BY JESSE SMITHEY The sample sizes continue to grow. Teams are really beginning to show what they are and could be this season. So here are the top teams in the 5Star Preps coverage area heading into Sept. 4-5 games.   … [Read more...]

TSWA/USA Today High School Football State Rankings Week 3 / 2025 season Division I Class 1A 1. McKenzie (18), 180 points. Record: 1-1. Last week: No. 2 2. South Pittsburg, 157 points. Record: 0-1. Last week: No. 1 3. Eagleville, 132 points. … [Read more...]

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...]