By JESSE SMITHEY Jason French could see it coming. He could see his program evolving at Gibbs High School to where it perennially wins a double-digit amount of games and makes deep playoff runs. The vision has come to fruition for the Gibbs … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS Game Predictions – Week 6 (2020)
By JESSE SMITHEY A good salesman would find a way to get you excited about Week 6's slate of games. But let's be honest. It isn't littered with marquee matchups. Still, it's a bridge week to bigger and better schedules of contests to … [Read more...]
2020 POSTSEASON: Region Tournament, District Tournament Results (Monday, Sept. 21, 2020)
Region 2 Small Class at Sevierville GC GIRLS Greenback (159): June Greene 74 (medalist), Lorien Sweet 85 Kingston (177): Kailey Lane 83 (advances to state), Brylee Crouse 94 Noteable individual: Campbell Penland (NVA) 83 (advances to state), … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS Top 15 Football Teams (Week 6, 2020)
By JESSE SMITHEY Well, we're at the midpoint of the 2020 high school season. And we had to shuffle the deck a little bit with our 5Star Preps Top 15 -- especially after what happened in Week 5. Here are the new rankings. … [Read more...]
Powell defense answers the bell Saturday night in 34-18 win at Central
By JESSE SMITHEY The football programs at Powell and Central — two state powers in Class 5A — acted fast on Wednesday and agreed to play a game Saturday night in Fountain City. The anticipation and build-up for the contest spiked equally as fast … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: McMinn County at William Blount football (Week 5, 2020)
MARYVILLE -- Our 5Star Preps photography intern Chloe Owenby captured these Friday night images from Week 5's battle between McMinn County and host William Blount. If you're interested in purchasing a pic or two, please email 5StarPreps@Gmail.com. … [Read more...]
WEEK 5 (2020) Football BOXSCORES and SCOREBOARD
Check out all of the stats, boxscores and scores from Week 5 of the 2020 high school season. … [Read more...]
Shawn Gary’s emergence as the lead running back restores South-Doyle to 5A contender
By JESSE SMITHEY Getting called to the administrative offices during the middle of a school day is, oftentimes, never a good thing when you're a high school student. But when South-Doyle head football coach and athletics director Clark Duncan … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS Football Statistics Report – Through Week 4 (2020)
By JESSE SMITHEY Here is your 5Star Preps football stats report through Week 4 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 5StarPreps@Gmail.com. … [Read more...]
POSTSEASON GOLF: Large Class District Tournaments (2020)
Check out all the postseason golf scores from large school district tournaments from the 5Star Preps coverage area. District 3 at Ruggles Ferry Set for Monday, Sept. 21 Scores can be submitted to 5StarPreps@Gmail.com District 4 at Egwani … [Read more...]