By DYLAN YOUNG GREENEVILLE — Greeneville head football coach Eddie Spradlen wanted a physical matchup on Friday with Daniel Boone visiting Burley Stadium. The third-year coach got exactly what he had hoped for. … [Read more...]
7v7 REPORT: Greeneville set with QBs but new offensive faces emerging
OAK RIDGE – Brady Quillen is focused on football these days in preparation for his senior season as Greeneville’s starting quarterback. Soccer is in the back of his mind right now. It’s been almost two months since Quillen – a starting … [Read more...]
5STAR PHOTOS: Greeneville, Oak Ridge, Alcoa, Halls 7v7 – Thursday, July 14, 2022
By DANNY PARKER The Oak Ridge Wildcats football team played host to Alcoa, Greeneville and Halls in some 7-on-7 play Thursday, July 14, 2022, and 5Star Preps was on hand at Blankenship Field for it all. All photos were shot by Danny … [Read more...]
Reid Satterfield, Jakobi Gillespie create indelible moment/dunk in TSSAA state sectional win
BY MIKE BLACKERBY GREENEVILLE – Reid Satterfield and Ja’Kobi Gillespie couldn’t have scripted their exit in their Monday home finale any better. One of the best tandems in Tennessee prep basketball history put a punctuation mark on Greeneville’s … [Read more...]
Adjatay Dabbs filling X-factor role in major way during Greeneville’s pursuit of another state title
By MIKE BLACKERBY The Greeneville boys are led by a pair of prolific senior 2,000-point career scorers, but the Greene Devils’ linchpin for success at the highest level from here on out in the postseason may be junior Adjatay Dabbs. The athletic … [Read more...]
WAY TOO EARLY TOP 15 Football Teams for the 2022 season
BY JESSE SMITHEY Only a couple days have passed since the end of the 2021 high school football season. That should be plenty of time for you to have caught your breath and now turn your attention to 2022. Hey, this is Tennessee. We eat, … [Read more...]
Two-time defending champ Elizabethton stuns Greeneville, 13-7, to reach 4A semifinals
By MIKE BLACKERBY GREENEVILLE – If recent history against an old rival means anything, Elizabethton is on the fast track for a third-consecutive Class 4A state championship. Few gave the Cyclones much of a chance to even get back to the BlueCross … [Read more...]
5STAR PREPS FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS – State Quarterfinals (2021)
By JESSE SMITHEY After a struggle through an unpredictable regular season, the 5Star Preps prediction model has rebounded so far in the playoffs. We're winning 85.5 percent of our postseason predictions through two rounds, and have eight … [Read more...]
Elizabethton vs. Greeneville, Loudon vs. Giles County, Oneida vs. Hampton
By MIKE BLACKERBY This is when things really start to get interesting. Here’s a look at this week’s high school football quarterfinal matchups in Class 2A, 3A and 4A in the 5Star Preps coverage area: 4A—Elizabethton at Greeneville 3A—Giles County … [Read more...]
ROUND 3 PRIMER: Team Notes, Player Notes heading into the TSSAA State Quarterfinals (2021)
BY JESSE SMITHEY The field has been whittled down, for sure. Some 46 teams from the 5Star Preps coverage area qualified for the 2021 TSSAA State Football Playoffs. Just 12 teams remain. And only eight games this Friday night will involve … [Read more...]