BY MIKE BLACKERBY The similarities will be striking when Halls (8-4) and Sevier County (12-1) tee it up Friday night at 7 in Sevierville in the Class 5A state semifinals. ·     There are top-tier quarterbacks on each side. ·     Both teams … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY South Pittsburg is the gold standard in Class 1A football in Tennessee, ever since the Pirates won their first TSSAA state championship in the playoff era way back in 1969. Exactly 56 years ago to the day Friday in Nashville, … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY The high school football playoffs traditionally offer some blockbuster matchups locally in the state quarterfinals. Friday night is no exception. The remaining playoff teams in the 5Star Preps area are one win away from reaching … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY These second-round high school football playoff matchups look a little different than usual, don’t they? Due to the reshuffling of the playoff deck by the TSSAA, many of the teams in the 5Star Preps coverage area find themselves … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY OK, here we go. The challenging road to the 2025 BlueCross Bowl TSSAA state football championships begins Thursday and Friday night across Tennessee. Courtesy of the Big Preview, here’s a look at some of the key playoff openers … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY There are no shortage of much-anticipated blockbusters Thursday and Friday as we wrap up regular-season play with Week 11 of the high school football season. The latest installment of the Big Preview focuses its microscope on four … [Read more...]

  BY MIKE BLACKERBY Hard to believe, but Week 10 of the high school football season is already at hand. Here’s a look at some of the key games in the 5Star Preps coverage area this week, courtesy of the Big Preview. … [Read more...]

BY MIKE BLACKERBY It’s crunch time for area high school football teams. Playoff posturing will continue to be hammered down as we head into Week 9 of the high school football regular season. Several key league games with major playoff indications … [Read more...]

  BY MIKE BLACKERBY Just call it the Big Bye Week. Eight of the top 10 teams in the 5Star Preps Power Rankings are off this week as we move into Week 8 of the area high school football schedule. Nonetheless, the weekly Big Preview trudges on … [Read more...]

  BY MIKE BLACKERBY This week’s Big Preview takes a gander at some of the top games in the 5Star Preps coverage area as we flip the calendar to Week 7 of the high school football season. … [Read more...]