In this week’s playoff preview/roundup in the 5Star Preps coverage area we take a look at two Class 4A headliners and a 3A tilt where history could be made. Fulton at Greeneville Elizabethton at Anderson County Pigeon Forge at Unicoi … [Read more...]
EARLY GLANCE: Round 2 of the TSSAA State Football Playoffs
BY JESSE SMITHEY Twenty of the 60 TSSAA playoff games slated for Friday, Nov. 12, involve teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area. Here's a quick and early glance at all 20 of those contests. We'll have predictions and more game breakdowns … [Read more...]
The BIG ROUNDUP (Round 1, 2021): Anderson County, Farragut, Elizabethton, Maryville updates
By DAN FLESER In the BIG ROUNDUP for Round 1 of the 2021 postseason, we take a closer look at ... Anderson County's second-half surge Farragut's double-overtime win Maryville, Elizabethton victories and much more ... … [Read more...]
TSSAA Football Playoffs BRACKET BREAKDOWN – 2021
BY JESSE SMITHEY Brackets on brackets on brackets. Nine of them, to be exact. And we have a crash course for you to use and get up to speed on all you need to know heading into the 2021 TSSAA State Football Playoffs. It all … [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...]
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 5Star Preps Top 20 Football Teams – Week 7 (2021)
BY JESSE SMITHEY Only five weeks remain in the regular season, and playoff spots will be clinched and lost down this home stretch. The 5Star Preps Top 20 Teams heading into Week 7 looks markedly different than last week's edition, as five teams … [Read more...]
CLASS NOTES: Previewing D-B vs Greeneville, Anderson County vs Elizabethton, Kingston vs Campbell County
By MIKE BLACKERBY It’s Week 6 preview time as we take a look at some big non-region games Friday in high school football in Classes 1A-4A in the 5Star Preps coverage area: AC travels to Elizabethton Unbeaten Kingston at Campbell Co. … [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...]
The 5Star Preps Top 20 – Week 4 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY It's Week 4 of the high school football season, and that means one thing: it's Alcoa-Maryville Week. A battle between the top two programs in not only this area but also state history. See where the two Blount County powers, … [Read more...]