2023 TSSAA State Football Playoff Pairings Semifinals, Friday, Nov. 24, 7 p.m. CLASS 1A South Pitt (13-0) at Oliver Springs (10-3) Dresden (13-0) at McKenzie (12-1) CLASS 2A East Robertson (12-1) at York Institute (13-0) Fairley (10-2) at … [Read more...]
2023 All-Region Football Teams
PLEASE NOTE ... ALL-REGION TEAMS are selected by coaches from each respective regions. Coaches can submit their all-region teams to be added to the list below by emailing [email protected]. Region 1-1A Region MVP: Tray … [Read more...]
ROUND 3 FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS — presented by Triple F Elite Sports Training
BY JESSE SMITHEY The field has been whittled down. This week, the remaining teams in Division I will play quarterfinals. The few still alive in Division II will play semifinals. All told, the 5Star Preps area only has teams … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS through Round 2 of the 2023 Playoffs — presented by Todd Henderson Carriage Hill Insurance/Management
Here are our area leaders following Round 2 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: Rushing Yards, … [Read more...]
Jeff McMillan resigns Tuesday afternoon as Fulton High School head football coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY When a head coach calls a team meeting after the season's over, sometimes tough news is on the way. Jeff McMillan delivered such a message Tuesday afternoon, as he alerted his Falcons football team at Fulton High School that he … [Read more...]
Alcoa Tornadoes only to be without one starter in Friday’s 3A quarterfinal following Nov. 10 on-field skirmish with Austin-East; Roadrunners have multiple players ejected
BY JESSE SMITHEY Though once believed to be down two starters because of a second-round skirmish with Austin-East, the Alcoa High School football team will just be without the services of one. Alcoa won an appeal with the TSSAA over a player … [Read more...]
TSSAA Transfer Rule appears safe for now, per latest findings from state association
BY JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA released its survey results gathered during its regional meetings from around the state, and the final proposal its membership voted on pertained to the hot-topic issue of the transfer rule. … [Read more...]
THE BONUS INFO (Round 2, 2023): Round 2 Boxscores, Round 2 Statewide Scores, Round 3 Schedules
Dive deeper into the action from Nov. 10, 2023, of the TSSAA Football Playoffs. Get the boxscores. Get the statewide scores. And look ahead to next week's playoff matchups... … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP (Round 2, 2023): Morristown West at West, Maryville at Bradley Central, Greeneville vs. Gibbs, Coalfield vs. Rockwood, Catholic vs. MUS, and more!
BY JESSE SMITHEY Get some more insight into other Round 2 playoff games such as Morristown West at West, Maryville at Bradley Central, Catholic at MUS, Kingston at Gatlinburg-Pittman, Gibbs at Greeneville, Rockwood at Coalfield, and much … [Read more...]
TSSAA High School Football Playoff Pairings — Round 3 (2023)
2023 TSSAA State Football Playoff Pairings Third Round, Friday, Nov. 17 CLASS 1A Oliver Springs (9-3) at Coalfield (11-1) Gordonsville (8-4) at South Pitt (12-0) McKenzie (11-1) at Moore County (12-0) Union City (9-3) at Dresden … [Read more...]