BY JESSE SMITHEY What we learned about Alcoa: yeah, they're still really good. Eight consecutive state titles. Remember? But if you want to go more in depth with the Tornadoes and what they'll look like for the 2023 season, you've come to … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Alcoa Tornadoes vs. East Nashville – 2022 Class 3A BlueCross Bowl Championship
CHATTANOOGA — We have 92 photos for you from the Alcoa Tornadoes vs. East Nashville Eagles 2022 Class 3A BlueCross Bowl state championship game. All photos are from Danny Parker. Enjoy all this content for FREE thanks to Jeremy Cox of … [Read more...]
8Str8 … ALCOA TORNADOES down East Nashville again in Class 3A BlueCross Bowl Championship for program’s eighth consecutive title
BY JESSE SMITHEY CHATTANOOGA — The smile Zach Lunsford wore Friday afternoon following Alcoa's 45-26 championship win spoke volumes. Sure, joy and and relief of winning state again — for the program's eighth consecutive time and 21st … [Read more...]
2022 CLASS 3A BLUECROSS BOWL PREVIEW: Alcoa (13-1) seeks historic eighth consecutive championship in a row on Friday against East Nashville
BY JESSE SMITHEY For the Alcoa High School football team, familiarity does not breed contempt. Rather, more like success. The title-game repetitions against the same opponents since the mid-2000s have not hurt their championship pedigree a … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP: Alcoa advances, will play for eighth consecutive 3A title; Coalfield, Maryville fall in state semifinals
BY JESSE SMITHEY In this week's BIG ROUNDUP, get up to speed on: Alcoa's 3A semifinal win over Giles County How Maryville fell to Oakland for a third consecutive year in the semifinals Why Coalfield couldn't top Clay County in the 1A … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders at Alcoa Tornadoes – Friday, Nov. 18, 2022
ALCOA — Get your playoff pictures from the Gatlinburg-Pittman at Alcoa Class 3A state quarterfinal game right here. Yep, we sent out photographer Danny Parker to capture the night. And you can see his work below. We'll have some free samples … [Read more...]
Alcoa Football doesn’t let G-P hang around; Tornadoes cruise past Highlanders and into 3A semifinals
By DAVE LINK ALCOA – Almost three months ago, the Alcoa football team couldn’t pull away from Gatlinburg-Pittman until the second half of their game. That was not the case Friday night. The Tornadoes (12-1) rolled to a 42-0 halftime lead and … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Alcoa Tornadoes at Maryville Rebels – Week 4 (2022)
MARYVILLE — We have a big gallery below from the Alcoa Tornadoes at Maryville Rebels matchup from Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. All pictures are by Charles Mays. We have some free looks below on a few pictures. But to view the full gallery of photos, … [Read more...]
Alcoa athlete Jordan Harris is the steal of the Class of 2023
by DAVE LINK ALCOA – Jordan Harris is an athlete for all seasons. Football in the fall. Basketball in the winter. Track and field in the spring. But that’s not the plan in the future for the rising senior at Alcoa. His plan is to play … [Read more...]
UPDATES, OBSERVATIONS, NOTES from the Alcoa at Powell Football Scrimmage
BY JESSE SMITHEY The Powell football team took on all comers in 2021 en route to a Class 5A championship, even facing off against the likes of Maryville and Knoxville Catholic during the regular season. That mentality looks to have carried over … [Read more...]