Saturday proved to be a busy one for area postseason basketball. A few teams won district titles and region titles while others secured spots for themselves in their respective tournament championship games. Get caught up on the big wins and … [Read more...]
FRIDAY’S BEST: 2024 Postseason Basketball Standouts and Top Wins (Friday, Feb. 16, 2024)
BY JESSE SMITHEY Get caught up fast on what happed Friday in postseason basketball. AND ... see which HUGE rematches are now on the docket. District 3-1A BOYS Jellico took down Wartburg 88-59 behind 37 points from Isaac … [Read more...]
Austin-East High School names Stanton Stevens head football coach — again
BY JESSE SMITHEY Austin-East High School named a new head football coach this week. Well, he's sort-of new. Stanton Stevens, who led the Roadrunners to their last state championship (2001), takes the reins again of the A-E Football program, … [Read more...]
Carter High School football promotes coordinator Todd Helton to head football coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY Todd Helton — no, not that Todd Helton — wanted to be a part of the Carter High School football staff so much back in 2018 that he accepted a minor non-coaching role doing the team's video work. "This community is such a … [Read more...]
2023-24 BASKETBALL POSTSEASON SCHEDULES & DISTRICT AWARDS presented by SmartBank
Please find postseason basketball schedules below. Coaches are encouraged to send those in to us at [email protected]. All-District Teams are selected by coaches and submitted for publishing to 5StarPreps.com. District 1-1A Monday, Feb. … [Read more...]
TSSAA announces 2023-24 Mr. and Miss Basketball Finalists
While the Greater Knoxville Area didn't reel in many Mr. Football awards this school year, a high probability now exists for it to have multiple Mr. or Miss Basketball awards for 2023-24. The TSSAA announced Mr. and Miss Basketball finalists for … [Read more...]
WHO’S SIGNING — 2024 NATIONAL SIGNING DAY (FEB. 7)
Players below are signing this week. THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. Don't see players/athletes from your school? Have your athletics director email us the names at [email protected]. BASEBALL Brooks Wright, Bearden — … [Read more...]
Fulton Falcons get revenge on rival Austin-East, 68-52
Sequels are rarely better than the original. But the Fulton boys basketball team had no problem at all Saturday with its rematch with Austin-East being a total snoozer; that only meant that they won with ease. The Falcons got 19 points apiece … [Read more...]
ROUNDBALL ROUND-UP: Midway sophomore goes off, Northview hits game-winner, Top Performances and Wins (02.02.2024)
We can't get to every game on Friday nights. But here's a quick glance around the area at some top wins, individual performances and more from Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. … [Read more...]
Jahvin Carter and two fourth-quarter heroes lead Alcoa to 81-61 win over Gatlinburg-Pittman
BY JESSE SMITHEY ALCOA, Tenn. — When Jamir Dean, a 6-foot-2 freshman who has played beyond his years of late for the Alcoa boys' basketball team, got whistled for his fourth foul with 7 minutes, 26 seconds to play in Friday's key District 2-2A … [Read more...]