By DAVE LINK HARRIMAN – Scoring balance was crucial for the Sunbright girls’ basketball team again Thursday night, especially with its top scorer saddled with foul trouble. … [Read more...]
College football signee Kevin Burkett (6-4, 285) and G-P (14-4, 6-0) turning heads on basketball court
By DAVE LINK Kevin Burkett’s college sport is football, but it’s not stopping him from playing the other sport he loves. … [Read more...]
Sequoyah Basketball getting more comfortable winning; tops Loudon in key District 5-AA contest
By DAVE LINK LOUDON – Coach Andy Pennington would like to see his Sequoyah boys’ basketball team get more accustomed to what it did again Tuesday night. Winning games. … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Defensive Player of the Year (2020): Grey Carroll, Alcoa High School
By DAVE LINK Grey Carroll had waited on the sideline long enough. Alcoa’s senior defensive lineman was ready to get back on the football field Sept. 4 for the Tornadoes’ home game against Scott. Carroll had hip surgery in June and missed … [Read more...]
RECRUITING GAME: High-profile area recruits search for right college spot in face of Covid obstacles
By DAVE LINK National Signing Day is fast approaching on Feb. 3, and there are still plenty of uncommitted high school football recruits weighing their options. It’s been a recruiting season like none other due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its … [Read more...]
CAK girls slip past Webb by one point (again); Webb boys basketball back at full strength
By DAVE LINK Caroline Meyers wasn’t about to give up Friday night. Neither were her teammates on the Christian Academy of Knoxville girls’ basketball team. The Lady Warriors rallied from a 14-point third-quarter deficit and posted a 45-44 … [Read more...]
Avery Treadwell (28 points, 14 boards) leads Bearden past Maryville; Bearden boys win shorthanded
By DAVE LINK Bearden’s Avery Treadwell was almost perfect Tuesday night. The sophomore post scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Lady Bulldogs beat visiting Maryville, 67-54. Treadwell made 14 of 15 shots – all in the paint – and … [Read more...]
Lakeway Christian Academy freshman Madi Hawk plays with game beyond her years
By DAVE LINK Madi Hawk is a freshman playing like a seasoned veteran. No wonder. The 5-foot-9 guard has been starting for Lakeway Christian Academy since her seventh-grade year. … [Read more...]
Shane Wells making progress in Year One as HVA coach, despite unusual set of challenges
By DAVE LINK Nobody in the sports world has been spared the unusual circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Coach Shane Wells and his Hardin Valley Academy boys’ basketball team can attest to that. “This year has been kind of hard,” Wells … [Read more...]
DOUBLE FEATURE: Alcoa boys building momentum with win over Maryville; Lady Rebels’ late rally downs Alcoa
5Star Preps writer Dave Link takes you inside the doubleheader Thursday night between Alcoa and Maryville. From the Alcoa boys' momentum-building win over the Maryville; plus, a key injury to the Rebels' lineup. And a furious second-half … [Read more...]