By DAVE LINK Jayden Neal made a monstrous jump in competition between the 2020 and 2o21 football seasons. Neal went from being the starting quarterback for Farragut Middle School to the starting quarterback for Catholic High School, which … [Read more...]
WAY TOO EARLY TOP 15 Football Teams for the 2022 season
BY JESSE SMITHEY Only a couple days have passed since the end of the 2021 high school football season. That should be plenty of time for you to have caught your breath and now turn your attention to 2022. Hey, this is Tennessee. We eat, … [Read more...]
THE BIG TAKEAWAYS: Catholic 30, Powell 29 – Week 10 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY One of, if not, the most anticipated game of the 2021 regular season didn't disappoint Thursday night. Powell and Catholic played down to the final seconds of the fourth quarter. A game with a genesis dating back to a simple … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Top 20 High School Football Teams – Week 10 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY Welcome to crunch time. After two blah weeks full of byes, the high school football schedule ramps back up here in Week 10 and again next week in Week 11. Get caught up on the 5Star Preps Top 20 teams heading into this final … [Read more...]
Catholic’s late push to rally past Pope John Paul II thwarted by lengthy field goal
By ETHAN STONE It's as the old saying goes: “All good things must come to an end.” That was Catholic football’s reality Friday night against Pope John Paul II Prep, anyway. The Irish's big rally in the second half ultimately met its … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Lipscomb Academy at Knoxville Catholic – Week 8 (2021)
5STAR PHOTOS - This FREE gallery from Danny Parker includes all the images from the Lipscomb Academy at Knoxville Catholic football Here are 42 TOTAL PHOTOS of all the action. Pictures are presented by Austin White of Realty … [Read more...]
Trent Dilfer’s Lipscomb Academy Mustangs leave Knoxville Catholic with 44-0 win
BY JESSE SMITHEY Though once a Heisman candidate, a former NFL first-round pick and a Super Bowl champion, Trent Dilfer could still think back clearly on his high school days and empathize with Catholic's starting freshman quarterback Jayden … [Read more...]
5Star Preps High School Football Predictions – Week 8 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY Weeks 8 and 9 of the high school football season are replete with bye weeks. So this Friday's Week 8 slate of games is a light one with roughly 30 games left for us to predict, and many of the marquee matchups are non-region … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP – Week 5 (2021): Anderson County vs. South-Doyle, Catholic vs. McCallie
By DAN FLESER The BIG ROUNDUP for Week 5 includes big-time tilts like: Anderson County vs. South-Doyle Catholic vs. McCallie Keaton Harig's INSANE night And so many more top players and contests. Dig in... … [Read more...]
The 5Star Preps Top 20 Football Teams for Week 5 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY Yes, a new No. 1 resides within these rankings after Maryville unseated Alcoa with a 30-27 win on Friday. But what other changes have been made heading into Week 5? Have a look. … [Read more...]