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Haywood holds onto No. 1 in West Tennessee high school football rankings after regular season
All 12 teams in the West Tennessee rankings closed out the regular season with a win on Friday, but now the teams prepare to open the playoffs this week, except for University School of Jackson, who has a bye. These rankings include all high schools in West Tennessee located outside of Shelby County. Here are…
Read More$1M Grant
Grant funds to update city parks by Danny Wade How far does $1-million go? When it comes to upgrading city parks, it goes a long way but maybe not as far as one might think. The city of Humboldt has finalized plans to renovate five park areas in Humboldt and submitted those plans to the…
Read MoreTSSAA high school football 2021 first round matchups
With the conclusion of Week 11 action on Friday, the TSSAA set playoff brackets for high school football in all classifications. Here are the matchups for West Tennessee teams: Class 1A Gleason (6-4) at Fayetteville (9-1) Eagleville (4-5) at Dresden (7-3) McEwen (7-3) at Cornersville (8-2) Moore Co. (4-6) at McKenzie (10-0) MASE (3-5) at…
Read MoreEntering the final week of the season, here are the playoff possibilities
Final week of the season. Everybody is playing a region game, so multiple games this week will have a bearing on region seeding heading into the playoffs. So here are the updated playoff possibilities for Region 7-1A, Region 7-2A and Region 7-4A, which all contain Gibson County teams. And also the Region 8s that those…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school football region standings after Week 10
10 weeks of the 2021 high school football season are in the books. Here are the updated region standings heading into Week 11’s action: Region 6-1A Reg. Over. McKenzie 5-0 9-0 Dresden 4-1 6-3 McEwen 4-1 7-2 Gleason 2-3 5-4 S. Fulton 2-3 4-5 Perry Co. 1-4 2-7 Bruceton 0-3 0-7 Region 7-1A Reg. Over.…
Read MoreHaywood takes over No. 1 in West Tennessee high school football rankings after Week 10
With the nation’s second longest winning streak ending and Haywood shutting out Covington, the Tomcats are now in the No. 1 spot in this week’s rankings These rankings include all high schools in West Tennessee located outside of Shelby County. Here are the top 12 teams after Week 10: 1. Haywood (9-0). Result: Beat Covington…
Read MoreWeek 10 Roundup: Huntingdon ends Peabody’s 44-game winning streak
The nation’s second-longest winning streak came to an end on Friday night as Huntingdon beat Peabody 49-28. Peabody’s last loss was to Gibson County 14-10 on Sept. 28, 2018. The winning streak included three Class 2A state championships. Huntingdon’s offense proved tough to stop as the Mustangs took a 14-7 lead after the first quarter…
Read MoreMilan Police Department investigates local homicide
Milan Police Department investigates local homicide By Caleb Revill Update October 22, 10 a.m. – MPD has now confirmed that a person of interest is in custody. The department is still following up different leads and tips from the community. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact MPD at (731) 686-3309. October 21 – The…
Read MoreGibson County high school football statistical leaders after Week 9
After nine weeks of the 2021 high school football season, here are the statistical leaders in Gibson County (including West Carroll): PASSING Name School Comp. Att. Comp. % Yds TDs INT Hayden Sullivan Milan 66 111 59.5 1345 11 9 Kylan Johnson Humboldt 53 83 63.9 874 10 4 Sam Driggers Peabody 43 68 63.2…
Read MoreWith two weeks remaining, breaking down the football playoffs
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, playoff seeding is what all of the teams in West Tennessee have their minds on. Check out how the three regions involving Gibson County teams look. Next week, we will look at the three regions that matchup with these three for the opening round of the playoffs.…
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