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Tornadoes moving on in playoffs; OC, SF done
STATE PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1 ROUNDUP — Union City is the only high school football team from Obion County advancing in the playoffs. The Golden Tornadoes whipped visiting Memphis Westwood 62-6 on Friday night in the first round of the Class 1A bracket. Both Obion Central and South Fulton were on the other end of lopsided…
Read MoreFour from Skyhawk Women’s Soccer named to All-OVC team
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.- The Ohio Valley Conference released their All-OVC teams, and the University of Tennessee at Martin soccer team landed four players on the prestigious squads. Standouts Catey Hunt (All-OVC first team), Izzy Patterson (All-OVC first team), Makayla Robinson (All-OVC first team) and Peyton Cook (All-OVC newcomer team) received recognition for their outstanding seasons. A three-time OVC Defensive Player of the Week winner, Hunt…
Read MoreTennessee moves up in latest poll following win over Wildcats
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oklahoma dropped four spots to No. 10, the top five teams held their places and Kansas and Kansas State both entered The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday. Georgia is No. 1 for the 20th straight week, receiving 48 of 63 first-place votes, distancing itself from…
Read MoreWeek 11 Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard
Week 11 Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard The Associated Press Thursday’s Games Alcoa 42, Kingston 7 Austin-East 60, Scott County 28 Beech 24, Springfield 10 Bolivar Central 76, Liberty Tech 20 Bolton 35, Douglass 0 Bradley Central 46, Bearden 14 Brainerd 22, Sweetwater 14 Centennial 48, Hillsboro 13 Chattanooga Central 62, McMinn Central 55 Chattanooga…
Read MoreGeorgia still No. 1; Bama up, Vols down
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Georgia extended its streak of No. 1 rankings in The Associated Press college football poll to 19 straight weeks, the third best in the history of the rankings, and Alabama moved back into the top 10 on Sunday. The Bulldogs received 38 of 63 first-place votes, their second-lowest…
Read MoreWeek 10 Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard
WEEK 10 PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD By The Associated Press — Thursday’s Games Greenback 46, Sunbright 14 Hamilton 36, Douglass 0 Hampton 55, Unaka 0 Happy Valley 45, North Greene 14 Johnson County 43, Holston, Va. 6 Kingsbury 22, Frayser 8 Knoxville Central 41, Heritage 33 McMinn Central 51, Tellico Plains 38 Memphis Academy of Science…
Read MoreTwisters, Red Devils roll; OC suffers tough loss
WEEK 10 PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — UNION CITY 55, HUMBOLDT 6 The Golden Tornadoes shared the wealth on Friday night as five players scored touchdowns in the Region 7-1A game at Humboldt. Tayehari Jones, Keaten Brown and Jacob Arnold each scored two touchdowns, while Jaylen Marshall and Kyle Price tackled on the team’s two scores…
Read MoreVols move up two spots with Alabama up next
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Washington moved up to No. 5 on Sunday in The Associated Press college football poll, the Huskies’ best ranking in six years, after a thrilling victory against Oregon and unbeaten Air Force was ranked for the first time since 2019. The top four teams in the country…
Read MoreWeek 9 Tennessee High School Football Scores
Tennessee High School Football Scores By The Associated Press Thursday’s Games Gibbs 21, Morristown East 14 Jefferson County 31, Farragut 14 Friday’s Games Alcoa 49, Scott County 0 Baylor 49, Life Christian, Va. 10 Bearden 33, Oak Ridge 29 Beech 48, Siegel 10 Bradley Central 35, Red Bank 0 Camden Central 28, West Carroll 26…
Read MoreTennessee moves up following bye week
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oklahoma moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, Miami’s late-game gaffe nearly cost the 25th-ranked Hurricanes a spot in rankings and six basketball blue bloods made some history. No. 1 Georgia, coming off its best game of the season, a rout…
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