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COURT CLIPS -
@HallsBasketball
honored its senior manager Maddox "Mad Dog" Shields by letting him start on Senior Night.
Dude had a blast.
@HallsHighSports
@SethClinton13
@HHS_MrLong
@HHS_Jackson
@simonvwilliams
@_bennettlane
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Still can’t get over how amazing
@admiralelite15
was in this. Should have won some kind of Morgan Freeman Narration Award.
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My daughter wrote a letter to Tennessee football coach
@CoachJPruitt
. It seems she took my deal to ❤️
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FINAL — West 31, Maryville 18.
West is the first Knox Co School team to beat Maryville since 2000 and the first team since 1999 to beat both Alcoa AND Maryville in the same season.
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
KNOXVILLE LISTEN‼️
One of our own needs our prayers and help. Tommy Winton is one of the best young men I know. Respectful, hard-working and a great athlete.
His mom passed. He has three sisters (2 really young).
CHIP IN …
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As a kid, I seemed to pick sports heroes who got arrested or who shamed themselves & their families.
Not my son. He picked a great one. Whether or not Marcus Mariota is with the
@Titans
next season, I am grateful and appreciative of the way he carried himself in front of my son.
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Former Vols and Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt is moving his family to Knoxville.
Meet his two sons, Colston and Brinkley, who will play at Knoxville Catholic this fall.
THE READ ▶️
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🚨🚨 JUST IN 🚨🚨
Karns RB DeSean Bishop, a two-time 5A Mr. Football winner, is headed to Tennessee 🍊🍊🍊
Bishop ran for more 8,000 yards in his four-year HS career — including 5,592 yards and 64 TDs in his final 2 years.
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As a preferred walk-on, Shannon Blair’s commitment/signing to the Vols may not register in team recruiting rankings.
But trust me, Vols got better today.
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Really sad that -- here locally -- there are ADULTS who are creating and operating Barstool high school Twitter accounts and are talking trash about kids from other schools.
It's not sad, actually.
It's pathetic.
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I don’t want to hear another thing about how a jamboree could mess up the grass. Ever.
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
BREAKING … Alcoa High School announced the retirement of legendary head coach Gary Rankin, the state’s all-time winningest coach.
Alcoa also promotes longtime DC Brian Nix to head coach.
STORY HERE ➡️
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I see East Towne Mall’s future
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It’s happening. After 22 years of living in Knoxville, today is the day.
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🏆4A State Champions🏆
Anderson County (15-0) wins its FIRST state championship in program history.
Mavericks knock off Pearl-Cohn, 34-30
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Please keep the Kingston/Roane County HS community in your prayers today. One of their football players passed away from a car accident last night.
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I wrote one article about John Ward while I was with the News Sentinel. He wrote me a hand-written thank you letter a couple days later.
I still have that letter to this day.
He’s the reason we turned off the volume on TV in college and listened to his call while we watched.
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Tennessee Vols basketball signee B.J. Edwards through four games this season:
21.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 4.3 steals per game
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TO ENTER ... (Current subscribers are eligible)
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@5StarPreps
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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Desmond Pulliam is a senior defensive lineman with autism spectrum disorder.
Last night,in Lockhart's rivalry game against Bastrop, he scored his first career TD.
“Life is not all about football,but football is all about life."
Why we love HS sports!🙏
(🎥
@Jake_M_Garcia
)
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Best thing on Twitter I’ve seen in a LONG time.
This. Is. A. Leader.
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
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This is what happened in the William Blount vs. Dobyns-Bennett ending.
Listen for the whistle and see if you can match it up with a foul.
Video from WB Gov Network on YouTube.
Dante Oliver made the two foul shots -- with no time left -- to give Dobyns-Bennett a one-point win.
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Pigeon Forge senior LHP and Vols signee Dylan Loy has been 🤯🤯🤯 this season.
PITCHING
7-0
1 Save
113 Ks
7 BB
0.142 ERA
HITTING
.603 average
38 Hits
13 Doubles
3 Triples
2 Homeruns
32 RBI
20 BB
1 Strikeout
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🚨 🚨 JUST IN …
Knoxville Catholic removes interim tag and names former Vol guard JaJuan Smith as its new head boys basketball coach.
THE READ ▶️
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Bring. Back. The. Barrel.
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FINAL: West 29, Alcoa 26.
West becomes the first team from Knox County Schools to defeat Alcoa since Austin-East in 2011.
Rebels will ascend to No. 1 in the 5Star Preps Rankings heading into Week 7.
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This kid would wear 10 masks just to have one normal day at school — to have one day where he felt like a normal teenager, to hang out with friends and not be in pain like he has the last 2 years.
Take a little energy and put it into prayer for Jackson Igou today.
He needs us
Today at 7pm join this virtual prayer event for Jackson Igou. Please ask your church groups, small groups, friends, and family to join together and pray for healing over Jackson. Pray for his October 1 surgery and for strength and for peace for his parents.
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I’m not crying. You’re crying.
Love the emotion from Cade here.
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@Wes_nship
When Buddy Garrity stands up and is appalled by your behavior, you know you done messed up.
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Congrats to former
@ORHSWildcats
standout
@teehiggins5
on winning the AFC Championship with the Bengals and heading to Super Bowl LVI.
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Just looked at who Pruitt is following on Twitter. First name I saw:
@CadeMays68
... not a bad start.
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Congrats
@austin_boys
on your Class A state championship.
Roadrunners win on PKs to beat rival Gatlinburg-Pittman.
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We debuted May 14, 2018.
No one was sure what we were going to be.
Sponsors told us no.
A media member called us a pipe dream. (I won’t forget that.)
Told we’d fail because we didn’t have a social media following.
We’re still standing. Like a 5-star.
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Find you someone who looks at you like the way this girl looks at Rory.
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Surprised ESPN hasn’t moved Vols-Gators over to SEC Alt yet so they can interview Duke fans in pregame
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High School Football is over.
I want to say thanks to all the players, coaches, school administrators, fan bases, students and social media followers who support us so much.
This was our 5th season of 5Star Preps.
And we continue to only get bigger and better.
Thanks to you.
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I was a senior in HS when Kobe entered the league.
Couldn’t stand him.
As someone who’d grown up on MJ, Kobe seemed like a poser to me — some kind of Diet Mike.
He used the same moves. Talked the same.
I didn’t truly appreciate his talent until he aged.
Until I aged.
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PRAY FOR COALFIELD.
Coalfield football coach Keith Henry passed away on Saturday.
He coached the Yellowjackets from 2008-2020.
FREE STORY ▶️
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I know
@torijrutherford
probably didn’t want me to share this but I couldn’t help it. (Sorry, Tori!)
It was too genuine and real.
Her raw emotion and passion for
@ladygrizzhoops
and her community had to be tweeted. It’s everything that’s right about HS sports.
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Yep. People say they don’t want to come to church because it’s full of hypocrites. Well, they’re right. That’s why we’re at church. We’re sinners, sick and in need of healing.
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Marcellus Jackson led Fulton tonight to a 61-55 win over Gibbs with 226 yards passing, a passing TD, 192 yards rushing and three rushing touchdowns. He also had a fumble-recovery touchdown and an interception.
HIM.
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West (15-0) completes its first undefeated season and wins the Class 5A BlueCross Bowl for the first time since 2014… knocking off Page, 47-13.
It’s the program’s second title overall and first for head coach Lamar Brown.
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Sad to hear Maryville OL coach David Ellis is hanging it up. 40 years. 500+ games. A man of great character and class and a pillar of the program. He was great to us in the media. Congrats coach on a great career!
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Lane Kiffin leaving for the USC job.
Good question from
@CfieldsVFL
...what's the most incredible display of speed you've ever seen in Neyland?
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Dear God,
Please deliver us a vaccine for Covid-19. I’m tired of watching push-up videos on social media.
Thanks & Amen.
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
CONGRATS to Karns RB DeSean Bishop on being named Class 5A Mr. Football for the 2022 season. He repeats as a winner of the award.
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iT shouldn’T be This difficulT To hire The nexT Tennessee coach
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Alcoa has played 3 games in 2020.
If you combined the total offensive yards of their three opponents, you still wouldn’t have 50 yards.
That’s insane. Absolutely insane.
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Congrats to South-Doyle star
@elijahyoung52
on winning Class 5A Mr. Football.
He is the FIRST player from South-Doyle to win a Mr. Football Award.
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Former Vols LB
@ewestmoreland42
was a Mr. Football RB at Marion Co. HS in 1995. He also played at UT with some great RBs (Lewis, Henry, Stephens).
He discusses being back in Knoxville and what Vols RB commit
@e_izzy03
brings to the field. Howard ran for 257 Thursday for Baylor.
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The first high school sporting event I attended in East Tennessee was a Bearden-Farragut football game in 2001.
I’ve experienced that rivalry for 20+ years now.
Can’t believe it’s going to take place in a TSSAA State Championship Game.
Knoxville - y’all better show up.
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MORRISON COMMITS TO LADY VOLS
Farragut junior catcher Elsa Morrison — the 2023 Gatorade State Player of the Year and 2023 5Star Preps Player of the Year — discussed her commitment to the Tennessee Lady Vols with us on Tuesday afternoon.
THE INFO ⤵️
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🚨🚨JUST ANNOUNCED🚨🚨
Karns High School 2023 RB DeSean Bishop has verbally committed to Coastal Carolina.
Bishop rushed for 3,179 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2021, earning 5A Mr. Football and 5SP Offensive POY.
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Karns junior RB DeSean Bishop season update.
Thru 4 games:
128 carries, 1117 yards, 7 TDs
8 catches, 110 yards, 2 TDs
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Just learned Vols signee BJ Edwards played the entire DII State Tournament with a fractured foot.
Game 1 - 23 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks
Game 2 - 21 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals
Not a major break. But cast for 4 weeks.
Dude is TUFF 😤😤
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CONGRATULATIONS to Bearden senior guard and Tennessee Tech signee Jennifer Sullivan on being named TSSAA Class 4A Miss Basketball.
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John Currie is scheduled to be the speaker Monday at the Knoxville QB Club. That should go well.
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I’ll pay Hendon Hooker $100 in NIL money to hit that drum of Purdue’s in the back of the end zone.
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
BREAKING: Grace Christian Academy has hired longtime Fulton assistant Justin Long as its new football coach.
MORE DETAILS ➡️
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Facebook reminded me of this picture I took 4 years ago on this date. Much has changed.
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Bad scene tonight up in Oakdale, as a melee broke out late in the boys basketball game against Greenback.
Scuffle began in the stands and then chaos began.
🎥:
@NFHSNetwork
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BREAKING — Knox Co Schools to allow summer workouts beginning May 26
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FINAL STATS for DeSean Bishop
In 12 games:
441 carries, 3179 yards, 34 TDs
19 catches, 248 yards, 3 TDs
- 441 carries ties for most in TSSAA single season history
- 3179 rush yards rank 2nd in TSSAA single season history
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For the 11th time, Farragut Baseball has won a state championship
Admirals defeat Houston, 4-1, in the Class 4A state championship.
Complete game gutsy effort by Jaxson Pease. Big RBIs by Eli Evans.
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THANKS FOR A GREAT YEAR EVERYONE!! Congrats to all our champions this year!
🏈 - Central, Greeneville, Alcoa
🏀 - Bearden, Webb
⚾️ - Farragut, CAK, Greenback
🥎- TKA, Jefferson County
⚽️- Bearden, Greeneville
🎾 - Webb, L&N
⛳️- CAK
🏃♀️- Webb
🏐 - Webb
🤼♂️- Pigeon Forge
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JUST IN …
Knoxville Catholic senior WR Braylon Harmon has announced his commitment to Tennessee.
Here’s what he told us about it…
STORY ▶️
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Shoutout to this young man. He didn’t make my initial watch list for the Class of 2022.
But instead of complaining or griping or trashing us on social media, he handled it with class and sent an email with his highlight film.
Just wanted to share.
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Aaron Douglas would have been 30 years old today. RIP, big fella.
One of the best to ever do it around here. I have no doubt he could have played a long time in the league. Tremendous talent and competitor.
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Translation: I lie a lot about what actually happens to our players. I have a problem and I’m trying to stop.
Butch asked if Guarantano had an ankle injury. "I'm not going to comment on injuries from here on out to protect our players."
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CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
BEARDEN (36-3) wins its FIRST state girls basketball championship, knocking rival Farragut on Saturday night at MTSU’s Murphy Center.
Win streak hits 22 for Bearden, as it goes 5-0 against Farragut this season.
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We have lost 2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ athletes from this world. 5Star Preps passes along prayers and condolences to the Gibbs football and Pigeon Forge basketball families and to the families and friends of the loved ones they have lost.
Cam Smith - Pigeon Forge.
Bryce Collier - Gibbs.
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Weird, because the Vols have spent the whole game playing catch up.
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Maryville had won 144 consecutive region games before falling to Cleveland tonight
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And for those of you needing a Walter Nolen season update…
The Vols recruiting prospect has 50 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 21 QB pressures and a forced fumble.
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🏆🏆STATE CHAMPIONS🏆🏆
The Alcoa Tornadoes defeat Douglass 59-58 in the 2023 Class 2A state championship at MTSU to get the program’s third overall title and first since 1967.
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