By JESSE SMITHEY Way back in July 2018, just a couple months after the debut of 5Star Preps, I posed a question on Twitter, just to stir up some conversation during the doldrums of the summer, when everyone's just counting down days to the start … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL STATS LEADERS – Through State Quarterfinals (2021)
5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS Thru Round 3 - 2021 season More than 60 schools reported their stats through Round 2 of the 2021 postseason. Coaches can send weekly cumulative stats to [email protected] each week. … [Read more...]
Q & A with Oakland head football coach Kevin Creasy
BY JESSE SMITHEY Seeing Maryville and Oakland face off in the Class 6A state semifinals every year since 2014 has rapidly become a Thanksgiving Week tradition. They even played early in the 2017 and 2018 regular seasons to complement their … [Read more...]
TSSAA and Tennessee Titans release 2021 Mr. Football Finalists
BY JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA and the Tennessee Titans released finalists Tuesday night for the 2021 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football and Mr. Football Kicker awards. You'll find all the finalists below. Semifinalists, finalists and winners were … [Read more...]
2021 All-Region Awards
2021 ALL-REGION TEAMS Coaches can submit their All-Region Teams to 5Star Preps by emailing the teams and selections to [email protected]. Region 1-6A Coach of the Year: Stacy Carter (Science Hill) MVP: Cade Fleeman (Science Hill, … [Read more...]
SEMIFINAL PRIMER: What Maryville, Alcoa, Powell, West & Elizabethton face on Friday
We began the season back in August with our 75 teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area full of championship dreams. Yet only five remain in contention. The TSSAA Division I state semifinals will be played Friday, Nov. 26, and here's what … [Read more...]
Noah Vaughn, Maryville Rebels race past Farragut and into 22nd consecutive state semifinal
By JESSE SMITHEY MARYVILLE - State football championships are the standard at Maryville High School, not semifinal appearances. The last two decades or so are to thank for that, as the Rebels have won 13 of their 17 all-time TSSAA state … [Read more...]
TSSAA Playoff Pairings for Semifinals (Nov. 26); statewide scores from Nov. 19
TSSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Schedule, Nov. 26, 2021 CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS South Pitt (9-2) at Cloudland (12-1) Peabody (11-1) at McKenzie (13-0) CLASS 2A SEMIFINALS Trousdale County (11-1) at Hampton (10-2) Westview (12-1) at Riverside … [Read more...]
The FAB 5: tonight’s top basketball performances – November 2021
BY JESSE SMITHEY Welcome to the FAB 5. Here, you'll find five standout performances by a basketball player or team from any given night. We'll keep a running narrative of this throughout the season. To nominate a player or team, coaches … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL STATS LEADERS – Through Round Two (2021)
5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS Thru Round 2 - 2021 season More than 50 schools reported their stats through Round 2 of the 2021 postseason. Coaches can send weekly cumulative stats to [email protected] each week. … [Read more...]