Story byPaul Skrbina, Nashville TennesseanSun, February 22, 2026 at 5:53 AM UTC·3 min readHENDERSONVILLE − Visitors entering Beech High School on Feb. 21 were reminded immediately that this night's Tennessee high school basketball playoff games were about way more than basketball. Sitting atop a black table where patrons paid their way to see Lebanon face Green Hill in a District 7-4A semifinal was a chance to pay tribute to Jayden Bailey, the 17-year-old Lebanon basketball player who died Feb. 19 after a nearly four-year battle with cancer. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOn a sheet of white paper, 8½ x 11 inches in size, was a picture of a beaming Bailey.