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The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association classifications on Wednesday, December 10, 2024, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification. Five semifinalists in each classification were …
In Class 2A, Marion County — which will look to reach the state championship game for a 10th time — jumped out to a 14-0 lead over visiting Westmoreland, then held off the Eagles’ second-half rally to win 14-7 in Jasper. The Warriors limited Westmoreland, which had rushed for more than 3,000 yards this season, …
Five ball carriers for Marion combined for 214 yards and five touchdowns, led by Mason Mays’ 15 carries for 66 yards and two scores as the Warriors put away third-ranked East Robertson 49-18. Sam Pickett rushed for 58 yards on 11 carries, including a pair of touchdowns. Senior quarterback Tilton Pickett was 6-of-9 passing for …
The TSSAA has released their initial region and district alignments for the 2025-2027 cycle. Football: Region 3 Class 1-A Copper Basin High School (Copperhill, TN) Lookout Valley High School (Chattanooga, TN) Sale Creek High School (Sale Creek, TN) South Pittsburg High School (South Pittsburg, TN) Whitwell High School (Whitwell, TN) Region 3 Class 2-A Alvin C. York Institute (Jamestown, TN) …
South Pittsburg Blanks Red Boiling Springs 60-0 South Pittsburg dominated Red Boiling Springs with a 60-0 victory. The Pirates led 29-0 after the first quarter and added 17 points in the second quarter with six players scoring. Dayon Cooper threw for 116 yards and a touchdown, while JaMychal Buckner ran for 48 yards and scored …
The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification. Five semifinalists are announced …
In South Pittsburg, when you lose 18 of 22 starters, you don’t think about rebuilding its next man up. The 2023 Pirates won the TSSAA state championship but only returned four starters. They were on the road on Friday night against their region rival, Whitwell Tigers. Both teams entered the contest ranked in the top …
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings after Week 9 on Monday, with the poll presented by CoachT.com. TSWA members selected the top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and the Top 5 in three Division II classes, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points …
Class 1A McKenzie (7-0) – 100 (10) Coalfield (6-1) – 81 t3. Oliver Springs (6-1) – 67 t3. Halls (7-0) – 67 t5. Whitwell (6-1) – 60 Chattanooga Prep (5-1) – 45 Union City (5-2) – 35 t8. Gordonsville (5-2) – 23 t8. MASE (5-1) – 23 South Fulton (6-1) – 17 Others receiving votes: …
Senior quarterback Tilton Pickett threw for 74 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 52 yards as Marion County defeated Brainerd 40-6 on Saturday. Sam Pickett totaled 98 yards of offense and three scores. Marion (5-1) allowed just 41 yards, including 20 rushing yards on 20 carries during their Homecoming win. Kayley McLemore was named Homecoming …
