By JESSE SMITHEY The high school basketball season is just around the corner. So it's no wonder that Maryville senior guard/forward Denae Fritz went ahead and got her verbal commitment out of the way. The 5-foot-10 Fritz confirmed to 5Star … [Read more...]
Brayden Anderson, Grey Carroll lead Alcoa football in 20-7 win at Dobyns-Bennett
By JESSE SMITHEY Alcoa football standout Isiah Cox, on the first two plays of the game against Dobyns-Bennett, made his presence immediately felt Thursday night as one of the top prospects in the state from the Class of 2021. But the standout … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Football Stats Leaders Through Week 10
By JESSE SMITHEY Here are you area high school football statistical leaders through Week 10 of the 2020 season. Coaches may send a cumulative stats report to [email protected]. Stats will be added Wednesday night and Thursday, as more … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Football Game Predictions – Week 11, 2020
By JESSE SMITHEY What a week Week 10 was. Region titles were won. Upsets were had. And playoff hopes continued for some and were dashed for others. Nevertheless, the final week of the regular season has arrived. And Alcoa and … [Read more...]
RECRUITING BOARD: Best Still Available Football Players in Class of 2021
By JESSE SMITHEY With Isiah Cox's commitment to the sixth-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats on Sunday and South-Doyle linebacker Noah Myers' commitment to Gardner-Webb on Friday, some 14 players off our Top 25 Prospects in the Class of 2021 have made … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS Top 15 Football Teams (Week 11, 2020)
By JESSE SMITHEY This final week of the regular season has arrived. Some teams' playoff fates are already settled. Others still have work to do this week. Let's get into it with our new 5Star Preps Top 15 football teams. It's going to … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Knoxville Catholic vs. Knoxville West (Week 10, 2020)
Check out the photos from 5Star Preps intern Chloe Owenby during her stop Friday at Knoxville Catholic's 35-7 win over Knoxville West. Interested in purchasing a pic or two? Email us at [email protected]. … [Read more...]
WEEK 10 BOXSCORES, Scoreboard and Week 11 Schedule
Check out all the Week 10 boxscores, Week 10 scoreboard and the Week 11 schedule. Right here ... … [Read more...]
DUNN GOOD: J.D. Dunn and CAK offensive front power past Grace Christian, 48-21
By JESSE SMITHEY CAK football coach Travis Mozingo noticed the chip on J.D. Dunn's shoulder early in the season. While playing with that edge can be beneficial, it can have a dark side, too. And Mozingo wanted his star running back to … [Read more...]
PHOTOS/VIDEO/ANALYSIS: Alcoa Middle takes MAC Championship, 56-22, over Bearden
By JESSE SMITHEY The Alcoa Middle School football program exacted a measure of revenge Thursday night in the MAC Football Championship at Bearden. After having lost to Bearden in the 2019 MAC Championship and then again in the 2020 season … [Read more...]