BY JESSE SMITHEY CHATTANOOGA — Carson Jessie couldn't sleep Thursday night, and that's understandable. The Class 5A championship was just on the other side of the sunrise, and Jessie is the starting quarterback for an undefeated team. And, … [Read more...]
8Str8 … ALCOA TORNADOES down East Nashville again in Class 3A BlueCross Bowl Championship for program’s eighth consecutive title
BY JESSE SMITHEY CHATTANOOGA — The smile Zach Lunsford wore Friday afternoon following Alcoa's 45-26 championship win spoke volumes. Sure, joy and and relief of winning state again — for the program's eighth consecutive time and 21st … [Read more...]
Anderson County (14-0) makes BlueCross Bowl debut Saturday against surprise finalist Pearl-Cohn (12-2)
BY JESSE SMITHEY Some 40 years after making its first playoff appearance, the Anderson County football program will play in a championship game on Saturday for the first time. "For our community," said Anderson County coach Davey Gillum, "it's … [Read more...]
West Rebels (14-0) seek to complete a season of promise in 5A championship against Page (12-2) on Friday night
BY JESSE SMITHEY When West linebacker Brock Hatcher blitzed off the left edge, sacked Powell quarterback Jordyn Potts and jarred the ball loose for a teammate to recover and clinch a win in the state semifinals last Friday night, the bang-bang … [Read more...]
2022 CLASS 3A BLUECROSS BOWL PREVIEW: Alcoa (13-1) seeks historic eighth consecutive championship in a row on Friday against East Nashville
BY JESSE SMITHEY For the Alcoa High School football team, familiarity does not breed contempt. Rather, more like success. The title-game repetitions against the same opponents since the mid-2000s have not hurt their championship pedigree a … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS through Playoffs Round 4 (2022) – presented by D1 Hardin Valley
After Round 4 of the playoffs, 56 of our 65 schools reported their cumulative seasons stats. Coaches are allowed to email us their stats each week at [email protected]. (We do not take stats from parents/fans). Here are the leaders from our … [Read more...]
2022 All-Region Football Teams
PLEASE NOTE: 5Star Preps staff did not pick any of the following All-Region Teams. All-Region Teams are selected by coaches in each region and compiled in a format of their choosing. Please report any misspellings to … [Read more...]
FIRST LOOK at BlueCross Bowl opponents for Alcoa (3A), Anderson County (4A) and West (5A)
BY JESSE SMITHEY The 2022 BlueCross Bowl state football championships begin Thursday with Division II title games. But the 5Star Preps coverage area will only have Division I teams playing Friday and Saturday. More preview content is on the … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP: Alcoa advances, will play for eighth consecutive 3A title; Coalfield, Maryville fall in state semifinals
BY JESSE SMITHEY In this week's BIG ROUNDUP, get up to speed on: Alcoa's 3A semifinal win over Giles County How Maryville fell to Oakland for a third consecutive year in the semifinals Why Coalfield couldn't top Clay County in the 1A … [Read more...]
THE BONUS INFO: Semifinal Boxscores, State Semifinal Scores, Championship Week schedule
5Star Preps staff Go beyond the game. Get boxscores, statewide scores and next week's matchups below ... … [Read more...]