BY JESSE SMITHEY A star emerged for Carter High School's football team on Thursday night at Austin-East. Meanwhile, in Morristown, the Hardin Valley Academy Hawks proved opportunistic in their second win of the season. Here's more on each … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS STATS REPORT: Week 1 (2023) — Presented by Carriage Hill Insurance
More than 50 area teams reported their stats following Week 1 of the 2023 season. 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...]
Week 2 (2023) Football Game Predictions
BY JESSE SMITHEY OK. So. Our picks didn't go a perfect 41-0 last week. More like 34-7. But, hey, that's a sound winning percentage of 82.9 percent. We'll take it. With 37 more games on tap for Week 2, here are the area teams we have … [Read more...]
STOCK REPORT: Five Players To Buy After Week 1 of the 2023 Season
BY JESSE SMITHEY Buy low, sell high. That's a trendy stock market strategy, right? Let's see how applicable it is on the high school scene. Here are a handful of guys, following Week 1 games, who we'd (hypothetically) buy stock in for the … [Read more...]
The 5Star Preps Top 12 Football Teams — Week 2 (2023)
BY JESSE SMITHEY Not a bad week to open this season with, eh? Week 1 delivered some strong matchups and clutch, heroic moments. It even caused a few changes in the 5Star Preps Top 12 rankings heading into Week 2. Have a look ... … [Read more...]
THE BONUS INFO: Week 1 (2023) boxscores, Week 1 statewide scores… and a look at the Week 2 Schedule – presented by Carriage Hill Insurance
Get all the boxscores sent to us from Week 1 of the 2023 season and also go ahead and take a peek at the Week 1 statewide scoreboard and the Week 2 schedule. New to 5Star Preps? No worries. Use promo code LIVE50 and get 50% off your first month … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP – WEEK 1 (2023)
BY 5SP Staff We couldn't get to every game on Friday night. But we have plenty of information on some of the games we missed. Get caught up with THE BIG ROUND-UP... … [Read more...]
WEEK 1 (2023) FOOTBALL GAME PREDICTIONS
BY JESSE SMITHEY Last season, we predicted a grand total of 496 football games, from Week 1 through the BlueCross Bowls. And we finished with a mark of 403-93 for a winning percentage of 81.3. Now, that took a lot of correct … [Read more...]
2023 PREVIEW: The Top Dozen Teams in 5Star Preps Football
There was spring practice analysis. Then came 7-on-7 watching and then scrimmage breakdowns. After months of consideration, here are the top dozen teams in 5Star Preps heading into Week One. … [Read more...]
Coach Bob Black, legendary figure in Fulton High School history, passes away on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023
BY JESSE SMITHEY Fulton High School is undoubtedly all about family. And when you speak of Fulton Family, you begin with the father figure, Coach Bob Black. Black, though, has been absent from the sidelines and athletics fields in recent … [Read more...]