Trenton Gazette - Sports
Second round roundup: South Gibson, Peabody advance to state quarterfinals
Gibson County will have two teams playing in the state quarterfinals as South Gibson and Peabody advanced with wins in the second round on Friday night. South Gibson beat North Side 42-13 in the Class 4A second round, while Peabody beat West Carroll 48-0 in the Class 1A first round. South Gibson 42, North Side…
Read MoreFirst-round roundup: Humboldt scored 23 points in 2nd half to win
After being tied 8-8 at halftime, Humboldt scored 23 unanswered points in the second half to beat previously undefeated Middle College 31-8 in the Class 1A playoffs. Humboldt (4-6) will travel to Lake County for the second round of the playoffs. Peabody 41, MASE 0 The Golden Tide scored 35 points in the first quarter…
Read MoreGibson County high school football statistical leaders after Week 11
After 11 weeks of the 2021 high school football season, here are the statistical leaders in Gibson County (including West Carroll): RUSHING Name School Carries TDs Yds/carry Total yards Khalik Ganaway Peabody 130 20 9.9 1283 Xander Moon W. Carroll 179 23 6.32 1131 Mekhi Carr Milan 110 11 8.22 904 Colton Lumpkin Gibson Co.…
Read MoreHaywood 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 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 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…
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