The top Class of 2021 prospects from the 5Star Preps coverage area
By JESSE SMITHEY College scholarship offers are popping up for area high school football prospects seemingly by the minute on
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The latest on 6-8, 340-pound tackle J’Marion Gooch and his recruitment
J’Marion Gooch can attest a couple aspects of sports haven’t stopped as the world deals with the coronavirus. Recruitment for
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ALTERED UNIFORMS, part II — Alcoa Tornadoes, Maryville Rebels
By Jesse Smithey We hope you enjoyed Part I of our Altered Uniform Series that we unveiled Monday. Part II
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Class of 2023 QB lands in Oak Ridge, provides depth
by MIKE BLACKERBY Unlike 2019, depth apparently won’t be an issue at quarterback for Oak Ridge’s football team this fall.
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ALTERED UNIFORMS, part I – Greenback Cherokees, Central Bobcats
By JESSE SMITHEY Full discloser: I’m a sucker for a great sports uniform. As an impressionable teenager in the early
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South-Doyle linebacking corps could be one of area’s best in 2020 season
By DAVE LINK South-Doyle football coach Clark Duncan can’t wait to see his linebackers perform when and if the 2020
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Fernando Frances fighting back to full health for one final shot with the Powell Panthers
Fernando Frances recalls vividly the moment when his 2019 high school football season came to a screeching halt just as
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Cocke County football ready for next step in Scotty Dykes’ second season
By MIKE BLACKERBY Cocke County’s recent football history suggests otherwise, but second-year coach Scotty Dykes is confident he can build
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ORAL HISTORY II: Maryville at William Blount, 2007
By JESSE SMITHEY Beating Maryville in a high school football game has been no easy task, especially during the last
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Alcoa football star Isiah Cox getting SEC offers; where do the Vols stand?
By JESSE SMITHEY Scholarship offers are coming in at a steadier pace for Isiah Cox these days. More so, they’re
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