BY DAVE LINK MARYVILLE – The West High boys’ basketball team has a special bond and is putting together a special season. Devyn Martin is a big part of it. … [Read more...]
BEARDEN BULLDOGS SWEEP RIVALRY DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST FARRAGUT on FEB. 2, 2024
BY DAVE LINK Bearden’s girls and boys’ basketball teams pulled off a double-header sweep Friday night against visiting rival Farragut. One game was tight. One wasn’t. … [Read more...]
DOUBLE FEATURE: Drake Ingram leads Webb past arch-rival Irish, 65-52, while Catholic Lady Irish down Webb, 47-26
BY DAVE LINK Add another chapter to the Catholic vs. Webb School of Knoxville rivalry book. Catholic played host to Webb on Thursday night, and the rivals split two games. Catholic’s girls rode their defense to a 47-26 victory, … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2023) — Braylon Harmon, Knoxville Catholic WR
5STAR PREPS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS 2018 — Cade Ballard, Greenville, QB 2019 — Elijah Young, South-Doyle, RB 2020 — Parker Hughes, Elizabethton, WR 2021 — DeSean Bishop, Karns, RB 2022 — Walker Martinez, Anderson County, QB 2023 … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2023) — Ryan Scott, Knoxville West LB
5STAR PREPS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS 2018 — Xavier Washington, Central, DB 2019 — Kalib Fortner, Central, LB 2020 — Grey Carroll, Alcoa, DL 2021 — Walter Nolen, Powell, DL 2022 — Ryan Scott, Knoxville West, LB 2023 — Ryan Scott, … [Read more...]
Ze’Yana Stewart’s recent return has Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats nearing peak form with playoffs nearing
BY DAVE LINK Ze’Yana Stewart is making the best of a bad situation. Oak Ridge’s junior guard suffered a knee injury during AAU basketball in July, putting her on the bench for the first half of the 2023-24 season. Stewart played her third … [Read more...]
CHAMP vs CHAMP: Catholic Lady Irish ‘get better’ but fall to Bradley Central
BY DAVE LINK Catholic girls’ basketball coach Travis Mains knows what to expect when he puts Bradley Central on his schedule. … [Read more...]
Justin Nordin (22 points), Bearden Bulldogs knock off Maryville for much-needed District 4-4A win
BY DAVE LINK Not often is the Bearden boys’ basketball team at the bottom of the district standings, but that’s where it was before Friday night’s games. The Bulldogs got a much-needed victory, beating visiting Maryville 65-59 in their first … [Read more...]
Loudon Redskins down rival Lenoir City in dramatic, emotion-filled win — 63-59
BY DAVE LINK LENOIR CITY – Loudon’s Jayden Capshaw didn’t let a gimmick defense slow him down Thursday night. The 6-foot-1 junior guard/forward scored 20 points and the Redskins defeated host Lenoir City 63-59 in this basketball season’s first … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Defensive UNDERCLASSMAN of the Year (2023): Bryson Headrick, Sevier County
BY DAVE LINK Sevier County sophomore Bryson Headrick showed a gamer’s mentality from the first day he joined the football team in summer of 2022. After his first workout with the other freshmen, Headrick approached Sevier County head coach Todd … [Read more...]