Goodpasture girls basketball Coach Joey Spann was taken to the hospital after collapsing during halftime of his team's Region 5-AA quarterfinal game at David Lipscomb on Friday.
Goodpasture president Ricky Perry said Spann, 59, was in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and was likely to have heart bypass surgery today.
"The outpouring of support from people visiting the medical center has been overwhelming, in a good way," Perry said.
Goodpasture was leading 14-12. Plans to finish the game had not yet been determined Friday night.
Shortly before the start of the second half, Spann was returning to the bench from the locker room when he fell suddenly in front of the scorer's table.
He lay motionless before medical staff were able to revive him. Spann was awake and speaking as paramedics arrived soon after and transported him.
"This was something you don't expect," Lipscomb Coach Ernie Smith said. "You just don't know what to do right now."
Players and coaches of both teams gathered in the locker room to pray as Spann was treated.
"We've been rivals before, but this supersedes all that," Smith said.
Sycamore 66, M.L. King 65: Andrea Segroves hit a 3-pointer with seconds left in Sycamore's (19-10) Region 5-AA quarterfinal win over M.L. King (11-17). She finished with 15 points. Sydney Sims scored 29 points and hit six 3-pointers for M.L. King.
CPA 40, Westmoreland 32: Region 5-AA top seed CPA (27-5) outscored No. 4 seed Westmoreland (23-9) 14-4 in the fourth quarter. Meredith Roman led CPA with 12 points.
Macon Co. 82, Whites Creek 60: Kelsey Gregory and Katie Reid scored 18 points each to lead Macon County (25-3) in the Region 5-AA quarterfinals. Tanya Willis scored 21 points for Whites Creek (10-15).
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