BY JESSE SMITHEY The Karns High School football program met its new head football coach early Monday morning, the first official day of work for the Beavers coming out of the TSSAA-mandated dead period. And their new leader is someone their … [Read more...]
Karns High School football coach Brad Taylor steps down as head coach after seven seasons
BY JESSE SMITHEY He helped usher Karns Football to new heights. But after seven seasons at the helm, head football coach Brad Taylor announced to the team on late Friday morning his decision to step away from his post. Taylor will remain on … [Read more...]
THE BIG TAKEAWAYS from Round 1 of the 2022 Playoffs … and a look at Round 2
By JESSE SMITHEY There was plenty to unpack Friday night from Round One of the playoffs, beyond the games we covered. Here are some of the big takeaways from the first round: … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Karns Beavers at Oak Ridge Wildcats – Week 9 (2022)
OAK RIDGE — The Oak Ridge Wildcats played host to the Karns Beavers on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in a key Region 3-5A showdown. 5Star Preps commissioned photographer Charles May to attend, and he sent us back 46 photos from the night's … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP – Week 9 (2022) Thursday: Oak Ridge, Greeneville, Grainger, Pigeon Forge, Sweetwater notch wins
BY JESSE SMITHEY Don't count out Oak Ridge just yet. Thursday night's win for the Wildcats over Karns proved they're still very much a player in the East Tennessee conversation of 5A contenders. But Oak Ridge wasn't the only winner on a … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Karns Beavers at Carter Hornets – Week 6, 2022
5Star Preps was at the Karns Beavers at Carter Hornets football contest on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. And we have a big gallery of 68 photos from the matchup. All photos are by Danny Parker. We have a free preview below, but to view the full … [Read more...]
DeSean Bishop (305 yards, four TDs) stars but Karns defense proves clutch late in 36-33 win over Campbell County
By DAVE LINK DeSean Bishop ran for 305 yards and four touchdowns Friday night, but Karns needed a defensive stop to preserve a victory over Campbell County. Chris Hunter and Alex Idol got it for the Beavers. Hunter had a strip sack of … [Read more...]
The 5 Players You Need to See in Week 5 (2022)
by JESSE SMITHEY Not gonna lie to you. Week 5 doesn't look great. Not a lot of marquee games to get fired up about. So it's the perfect time to go catch some of the area's high school football stars. Because it'll be BlueCross Bowl Week … [Read more...]
Wheeler has statement game for Powell in Panthers’ win over Karns, 42-28
By MATTHEW LUTEY POWELL — Friday night couldn’t have been a better time for Powell sophomore running back Connor Wheeler to have a statement game. With a starting quarterback not at 100 percent and multiple special teams mistakes to overcome, … [Read more...]
Karns Football goes to 1-0 in a Flash with 35-17 win over Hardin Valley Academy
By JESSE SMITHEY DeSean Bishop wore the appropriate pair of football gloves Friday night, sure enough to match the new yellow pants worn by the Karns football team but that also featured superhero Flash logos. "Corrupt Flash," Bishop is quick … [Read more...]