By JESSE SMITHEY Jaiden Hannibal started Rockwood's night with a touchdown midway through the first quarter. And by the end of the night, he proved a TV star. Hannibal scored four touchdowns in a Rivalry Thursday contest against Oliver … [Read more...]
5Star Preps WEEK 3 (2020) GAME PREDICTIONS
By JESSE SMITHEY We didn't get all our predictions right in Week 2. But one we did nail is that the law of averages would bring us back down after going 30-2 in Week 1. Still, we won 20 games in Week 2. But we're feeling good about a … [Read more...]
5Star Preps FOOTBALL STATS REPORT through Week 2 of the 2020 season
By JESSE SMITHEY Here is your 5Star Preps football stats report through Week 2 of the 2020 high school football season. Don't see your team? No worries. Just have your team's coach submit cumulative stats each week to [email protected]. … [Read more...]
ALTERED UNIFORMS, part III: Knoxville Catholic, Fulton and Farragut football
After we unveiled Altered Uniforms parts I and II in April, we had to do more. So we commissioned local uniform expert and designer Chad Fields of SM Athletics to reimagine and redesign the football uniforms for some more of our area teams. He … [Read more...]
Division II: Knoxville Catholic’s blank slate, Lakeway’s varsity debut, Webb preps for region test; TKA, CAK, GCA ranked
By JESSE SMITHEY In this week's Division II report, we take a look deeper into: Catholic's upcoming (blank) schedule Lakeway Christian's varsity debut Webb moves on from McCallie 2-0 starts and state rankings by CAK, TKA, Grace … [Read more...]
Where Are They Now? Ryan Hall (Halls High) – from Josh Igou State Farm
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Ryan Hall, Halls High School (2018 graduate) NOW: Hall is entering his junior season at the University of South Carolina. He carded a 71.86 scoring average as a sophomore in the seven events he played before Covid-19 cancelled … [Read more...]
Class 4A-6A Report: Sevier County’s start, Gibbs’ bounce back, Oak Ridge’s step back, Greeneville’s debut
By MIKE BLACKERBY The Class 4A-6A high school football report from Week 2 in the 5Star Preps coverage area. Sevier County’s fast start Gibbs bounces back D-B shuts down Oak Ridge Daniel Boone stuns Greeneville … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS Top 15 Football Teams (Week 3, 2020)
By JESSE SMITHEY Week 2 brought a few upsets, and so the Top 15 looks a little different. Four new teams enter the top 10. … [Read more...]
BOXSCORES – Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020
Check out the boxscores from Saturday's slate of high school football games. Coaches can submit boxscores by emailing them to [email protected]. … [Read more...]
Trinity Christian uses second-half surge to down Knoxville Catholic football, 49-14
By JESSE SMITHEY Ok, so. That reputation about Texas high school football? Yeah, it's no joke. A three-time defending state champion from there visited Knoxville Catholic on Saturday, rang up 493 yards of offense and departed with a 35-point … [Read more...]