By Buddy Pearson Special to 5Star Preps BAXTER, Tennessee — Alcoa quarterback Walker Russell ran for two touchdowns and threw for another in leading the Tornadoes to a 27-14 victory over Upperman on Friday night in the Class 3A semifinals at … [Read more...]

BY DARREN REESE Special to 5Star Preps NASHVILLE – Not much was going right for the Maplewood football team Friday night. So when Greeneville quarterback Cade Ballard threw an interception late in the third quarter of their TSSAA Class 4A … [Read more...]

For a football program like the Maryville High School football program, state semifinal appearances aren't enough. The Rebels are tied with Alcoa for all-time state titles in TSSAA history with 16. It's championship or bust in Blount … [Read more...]

Entering Friday's Class 5A state semifinal at Catholic High School, Jason Merritts had four career catches for 56 yards. A tailback by trade, the junior was the unlikeliest of targets for Central quarterback Dakota Fawver late in the fourth … [Read more...]

BlueCross Bowl Championships at Tennessee Tech University Thursday Class 2A: Trousdale (11-3) vs. Peabody (13-1), 11 a.m. Central Class 4A: Greeneville (14-0) vs. Haywood (10-4), 3 p.m. Central Class 6A: Oakland (13-1) vs. Whitehaven (11-3), … [Read more...]

The Anderson County football team knows how to make an entrance. You got to give the Mavericks that. Even ESPN picked up a video this season of them entering the field of play, and that video went viral. Well, word was, Anderson County's … [Read more...]