Here are the members of the 2019 All-5Star Preps Volleyball Teams. Players are selected by our personal evaluations, coach nominations and input, statistics, character and team success. FIRST TEAM Cassie Kuerschen, junior, Catholic Position: … [Read more...]
The 5Star Preps Way-Too-Early Team Rankings for the 2020 high school football season
The 2019 season has been over for 24 hours now. That’s a long enough break for us to go ahead and start getting you prepared for next year. Here’s a 5Star Preps way-too-early Top 10 (plus two more) that features some teams to look out for in … [Read more...]
Maryville Rebels reclaim Class 6A supremacy with 42-21 win over Ravenwood
BY JESSE SMITHEY COOKEVILLE — With just a couple dozen seconds left in Saturday night's Class 6A championship game, Maryville quarterback Cade Chambers trotted out for one final snap. This victory formation would feature him in the shotgun. And … [Read more...]
BOXSCORES – Friday, Dec. 6, 2019
BOXSCORES - Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 … [Read more...]
BACK2BACK — Central Bobcats repeat as Class 5A BlueCross Bowl champions
BY DAVE LINK COOKEVILLE -- Quarterback Dakota Fawver couldn’t ask for a better finish to his high school football career. Nor could his senior teammates at Central. Fawver threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns as the Bobcats beat Summit of … [Read more...]
Alcoa Football rolls past Pearl-Cohn, 27-0, to win fifth consecutive title and 18th overall
BY DAVE LINK COOKEVILLE – Restock. Reload. It’s the machine called Alcoa football. The Tornadoes rolled to their fifth consecutive state title Friday night with a 27-0 victory over Nashville’s Pearl-Cohn in the 2019 Class 3A BlueCross Bowl … [Read more...]
Injury depleted Greenback Cherokees fall short late to Lake County in Class 1A BlueCross Bowl
By DAVE LINK COOKEVILLE – It was a tearful exit from Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium on Friday afternoon for the Greenback Cherokees. Lake County senior quarterback Tanner Snyder accounted for five touchdowns during a 38-23 victory over … [Read more...]
South-Doyle’s Elijah Young named 2019 Gatorade State Player of the Year
Have a week, Elijah Young. The South-Doyle senior tailback got more good news on Friday, just a few days after being named Class 5A Tennessee Titans Mr. Football. Gatorade named him the Player of the Year in the state of Tennessee. Young … [Read more...]
Alcoa football can further its model of consistency under Gary Rankin on Friday
When Gary Rankin took over as head football coach at Alcoa in 2006, he wanted the program to be the model of consistency. That might have sounded strange to some back then. After all, Alcoa had won a state title in 2000. And it had won … [Read more...]
Once 0-2, Greenback Cherokees must beat run-heavy Lake County for second title in three years
Wyatt Rutgerson’s emotions rode quite the roller coaster last Friday night. But who could blame him? The Greenback senior all-purpose back just watched his team rally past South Pittsburg with a touchdown in the final … [Read more...]