by JESSE SMITHEY Two rivalry games owned the spotlight in Week 5: CAK at Webb and Oakdale at Coalfield. Neither really materialized into a memorable matchup. Regardless, here's what you need to do from both contests. … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS Football Statistical Leaders through Week 4 (2022) presented by D1 Hardin Valley
Here's what we got after Week 4 ... 56 of our 70 schools reported their stats through Week 4 games. Coaches are allowed to email us their cumulative season stats each week at [email protected]. Here are the leaders from our area ... … [Read more...]
5STAR PREP FOOTBALL GAME PREDICTIONS – Week 5 (2022)
By JESSE SMITHEY We're starting to right the ship. After two weeks on the struggle bus, the prediction model churned out lots of winners in Weeks 3 and 4. Let's see what we've got for Week 5. … [Read more...]
The 5 Players You Need to See in Week 5 (2022)
by JESSE SMITHEY Not gonna lie to you. Week 5 doesn't look great. Not a lot of marquee games to get fired up about. So it's the perfect time to go catch some of the area's high school football stars. Because it'll be BlueCross Bowl Week … [Read more...]
The 5Star Preps Top 20 Football Teams – Week 5 (2022)
by JESSE SMITHEY Alcoa cemented its No. 1 spot in the poll thanks to a win over Maryville in Week 4. But where did the Rebels fall? And what key showdowns should you look for in Week 5? It's all in this week's 5Star Preps Top 20 football … [Read more...]
THE BONUS INFO – WEEK 4 BOXSCORES, Week 4 Scoreboard and Week 5 schedule
We have all your old-school football boxscores from Week 4, as well as a statewide scores list and a schedule for next week. Enjoy... … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP for Week 4 (2022) – Anderson County’s comeback, Bearden’s offensive explosion, Powell wins again, Sevier defense plays big
By JESSE SMITHEY From the Anderson County football team's fourth-quarter comeback to a career night for a Bearden QB, it's all here and more in the Week 4 BIG ROUNDUP. … [Read more...]
Alcoa seniors make the big plays late, get long-awaited win over Maryville, 27-14
By JESSE SMITHEY MARYVILLE — For Zach Lunsford, the senior starting quarterback at Alcoa, the postgame celebration at Maryville High School on Friday night was a long time coming. "I'm not sure what to feel," said Lunsford just after the … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP WEEK 4 – Thursday Games (Sept. 8, 2022)
by JESSE SMITHEY A handful of high school football games ended up being played on Thursday night, as a couple of matchups got moved up a day into the day's slate. What a night it ended up being for Gibbs, Carter, Lenoir City and … [Read more...]
WEEK 4 (2022) HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME PREDICTIONS
by JESSE SMITHEY Who's winning the Alcoa-Maryville game? Who you got in Greeneville and Morristown West? All 41 predicted winners for this week's games are below. … [Read more...]