WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED — Late June 2025
From the commitments to the decommitments. And from the celebrity sightings to college offers. Here’s what you may have missed
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WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED — Mid-June 2025
The high school sports news cycle never stops. 5Star Preps doesn’t always have a chance to write a story on
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Knoxville Central introduces J.P. Payne as new boys basketball coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Knoxville Central High School boys basketball team met its new head coach on Tuesday morning.
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2024-25 All-5Star Preps Boys Basketball Teams, presented by SmartBank
2024-25 All-5Star Preps Boys Basketball Teams Player of the Year: Ray’Quan Watson (Oak Ridge) Underclassman of the Year: Jamir Dean
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2024-25 Boys Basketball Player of the Year presented by SmartBank — Ray’Quan Watson, Oak Ridge
BY JESSE SMITHEY Oak Ridge principal Drayton Hawkins, who’s been known to talk ball from time to time, tossed out
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2024-25 Boys Basketball Co-Underclassman of the Year presented by SmartBank — Jamir Dean & Condis Cherry, Alcoa
BY JESSE SMITHEY The 2024 graduation of Jahvin Carter from Alcoa High School undoubtedly left a sizable wake for the
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2024-25 TSWA All-State Boys Basketball Selections
See all the selections for the 2024-25 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State Boys Basketball Teams. CLASS 4A Christian Brown,
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Lakeway Christian Academy promotes assistant Aaron Jones to head boys basketball coach
BY JESSE SMITHEY Lakeway Christian Academy has had some pretty big coaching searches of late. The school filled its head
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5STAR PHOTOS powered by Smartbank — Oak Ridge vs. Hillsboro (2025 Class 4A Championship)
MURFREESBORO — The Oak Ridge High School Wildcats took on Hillsboro in a 2025 TSSAA Boys Class 4A State Championship
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4A BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Hillsboro defeats Oak Ridge for its first title since 1956
BY JESSE SMITHEY MURFREESBORO — Oak Ridge senior point guard Ray’Quan Watson gazed up at the Murphy Center scoreboard Saturday night,
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