2021 BlueCross Bowl 3A PREVIEW: Alcoa (13-1) vs. East Nashville (10-4)
By JESSE SMITHEY The Alcoa football team will definitely be out of its comfort zone Friday when it goes for
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2021 BLUECROSS BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS PRIMER – Classes 3A, 4A, 5A
By JESSE SMITHEY Just three teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area reached Championship Week this year. Alcoa in Class
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5STAR PHOTOS: Oakland Patriots at Maryville Rebels – Friday, Nov. 26, 2021
MARYVILLE – See all the photos from Friday’s Class 6A state semifinal between the Maryville Rebels and the Oakland Patriots
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Powell defense smothers West in 35-7 Class 5A state semifinal win
By MIKE BLACKERBY Powell’s smothering defense has the Panthers on the cusp of their first state football championship in school history.
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5STAR PHOTOS: Powell Panthers at West Rebels – Friday, Nov. 26, 2021
This gallery from Tanner Walker includes images from a Class 5A state semifinal contest featuring the Powell Panthers and the
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Alcoa thumps Giles County, 42-12, in 3A semifinals; Tornadoes have chance at 7th title in a row
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – Gary Rankin wasn’t taking any chances Friday night. The Alcoa football coach benched his starters at
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FREE READ – 2021 TSSAA BlueCross Bowl State Championship Schedule
BLUE CROSS BOWL SCHEDULE Chattanooga, Finley Stadium Thursday, Dec. 2 DIVISION II-AA: Lipscomb Academy (11-1) vs. Christ Presbyterian (11-2), 11 a.m.
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BIG ROUNDUP – Elizabethton heads to third 4A BlueCross Bowl in a row; Maryville falls to Oakland in 6A semis
By JESSE SMITHEY In this week’s BIG ROUNDUP, we take you to two semifinals: Class 4A: Elizabethton vs. Upperman Class 6A:
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STATE SEMIFINAL PREDICTIONS – Friday, Nov. 26, 2021
By JESSE SMITHEY The finish line to the 2021 high school football season is nearing. Fewer than 10 days remain. And
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30 YEARS LATERS: Oak Ridge’s 42-41 overtime semifinal win over Central still moves the needle
By JESSE SMITHEY Way back in July 2018, just a couple months after the debut of 5Star Preps, I posed
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