Tri-City Reporter – Sports
Peabody back to No. 8 in West Tennessee football rankings after Week 11
Part 1 of the season is over, and now the focus shifts to the teams that made the playoffs. Most teams in the rankings had big wins on Friday, while the Huntingdon-Union City matchup caused some shakeup. Here are the top 12 West Tennessee teams outside of Shelby County ranked: 1. Haywood (10-0) – Result:…
Read MoreTSSAA releases classifications for 2023-25 cycle
On Tuesday, the TSSAA released its division of classes for all sports for the 2023-25 cycle. Here is where the West Tennessee schools landed: FOOTBALL Class 1A Gleason (122) Greenfield (171) South Fulton (186) Bruceton (197) Lake County (204) Humboldt (267) West Carroll (267) Middleton (275) Dresden (316) Halls (342) Union City (356) McKenzie (357)…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school football region standings after Week 9
Nine weeks of the 2022 high school football season have been played. Here are the updated region standings for across West Tennessee. PLAYOFF SCENARIOS: Breaking down the playoff scenarios for Gibson County area teams RANKINGS: Haywood still No. 1 in West Tennessee football rankings after Week 9 BASKETBALL ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment numbers…
Read MoreBreaking down the 2022 high school football playoff scenarios for Week 10
Two weeks are all that remains for the 2022 high school football regular season. Week 10 is dominated by non-region games before Week 11 will finalize the region standings. So let’s look at the three regions involving Gibson County area teams heading into the final two weeks, and next week we will look at the…
Read MoreHaywood still No. 1 in West Tennessee football rankings after Week 9
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, teams have started to clinch region championships. Peabody has clinched 7-1A, Westview has clinched 7-2A, Covington has clinched 7-3A, Lexington has clinched 6-4A, Haywood has clinched 7-4A and University School of Jackson has clinched Division II-A West. STANDINGS: Updated West Tennessee region football standings after Week 9…
Read MoreWestview up to No. 6 in West Tennessee football rankings after Week 8
While few games were played across West Tennessee in Week 8, two teams clinched region championships last week. Covington was one of those, and the other was Westview with its win over Huntingdon. BASKETBALL ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment numbers in basketball, baseball, softball for West TN FOOTBALL ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment…
Read MoreVic vs. Odom Pick’em: Week 8
Week 7 sent the two pickers from Gibson County scurrying to find wins after multiple upsets in West Tennessee. After seven weeks, Victor Parkins gained one game on Michael Odom as Parkins correctly picked McKenzie over Dresden. Parkins went 12-3, while Odom went 11-4. Overall, Odom is now 87-17 (.837 winning percentage), while Parkins is…
Read MoreLooking at West Tennessee enrollment numbers concerning basketball, baseball, softball
The enrollment numbers for high schools across the state have been turned into the TSSAA, and over the next couple of months the TSAA will divide those schools into classes and then into regions and districts. So what does that mean for schools in West Tennessee? Let’s look at basketball, baseball and softball. I have…
Read MoreLooking at West Tennessee enrollment numbers concerning football
The enrollment numbers for high schools across the state have been turned into the TSSAA, and over the next couple of months the TSSAA will divide those schools into classes and then into regions and districts. So what does that mean for schools in West Tennessee? Let’s look at football. I have 296 Division I…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school football region standings after Week 7
Seven weeks of the 2022 high school football season have been played. Here are the updated region standings for across West Tennessee. BASKETBALL ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment numbers in basketball, baseball, softball for West TN ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment numbers in football for West TN RANKINGS: Peabody, Westview re-enter West Tennessee…
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