By JESSE SMITHEY A lot has happened in the last week or so in the landscape of high school football, from schedule changes and announcements for 2021 to college football recruiting news. And while we try our best to keep you guys up to date on … [Read more...]
Some Q&As with new Coalfield football coach Benson Napier
By JESSE SMITHEY Benson Napier often envisioned and talked about taking over the Coalfield football program someday -- but in a much different way than the manner he actually did. The 25-year-old Napier was named the new football coach at … [Read more...]
2020 All-5Star Preps Football Team Selections
How Players Are Selected Let's be clear: This is NOT a recruiting list. We have 70 schools in our coverage map, and selecting players is difficult. Players are selected based on a number of variables, such as (an in no particular order): … [Read more...]
The FINAL FIVE, area leading scorers and boxscores – Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
By JESSE SMITHEY Check out tonight's FINAL FIVE (five big stories), leading scorers and boxscores from Friday, Jan. 22. Coaches can send info to [email protected]. … [Read more...]
The FINAL FIVE, leading scorers and boxscores – Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021
By JESSE SMITHEY Check out tonight's FINAL FIVE (five big stories), leading scorers and boxscores from Tuesday, Jan. 19. Coaches can send info to [email protected]. … [Read more...]
Governor Bill Lee extends Executive Order 70 but allows grandparents, school staff to attend games
By JESSE SMITHEY With his Executive Order 70 set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Tennessee governor Bill Lee extended said order with his newly minted Executive Order 74 that amended his original stance to allow for a few more people to attend … [Read more...]
The FINAL FIVE, leading scorers and boxscores – Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
By JESSE SMITHEY The FINAL FIVE are the big five takeaways from the slate of basketball games. Sometimes it's a milestone hit or a buzzer-beating play. Other times, it might be a big night from a particular player. Either way, here's tonight's … [Read more...]
Board of Control moves state golf, girls soccer state sites; 2021 State Hoops likely moving to high school gyms
By JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA Board of Control selected host sites Thursday for the girls soccer championships and state golf championships for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. And there were big moves made. The TSSAA even expressed a possible … [Read more...]
Meet the 2020 5Star Preps Underclassman Football Team
2020 UNDERCLASSMAN TEAM Underclassman Offensive POY: DeSean Bishop (Karns, RB) Underclassman Defensive POY: Aaron Davis (Alcoa, LB) QUARTERBACKS Jordyn Potts (Powell, sophomore): The 2020 Class 5A Mr. Football semifinalist threw for … [Read more...]
The FINAL FIVE, Top Scorers and Basketball Boxscores – Tuesday, Jan. 12 (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY Check out tonight's FINAL FIVE (a.k.a. big stories), as well as some top scorers and area basketball boxscores from Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. 5SP MEMBERS ONLY ... … [Read more...]