By JESSE SMITHEY The Alcoa football team will definitely be out of its comfort zone Friday when it goes for a seventh consecutive Class 3A BlueCross Bowl championship. Not only will the Tornadoes be kicking off eight hours before they normal do … [Read more...]
2021 BLUECROSS BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS PRIMER – Classes 3A, 4A, 5A
By JESSE SMITHEY Just three teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area reached Championship Week this year. Alcoa in Class 3A. Elizabethton in Class 4A. Powell in Class 5A. More in-depth previews on those three BlueCross Bowls will be … [Read more...]
FREE READ – 2021 TSSAA BlueCross Bowl State Championship Schedule
BLUE CROSS BOWL SCHEDULE Chattanooga, Finley Stadium Thursday, Dec. 2 DIVISION II-AA: Lipscomb Academy (11-1) vs. Christ Presbyterian (11-2), 11 a.m. DIVISION II-A: Nashville Christian (11-2) vs. Donelson Christian (11-1), 3 p.m. DIVISION … [Read more...]
BIG ROUNDUP – Elizabethton heads to third 4A BlueCross Bowl in a row; Maryville falls to Oakland in 6A semis
By JESSE SMITHEY In this week's BIG ROUNDUP, we take you to two semifinals: Class 4A: Elizabethton vs. Upperman Class 6A: Maryville vs. Oakland … [Read more...]
STATE SEMIFINAL PREDICTIONS – Friday, Nov. 26, 2021
By JESSE SMITHEY The finish line to the 2021 high school football season is nearing. Fewer than 10 days remain. And in the 5Star Preps coverage area, only five teams still have a chance to reach next week's state championships in … [Read more...]
30 YEARS LATERS: Oak Ridge’s 42-41 overtime semifinal win over Central still moves the needle
By JESSE SMITHEY Way back in July 2018, just a couple months after the debut of 5Star Preps, I posed a question on Twitter, just to stir up some conversation during the doldrums of the summer, when everyone's just counting down days to the start … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL STATS LEADERS – Through State Quarterfinals (2021)
5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS Thru Round 3 - 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...]
Q & A with Oakland head football coach Kevin Creasy
BY JESSE SMITHEY Seeing Maryville and Oakland face off in the Class 6A state semifinals every year since 2014 has rapidly become a Thanksgiving Week tradition. They even played early in the 2017 and 2018 regular seasons to complement their … [Read more...]
TSSAA and Tennessee Titans release 2021 Mr. Football Finalists
BY JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA and the Tennessee Titans released finalists Tuesday night for the 2021 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football and Mr. Football Kicker awards. You'll find all the finalists below. Semifinalists, finalists and winners were … [Read more...]
2021 All-Region Awards
2021 ALL-REGION TEAMS Coaches can submit their All-Region Teams to 5Star Preps by emailing the teams and selections to [email protected]. Region 1-6A Coach of the Year: Stacy Carter (Science Hill) MVP: Cade Fleeman (Science Hill, … [Read more...]