BY DAVE LINK If ever a tie seemed like a win, the Farragut girls’ soccer team got one Tuesday night. The Lady Admirals scored twice in the last 22 minutes, salvaging a 2-2 tie at West in a District 4-AAA match of previously unbeaten teams. … [Read more...]
The Cam Duncan and Landis Davila QB-WR Connection Produces Another Dramatic Game-Winner, 28-21, over Powell
BY CALEB JARREAU FARRAGUT —Head coach Eddie Courtney gave Landis Davila a look with the clock winding down in the fourth quarter. Farragut football was in a fourth-and-long situation, needing a score to beat Powell. Davila knew the … [Read more...]
7v7 REPORT: Sevier County Smoky Bears, Farragut Admirals, Central Bobcats, William Blount Governors – July 11, 2023
The Farragut High School football team played host to Sevier County, Knoxville Central and William Blount in a 7-on-7 practice session on Tuesday, July 11. Here's what we learned about the four programs, starting with Sevier County's QB play and … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Baseball Offensive Player of the Year: Jett Johnston, Farragut High
By DAVE LINK It was mid-April, and Farragut third baseman Jett Johnston wasn’t having the type of senior season at the plate he’d envisioned. The Texas A&M signee was hitting .250, so he made a change. “I just started thinking that I’m … [Read more...]
5Star Preps 2023 Softball Player of the Year: Elsa Morrison, Farragut High
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Just before the start of the 2023 high school softball season, Farragut coach Nick Green made a bold statement. He predicted that Elsa Morrison, a sophomore catcher from Indiana who transferred to Farragut, would be the best … [Read more...]
Farragut baseball standout Lukas Buckner flips from UCF to Mississippi State after UCF coaching change
BY DAVE LINK Farragut shortstop Lukas Buckner has spent years watching televised games at Mississippi State’s Dudy Noble Field/Polk-Dement Stadium, the nation’s largest on-campus baseball facility. The rising senior dreamed about playing there … [Read more...]
CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP: Farragut Admirals repeat as Class 4A champions; down HVA 6-0 in All-Knoxville Final
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Cole Draper, a sophomore on the Farragut High School baseball team got a text Friday morning from head coach Matt Buckner, and that text got right to the point. Draper would be starting the TSSAA Class 4A State … [Read more...]
Farragut Baseball claims semifinal win over Stewarts Creek; Admirals to face Hardin Valley in All-Knoxville Final in 4A Championship
BY DAVE LINK MURFREESBORO – Jett Johnston had pitched eight innings this season for the Farragut baseball team before Thursday afternoon at Siegel High School. The Admirals’ starting third baseman got penciled in as the starter against Stewarts … [Read more...]
Anna French’s walk-off homer in the ninth sends Farragut Lady Admirals to 4A Softball State Tournament
BY DAVE LINK Farragut’s softball team was one out — and one strike — from elimination Friday night in the Class 4A state sectional game against visiting Morristown West. … [Read more...]
Farragut Baseball peaking at ‘right time’ – Admirals win Region 2-4A Championship over Oak Ridge
BY MATTHEW LUTEY It was an early start for the Region 2-4A baseball tournament championship game between Farragut and Oak Ridge on Saturday at Carson-Newman. And thanks to the Admirals’ Jett Johnston, it was also an early end. … [Read more...]