Area high school athletes from the Class of 2023 will be signing in this fall period, beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Football players can early sign in December. Get caught up with who all is signing this week in the 5Star Preps coverage … [Read more...]
Korey Mobbs resigns as Knoxville Catholic football coach after 2 seasons
BY JESSE SMITHEY Following the 2021 high school football season, some 20 area programs underwent head-coaching changes. While this fall and winter aren't expected to have as much turnover, the first domino fell Tuesday morning. Korey Mobbs … [Read more...]
2022 CROSS-COUNTRY STATE RECAP: Farragut boys end title drought; CAK boys, Webb girls claim silver
BY JESSE SMITHEY Chelsea Osborne, the Farragut High School cross-country coach, admittedly had a sneaking suspicion months ago that her boys' squad was capable of reaching state-champion status this fall. The Admirals had run well the past two … [Read more...]
THE BIG TAKEAWAYS from Round 1 of the 2022 Playoffs … and a look at Round 2
By JESSE SMITHEY There was plenty to unpack Friday night from Round One of the playoffs, beyond the games we covered. Here are some of the big takeaways from the first round: … [Read more...]
THE BONUS INFO: Round 1 Boxscores, Round 1 Statewide Scores
By 5SP Staff Go beyond the game. Get all our boxscores from the first round of the football playoffs, as well as statewide scores from the TSSAA playoffs. … [Read more...]
2022 TSSAA Football Playoff Schedule: Division I Round 2 pairings, Division II Quarterfinals matchups
TSSAA State Playoffs Schedule Friday, Nov. 11 All games begin at 7 p.m. CLASS 1A Oliver Springs (6-5) at Cloudland (6-5) Unaka (7-4) at Coalfield (10-1) Gordonsville (8-3) at South Pittsburg (9-2) Whitwell (9-2) at Clay County (10-1) Dresden … [Read more...]
TSSAA announces 2022 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Semifinalists
The TSSAA unveiled its 2022 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football semifinalists on Thursday, Nov. 3 — honoring five players in each of the nine classifications, as well as five players for Mr. Football Kicker. High school football coaches and media around … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS through Week 11 (2022) – presented by D1 Hardin Valley
Here's what we got after Week 11 ... 57 of our 70 schools reported their stats. Coaches are allowed to email us their cumulative season stats each week at [email protected]. Here are the leaders from our area, presented by D1 Hardin Valley … [Read more...]
2022 5Star Preps Football Predictions – Round 1 of the TSSAA Playoffs
BY JESSE SMITHEY Playoff time is finally here, and that's a good enough reason for more insight on the predictions. So we have a little breakdown on all 35 games that feature our area football teams, plus the score prediction for each of those … [Read more...]
BRACKET BREAKDOWN: 2022 High School Football Playoff Bracket Analysis
BY JESSE SMITHEY The 2022 TSSAA football playoffs kickoff this Friday night, and you need a quick crash course to get prepared. Here's what you need to know... … [Read more...]