5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS Thru Week 9 - 2021 season More than 55 schools reported their stats through Week 8. Coaches can send weekly cumulative stats to [email protected] each week. … [Read more...]
Carter boys’ basketball hires Tyler Cate off Oak Ridge coaching staff
By JESSE SMITHEY The timing of the Carter's boys basketball coaching vacancy was hardly ideal. But the Green Hornets found a coach, nonetheless. … [Read more...]
STATE VOLLEYBALL (Day 2): Concord Christian, Catholic advance into state title matches
BY JESSE SMITHEY Two area teams will vie for state volleyball championships in their respective classifications Thursday in Murfreesboro. Four others will be fighting off elimination. Here are all the details on what happened on Day Two of … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS FOOTBALL GAME PREDICTIONS – Week 10 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY It's the penultimate week of the regular season, and Catholic vs. Powell tops a stellar slate of high school football games. Check out our 33 predicted winners for Week 10. … [Read more...]
Most Important Games of the Last Two Weeks of the 2021 Regular Season
By JESSE SMITHEY Some of the TSSAA football playoff scenarios are clear. Other are as murky as pond water. Nevertheless, here are some of the most important games locally in Weeks 10 and 11. … [Read more...]
REGION SOCCER: Who survived elimination Tuesday in Region Semifinals?
By JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA girls' soccer postseason heated up Tuesday night, as it was region semifinal elimination matches. Winners advanced to Thursday's region championship games and also earned spots in Saturday's state … [Read more...]
STATE VOLLEYBALL (Day 1): Anderson County, HVA, Catholic among big first-day winners at TSSAA State Tournament
By JESSE SMITHEY The 5Star Preps coverage area sent plenty of representatives to Murfreesboro this week for the TSSAA State Volleyball Championships, which are being held at various high school gyms around Rutherford County. And no area team … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Top 20 High School Football Teams – Week 10 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY Welcome to crunch time. After two blah weeks full of byes, the high school football schedule ramps back up here in Week 10 and again next week in Week 11. Get caught up on the 5Star Preps Top 20 teams heading into this final … [Read more...]
Nicco Young, Bearden prove relentless in fourth-quarter; knock off Cleveland, 14-10
By JESSE SMITHEY Nicco Young deserved the rest. Following Bearden's dramatic 14-10, comeback win over Cleveland that improved the Bulldogs’ chances at getting into the Class 6A playoffs, the 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior took a reclined seat on … [Read more...]
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Anderson County, Hardin Valley Academy secure state berths
By JESSE SMITHEY Experience proved invaluable in Anderson County's volleyball TSSAA state sectional Thursday night. Four players who had helped the Lady Mavericks run to a state runner-up finish in 2020 were on the floor again for Anderson … [Read more...]