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...]
The 5STAR PREPS Top 20 Football Teams – Week 10 (2022)
BY JESSE SMITHEY Despite the limited number of games in the Week 9 slate, the 5Star Preps Top 20 still took a hit, especially in the teams in the 11-20 range. So we've reshuffled a bit and redone the power rankings heading into Week 10. Have … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP: Maryville, Farragut, Bearden remain tied for lead in Region 2-6A; Brady Hammonds sets G-P records in Week 9
By JESSE SMITHEY The last two weeks of the season will definitely be something to monitor closely, especially in Region 2-6A where Maryville, Farragut and Bearden are all vying for prime seeding and the right to host first-round playoff … [Read more...]
Top-ranked West Rebels on top of their game heading into Maryville showdown next week
By JESSE SMITHEY As the postseason nears and the West football team rumbles towards it with lofty rankings and expectations, head coach Lamar Brown holds the difficult position of making sure his team remains confident enough to win it all while … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP – Week 9 (2022) Thursday: Oak Ridge, Greeneville, Grainger, Pigeon Forge, Sweetwater notch wins
BY JESSE SMITHEY Don't count out Oak Ridge just yet. Thursday night's win for the Wildcats over Karns proved they're still very much a player in the East Tennessee conversation of 5A contenders. But Oak Ridge wasn't the only winner on a … [Read more...]
The 5STAR PREPS High School Football Game Predictions – Week 9 (2022)
By JESSE SMITHEY The prediction models continue to crank out high-percentage winners for 5Star Preps, going 30-4 in Week 8. Some 120 teams have an off week in Tennessee this week, but we still have Karns/Oak Ridge to top the small lineup of … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS FOOTBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS through Week 8 (2022) – presented by D1 Hardin Valley
Here's what we got after Week 8 ... 53 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...]
The 5 Players You Need to See in Week 9 (2022)
BY JESSE SMITHEY It's coming down to crunch time in high school football. The high school playoffs are on the near horizon, and teams will be jockeying for position in the brackets. That means some of the area's top players will be under an … [Read more...]
The 5Star Preps Top 20 Football Teams – Week 9 (2022)
By JESSE SMITHEY So seven teams from last week’s Top 20 all fell in Week 8. Obviously, we have a big reshuffle in the rankings heading into Week 9. … [Read more...]