BY JESSE SMITHEY This time of the calendar year and school year is often reserved for coaching changes in football. Josh Orrick, the state championship winning coach for Union County Baseball, bucked that trend Wednesday. … [Read more...]
SCORER’S BOOK (Dec. 5, 2023): Ty Glasper drops 60 for G-P, Fulton Boys run win streak to 25, More Standout Performances
BY JESSE SMITHEY With high school football concluded, high school basketball now takes centerstage for the next few months. And Gatlinburg-Pittman junior guard Ty Glasper showed Tuesday night that he had no problem working in the … [Read more...]
2023 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Winners Named by TSSAA; Owen Taylor of Halls named Mr. Football Kicker
BY JESSE SMITHEY NASHVILLE — Winners for the 2023 Tennessee Titans TSSAA Mr. Football awards were announced Tuesday during a ceremony at Nissan Stadium. See the entire list of statewide winners below in nine classifications and also in one … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS HOOPJAM 2023 INFO PAGE
5Star Preps HoopJam 2023 Dec. 15-16 TICKETS: $10 per adult, $7 per student, FREE for kids 5 & under TICKET PAYMENT: HVA and Oak Ridge will accept cash only. FRIDAY, Dec. 15 at Oak Ridge Stone Memorial 59, Oak Ridge 44 (Girls) Fulton … [Read more...]
TITLE DEFENDED: Knoxville West holds off a Page rally for a 24-19 win in 2023 Class 5A BlueCross Bowl
BY JESSE SMITHEY CHATTANOOGA — Final seconds ticked down Friday night in the Class 5A BlueCross Bowl State Championship while the Page Patriots frantically tried to score the game-winning touchdown from within the Knoxville West 10-yard … [Read more...]
Alcoa Tornadoes top East Nashville for third consecutive year and win NINTH consecutive state championship, 42-20
BY JESSE SMITHEY CHATTANOOGA — Though state titles are expected out of the Alcoa High School football team on a yearly basis, the Tornadoes celebrated their win Friday afternoon over East Nashville in the Class 3A BlueCross Bowl as if it were the … [Read more...]
Class 5A BlueCross Bowl PREVIEW: West Rebels (13-1) vs. Page Patriots (13-1), Friday, 7 p.m., Chattanooga
BY JESSE SMITHEY On paper, and even judging by film, this 2023 Class 5A BlueCross Bowl looks like a defensive battle in the making. Shoot, maybe even a defensive battle for the ages. As West High School football coach Lamar Brown put this … [Read more...]
Class 3A BlueCross Bowl PREVIEW: Alcoa Tornadoes (12-1) vs. East Nashville (12-2), Friday, 11 a.m., Chattanooga
BY JESSE SMITHEY As more and more calendar pages flipped away from Alcoa's 2022 Class 3A state championship and the focus turned towards yet another repeat bid for the Tornadoes in 2023, one major red flag flapped above a critical position … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS through Round 4 of the 2023 Playoffs — presented by Todd Henderson Carriage Hill Insurance/Management
Here are our area leaders following Round 4 of the 2023 playoffs. Coaches/Teams may send cumulative stats each week to [email protected] to have their players' stats included with the leaders below. Stat Categories include: … [Read more...]
Nick Craney steps down as Knoxville Central High School football head coach after four seasons
BY JESSE SMITHEY Nick Craney built his coaching career at Knoxville Central High School for roughly a decade, blossoming from assistant to coordinator to head coach. But a change has come. … [Read more...]