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West Tennessee high school fall sports area schedule for Week 5 (Sept. 15-20)

Here is the schedule for high school athletic events for Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County in Week 5 of the fall season: MONDAY High School Golf Greenfield/Westview/Union City/Dresden/McKenzie at Persimmon Hills, 3:30 p.m.; Gibson County/Dyer County/Dyersburg/South Gibson at The Farms, 4 p.m.; Camden vs. Gleason at Magic Valley, 4 p.m.; Milan…

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Odom vs. Vic: High School Football Pick’em Week 4

“Michael, why do you smell like bleach and look about shades higher than a sickly white,” Victor Parkins asked as I walked into the office Monday morning. “Well, I was cleaning my house on Sunday, so that is the bleach smell,” I replied. “And did you see my picks last week? Nauseating.” “You picked against…

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Weakley County High School Football Pick’em: Week 4

This is one of those weeks where I will take it that my picks are better, but they are not where they should be. After two straight weeks of going 10-5, I went 11-4 last week. I went 3-1 in my Weakley County picks with my miss being Greenfield’s one-point loss to Bruceton. Outside of…

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TSWA/USA Today high school football state poll after Week 3

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 3 on Monday. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on…

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Odom vs. Parkins: High School Football Pick’em Week 3

“That catch, that run, that ending,” I said walking in the office Monday morning. “Have you slept since Friday night, Michael?” Victor Parkins said as I saw my bloodshot eyes. “Maybe one or two hours, but Friday night is everything that an inner-county rivalry should be about,” I replied. “It was a crazy crowd with…

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Weakley County High School Football Pick’em: Week 3

Two weeks in, and two weeks of going 10-5 with my high school football picks. I went 2-1 with my Weakley County picks, missing Bruceton’s win over Gleason. But I also missed Covington’s win over Haywood, Rossville Christian’s win over Fayette Academy, South Side’s win over Jackson Central-Merry and Jackson Christian’s win over DCA. So…

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