Alcoa thumps Giles County, 42-12, in 3A semifinals; Tornadoes have chance at 7th title in a row
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – Gary Rankin wasn’t taking any chances Friday night. The Alcoa football coach benched his starters at
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FREE READ – 2021 TSSAA BlueCross Bowl State Championship Schedule
BLUE CROSS BOWL SCHEDULE Chattanooga, Finley Stadium Thursday, Dec. 2 DIVISION II-AA: Lipscomb Academy (11-1) vs. Christ Presbyterian (11-2), 11 a.m.
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BIG ROUNDUP – Elizabethton heads to third 4A BlueCross Bowl in a row; Maryville falls to Oakland in 6A semis
By JESSE SMITHEY In this week’s BIG ROUNDUP, we take you to two semifinals: Class 4A: Elizabethton vs. Upperman Class 6A:
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STATE SEMIFINAL PREDICTIONS – Friday, Nov. 26, 2021
By JESSE SMITHEY The finish line to the 2021 high school football season is nearing. Fewer than 10 days remain. And
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30 YEARS LATERS: Oak Ridge’s 42-41 overtime semifinal win over Central still moves the needle
By JESSE SMITHEY Way back in July 2018, just a couple months after the debut of 5Star Preps, I posed
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FOOTBALL STATS LEADERS – Through State Quarterfinals (2021)
5STAR PREPS STATS LEADERS Thru Round 3 – 2021 season More than 60 schools reported their stats through Round 2
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Rhea County anglers Owen Ray and Camdyn Cranfill find bass jackpot
By DAVE LINK Owen Ray and Camdyn Cranfill didn’t know what to expect when they took off on Douglas Lake
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Former region rivals West and Powell to battle for spot in 5A BlueCross Bowl
By MIKE BLACKERBY It’s sense-of-urgency week in the Powell and West football camps. Sure, the Panthers and Rebels are ecstatic
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Q & A with Oakland head football coach Kevin Creasy
BY JESSE SMITHEY Seeing Maryville and Oakland face off in the Class 6A state semifinals every year since 2014 has
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CAK girls basketball comes up short in first true test of season
By DAVE LINK The Christian Academy of Knoxville girls’ basketball team was ready for its best challenge of the young
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