By 5SP Staff Get all your bonus info from the first round of the 2021 TSSAA State Football Playoffs, as well as a peek ahead to next week's slate of postseason games. … [Read more...]
Knoxville Catholic boys’ basketball tabs former star Luke Smith as its next head coach

By JESSE SMITHEY Just a week after longtime head boys' basketball coach Mike Hutchens announced his plans to retire, Knoxville Catholic solidified its plans for the future. And the school tabbed one of Hutchens' former players to take the baton … [Read more...]
TSSAA and Tennessee Titans unveil 2021 Mr. Football Semifinalists

BY JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA and the Tennessee Titans released semifinalists Thursday for the 2021 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football and Mr. Football Kicker awards. You'll find all the semifinalists below. Semifinalists, finalists and winners were … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Football Stats Leaders through Week 11 – (2021)

5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS Thru Week 11 - 2021 season More than 55 schools reported their stats through Week 11. Coaches can send weekly cumulative stats to [email protected] each week. … [Read more...]
High School Football Predictions – Round 1 of the 2021 Playoffs

By JESSE SMITHEY Week 11 was unkind to our football predictions, as the football and weather gods made our selections look silly Excuses aside, we limp into the playoffs looking to bounce back from a sub-standard performance. More than 40 … [Read more...]
FREE READ – Meigs County seniors Archer Reese and Connor Mason win state BASS Nation Series event

BY DAVE LINK Archer Reese and Connor Mason know what it’s like to land monster bass. The Meigs County seniors have caught their share in years of fishing the area’s lakes and ponds. Their biggest bass on Oct. 16 at Nickajack Lake near … [Read more...]
TSSAA Football Playoffs BRACKET BREAKDOWN – 2021

BY JESSE SMITHEY Brackets on brackets on brackets. Nine of them, to be exact. And we have a crash course for you to use and get up to speed on all you need to know heading into the 2021 TSSAA State Football Playoffs. It all … [Read more...]
Hardin Valley Academy football and head coach Mike Potter part ways

By JESSE SMITHEY The coaching carousel rotated a little harder Monday. Not only did Bearden High School enter the market for a new head football coach but so did Hardin Valley Academy. … [Read more...]
Morgan Shinlever resigns as head football coach at Bearden High School

BY JESSE SMITHEY Morgan Shinlever will not be back as head football coach at Bearden High School next season. After eight seasons at the helm, Shinlever announced his resignation Monday. … [Read more...]
No. 1 Bearden (23-0-1) wins first Class AAA state title since 2007; beats Houston, 3-1

BY JESSE SMITHEY The players couldn’t get their hands on the wooden-and-gold trophy fast enough Saturday afternoon. When announced as the Class AAA state champions for the first time in 14 years, a ripple of elation surged through members of the … [Read more...]