By JESSE SMITHEY Though high school football and fall TSSAA sports are still on track to begin on time, that doesn't mean Covid-19 isn't causing some zigs and zags along the way. In this week's 5Star Preps Insider Notes, we take a look at how … [Read more...]
BOXSCORES: Aug. 10-11, 2020
BOXSCORES - Aug. 10-11, 2020 … [Read more...]
Matt Mercer no longer with The King’s Academy
By Jesse Smithey Matt Mercer is no longer with The King’s Academy as its headmaster and boys’ basketball coach. … [Read more...]
Table set for 2020 Season to be the Year of the Running Back in 5Star Preps Area
By JESSE SMITHEY As the 5Star Preps site continues its previews for the 2020 season, one common thread ran through all the researching and content: the running back position. The Greater Knoxville Area is replete with next-level-talent … [Read more...]
UPDATED: CLASS OF 2021 TOP 25 PROSPECTS (Aug. 2020)
By JESSE SMITHEY In mid-April, we unveiled our Top 25 Players for the Class of 2021. Scholarship offers were pouring in at that time, and it felt prudent to weld together a list. Since then, there have been verbal commitments, more scholarship … [Read more...]
2020 5Star Preps Golf Preview – Teams to know and Players to Watch
By JESSE SMITHEY The high school golf season has already teed off, carrying the torch for area sports first into the Covid-19 era. So here are the top teams and players (20 boys, 20 girls) you should know. … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS PRACTICE NOTES: 2020 football preseason
By JESSE SMITHEY This preseason has been different than most. Different than all, really. Covid-19 scrubbed away our 7-on-7 and scrimmages, so we're going to visit as many preseason practices as we can to get a gauge on the area's top teams, … [Read more...]
McMinn County offensive lineman commits to Virginia Tech
By JESSE SMITHEY It wasn't hard to figure out just which school Bryce Goodner was going to commit to. Well, maybe for a while it was. … [Read more...]
Jennifer Sullivan fitting in at new Bearden basketball home
By JESSE SMITHEY When the word came down midway through June that Jennifer Sullivan would transfer from The King's Academy to Bearden, one would assume that would instantly make the Lady Bulldogs state contenders. And while that may ultimately … [Read more...]
INSIDER NOTES: Coaches quarantined, Greene Devil great returns, recruiting notes and more
By JESSE SMITHEY For yet another week, all eyes were turned to Nashville, awaiting Gov. Bill Lee's direction toward fall sports. Meanwhile, the world of local high school sports again churned out storyline after storyline that Covid-19 has … [Read more...]