high school football
TSSAA releases region football schedules for 2023, ’24
On Monday, the TSSAA released the 2023, 2024 high school football region schedules for every team in the state. TSSAA is making the region schedules this season to help alleviate problems with referee shortages that are being felt across the state. Gibson County 2023 Week 3 (Friday, Sept. 1) — at Milan Week 4 (Friday,…
Read MoreVic vs. Odom Pick’em: Playoffs Quarterfinals
What a second round of picks for Michael Odom in the pick’em contest. Odom and Victor Parkins differed on four picks this week, and Odom got all four correct. Odom correctly picked Jackson Christian over MTCS, Westview over Union City, Huntingdon over Fairley and Riverside over Mt. Pleasant. So Odom is now up five games…
Read MoreMilan returns to West Tennessee football rankings after second round
After two rounds of the high school football playoffs, only the top teams in West Tennessee remain alive and playing in the quarterfinals on Friday. The 12 teams ranked in this week’s rankings are still alive and will play for a spot in next week’s semifinals. GIRLS BASKETBALL: 5 top returners, 5 breakout stars for…
Read MoreGibson County area high school fall sports schedule for Nov. 14-19
Week 1 of the high school basketball season is here, and quarterfinal matchups in Division I football take place on Friday. Check out the full schedule of games for this week: TUESDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. – Peabody at South Gibson; Bruceton at Bradford GIRLS BASKETBALL: 5 top returners, 5 breakout stars for girls…
Read MoreVic vs. Odom Pick’em: Playoffs Second Round
Well, Michael Odom’s lead over Victor Parkins is now down to one game. Parkins correctly picked Obion County beating Melrose, which Odom did not. Parkins went 13-2, while Odom went 12-3. Both missed Hardin County beating Creek Wood and Booker T. Washington beating Halls. Overall, Odom is now 146-28 (.839 winning percentage), while Parkins is…
Read MoreTop 12 ranked teams all win in first round of playoffs
The first round of playoffs should be where the top teams in the area get easy wins to advance to the second round. That is exactly what all 12 teams in the West Tennessee High School Football Rankings did on Friday night. PICK’EM: See who Parkins and Odom picked in the second round NEW DISTRICTS:…
Read MorePeabody’s Sam Driggers named Class 1A Mr. Football semi-finalist
On Thursday, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association released the 2022 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football awards, and Peabody once again has a semi-finalist. Senior quarterback Sam Driggers was named as one of the finalist along with Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering’s Kumaro Brown, McKenzie’s Jackson Cassidy, Fayetteville’s Isaiah Thomison and South Pittsburg’s Kamden Wellington.…
Read MorePeabody 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…
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