BY MIKE BLACKERBY JEFFERSON CITY – The dress rehearsals are winding down. It’s about time for the 2023 high school football season to begin in earnest. Several of East Tennessee’s finest teams and top players were on display Thursday night at … [Read more...]
SCRIMMAGE REPORT (8.4.23): Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at Knoxville West
BY MIKE BLACKERBY There’s a new star in the making at Catholic. Sophomore wide receiver Tyreek King put on a show Friday night at West High School as the Division II Fighting Irish scrimmaged the defending 5A state champion Rebels. … [Read more...]
SCRIMMAGE REPORT: Jefferson County at West Rebels – Friday, July 28, 2023
BY MIKE BLACKERBY West lost some major firepower off its 2022 state Class 5A championship team, but don’t fret for the Rebels. There appears to be no shortage of players ready to pick up the slack and step forward on offense for coach Lamar Brown … [Read more...]
TIME TO SHINE: Oak Ridge senior RB DeJauvis Dozier could be headed towards special 2023 season
BY MIKE BLACKERBY It’s really time for De’Jauvis Dozier to shine, and Oak Ridge’s standout tailback is more than ready to be the feature running back for the Wildcats in 2023. After sharing time with Kendall Jackson and Jai Hundley, respectively, … [Read more...]
Central RB Frank Johnson IV to showcase a new facet in his game this 2023 season
BY MIKE BLACKERBY He’s a classic team-first guy. Frank Johnson IV does whatever it takes to help the Central High School football team win. … [Read more...]
2023 All-5Star Preps Softball Teams
2023 All-5 Star Preps Softball Team FIRST TEAM Elsa Morrison, Farragut: A sophomore transfer from Indiana, Morrison more than lived up to her billing as an elite talent at catcher. She batted .596 in 40 games with 23 homers, 72 RBI and an … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Softball Player of the Year: Elsa Morrison, Farragut High
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Just before the start of the 2023 high school softball season, Farragut coach Nick Green made a bold statement. He predicted that Elsa Morrison, a sophomore catcher from Indiana who transferred to Farragut, would be the best … [Read more...]
2023 All-5Star Preps GIRLS Track & Field Teams
2023 All-5Star Preps Track & Field Team Girls Class AAA First Team Elissa Longmire, Jefferson County: The five-time all-state performer swept the weight events in both the sectional and state meets. The junior was AAA state champion in the … [Read more...]
2023 All-5Star Preps BOYS Track & Field Teams
2023 All-5Star Preps Track & Field Team Boys Class AAA First Team Tezz Dozier, Maryville: Rebels senior finished third (21.07) in the 200 and fourth (10.65) in the 100 in packed sprint fields at the state Class AAA meet in May. Dozier also ran … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Chloe Truss, Knoxville Catholic
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Catholic freshman sprinter Chloe Truss displayed her unrefined but undeniable speed at the Division II-AA state track and field meet in Murfreesboro last May. She won in a flash – three times, in fact, to complete the rare sprints … [Read more...]