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...]
Noah Vaughn, Maryville Rebels race past Farragut and into 22nd consecutive state semifinal
By JESSE SMITHEY MARYVILLE - State football championships are the standard at Maryville High School, not semifinal appearances. The last two decades or so are to thank for that, as the Rebels have won 13 of their 17 all-time TSSAA state … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Maryville Rebels vs. Farragut Admirals – 6A Quarterfinals (2021)
MARYVILLE - This gallery from Tanner Walker includes images from a Class 6A state quarterfinal contest featuring the Maryville Rebels and Farragut Admirals. Here are 63 TOTAL PHOTOS of all the action. Pictures are presented by Austin White of … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS – State Quarterfinals (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY After a struggle through an unpredictable regular season, the 5Star Preps prediction model has rebounded so far in the playoffs. We're winning 85.5 percent of our postseason predictions through two rounds, and have eight … [Read more...]
PREVIEWS: Rhea County at Powell, Central at West, Farragut at Maryville
The field of teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area is dwindling fast in the TSSAA high school football playoffs. In Division II, all area teams have been eliminated. Five teams still carry the 5SP banner in Classes 5A and 6A. Here’s a look at … [Read more...]
ROUND 3 PRIMER: Team Notes, Player Notes heading into the TSSAA State Quarterfinals (2021)
BY JESSE SMITHEY The field has been whittled down, for sure. Some 46 teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area qualified for the 2021 TSSAA State Football Playoffs. Just 12 teams remain. And only eight games this Friday night will involve … [Read more...]
Farragut stays alive, CAK faces defending champs, Central offense shines in Round 1
By MIKE BLACKERBY Here’s a look at some of the key matchups in Class 5A, 6A and Division II in the 5Star Preps coverage area Friday night as we head into the second round of the 2021 high school football playoffs: 6A—Farragut at Bradley … [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...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Bearden at Farragut – Week 11 (2021)
FARRAGUT - This gallery from Danny Parker includes images from the Bearden Bulldogs game in Week 11 at the Farragut Admirals. Here are 91 TOTAL PHOTOS of all the action. Pictures are presented by Austin White of Realty Executives. We have some … [Read more...]