Alcoa High School football coach Gary Rankin joined Josh Ward and me on Wednesday night for "Prep Sports Tonight" -- a weekly radio show on Wednesday nights (7:30-8) on FM-99.1 Sports Radio WNML. Rankin, the state's all-time leader in coaching … [Read more...]

STAT LEADERS THROUGH WEEK 10 43 Teams have reported. ... Teams Not Yet Reporting: Cosby, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Harriman, Heritage, Jellico, McMinn Central, Midway, Northview Academy, Oneida, Pigeon Forge, Scott, Sunbright, Sweetwater, Tellico Plains, … [Read more...]

This might be Larry Kerr’s best coaching job yet. And that’s saying something. Kerr led Halls to a state title in 1986, steered Anderson County to a state semifinal 10 years later and amassed some 268 career wins before retiring after the 2008 … [Read more...]

  Farragut’s football team has had plenty of time to stew over the 17-13 loss at Bearden on Oct. 11. It cost the Admirals (8-1, 4-1 in Region 1-6A) a chance to clinch the region title and a No. 1 seed in the playoffs – not to mention a … [Read more...]

THURSDAY Fulton (8-1) at Oak Ridge (8-1): A region-championship game in Week 11 between two of the more storied programs in the Greater Knoxville Area? Yes, please. That’s the way it should be at this time of the year. So however that game got … [Read more...]

One week is all that is left in this regular season. While some teams are fighting for a final playoff spot, these teams don't have to worry about it. They're the best in the area heading into Week 11... … [Read more...]

After a lengthy preseason and 10 grueling weeks of high school football, it all comes down to one game here in Week 11 for many area teams. Region championships and playoff positioning are on the line at venues across the 5Star Preps coverage area … [Read more...]