BY JESSE SMITHEY The last few days have gone pretty well for Eli Owens, the Class of 2025 multi-sport standout at Alcoa High School. … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Alcoa Tornadoes vs. East Nashville – 2022 Class 3A BlueCross Bowl Championship
CHATTANOOGA — We have 92 photos for you from the Alcoa Tornadoes vs. East Nashville Eagles 2022 Class 3A BlueCross Bowl state championship game. All photos are from Danny Parker. Enjoy all this content for FREE thanks to Jeremy Cox of … [Read more...]
8Str8 … ALCOA TORNADOES down East Nashville again in Class 3A BlueCross Bowl Championship for program’s eighth consecutive title
BY JESSE SMITHEY CHATTANOOGA — The smile Zach Lunsford wore Friday afternoon following Alcoa's 45-26 championship win spoke volumes. Sure, joy and and relief of winning state again — for the program's eighth consecutive time and 21st … [Read more...]
2022 CLASS 3A BLUECROSS BOWL PREVIEW: Alcoa (13-1) seeks historic eighth consecutive championship in a row on Friday against East Nashville
BY JESSE SMITHEY For the Alcoa High School football team, familiarity does not breed contempt. Rather, more like success. The title-game repetitions against the same opponents since the mid-2000s have not hurt their championship pedigree a … [Read more...]
Alcoa Football doesn’t let G-P hang around; Tornadoes cruise past Highlanders and into 3A semifinals
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – Almost three months ago, the Alcoa football team couldn’t pull away from Gatlinburg-Pittman until the second half of their game. That was not the case Friday night. The Tornadoes (12-1) rolled to a 42-0 halftime lead and … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: West Rebels at Alcoa Tornadoes football – Week 6, 2022
ALCOA — Of course 5Star Preps was at the West Rebels vs. Alcoa Tornadoes football contest on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. And we have a big gallery of 111 photos from the highly touted Rivaly Thursday matchup. All photos are by Danny Parker. We … [Read more...]
Alcoa seniors make the big plays late, get long-awaited win over Maryville, 27-14
By JESSE SMITHEY MARYVILLE — For Zach Lunsford, the senior starting quarterback at Alcoa, the postgame celebration at Maryville High School on Friday night was a long time coming. "I'm not sure what to feel," said Lunsford just after the … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Alcoa Tornadoes at Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders – Week 2 (2022)
GATLINBURG — We have a big gallery below from the Alcoa Tornadoes and Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders region matchup from Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. All pictures are by Danny Parker. We have some free looks below on a few pictures. But to view the … [Read more...]
Alcoa, Maryville cruise to Thursday night wins; Battle of Pistol Creek in two weeks
By JESSE SMITHEY The wins Thursday night were expected by both the Alcoa High and Maryville football teams. But they came under two totally different circumstances. … [Read more...]
Alcoa senior offensive lineman Tyler “Bubba” Jeffries commits to Indiana
By JESSE SMITHEY ALCOA — Tyler "Bubba" Jeffries, the senior offensive lineman at Alcoa, is no stranger to the spotlight. From playing high school football as a 6-foot-4 eighth-grader in 2018 to the intense and innumerable recruiting camps that … [Read more...]