BY JESSE SMITHEY The field has been whittled down, for sure. Some 46 teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area qualified for the 2021 TSSAA State Football Playoffs. Just 12 teams remain. And only eight games this Friday night will involve … [Read more...]
Jake Roberts, Elizabethton defense smother Anderson County in 45-7 win in 4A second round

BY JESSE SMITHEY CLINTON - It must be an odd feeling, for certain, to be the two-time defending state champions yet somehow compete as an underdog. But Elizabethton senior wide receiver Jake Roberts isn't complaining about it. If anything, … [Read more...]
THE BONUS INFO – Boxscores, Statewide Scores and Round 3 schedule
by Jesse Smithey and Dan Fleser

By 5SP Staff All the football boxscores, statewide scores and next week's matchups from the TSSAA playoffs... … [Read more...]
TSSAA Playoff Pairings – Nov. 19, 2021 (third round)

TSSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Schedule, Nov. 19, 2021 CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALS Coalfield (10-2) at Cloudland (11-1) Gordonsville (11-1) at South Pittsburg (8-2) McKenzie (12-0) at Fayetteville (11-1) Lake County (7-3) at Peabody (10-1) CLASS 2A … [Read more...]
ROUND 2 High School Football Playoff Predictions – 2021

BY JESSE SMITHEY The first round wasn't a total bore last week. There was the Farragut upset of Science Hill in double overtime. The Oak Ridge and McMinn County game came down to the wire. But this week -- oh, this week -- is loaded with … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL STATS LEADERS – Through Round One (2021)

5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS Thru Round 1 - 2021 season More than 55 schools reported their stats through Round 1 of the 2021 postseason. Coaches can send weekly cumulative stats to [email protected] each week. … [Read more...]
WHO’S SIGNING on SIGNING DAY – November 10, 2021

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY November 10, 2021 COACHES or ADMINISTRATORS can send us athletes to add to this list at [email protected] or by private message. MEN'S GOLF Nick Etherton (William Blount) - Chattanooga Jackson Hughey (CAK) - Union … [Read more...]
Lenoir City High and head football coach Jeff Cortez part ways

By JESSE SMITHEY Another week. Another head-coaching job opens. This one comes at Lenoir City High School, which has parted ways with head coach Jeff Cortez. … [Read more...]
EARLY GLANCE: Round 2 of the TSSAA State Football Playoffs

BY JESSE SMITHEY Twenty of the 60 TSSAA playoff games slated for Friday, Nov. 12, involve teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area. Here's a quick and early glance at all 20 of those contests. We'll have predictions and more game breakdowns … [Read more...]
TSSAA Football Playoff Pairings – Nov. 12, 2021

TSSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Schedule, Nov. 12, 2021 CLASS 1A Oakdale (8-3) at Cloudland (10-1) Midway (7-3) at Coalfield (9-2) Clay County (10-1) at South Pittsburg (7-2) Jo Byrns (6-5) at Gordonsville (10-1) Dresden (8-3) at Fayetteville … [Read more...]