BY JESSE SMITHEY With Catholic leading 14-7 midway through the third quarter of Thursday night's rivalry game, Anderson County hoped freshman quarterback J.D. Gillum could cook up some second-half comeback magic. But when he was sacked hard … [Read more...]

BY JESSE SMITHEY What a dumpster fire, at times, Week One turned out to be. Thunderstorms. Rains. Game delays, postponements and cancellations. Not to mention the superfluous amounts of cramps and injuries. Our predictions fell in line … [Read more...]

BY JESSE SMITHEY The 2025 season has commenced. For the last handful of months, 5Star Preps has prepared you with previews, analysis, video highlights and more. Even still, some names might have slipped from your memory banks. Or, perhaps … [Read more...]

BY JESSE SMITHEY The Battle of Pistol Creek didn't disappoint. The inaugural FirstBank Football Classic was played Saturday without a weather interruption. Meanwhile, many key games were called off and not rescheduled. Week One had its … [Read more...]

TSWA/USA Today High School Football State Rankings WEEK 2 Class 1A 1. South Pittsburg (18), 180 points; Record: 0-0; Last week: No. 1 2. McKenzie, 153 points; Record: 0-1; Last week: No. 2 3. Oliver Springs, 130 points; Record: 1-0; Last week: … [Read more...]

BY JESSE SMITHEY In a game that generated preseason buzz over the ample amount of offensive stars involved, Halls-Oak Ridge wound up being decided by defense. Oak Ridge used a pair of first-half, interception-return touchdowns Thursday night to … [Read more...]

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network have formed a partnership for the 2025 high school season for a weekly football poll beginning with today’s Preseason Poll for six Division I classifications and three … [Read more...]