Football

5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS through Round 4 of the 2023 Playoffs — presented by Todd Henderson Carriage Hill Insurance/Management

  Here are our area leaders following Round 4 of the 2023 playoffs. Coaches/Teams may send cumulative stats each week

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Nick Craney steps down as Knoxville Central High School football head coach after four seasons

BY JESSE SMITHEY Nick Craney built his coaching career at Knoxville Central High School for roughly a decade, blossoming from

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QUICK READ: What You Need to Know about the 2023 TSSAA BlueCross Bowl State Football Championships in Chattanooga

2023 BLUECROSS BOWL SCHEDULE Finley Stadium, Chattanooga PARKING: $15 per day. TICKETS: $20 per day. Discounted tickets can be purchased

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5STAR PHOTOS powered by KOC: Greeneville Greene Devils vs. Upperman Bees — 2023 Class 4A semifinals

  BY DANNY PARKER GREENEVILLE — See all our photos from the Nov. 24, 2023, TSSAA state football semifinal between

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West defense continues to stifle playoff opponents; Rebels eliminate Walker Valley, 38-3, in 5A semifinal to earn chance to defend state title

  BY MIKE BLACKERBY West’s impenetrable defense held its fourth consecutive playoff opponent out of the end zone Friday night

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5STAR PHOTOS powered by KOC: Alcoa Tornadoes vs. Giles County — 2023 Class 3A semifinals

  BY CHARLES MAYS ALCOA — See all our photos from the Nov. 24, 2023, TSSAA state football semifinal between

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ALCOA TORNADOES trounce Giles County in Class 3A state semifinal; Program secures chance at 9th consecutive state title

  BY DAVE LINK ALCOA – Alcoa running back Elijah Cannon will make his fourth straight trip to the Class

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Oliver Springs falls to South Pittsburg in Class 1A state semifinals; Bobcats want to continue to ‘build something special’

BY MATTHEW LUTEY OLIVER SPRINGS — The Oliver Springs football team began its season with a loss to South Pittsburg. On

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5STAR PHOTOS powered by KOC: West Rebels vs. Walker Valley — 2023 Class 5A semifinals

  BY TANNER WALKER See all our photos from the Nov. 24, 2023, TSSAA state football semifinal between West and

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FREE READ — Upperman Bees oust Greeneville, 21-14, in Class 4A state semifinals

BY JESSE SMITHEY Needing a stop on fourth-and-inches with roughly a minute to play Friday night in a Class 4A

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