By JESSE SMITHEY The high school golf postseason commences on Monday, Sept. 13, and the countdown until the state tournaments' debut at Sevierville Golf Club will be in full effect. The TSSAA Board of Control opted to change tournament locales … [Read more...]
THE BIG TAKEAWAYS: Fulton 54, Gibbs 26 – Week 5 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY Fulton's Big 3 put on a show and then some Thursday night in the Falcons' 54-26 win at Gibbs. QB Raysean Jackson, RB Daveon Shenault and WR Marcellus Jackson spearheaded an offensive effort that produced a boat load of … [Read more...]
WEEK 5 High School Football Game Predictions
By JESSE SMITHEY As the midpoint of the season arrives, that means one thing: region leaders will begin to emerge. And in Week 5, many critical region contests reside on Friday's slate of games. Here are the 36 teams we project as the … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Football Statistical Leaders through Week 4 (2021)
5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS Thru Week 4 - 2021 season More than 50 schools reported their stats through Week 4. Coaches can send weekly cumulative stats to [email protected] each week. … [Read more...]
So just why did Bearden soccer standout Brinley Murphy commit to play at South Carolina?
By JESSE SMITHEY When midnight struck and the first minute of June 15 got underway, an influx of emails, messages and texts flooded the phone of Brinley Murphy. College women's soccer coaches could officially, at that moment, contact prospects … [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...]
Unlikely hero Jacob Richmond highlights Maryville’s wild 30-27 win over arch-rival Alcoa
By JESSE SMITHEY ALCOA - Of all the heroes you might have predicted in a Maryville win Friday night at Alcoa, junior Jacob Richmond surely wouldn't have topped your list. Probably wouldn't have been in the top five, really. But perhaps no … [Read more...]
Week 4 Boxscores, Week 4 Scoreboard and Week 5 Schedule
By 5SP Staff Here are your Week 4 boxscores (submitted by coaches), Week 4 scoreboard and Week 5 schedule. WEEK 4 BOXSCORES West 31, Fulton 14 West 10 14 0 7 – 31 Fulton 0 7 7 0 – 14 SCORING - W: Siebe 28 FG, Stokes 37 pass from … [Read more...]
BIG TAKEAWAYS: Loudon’s 43-22 win over Gatlinburg-Pittman
By JESSE SMITHEY There's much to unpack from Loudon's 43-22 win over Gatlinburg-Pittman on Thursday night. Like, how did the Redskins finish the first quarter with minus-15 yards and ultimately win by three scores? Here are the big takeaways … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Football Predictions – Week 4 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY We know why you're here. There's one game -- one big game -- that you want to see our prediction for. It's OK. We understand. But we picked that one and all the others involving our local teams in Week 4. … [Read more...]