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TSSAA high school football playoffs: Quarterfinal scores, Semifinal matchups
Week 3 of the high school football playoffs is in the books. And state semifinal matchups are known. Check out what is going on in West Tennessee: QUARTERFINALS Class 1A McKenzie 28, Moore County 27 Dresden 34, Union City 14 Class 2A Riverside 24, Huntingdon 7 Class 3A Dyersburg 25, Covington 24 Class 4A Haywood…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school basketball box scores for Week 1
Hall of Champions games kicked off on Tuesday night. Here are the box scores that were reported from Gibson County and Weakley County: SATURDAY Boys Gibson County 60, South Fulton 53 Gibson Co. 9 11 16 24 — 60 S. Fulton 12 13 11 17 — 53 Gibson County (60) — Kylan Finch 31, Carter…
Read MoreU.S. Vets paved way for freedom
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net People from all over Humboldt gathered together on Main Street and at Barker Memorial Stadium to celebrate the honor and sacrifice of local veterans on Thursday, November 9. The Humboldt Exchange Club organized this event for the public to honor…
Read MoreMural spices up downtown
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Downtown Humboldt just got a little more colorful thanks to the art students at Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School. A building on Main Street has been covered in a mural representing the strawberry city. Libby Lynch, art teacher at HJSHS, knew she wanted to have a mural painted on…
Read MoreTop 5 Gibson County area high school basketball games during Week 1 of season
Hall of Champions games are here. It is time for basketball to take center stage across the county. During the 13 weeks of picks last season, I went 38-11, which is a .776 winning percentage. Now I will try and improve upon that this season. Here are the top five games in Week 1: South…
Read MoreFayette-Ware boys; Dyersburg girls open West Tennessee basketball rankings at No. 1
The start of the 2023-24 high school basketball season is here. Beginning tonight, there are Hall of Champions games this week. So before games begin, here are season-opening rankings for both the boys’ and girls’ season. Here are the top 12 high school basketball teams in West Tennessee outside of Shelby County: Boys 1. Fayette-Ware…
Read MoreDresden up to No. 2 in West Tennessee football rankings after second round
The number of West Tennessee teams still alive in the playoffs is down to 10. There are only eight teams still alive in each classification. So only the nest are still at the top of this week’s West Tennessee high school football rankings after the second round of the playoffs. 1. Henry County (11-1) –…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school schedules for Week 1 of basketball season
Yes, there is still state quarterfinals going on in football. And Dresden is hosting Union City in one of those quarterfinals. But the high school basketball season begins this week with Hall of Champions games taking over the West Tennessee landscape. So here are the games scheduled for Gibson County and Weakley County teams this…
Read MoreTSSAA high school football playoffs: Second round scores, Quarterfinal matchups
Week 2 of the high school football playoffs is in the books. And state quarterfinal matchups are known. Check out what is going on in West Tennessee: SECOND ROUND Class 1A McKenzie 43, Collinwood 43 Dresden 49, Middle College 14 Union City 35, MASE 34 Class 2A Riverside 33, Peabody 7 Huntingdon 49, Milan 20…
Read MoreVic vs. Odom Pick’em: High School Football Playoffs Second Round
If you are heading to Las Vegas, take Peabody football coach Shane Jacobs with you. Never bet against Jacobs, especially when it comes to the playoffs. Since taking over the Golden Tide, Jacobs is 9-0 in first round playoff games. Last week, Jacobs took his Peabody team on the road to undefeated Loretto and pulled…
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