BY JESSE SMITHEY Welcome to the FAB 5. Here, you'll find five standout performances by a basketball player or team from any given night. We'll keep a running narrative of this throughout the season. To nominate a player or team, coaches … [Read more...]
FREE READ – Tennessee Titans and TSSAA announce 2021 Mr. Football Winners
BY JESSE SMITHEY NASHVILLE - The TSSAA announced the winners of the 2021 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards during a ceremony Tuesday at Nissan Stadium. Winners were selected by a panel of statewide media members based on regular-season … [Read more...]
WAY TOO EARLY TOP 15 Football Teams for the 2022 season
BY JESSE SMITHEY Only a couple days have passed since the end of the 2021 high school football season. That should be plenty of time for you to have caught your breath and now turn your attention to 2022. Hey, this is Tennessee. We eat, … [Read more...]
Elizabethton’s three-peat bid falls short in emotional double-overtime loss to Tullahoma
By JESSE SMITHEY CHATTANOOGA — Nobody wanted the trophy Saturday afternoon, and it was totally understandable as to why. Gold is the accepted currency for the Elizabethton football team. Not silver. After suffering a heartbreaking, … [Read more...]
Jordyn Potts leads Powell Panthers to first-ever state championship win, 42-34, over Page
CHATTANOOGA — Jordyn Potts, the Powell starting quarterback, didn’t let last year’s tough performance in a first-round playoff loss define him. The 6-foot junior chose to grow from the situation instead. “I got a lot of crap after that game," … [Read more...]
Alcoa Tornadoes kicks back upset-minded East Nashville, 45-14, for seventh consecutive title
BY JESSE SMITHEY CHATTANOOGA — With 9 minutes, 30 seconds, left in the first half of Friday’s Class 3A BlueCross Bowl Championship, Alcoa senior quarterback Caden Buckles powered in from the 1-yard line for a score and immediately sought out … [Read more...]
2021 FOOTBALL STATS LEADERS – Through TSSAA state semifinals
5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS Thru Round 4 - 2021 season More than 60 schools reported their stats through Round 2 of the 2021 postseason. Coaches can send weekly cumulative stats to [email protected] each week. … [Read more...]
2021 BlueCross Bowl 4A PREVIEW: Elizabethton (12-1) vs. Tullahoma (14-0)
By JESSE SMITHEY Shawn Witten knows a thing or two about dual-threat quarterbacks. Having played at Virginia Tech during the Michael Vick years, Witten saw one of the best to ever play that way do it on a daily basis. And while by no means … [Read more...]
2021 TSSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BLUECROSS BOWL PREDICTIONS
Thanks, first and foremost, for Matt Daniels of Century 21 for making ALL our state championship coverage this week FREE to the public. Last week, we went 9-3 in our 12 statewide semifinal picks, bringing our season total to 370-97 … [Read more...]
2021 BlueCross Bowl 5A PREVIEW: Powell (12-2) vs. Page (13-1)
By JESSE SMITHEY One common thread wove its way through the Class 5A BlueCross Bowl press conference conversation Monday, and that was: just show similar finalists Powell and Page might be. While much of that stems from their offensive prowess … [Read more...]