THE NEW QB1s: Halls will replace program’s all-time passer in 2021
By MIKE BLACKERBY Quarterback play has never been more important. That’s why a big key to success in 2021 for
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5Star Preps NOTES: What You May Have Missed (Jan. 2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY A lot has happened in the last week or so in the landscape of high school football,
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Some Q&As with new Coalfield football coach Benson Napier
By JESSE SMITHEY Benson Napier often envisioned and talked about taking over the Coalfield football program someday — but in a
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5Star Preps Defensive Player of the Year (2020): Grey Carroll, Alcoa High School
By DAVE LINK Grey Carroll had waited on the sideline long enough. Alcoa’s senior defensive lineman was ready to get
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5Star Preps Football Coach of the Year (2020): Joe Gaddis, Oak Ridge High School
By MIKE BLACKERBY The outlook was bleak for Oak Ridge football at midseason. The turnaround was stunning. The Wildcats overcame
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5Star Preps Offensive Player of the Year (2020): Parker Hughes, Elizabethton High School
By MIKE BLACKERBY Beyond the eye-popping statistics, the awards and the accolades, Elizabethton football coach Shawn Witten said Parker Hughes
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2020 All-5Star Preps Football Team Selections
How Players Are Selected Let’s be clear: This is NOT a recruiting list. We have 70 schools in our coverage
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RECRUITING GAME: High-profile area recruits search for right college spot in face of Covid obstacles
By DAVE LINK National Signing Day is fast approaching on Feb. 3, and there are still plenty of uncommitted high
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An Atypical Year One: What first-year coaches in 2020 learned and look forward to in Year Two
By MIKE BLACKERBY So how’d it go? A couple of first-year head coaches at high-profile high school football programs took
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Meet the 2020 5Star Preps Underclassman Football Team
2020 UNDERCLASSMAN TEAM Underclassman Offensive POY: DeSean Bishop (Karns, RB) Underclassman Defensive POY: Aaron Davis (Alcoa, LB) QUARTERBACKS Jordyn Potts
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