2023 BLUECROSS BOWL SCHEDULE Finley Stadium, Chattanooga PARKING: $15 per day. TICKETS: $20 per day. Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance HERE Thursday, Nov. 30 Division II-AA: Christ Presbyterian Academy (13-1) defeated … [Read more...]
FREE READ — Upperman Bees oust Greeneville, 21-14, in Class 4A state semifinals
BY JESSE SMITHEY Needing a stop on fourth-and-inches with roughly a minute to play Friday night in a Class 4A state semifinal against visiting Upperman, the Greeneville defense just couldn't grab hold of 6-foot-4, 200-pound quarterback Bronzden … [Read more...]
FREE READ: 2023 TSSAA Semifinal Scores and 2023 BlueCross Bowl Championship schedules
2023 TSSAA State Football Playoff Scores and Schedules Semifinals, Friday, Nov. 24, CLASS 1A South Pitt 31, Oliver Springs 6 McKenzie 25, Dresden 14 CLASS 2A East Robertson 35, York Institute 31 Riverside 32, Fairley 14 CLASS 3A Alcoa … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: TSSAA Division I State Semifinals (2023)
Not many teams left. Locally, only Alcoa, West, Greeneville and Oliver Springs remain. Here are our predictions for those four TSSAA state semifinals, as well as which teams they might face in BlueCross Bowls next week. … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS through Round 3 of the 2023 Playoffs — presented by Todd Henderson Carriage Hill Insurance/Management
Here are our area leaders following Round 3 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...]
Finalists for 2023 Tennessee Titans TSSAA Mr. Football announced on Tuesday night
BY JESSE SMITHEY Finalists for the 2023 Tennessee Titans TSSAA Mr. Football awards were announced Tuesday night during the "Mike Vrabel Show," as Vrabel — head coach of the Titans — and Titans lead play-by-play voice Mike Keith unveiled the … [Read more...]
GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Storylines, Teams and Players to Watch for the 2023-24 season
BY JESSE SMITHEY There's one state title to defend. A number of other girls' basketball programs from the 5Star Preps coverage area enter the 2023-24 season with championship dreams. Moreover, the talent pool here seemed to deepen this … [Read more...]
BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Storylines, Teams and Players to Watch for the 2023-24 Season
It's been a while since East Tennessee has been THIS loaded with boys' basketball potential. Even though a couple prospects skipped across the state border and transferred, East Tennessee still has plenty of next-level talents to see and state … [Read more...]
ROUND 3 ROUNDUP: Alcoa, Oliver Springs advance to TSSAA Semifinals; Catholic, Bearden fall in Round 3
BY JESSE SMITHEY Dig into state quarterfinal wins by Alcoa and Oliver Springs. See what happened in Round 3 losses by Bearden and Catholic. It's the BIG ROUNDUP for Friday, Nov. 17. … [Read more...]
FREE READ: TSSAA SCOREBOARD and BOX SCORES from Friday, Nov. 17, 2023
ROUND 3 BOXSCORES Greeneville 28, Anderson County 17 AC 0-10-7-0 – 17 Gville 7-0-14-7 – 28 SCORING: GV — Quillen 37 run (Brandon kick); AC — Cole 17 pass from Hall (Valero kick); Valero 22 FG; GV — Quillen 3 run (Brandon kick); AC — Moog 2 … [Read more...]