quarter to give Hillsboro its biggest lead to that point, 53-39.

Hillsboro defeated Bradley Central 63-48 to advance to the TSSAA boys basketball Class 4A state championship. Senior guard Xavier Washington led Hillsboro with 20 points, shooting 5-of-5 from 3 ...