high school football

  After a five-week search, the South Gibson administration didn’t have to look far to name the new head football coach. On Thursday, defensive coordinator Derek Morales was promoted to the head spot. “Coach Morales brings a strong vision, passion for student-athletes, and a commitment to excellence that aligns perfectly with the direction of our…

After four years in charge of the South Gibson football team, head coach Ben Johnson has resigned as coach of the Hornets, as he will be the new head coach at Evangelical Christian School. Johnson is coming off a 10-4 season in charge of South Gibson as he led the program to its first-ever appearance…

The 2025-26 high school basketball season enters Week 3 this week. Check out all of the games scheduled in Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County: MONDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. – TCA at Peabody; Rossville Christian at West Memphis Christian (Ark.) TUESDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. – USJ at South…

“Victor, we have talked this season about magical pom-poms and Mawmaw (Norma Austin) coming after me for picking against her Hornet boys,” I said sitting at my desk Monday morning. “And I think you are starting to believe it after you picked South Gibson last week.” “No, I have faith in the football teams in…

On to the semifinals for the Westview Chargers! Melrose thought they had a chance, but Westview’s defense led by interceptions from Miles Brown and Finn Snider said, “No!” I correctly picked Westview’s win over Melrose, and I am now 36-7 (.837 winning percentage). But outside of the county pick, I didn’t do so well, missing…

“What are you over there studying, Michael?” Victor Parkins asked when I was in the office bright and early on Monday morning. “Do you know if Gibson County has ever had two running backs that have had as dominant a performance as we had Friday night?” I responded. “Well, there have been years when Humboldt…

Well, the Weakley County teams in the postseason took a hit this week with Dresden and Greenfield both being eliminated. But there is one county team still alive – Westview. And the Chargers have their sights set on a gold ball. I went 2-1 last week with my picks in Weakley County as I missed…

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Round 2 of the playoffs 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…

We are down to only the top eight teams in each classification. There are no more easy games, and only the best teams in West Tennessee are still alive. Dyersburg and Henry County managed to keep their seasons alive and reach the quarterfinals of the Class 3A and Class 5A playoffs, respectively. And so those…

On Nov. 14, the TSSAA high school football playoffs will enter into the second round of the playoffs. Here are the matchups for West Tennessee teams: All games start at 7 p.m. local time. Class 1A McKenzie (11-1) at Richland (10-2) TSSAA Class 1A bracket Class 2A East Robertson (12-0) at Huntingdon (11-1) East Nashville…