BY JESSE SMITHEY Get some more insight into other Round 2 playoff games such as Morristown West at West, Maryville at Bradley Central, Catholic at MUS, Kingston at Gatlinburg-Pittman, Gibbs at Greeneville, Rockwood at Coalfield, and much … [Read more...]
THE BIG ROUNDUP — Week 10 (2023): Webb vs. Boyd, Catholic vs. McCallie, Bearden vs. MoWest, McMinn County vs. Powell, Coalfield vs. Oliver Springs
We covered a bunch of games tonight. But here are details, stats and more from Week 10 games we couldn't get to, like: Webb vs. Boyd-Buchanan Catholic vs. McCallie Bearden vs. Morristown West Farragut vs. Hardin Valley … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: Amari Rodgers, Cade Mays Football Camp at Catholic; Tee Higgins Football Camp at Oak Ridge
AMARI RODGERS, CADE MAYS CAMP at KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC TEE HIGGINS CAMP at OAK RIDGE … [Read more...]
Korey Mobbs resigns as Knoxville Catholic football coach after 2 seasons
BY JESSE SMITHEY Following the 2021 high school football season, some 20 area programs underwent head-coaching changes. While this fall and winter aren't expected to have as much turnover, the first domino fell Tuesday morning. Korey Mobbs … [Read more...]
BIG ROUNDUP – WEEK 7: Maryville drops first region game since 2000, Catholic wins 43-42 on final play, Anderson County vs. Carter
By JESSE SMITHEY Every great winning streak eventually meets its end. And Maryville's freakishly long region win streak concluded unexpectedly Friday night. Here's more on the Rebels' loss to Cleveland, as well as more wins and top players … [Read more...]
5Star Preps WEEK 1 FOOTBALL GAME PREDICTIONS (2022 Season)
BY JESSE SMITHEY Last year, through all 16 weeks of the high school football season, we successfully predicted 97.3 percent of our area games correct. Wait. No, that's not true. That's not true at all. Sorry. It was more like 80 … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: The 5STAR PREPS JAMBOREE – Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022
We'll have some free pics to preview below from the 2022 5Star Preps Jamboree. But to view the full 194-photo gallery you must log in to your 5Star Preps account. Teams include: CAK, Elizabethton, Clinton, Greeneville, Science Hill, Catholic, … [Read more...]
The 2022 5Star Preps Top 25 Football Teams
By JESSE SMITHEY Welcome to the first week of the high school football season. Felt good to read that didn't it? Well, the 5Star Preps staff has worked tirelessly from winter to spring and through summer to preview teams and spotlight … [Read more...]
Which teams have the most difficult schedules in 2022?
By JESSE SMITHEY Some absolutely brutal schedules await some of the area's top teams again this fall. Which ones have the toughest? Have a look at these 15 schools' slate of games. … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: University of Tennessee 7-on-7 Tournament
More than 30 teams convened Thursday to compete in the University of Tennessee's 7-on-7 Tournament. 5Star Preps made it there, too. See all 100 photos from the event taken by Danny Parker. Should you be interested in purchasing one or more, … [Read more...]