2026 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PRESEASON SCRIMMAGES
The beginning of the 2026 high school football season is on the near horizon. That means it’s scrimmage season. Here’s
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A LOOK INTO THE CLASS OF 2028 AND ITS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROSPECTS
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Class of 2028 high school football pool in the 5Star Preps coverage area continues to deepen
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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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