BY MIKE BLACKERBY Team 100 is looking more and more like a team of destiny. Sevier County, in its 100th year of playing football, pulled off its second consecutive playoff stunner Friday night in Knoxville. … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY It’s Week 14 of the high school football season as we move into the quarterfinals of the TSSAA playoffs. Just call it Blockbuster Friday. Several colossal local matchups are on tap as teams look to win and advance to the state … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY GREENEVILLE – Star senior running back Carson Quillen and the Greeneville offense stole the spotlight Friday night. Quillen rushed for 307 yards on just 24 carries and scored five touchdowns as the Greene Devils knocked off game … [Read more...]

The traditional first-round blowouts are over. Things figure to heat up in big-time fashion this week. Take your pick if you’re looking for a game to go watch, there are plenty of local headliners to choose from. Here’s a glance, courtesy of The … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY SEVIERVILLE – The beat goes on for the record-setting Sevier County High School football team. The Smoky Bears moved to 11-0 for the first time in the program’s 100-year history with a 35-12 win over Central on Friday night in the … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY It’s Week 12 of the high school football season, and there’s a sense of new beginnings and optimism as the TSSAA playoffs kick off in East Tennessee and across the state this week. Here’s a look at some of the more intriguing … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY GREENEVILLE – When Greeneville’s Zaydyn Anderson gets his hands on the football, good things usually happen for the Greene Devils. Anderson, a rangy 6-foot-1 junior with track speed to burn, made a pair of game-changing plays … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY It’s hard to believe, but this is it. Week 11: the last slate of regular-season games for the 2024 high school football season. Two big-time rivalries that will determine region championships highlight the final Friday of … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY The bye weeks and inconsequential games are for the most part over. As we steam into Week 10 of the high school football season, we’re playing for keeps from here on out. With two weeks to go in the regular season for teams … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY West’s Pete Rogers was feeling pretty good about his chances. After booting field goals of 33 and 21 yards earlier in the game against Anderson County, Rogers lined up for his potential game-winning attempt with 36 seconds to … [Read more...]