By MIKE BLACKERBY Two of Powell’s newest prime-time players, both sophomores, hooked up for the game-winning score in dramatic fashion Friday night. Wide receiver Ayden Greene hauled in a 30-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jordyn Potts with … [Read more...]

By MIKE BLACKERBY The final score almost seemed like an afterthought Thursday night at Halls High School. After months of COVID-19 handwringing, all parties agreed it felt great just to be playing again as Halls and Gibbs kicked off the 2020 high … [Read more...]

By MIKE BLACKERBY They tend to let the results speak for themselves at Central High School. There was little preseason talk of a possible repeat as state Class 5A football champions this time a year ago. They made it two titles in a row … [Read more...]

By MIKE BLACKERBY It didn’t take first-year Clinton football coach Darell Keith very long to figure out what he’s up against. Keith, who coached at Todd County Central in Elkton, Ky., the past two seasons, is attempting to resurrect a struggling … [Read more...]

by MIKE BLACKERBY Winning at the highest level often breeds a culture of confidence. That’s why you can almost feel the self assuredness coming out of the Elizabethton football camp heading into the 2020 season as the Cyclones look to defend their … [Read more...]

by MIKE BLACKERBY Graduation took a mighty toll on Greenback with the departure of its much-decorated Class of 2020. Indeed, losses were massive from Greenback’s 12-3 team that lost 38-23 to Lake County in the 1A state championship game. … [Read more...]

By MIKE BLACKERBY There’s another donnybrook brewing in Region 3-5A. And once again, Powell figures to be right in the thick of the race in one of the state’s most competitive high school football regions. … [Read more...]

By MIKE BLACKERBY Fulton football took some uncharacteristic lumps in 2019. The combination of young players thrust into spotlight roles and crippling injuries left the Falcons with an unfamiliar record by season’s end. “We’re not used to going … [Read more...]

By MIKE BLACKERBY Greeneville was one of the marquee teams of the 2010s in Tennessee prep football. The Greene Devils show no signs of slowing down heading into a new decade under first-year head coach Eddie Spradlen. … [Read more...]