BY JESSE SMITHEY Might want to welcome in Brayden Latham to the Mr. Football chat. The West High School senior running back played like one Friday night. And West, well, it made history against Maryville — a lot of it. As for Maryville, … [Read more...]
RIVALRY THURSDAY RECAP (Carter at South-Doyle) + BOXSCORE – Week 10 (2022)
Get the info and boxscore on what happened in the Rivalry Thursday contest between visiting Carter and host South-Doyle. … [Read more...]
REGION CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER ROUND-UP: Alcoa, Seymour, Greeneville, Bearden, Cumberland Gap claim home-field for sectionals
BY JESSE SMITHEY No seasons ended Thursday night. Just teams securing home-pitch advantage for the state sectional (substate) round Saturday. Here's how our area teams fared ... … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS FOOTBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS through Week 9 (2022) – presented by D1 Hardin Valley
Here's what we got after Week 9 ... 55 of our 70 schools reported their stats. We are missing a few regulars since some schools have Fall Break and coaches are out of the building. But a huge majority of teams still sent in stats. Coaches are … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Football Game Predictions – Week 10 (2022)
By JESSE SMITHEY The fall breaks are over. The playoffs are now on the horizon. After not having a band of big-time games the past two weeks, there are plenty to behold in Week 10. … [Read more...]
STATE VOLLEYBALL TRACKER (DAY 2): Maryville, Greeneville, South Greene still alive; Knox Catholic falls in five-set semifinal
BY JESSE SMITHEY Here is all you need to know about how local teams fared Wednesday in the 2022 TSSAA State Volleyball Championships, including which teams are still alive and what they need to do to keep advancing. DIVISION II-AA Catholic's … [Read more...]
REGION SOCCER ROUNDUP: Halls, Bearden, West, Alcoa, Seymour, Anderson County, Loudon, Greeneville, Cumberland Gap advance
BY JESSE SMITHEY Tuesday was Elimination Day in postseason soccer, as Division I region semifinal games and Division II first-round matches were played across the state. Here's what happened with area teams from the 5Star Preps coverage map and … [Read more...]
STATE VOLLEYBALL TRACKER: Knoxville Catholic, Greeneville, Maryville fall in first-round matches; South Greene opens with win
By JESSE SMITHEY Tough first day. Tough, tough first day. But all is not lost. The four area volleyball teams that made it to the first round of the TSSAA State Volleyball championships aren't done yet. Here's a recap of what happened on … [Read more...]
FREE READ … TSSAA releases first iteration of classification plan for 2023-25 cycle
By JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA released its classifications for the 2023-25 school years on Tuesday. Though not finalized yet, as schools will have until Oct. 24 to appeal or move up, the classification outline that the TSSAA unveiled was based off … [Read more...]
The 5 Players You Need to See in Week 10 (2022)
By JESSE SMITHEY Make sure you stop in and see one or more of these FIVE PLAYERS in Week 10 of the 2022 high school football season. They're big-time players playing in big-time games this week. … [Read more...]