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The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings after Week 7 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 with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one…

Week 7 of the high school football season is in the books, so check out the updated region standings. Region 6-1A Reg. Over. McKenzie 2-0 5-2 Wayne Co. 2-1 3-4 Bruceton 1-1 4-3 Perry Co. 1-1 3-4 McEwen 0-1 4-2 Collinwood 0-2 2-5 Region 7-1A Reg. Over. Humboldt 4-0 7-0 Lake Co. 2-0 4-2 S.…

“I told you, ‘I’m the 1972 Miami Dolphins!” I said walking in the office Monday morning with confidence. Victor Parkins rolled his eyes and turned to look like he was typing at his computer. Like I could be ignored. “Two weeks, two perfect pick’ems,” I laughed. “Don’t you have a region golf tournament to be…

“I told you, ‘I’m the 1972 Miami Dolphins!” I said walking in the office Monday morning with confidence. Union City sports editor Gabriel Jackson rolled his eyes and turned to look like he was typing at his computer. Like I could be ignored. “Two weeks, two perfect pick’ems,” I laughed. “Don’t you have a region…

The midpoint of the 2026 season has come and gone, and now we are on the back stretch. There is a full week this week, and then half weeks in Week 8 and Week 9 due to bye games on Fall Break and then there are two more weeks before the playoffs. South Fulton picked…

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings after Week 6 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 with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one…

Week 6 of the high school football season is in the books, and now that we are halfway through the regular season, check out the updated region standings. Region 6-1A Reg. Over. Wayne Co. 2-0 3-3 McKenzie 1-0 4-2 Bruceton 1-1 4-2 McEwen 0-1 3-2 Collinwood 0-1 2-4 Perry Co. 0-1 2-4 Region 7-1A Reg.…

“Perfection!” “Oh brother, this is going to be a long week,” Victor Parkins grumbled Monday morning. “You can call me the 1972 Miami Dolphins, or the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers or the 2019 LSU Tigers,” I replied. “That is a little stretch of the imagination,” Parkins chuckled. “If you were that invincible, you wouldn’t have those…

“Perfection!” “Oh brother, this is going to be a long week,” Union City sports editor Gabriel Jackson grumbled Monday morning. “You can call me the 1972 Miami Dolphins, or the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers or the 2019 LSU Tigers,” I replied. “That is a little stretch of the imagination,” Jackson chuckled. “If you were that invincible,…