BY JESSE SMITHEY Brody Smith, the son of former NFL tight end Lee Smith, will not be playing for the Bearden Bulldogs in the 2024 season. His family is moving to Maryville. … [Read more...]
KOC’S 5STAR PHOTOS: Maryville Rebels at Alcoa Tornadoes – Week 10 (2023)
ALCOA — See all 107 photos from Friday's Battle of Pistol Creek rivalry between 21-time state champion Alcoa and 17-time state champion Maryville, from Week 10 of the 2023 high school football season. All 107 pics are by Tanner … [Read more...]
THE BIG PREVIEW presented by Triple F — Top Games and Storylines for Week 10 (2023)
BY MIKE BLACKERBY Just two more weeks left in the regular season. Then it’s playoff time. Week 10 of the high school football season figures to help sort out some of the postseason pecking orders in regions across the 70-team 5Star Preps … [Read more...]
Bearden gets first win over Maryville since 1993; Bulldogs win in overtime, 21-20, on stopped two-point conversion
BY MATTHEW LUTEY MARYVILLE — The excitement of the finish matched the magnitude of the moment. And decades of Bearden trying to defeat Maryville came down to a less-than-a-minute sequence that started with the realization that the … [Read more...]
West Rebels knock off Maryville for the second consecutive season, taking this matchup 21-14 in Blount County
BY NOAH TAYLOR MARYVILLE — Jack Keith could see it coming. The Knoxville West linebacker had prepared for Maryville’s two-minute drill during the week and with his team clinging to a one score lead just before halftime, he saw it playing out in … [Read more...]
The 20 Best Area High School Football Teams in TSSAA History (since 1969)
BY MIKE BLACKERBY So here they are. The following 20 teams are the best of the best in high school football in the 5Star Preps coverage area since the inception of the TSSAA playoffs in 1969. Since Morristown East (Class AAA) and Loudon … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL ROUND-UP (Week 2, 2023): Maryville tops Central, Sequoyah snaps 45-game losing skid, Catholic cruises in N.C.
BY JESSE SMITHEY We can't get to every game on Friday nights, but that doesn't mean we aren't going to make the effort to find out what we missed. And here are some more top players, games and moments from Week 2 of the 2023 season. … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP – WEEK 1 (2023)
BY 5SP Staff We couldn't get to every game on Friday night. But we have plenty of information on some of the games we missed. Get caught up with THE BIG ROUND-UP... … [Read more...]
BLOUNT COUNTY FOOTBALL JAMBOREE (2023) Notebook – Maryville’s QB battle; WB QB proves health; Eagleton sets high expectations; Greenback hopes change pushes program forward
BY TROY PROVOST-HERON MARYVILLE — Casey Cobble stepped on Mike White Field anxiously awaiting his first pass attempt of the Blount County Jamboree on Friday. Gage LaDue made the junior quarterback wait, bursting through a gaping hole for a long … [Read more...]
SCRIMMAGE REPORT (8.4.23): Oak Ridge Wildcats at Maryville Rebels
BY ANDREW PETERS MARYVILLE — In a battle of young quarterbacks looking to get experience before the season's start, Maryville and Oak Ridge squared off in a preseason scrimmage at Shields Stadium Friday night. Here's a look at how each did ... … [Read more...]