Football

5STAR PHOTOS: Mountain Thicket Thunder 7v7 Tournament Photo Gallery (July 14, 2026)

GATLINBURG — Area high school football teams like Austin-East, Anderson County, Gatlinburg-Pittman, Cosby, and Cumberland Gap reached the championship bracket

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SIX BIG TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2026 KFOA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY

BY JESSE SMITHEY Optimism always abounds in the preseason. Nowhere did that did that ring more true than at Friday’s

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Webb School of Knoxville head coach George Quarles outlines his Spartans coaching staff

BY JESSE SMITHEY When Webb School of Knoxville hired George Quarles back in early December of 2025, the splash hire

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2026 KFOA High School Media Day INTERVIEWS

2026 KFOA High School MEDIA DAY Interviews

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2026 KFOA High School Football Media Day headshots for players and coaches

Below, you’ll find a FREE gallery that includes all the headshots 5Star Preps took Friday, July 10, 2026, at the

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Catholic Football self-imposes penalties for TSSAA recruiting rule violation; two area teams now on probation

BY JESSE SMITHEY When the TSSAA Legislative Council bulked up its recruiting rules in mid-April, the questions that soon followed

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5STAR PREPS NEWS & NOTES — June 30, 2026

BY JESSE SMITHEY Down time doesn’t exist in the high school sports world. This is the fourth 5Star Preps notebook

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5STAR PREPS NOTEBOOK — June 22, 2026

BY JESSE SMITHEY The TSSAA Dead Period is upon us, as all teams and athletes across Tennessee take a breather

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5STAR PHOTOS — Karns 7v7 Play Date (June 16, 2026)

Karns High School played host to a number of area high school football programs for its annual 7v7 play date.

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Jamir Dean flips his verbal commitment from Penn State to Georgia

BY JESSE SMITHEY As a standout wide receiver in the Class of 2027, Alcoa’s Jamir Dean isn’t known for an

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