5Star Preps Football Coach of the Year (2020): Joe Gaddis, Oak Ridge High School
By MIKE BLACKERBY The outlook was bleak for Oak Ridge football at midseason. The turnaround was stunning. The Wildcats overcame
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5Star Preps Offensive Player of the Year (2020): Parker Hughes, Elizabethton High School
By MIKE BLACKERBY Beyond the eye-popping statistics, the awards and the accolades, Elizabethton football coach Shawn Witten said Parker Hughes
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2020 All-5Star Preps Football Team Selections
How Players Are Selected Let’s be clear: This is NOT a recruiting list. We have 70 schools in our coverage
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RECRUITING GAME: High-profile area recruits search for right college spot in face of Covid obstacles
By DAVE LINK National Signing Day is fast approaching on Feb. 3, and there are still plenty of uncommitted high
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5STAR PHOTOS: Bearden at Hardin Valley Academy basketball (Friday, Jan. 22, 2021)
The Hardin Valley Academy basketball teams hosted Bearden on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. 5Star Preps photographer Danny Parker captured galleries
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Catholic guard Blue Cain coming into his own as sophomore; leads Irish to road win at Greeneville
GREENEVILLE – Coaches Mike Hutchens of Catholic and Brad Woolsey of Greeneville were in agreement. The best player on the
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CAK girls slip past Webb by one point (again); Webb boys basketball back at full strength
By DAVE LINK Caroline Meyers wasn’t about to give up Friday night. Neither were her teammates on the Christian Academy
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5STAR PHOTOS: West Rebels at Farragut Admirals basketball – Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
By TANNER WALKER Get ready to see all the action from Friday’s West Rebels at Farragut Admirals basketball contest in
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The FINAL FIVE, area leading scorers and boxscores – Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
By JESSE SMITHEY Check out tonight’s FINAL FIVE (five big stories), leading scorers and boxscores from Friday, Jan. 22. Coaches
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An Atypical Year One: What first-year coaches in 2020 learned and look forward to in Year Two
By MIKE BLACKERBY So how’d it go? A couple of first-year head coaches at high-profile high school football programs took
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