In case you missed it Friday in another wild night of high school football across the 5Star Preps coverage area: Give Holloway six – and Bearden the win. Hardin Valley edges Jefferson County in Region 1-6A. Oak Ridge’s Herbert Booker is … [Read more...]
Farragut kicker Daniel Bethel delivers in the clutch; Ads stay perfect (7-0)
JOHNSON CITY -- Farragut watched a 20-point lead evaporate, got uncharacteristically pushed around in the second half and yet found a way to win at the end Friday night at Science Hill. … [Read more...]
Powell wins rain-soaked affair with Campbell County, 35-21
Matt Lowe’s rebuilding project at Powell High School looks to be on track. In fact, the first year of Lowe’s second stint as coach of the Panthers may be ahead of schedule. … [Read more...]
FREE READ: Rains dampens TSSAA title hopes for area golf contenders
Central High School golfer Alyssa Montgomery was primed to make one last run at an elusive state championship. She never got a chance. Horrid weather and wretched course conditions forced cancellation of the final round of the Division I-Large … [Read more...]
Class 1A-3A Report: Midway’s Surprise (5-0), OS at Harriman, Pigeon Forge at G-P
These are heady times at Midway, a small rural Class 1A high school of less than 300 students in Kingston that takes its football seriously. The Green Wave, off to their first 5-0 start since who knows when, face a Region 2-1A showdown Friday night … [Read more...]
HVA soccer peaking, Carter golfer state-bound, Karns XC win & Webb XC win
Hardin Valley’s girls soccer team appears to be peaking at just the right time. With postseason looming, the fast-improving Hawks tied powerhouse Maryville, 1-1, on Thursday at Hardin Valley in a key District 4-AAA contest. … [Read more...]
Benji Cheatham makes names for himself in Farragut’s 21-6 at West
Benji Cheatham is hardly a household name to football fans in the area, but Farragut’s unheralded senior linebacker came up big Friday night at West. Cheatham recovered a pair of second-half fumbles that led to touchdowns as the Admirals (6-0) … [Read more...]
Bearden-Farragut soccer rivalry didn’t produce a classic on Thursday
The deck was stacked considerably in Bearden’s favor Thursday night against Farragut -- and the Lady Bulldogs seized the opportunity. … [Read more...]
OFF TO STATE: Farragut golf sweeps Region 2-Large Division
By Mike Blackerby Make it a four-peat for Central’s Alyssa Montgomery at the region golf tournament. … [Read more...]
FREE READ: Midseason Analysis from the 5Star Preps Staff
At 5Star Preps, our staff loves to share its thoughts, takes and ideas. Granted, it's usually on a text-message thread at random times during the day or night -- or even the wee hours of the morning. But what it shows is: we love high school … [Read more...]