BY JESSE SMITHEY CLINTON - It must be an odd feeling, for certain, to be the two-time defending state champions yet somehow compete as an underdog. But Elizabethton senior wide receiver Jake Roberts isn't complaining about it. If anything, … [Read more...]
Greeneville gets resounding revenge win in Elizabethton, 42-12

By MIKE BLACKERBY ELIZABETHTON – There’s a new No. 1 team in Class 4A. Judging by Greeneville’s 42-12 demolition of two-time defending state champion Elizabethton Friday night the Greene Devils look like they’ll be mighty hard to dislodge from the … [Read more...]
Greeneville and Elizabethton expected to add another classic Friday to storied football rivalry

By MIKE BLACKERBY Greeneville and Elizabethton meet for the 78th time Friday. This one figures to be a doozy. Like instant-classic good. It may be the most-anticipated game yet between the two upper East Tennessee powerhouses, who have dominated … [Read more...]
2021 SPRING PRACTICE REPORT: Elizabethton Cyclones

By MIKE BLACKERBY The expectations bar just keeps getting ramped up higher and higher for Elizabethton football. Just where the ceiling tops out is unclear. The seemingly unbeatable Cyclones are coming off back-to-back state Class 4A championships … [Read more...]