By DAVE LINK KINGSTON – The Kingston boys’ basketball team was at full strength Friday night for the first time in almost a month. Not good news for the visiting Scott Highlanders. Junior point guard Colby Raymer scored 21 points as the No. … [Read more...]
NO PANIC BUTTON – Farragut finishes strong and earns region berth; HVA looks to future
BY DAVE LINK Farragut’s basketball team has had some big leads slip away this season. But it didn’t happen Thursday night. … [Read more...]
The NEW QB1s: William Blount football QB1 duties to stay within the family
By DAVE LINK Get ready for another Clemmer. … [Read more...]
William Blount survives late rally by rival Heritage; 58-56 win keeps Govs’ season alive
By DAVE LINK MARYVILLE – All eyes were on Heritage senior guard Parker Rothery in the closing seconds Tuesday night. And the William Blount defenders were focused on him, too. Their season depended on it. … [Read more...]
CLUTCH GENE: Knoxville Catholic PG B.J. Edwards delivers when it matters against Bearden
By DAVE LINK Catholic and Bearden were locked in a white-knuckle basketball game Monday night until the fourth quarter. Then B.J. Edwards took over. … [Read more...]
Harriman boys basketball steals one away in OT; Oneida girls tighten defensive clamps down in win
By DAVE LINK HARRIMAN – Brady Stubbs made a steal to remember Friday night. Harriman’s senior guard stole an inbounds pass and made a layup at the buzzer in overtime, lifting the Blue Devils to a 55-53 victory over visiting Oneida. The win … [Read more...]
How will Bearden’s performance against Hamilton Heights help the Bulldogs going forward?
By DAVE LINK Bearden coach Jeremy Parrott was far from satisfied with having a lead against Hamilton Heights for most of three quarters Thursday night. If anything, that made the Bulldogs’ 62-49 loss to the visiting Hawks even harder to … [Read more...]
The NEW QB1s: Fulton Football turns to a new QB upon departure of Tommy Sweat
By DAVE LINK Fulton’s Raysean Jackson took advantage when an opportunity arose out of nowhere last Sept. 18. The junior quarterback was the backup to senior Tommy Sweat on game day as the Falcons prepared for their home game against … [Read more...]
Tellico Plains girls’ basketball (19-0) hoping 2021 is the year the drought ends
By DAVE LINK Gary Tucker is in his 47th year as the Tellico Plains girls’ basketball coach and still going strong. His team is rolling, too. … [Read more...]
Harper Neal, Kingston boys’ basketball offense continue to soar; knock off Loudon, 92-69
By DAVE LINK LOUDON – Harper Neal had a special first half Friday night and his Kingston teammates took over from there. The senior guard scored 27 of his 33 points before halftime as the Yellow Jackets (17-5) rolled to a 92-69 victory at … [Read more...]