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2025 West Tennessee high school football region standings after Week 1
Here are the updated region standings for West Tennessee after Week 1 action: Region 6-1A Reg. Over. Bruceton 0-0 1-0 Perry Co. 0-0 1-0 Wayne Co. 0-0 1-0 Collinwood 0-0 0-1 McEwen 0-0 0-1 McKenzie 0-0 0-1 Region 7-1A Reg. Over. Gleason 0-0 1-0 West Carroll 0-0 1-0 S. Fulton 0-0 0-0 Dresden 0-0 0-1…
Read MorePreseason TSWA/USA Today Preseason Football Poll
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA)/USA Today Network have combined to have one high school football state poll. The preseason poll was released Thursday, Aug. 21, but the from here on out, the poll will be released on Monday mornings. In the preseason poll, 18 sports writers ranked teams from across the state. The number…
Read MoreVic vs. Odom: High School Football Week 1 Pick’em
“Why are you blasting ‘Gonna Fly Now’ by Bill Conti,” Gibson County News owner Victor Parkins asked when he walked in the office on Monday morning. “This is not 1977, and you are not Rocky.” “That is what you think,” sports writer Michael Odom chuckled. “I am about to take you out like Rocky took…
Read MoreWeakley County high school football pick’em: Week 1
The 2025 high school football season is here! After all of the summer workouts, 7-on-7 scrimmages, full-padded practices in the head and full-padded scrimmage, games begin to matter this week. And returning for a second season is the Weakley County pick’em. Our sports writer Michael Odom will pick the scores of all Weakley County high…
Read MoreWestview opens the 2025 West Tennessee High School Football Rankings at No. 1
Week 1 of the high school football season is here. Last season ended with Milan and Westview finishing as state runners-up after a strong season across West Tennessee. But now 2025 is here and the trek toward Chattanooga this week. Before games begin, here are the top 15 teams in West Tennessee: 1. Westview (14-1)…
Read MoreRegion 8-4A Football: Can anyone touch Haywood in region play?
Class 4A was the West Tennessee class that was affected the most by the new classification parameters. Region 7-4A was 6-4A and 7-4A from 2024 squashed together. Region 8-4A is a few from last year’s 7-4A along with all of the Shelby County schools. Haywood and Fayette-Ware stay together from Region 7-4A and join Craigmont,…
Read MoreRegion 7-4A Football: Will Dyer County or Chester County repeat as region champion?
When the new classification parameters were set, the two West Tennessee regions Class 4A in 2024 seemed to be smushed together beginning with the 2025 season. Region 6-4A teams of Chester County, Hardin County, Lexington, North Side, South Gibson and South Side were moved to Region 7-4A to join up with Crockett County and Dyer…
Read MoreTop 15 rising high school sophomores in Gibson County for the 2025-26 school year
As the 2025-26 school year continues to near, we have broken down the top 15 rising seniors and juniors going into this season. This week, we look at the top 15 returning sophomores in Gibson County for the upcoming school year. 1. Tyler DeHaan (South Gibson baseball) – DeHaan stepped right into the Hornets’ pitching…
Read MoreTop 15 rising high school sophomores in Weakley County for the 2025-26 school year
As the 2025-26 school year continues to near, we have broken down the top 15 rising seniors and juniors going into this season. This week, we look at the top 15 returning sophomores in Weakley County for the upcoming school year. 1. Graham Simpson (Westview football, boys basketball, baseball) – Simpson played quality minutes in…
Read MoreRegion 7-3A Football: Will any team in Class 3A be able to beat Westview this season?
Last season, the Westview football team wasn’t challenged until the Class 3A title game with perennial powerhouse Alcoa. Alcoa has moved up to Class 4A, and that leaves the door wide open for Westview to be the team to beat in Class 3A as long as Graham Simpson is at Westview. The Chargers are still…
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