LOUDON – The Loudon Redskins are right where they wanted to be when the football season began. Senior tailback/cornerback Drew Jackson had two touchdowns and two interceptions as the Redskins (13-0) posted a 33-14 victory over Chattanooga Red Bank … [Read more...]
2019 TSSAA State Playoffs – Semifinal Pairings
2019 TSSAA State Playoffs Semifinal Round - Friday, Nov. 29 Class 1A South Pittsburg (12-0) at Greenback (11-2) Lake County (13-0) at Huntingdon (13-0) Class 2A Trousdale (11-1) at Meigs County (12-1) Peabody (13-0) at Riverside (8-5) Class … [Read more...]
Maryville football to 20th consecutive semifinal; Alcoa and Greenback also advance
We couldn't get to every game Friday night in the quarterfinal round. But we did have plenty to write about: Maryville moving on to its 20th consecutive state semifinal Alcoa advanced to its seventh consecutive state semifinal Greenback … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Gibbs Eagles at The King’s Academy Lions (Nov. 21, 2019)
SEYMOUR - The King's Academy basketball teams have been generating buzz heading into the season's start. The Lady Lions made it to the Division II-A state quarterfinals a season ago and return the program's all-time leading scorer: sophomore … [Read more...]
BOXSCORES and STATS – Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019
BOXSCORES and STATS - Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 Coaches can email boxscores or scorebook sheets to [email protected] the night of the game to have boxscores/stats included in the nightly reports. … [Read more...]
CHORES TO DO: Alcoa football (8 shutouts) still has wood to chop and water to carry in 2019
ALCOA – If you see Alcoa’s football players chopping wood Friday night, don’t be surprised. And if you see the Tornadoes carrying water, don’t be surprised, either. … [Read more...]
STAT LEADERS – 5Star Preps Football Stat Leaders through Round 2 (2019 playoffs)
5Star Preps Stat Leaders - Through Round 2 of the 2019 playoffs Here are the area's football statistical leaders through the second round of the postseason. We will continue to add to this list. We have had 43 schools report stats as of Thursday … [Read more...]
5Star Preps Basketball Preview: Top Teams, Players to Know for 2019-20
We have a lot of 2019-20 high school basketball season preview information coming out. So, we decided to package it all here in one spot. More will be added this week to the 5Star Preps Basketball Preview. In the meantime, … [Read more...]
2019-20 Boys Basketball Preview – The Top Teams in 5Star Preps
The 2018-19 boys' basketball season treated the 5Star Preps coverage well. Webb won its first Division II-A state championship. So did Bearden, but in Class AAA -- normally dominated by Memphis. Fulton reached the Class AA state … [Read more...]
2019-20 Boys Basketball Preview – The Top Players in 5Star Preps
Plenty of talent graduated from the area and found rosters on college programs. But that doesn't mean the 5Star Preps coverage area is bereft of talent now. Actually, it's doing just fine -- and maybe as loaded as ever. We break down the top … [Read more...]