Football

Former University of Tennessee and NFL punter Dustin Colquitt returns to Knoxville; sons to play at Knoxville Catholic

BY JESSE SMITHEY The high school football program at Knoxville Catholic is certainly well accustomed to welcoming in the sons

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Karns High School football coach Brad Taylor steps down as head coach after seven seasons

BY JESSE SMITHEY He helped usher Karns Football to new heights. But after seven seasons at the helm, head football

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5STAR PHOTOS: University of Tennessee 7v7 Tournament – Thursday, June 8, 2023

See all our photos from Thursday’s University of Tennessee 7-on-7 tournament. More than 30 teams from around the Southeast competed

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Observations, Notes and More from the 2023 University of Tennessee 7-on-7 Tournament

BY JESSE SMITHEY More than 30 teams from around the Southeast, including 12 teams from the 5Star Preps coverage map,

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SPRING PRACTICE REPORT: What We Learned About the Alcoa Tornadoes in the May 2023 Scrimmage against Powell

BY JESSE SMITHEY What we learned about Alcoa: yeah, they’re still really good. Eight consecutive state titles. Remember? But if

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SPRING PRACTICE REPORT: What we learned about the Powell Panthers in the May 2023 scrimmage at Alcoa

BY JESSE SMITHEY ALCOA — The Powell Panthers won it all in Class 5A in 2021 and then reached the

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Union County High School promotes Noah Malicoat to head football coach, Brian Sommer to associate head coach

BY JESSE SMITHEY Union County High School is reversing the trend. With its last few football coaching hires coming from

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SPRING PRACTICE REPORT: Bearden Bulldogs vs. Clinton Dragons – Thursday, May 11, 2023

BY JESSE SMITHEY Here’s what we learned Thursday in the Clinton versus Bearden football scrimmage, from top plays to players

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5STAR PHOTOS: 2023 Football Spring Scrimmage – Clinton Dragons at Bearden Bulldogs (Thursday, May 11)

The Bearden Bulldogs welcomed the Clinton Dragons for a spring scrimmage on Thursday, May 11, 2023. 5Star Preps was on

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5STAR PHOTOS: Heritage Mountaineers Football spring practice at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base

ALCOA — The Heritage Mountaineers football team got a chance to do a tour and conduct some practice at the McGhee

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